IBM SG24-4817-00 Switch User Manual


 
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Chapter 3. Functional Overview of the IBM 8285
This chapter contains the following sections describing the functional overview of
the IBM 8285:
IBM 8285 Architecture Overview
Switching Fabric
Control Point Codes
ATM Backplane / Expansion Unit Connection
LAN Emulation Server Functions
3.1 IBM 8285 Architecture Overview
This section discusses the architecture of the IBM 8285.
Figure 9 on page 18 shows the hardware architecture of the IBM 8285 Base Unit.
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