Module stacking order, Module stacking order -2 – Nortel Networks Passport 4400 User Manual

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Installing Expansion (Data and Voice) Modules

Passport 4400 Hardware Installation Module

6-2

Module Stacking Order

Before placing any expansion modules into the Passport 4400, the stacking order
must be determined. Table 6-1 shows the proper stacking order for each expansion
module.

Using the table, determine the stacking order for your Passport 4400 expansion
modules. For instance, a Passport 4400 unit with a T1 Voice Module (TVM), an
Analog Voice Module (AVM), and a High-Speed Data Module (HDM) would have
the HDM in the bottom slot, followed by the TVM and the AVM.

Note: Modules must be stacked from bottom to top, without skipping a

slot.

Table 6-1. Module Stacking Order

Determining the Logical Interface Module (LIM) Identifier

Once the stacking order is determined, each expansion module must be assigned
to a Logical Interface Module (LIM). The Passport 4400 uses the LIM identifier
to keep track of the position of each module within the unit. The LIM identifier
is set using a four-position switchbank located on the module.

Modules with numeric switches (data modules) are assigned LIMs starting at 1
and continuing up to 4. Modules with alpha switches (voice modules) are assigned
LIMs starting at B and continuing up to E (LIM A is already assigned to the
Ethernet Base Module). Typical stacking orders for a 5-slot Passport 4400 might
look like (from bottom to top) 1-2-B-C, 1-B-C-D, 1-2-3-B, or B-C-D-E.

Module

Max No.
in unit

LIM Type

Analog Voice Module (AVM)

4

Alphabetical:

LIM B (lowest)
through
LIM E (highest)

Universal Analog Voice Module
(UAVM)

4

Digital Voice Expansion
Module (DVEM)

2

T1 Voice Module or
E1 Voice Module (TVM/EVM)

1

Legacy Data Expansion
Module (LEM)

2

Numeric:

LIM 1 (lowest)
through
LIM 4 (highest)

Legacy Data Module (LDM)

1

High-speed Data Module
(HDM)

2

Ethernet Base Module (EBM)

1

Always LIM A

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