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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
Chapter 2 Interoperability and Performance Planning
Specifications
SVC connections per switch
(maximum)
3
50 K 250 K 250 K 250 K 13.5 K 13.5 K 13.5 K
SPVC connections per switch
(maximum)
3
50 K 250 K 250 K 250 K 27 K 27 K 27 K
Total connections per switch (SVCs
and SPVCs)
3
50 K 250 K 250 K 250 K 27 K 27 K 27 K
Border ports per complex node30303030303030
ATM prefixes per interface
(maximum)
16 16 16 16 16 16 16
ATM addresses per interface
(maximum)
256 256 256 256 256 256 256
ATM static addresses per switch
(maximum)
3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000
P2MP root connections per switch — — 5 K 5 K — — 500
P2MP branches per switch — — 128 128 — — 32
P2MP parties allowed per root
connection
——1 K1 K——100
P2MP parties per switch — — 10 K 10 K — — 1 K
1. This recommendation is based on normal memory usage within the switch.
2. PXM45, which is the first released version of the PXM45 card and is sometimes called PXM45A, is not supported on
Release 5 switches.
3. Connections limits are calculated differently for a switch and for CWM. For more information, refer to the following
section, “Connection Limit Adjustments.”
Table 2-2 PNNI Networking Specifications for SES Equipped BPX Switches
BPX/SES
Capabilities SES 1.0 SES 1.1 SES 3 SES 4
PNNI nodes per SPG PNNI network
(maximum/recommended)
255/190 255/128 255/128 255/128
Hierarchical levels per PNNI
network (maximum/recommended)
1/1 10/3 10/3 10/3
PNNI peer groups per network
(maximum recommended)
1 323232
PNNI nodes per peer group
(maximum recommended)
255 128 128 128
SVC connections per switch
1
50 K 50 K 100 k 100 k
SPVC connections per switch
1
50 K 50 K 100 k 100 k
Table 2-1 PNNI Networking Specifications for MGX Switches and the MGX 8880 Media Gateway (continued)
MGX 8850, MGX 8880 & MGX 8950
(PXM45) MGX 8830 & MGX 8850
(PXM1E)
Capabilities 2.1.7 345345