Cisco Systems 8240 Manual De Usuario
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Cisco MGX 8240 Hardware User’s Guide
Release 3.0, Part Number 78-10728-01, July 2000
Chapter 2 Description
Figure 2-2
MGX 8240 Physical Dimensions
The shelf is designed to be center-mounted in a standard telecom 23-inch relay rack. Two chassis can be
mounted in a standard 7-foot configuration. There should be at least 5” betweenthe two chassis.
mounted in a standard 7-foot configuration. There should be at least 5” betweenthe two chassis.
Module Cage and Slot Designation
The MGX 8240 shelf has a 16-slot card cage. There are 15 full-size slots and 2 half-size slots. The two
half-sized slots are for IMCs.
half-sized slots are for IMCs.
An MGX 8240 with IMC redundancy uses two IMCs, one primary and one backup. An IMC fits into
each of the two half-size slots. At installation, usually the top IMC is primary, and the bottom IMC is
backup. Figure 2-3 shows the slot designation for the cards.
each of the two half-size slots. At installation, usually the top IMC is primary, and the bottom IMC is
backup. Figure 2-3 shows the slot designation for the cards.
Note
If only one IMC is to be used, it should be placed in Slot 1A.