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Cisco PNNI Network Planning Guide for MGX and SES Products, Release 5
Part Number OL-3847-01 Rev. D0, April, 2004
About This Guide
This preface describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco PNNI
Network Planning Guide for MGX and SES Products, Release 5.
Objectives
This guide describes how to plan a PNNI network before for installing and configuring the following
products:
• Cisco MGX 8830 Release 3.0 and higher
• Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E) Release 3.0 and higher
• Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) Release 2.0 and higher
• Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gateway Release 5.0 and higher
• Cisco MGX 8950 Release 2.1.60 and higher
• Cisco BPX 8600 and Cisco Service Expansion Shelf (SES) with SES Release 1.0 or later software
Audience
The Cisco PNNI Network Planning Guide for MGX and SES Products, Release 5 helps network
architects and planners identify the information they need to provide to the personnel that will install
and configure the PNNI switch products described in this guide.
Organization
The major sections of this document are as follows:
• Chapter 1, “Introduction to PNNI,” introduces PNNI network concepts, components, and
terminology.
• Chapter 2, “Interoperability and Performance Planning,” lists PNNI network specifications and
provides general guidelines for planning PNNI networks.