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FortiGate-5140 and 5050 base backplane communication 
FortiSwitch-5003A and 5003   Fabric and Base Backplane Communications Guide
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FortiGate-5140 and 5050 base 
backplane communication
The FortiGate-5140 chassis and the FortiGate-5050 chassis have two base 
backplane Ethernet channels. Available connections to these channels vary by 
hub/switch slot number.
• Hub/switch slot 1 can connect to the first base backplane channel, and thereby 
all other chassis slots, except hub/switch slot 2.
• Hub/switch Slot 2 can connect the to the second base backplane channel, and 
thereby all other chassis other slots, except hub/switch slot 1.
• Other slots can connect to either or both channels, but only directly reach 
hub/switch slot 1 or hub/switch slot 2. Connections to other slots through the 
base backplane channels must pass through hub/switch slot 1 or hub/switch 
slot 2.
Because of the base backplane dual star topology, connecting to or through the 
base backplane requires FortiSwitch-5003A or 5003 boards installed in 
hub/switch slot 1, hub/switch slot 2, or both.
FortiSwitch-5003A boards switch base backplane traffic between boards in other 
slots. FortiSwitch-5003A front panel base interfaces can also connect the chassis 
base backplane to external entities, such as a management computer, the 
network, or the base backplane of another chassis.
FortiSwitch-5003 boards switch base backplane traffic between boards in other 
slots. FortiSwitch-5003 front panel ZRE interfaces can also connect the chassis 
base backplane to external entities, such as a management computer, the 
network, or the base backplane of another chassis.
Note: For more information on chassis architecture, see ATCA (Advanced Telecom 
Computing Architecture) specifications.
Note: The FortiSwitch-5003A board and the FortiSwitch-5003 board provide the same 
base backplane switching capabilities. All of the configurations described in this section 
could be accomplished with either of these boards. The only exception is that the 
FortiSwitch-5003A board supports VLAN-tagged traffic on the base channel while the 
FortiSwitch-5003 board does not.
Table 12: Names of base backplane interfaces by FortiGate model
Model
Name of base backplane 
interface 1 (to slot 1)
Name of base backplane 
interface 2 (to slot 2)
FortiGate-5001A
base1
base2
FortiGate-5005FA2
base1
base2
FortiGate-5001FA2
port9
port10
FortiGate-5001SX port9
port10