Chapter 2 Overview 2-3
2.1.2 Base Interface
■ Broadcom BCM56503-based design
■ Full gigabit non-blocking, wire-speed switching/routing
■ Layer 2 switching
■ Layer 3 routing
■ 27 ports:
■ 14 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports for node slots
■ 1 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port for redundant switch
■ 2 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports for front panel access
■ 2 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports for rear panel access (with RTM)
■ 3 1000Base-BX Ethernet ports for AMC sites (AMC.2 Type E1 compliant)
■ 1 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port primary shelf manager
■ 1 10/100Base-TX Ethernet port for redundant shelf manager (cross-connect)
■ 1 10GBase-BX4 Ethernet port to the redundant hub board via the Update
Channel
■ 2 10GBase-CX4 Ethernet ports for rear-panel access (with RTM)
■ 400MHz Freescale MPC8247 control CPU
■ 256MB PC100 SDRAM
■ 64MB on-board flash
■ Hardware redundant flash for guaranteed flash recovery
■ 10/100BaseTX out-of-band management Ethernet port
■ Front- and rear-access RJ-45 serial management port
■ Full IPv6 support
■ L2 and L3 Multicast support