Filter
Top Products
CHAPTER
Product Overview 1-1
1
Product Overview
This chapter describes the Catalyst 8540 chassis and provides an overview of the chassis
components. The Catalyst 8540 is a 13-slot, modular chassis with optional dual,
fault-tolerant, load-sharing AC or DC power supplies. (See Figure 1-1.) In the event of a
failure of input power to one supply, or the failure of one power supply, the redundant
power option ensures uninterrupted operation.
The chassis can contain the following components:
• One route processor placed in slot 4 of the chassis.
• Up to eight hot-swappable line modules or port adapters placed in slots 0 through 3 and
slots 9 through 12.
• Up to three hot-swappable switch modules placed in slots 5 and 7. Slot 6 can contain a
switch module that acts as a backup if either module fails.