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Cisco MGX 8230 Edge Concentrator Installation and Configuration
Release 1.1.31, Part Number 78-11215-03 Rev. B0, May 2001
Appendix A Technical Specifications
MGX 8230 Processor Switching Module Specifications
MGX 8230 Processor Switching Module Specifications
This section contains general specifications for the Processor Switching Module (PXM). The
information in Table A-2 includes information for the two types of back cards—the PXM-UI user
interface and the uplink card for trunking and CPE access.
MGX 8230 Performance
Cell bus bandwidth
Slots 3 to 5, 10 to 12:
Slots 6 to 7, 13 to 14
~160 Mbps per slot, single speed
~320 Mbps per slot, double speed
~160 Mbps per two slots, single speed
~320 Mbps per two slots, double speed
Alarm and error
handling
Same as MGX 8850 and IGX 8400 series switches
Table A-1 Enclosure and Electrical Characteristics (continued)
Item Value
Table A-2 PXM Specifications
Category Description
Maximum switch fabric
throughput.
1.2 Gbps.
Control access:
These ports exist on the
PXM-UI back card.
Control port: RJ-45 connector, EIA/TIA 232, DTE mode,
asynchronous interface 19,200 baud, 1 start, 1 stop, no parity.
Maintenance port: RJ-45 connector, EIA/TIA 232, DTE
mode, asynchronous interface 9600 baud, 1 start bit, 1 stop
bit, no parity bits.
LAN port: RJ-45 connector, 10-BaseT, 802.3 Ethernet.
Uplink ports and
connectors:
An uplink card can have
one of these number and
type of connectors. The
wavelength on optical
lines is 1310 nm.
2 T3 ports, BNC connectors
2 E3, BNC connectors
4 OC-3 multi-mode fiber, SC connectors
4 OC-3 single-mode fiber, intermediate reach, SC connectors
4 OC-3 single-mode fiber, long reach, SC connectors
1 OC-12 single-mode fiber, intermediate reach, SC
connectors
1 OC-12 single-mode fiber, long reach, SC connectors
Number of logical ports: 32 across all physical ports on the uplink card (regardless of
line type).