Chapter 2 Installation
Creating Connections
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Figure 2-5 Inserting the Cable in a GigaStack GBIC
Note Always use a GigaStack cable to connect a GigaStack GBIC to any device. For
more information, see the “GigaStack GBIC Cabling” section on page B-1.
Creating Connections
You can create these configurations:
• Point-to-point
• Cascaded stack
• Cascaded stack with a redundant link
In a point-to-point configuration or cascaded stack configuration, the GigaStack
GBIC can use the ports listed in Table 2-1 to connect to other devices.
GBIC module slots
GigaStack cable
S
P
E
E
D
S
Y
S
T
E
M
R
P
S
S
T
A
T
U
S
M
O
D
E
U
T
I
L
D
U
P
L
X
7
3
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5
6
8
4
2
1
1
3
9
4
1
3
9
4
1
2
1
2