IBM SG24-4817-00 - Manual (Page 114)

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The system switching capacity maximums are listed in Table 21 on page 98
below.
Notes
1 Maximum Bidirectional Connections
Defined here as the sum of point-to-point (PTP) and point-to-multipoint
(PTM) connections
2
The module (CAP/CAD) is capable of supporting up to 4,064
bidirectional connections but the number is restricted to 2016 due to
the 8285 ATM Control Point
′
s capacity (2048 PVC - 32 PVC reserved).
3
Due to the IBM 8285 control point capacity. (The number is 6,000 on
the IBM 8260 A-CPSW.)
4 Sum of PtP and PtM, and also sum of PVP and PVC connections.
In the case of the 8285 switch, the transmit latency is dependent on whether the
switching is done in the base unit, via CAP/CAD, or when it is installed in the
IBM 8285 Expansion Chassis with its switch-on-a-chip. Table 22 shows the
maximum latency for both switching modes under both normal and high
utilization.
Table 21. Connection Capacity of I B M 8285 Nways A T M Workgroup Switch
M a x i m u m
Bidirectional
Connections
1
IBM 8285 Base Unit
-With ATM firmware upgrade kit
-Without ATM firmware upgrade kit 2,016
2
992
A T M Module
-With ATM firmware upgrade kit
-Without ATM firmware upgrade kit 2,016 2
992
IBM 8285 (with Expansion Unit)
-With ATM firmware upgrade kit
-Without ATM firmware upgrade kit 2,016
3
2,016
PVCs per IBM 8285 100 4
Maximum Multipoint Parties per IBM 8285 1,024
Table 22. Transmit Delay (Latency per Port)
Switching Mode Utilization ATM Port Latency (in
microseconds)
CAP/CAD n o r m a l 25 Mbps 57 µ s
155 Mbps 41
µ
s
high 25 Mbps 61
µ
s
155 Mbps 44
µ
s
switch-on-a-chip n o r m a l 33 µ s
high 40 µ s
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ATM Workgroup Solutions: Implementing the 8285 ATM Switch