Switch Chassis; Switch Backplane; Switch 8800 Components - 3Com 3C17500 Installation Manual

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Switch Chassis

Switch Backplane

S 8800 C
WITCH
The chapter describes the following Switch 8800 components:
Switch Chassis
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Switch Backplane
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Fabric Module
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I/O Modules
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Power Supply
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Fan Assembly
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Switch 8800 Specifications
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Switch 8800 Software Features
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There are three Switch 8800 Models, the 7-Slot, 10-Slot, and the 14-Slot. Table 3
lists the hardware features of each model.
Table 3 Hardware Features of the Switch 8800 Models
7-Slot Chassis
Fabric slots 2
I/O module slots 5
Fan slot 1
AC power supply slots 2
In each starter kit, one Fabric module is installed in the upper Fabric slot and one
AC power supply is installed in the left power slot.
The Switch 8800 backplane is part of the integrated chassis and delivers
high-speed data transfer between the Fabric and I/O modules. The backplane
bandwidth capacity is 1,440 Tbps.
The backplane supports the following functions:
Interconnection of signals between modules
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Communication channels
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Hot swapping for modules
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Auto-recognition of slots
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Distribution of power and management of the power supply for the system
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OMPONENTS
10-Slot Chassis
2
8
1
2
14-Slot Chassis
2
12
2
2