Chapter 1 Product Overview; Changes To This Document; How This Chapter Is Organized; Overview Of Terms - Cisco MGX MGX 8800 Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 1 Product Overviews

Changes to this Document

Table 1-1
Table 1-1
Section
APS connector sections in
Chapters 1, 5, and 6.
Service module sections in
Chapters 1 and 2.
Table 1-3, "Valid Card
Installation Options," on page 7
MGX 8830/B (PXM45/C) Card
Overview, page 2-6
MGX 8880 Card Overview,
page 2-8
MGX-RJ45-5-ETH, page
2-111
Installing or Removing
Redundancy Connectors, page
6-22
Installing and Removing the
AXSM-XG Extender
Connector, page 6-27
Illustrated Cable Guide, page
B-25
All

How this Chapter Is Organized

This chapter provides an overview of terms and a description of each switch or gateway and its related
components.
Each switch description contains the following sections:
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Releases 2 - 5.2, Part Number OL-4545-01, Rev. H0, May 2006
summarizes the changes made to this document since Release 5.
Changes to This Guide Since Release 5
Status
Modified
Modified
Modified
New
Modified
New
New
New
Modified
New/Modified
An introduction to the switch or gateway, including information on the cards that are supported in
the chassis
A description of the card compartment and slot assignments
A description of system hardware components
Description
Updated APS connector illustrations for the MGX 8950,
MGX 8850, MGX 8830, and MGX 8880 to show the correct
connector and APS assemblies.
Added AXSM-8-622-XG to the MGX 8950, MGX 8850,
MGX 8830, and MGX 8880 compatibility tables.
Updated compatibility information for front cards, back ards, and
valid slots.
Created separate section for the cards supported on the MGX
8830/B with the PXM45/C controller.
Removed unsupported cards: AXSM-2-622-E, AXSM-8-155-E ,
and AXSM-16-T3E3-E.
Added MGX-RJ45-5ETH back card for the RPM-PR.
New procedures for installation or removal of MGX 8850/B and
MGX 8830/B RCONs
New procedures for installation or removal of MGX 8950
extender connector for AXSM-XG cards.
Added cable information for MPSM cards.
Updated numerous sections within guide to support release 5.1
and 5.2 features including the VXSM-T3 card set introduced in
release 5.2. See the Release Notes for more information.
Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Changes to this Document
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