Lucent Technologies 9077 16S User Manual

 

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SP Switch Router Adapter Guide - 1.4 Update 2

 

What is the RS/6000 SP Switch Router ?

The RS/6000 SP Switch Router is a high-performance switched IP router designed for 
high-volume, large-scale public and private backbone applications. 

It has these main features:  

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Performs Layer-3 switching across 4-16 adapter slots, depending upon router model  

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Supports large suite of dynamic routing protocols

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Accommodates multiple types of media, including HSSI, 10/100Base-T (fast Ethernet), 
ATM OC-3c, ATM OC-12c, SONET OC-3c, HIPPI, and FDDI        

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Provides basic filtering, OSPF multicast, SNMP v1 

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Manages 150K-entry route table, batch updating with 20 routes per second 

As shown in Figure 1-1, the SP Switch Router attaches to the SP Switch through the SP Switch 
Router Adapter media card:              

Configured with an IBM SP system, the SP Switch Router provides multiple media LAN and 
WAN connectivity for the SP. The SP Switch Router Adapter card connects directly to the SP 
Switch. Other components communicate across the administrative Ethernet network.
(While using a hub or a bridge to interconnect the administrative Ethernet segments is 
common, other network components can be used to provide connectivity between the 
segments.)           

SP control workstation

Processor

node

SP Switch 

to/from other networks and hosts

SP Switch Router

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Primary node
for SP Switch

Administrative network =

Switch

Ethernet hub or bridge

Processor

node

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