Patton electronic 6511RC - Manual (Page 13)

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Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter contents
Model 6511RC Matrix Switch overview ................................................................................................................14
Hardware overview ................................................................................................................................................16
ForeFront chassis architectures ........................................................................................................................19
ForeFront Model 6476 6U cPCI chassis ...................................................................................................19
The ForeFront Model 6676 9U chassis .....................................................................................................20
Matrix Switch functionality ............................................................................................................................21
TDM mapping and aggregation ................................................................................................................21
TDM bus architecture ...............................................................................................................................22
STM-1 link architecture ............................................................................................................................22
Matrix Switch TDM capacity ....................................................................................................................23
Matrix Switch Ethernet Switching ..................................................................................................................23
Management ...................................................................................................................................................24
Management Services ................................................................................................................................24
Management Interfaces .............................................................................................................................24
Management Approach .............................................................................................................................24
Matrix Switch Interfaces .................................................................................................................................25
WAN Interfaces ........................................................................................................................................25
Mid-Plane Interfaces .................................................................................................................................25
LAN Interface ...........................................................................................................................................25
RS-232 Config port ..................................................................................................................................26
Power system ..................................................................................................................................................26
Central processing unit ...................................................................................................................................26
System timing .................................................................................................................................................26
Clocking Mode .........................................................................................................................................26
Clocking Source ........................................................................................................................................26
Temperature ...................................................................................................................................................27
Altitude ...........................................................................................................................................................27
Humidity ........................................................................................................................................................27
Physical dimensions ........................................................................................................................................27
LED Indicators ...............................................................................................................................................27
Approvals ..............................................................................................................................................................29