Cabletron Systems 6500 User Manual
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide 1-3
Introducing the SmartSwitch 6500
SmartSwitch 6500 Modules
Note
The TSMs that support the CPU modules must reside in SmartSwitch 6C110
chassis slots seven (7) or eight (8).
chassis slots seven (7) or eight (8).
1.1.4
Input/Output Modules (IOMs)
IOMs provide the physical ATM ports for the SmartSwitch 6500 and are mounted as daughter cards on the TSMs. The
TSMs of the SmartSwitch 6500 support a number of different I/O modules with a variety of interfaces and media types;
I/O modules are described in detail in Appendix A, "Specifications." Each TSM can support up to two I/O modules,
and each I/O module provides four physical ports (one physical port per OC-12 I/O module). This allows for a
maximum of eight ports per TSM, and a total of 64 ports for a SmartSwitch 6C110 chassis populated by the maximum
number of TSMs (eight TSMs).
TSMs of the SmartSwitch 6500 support a number of different I/O modules with a variety of interfaces and media types;
I/O modules are described in detail in Appendix A, "Specifications." Each TSM can support up to two I/O modules,
and each I/O module provides four physical ports (one physical port per OC-12 I/O module). This allows for a
maximum of eight ports per TSM, and a total of 64 ports for a SmartSwitch 6C110 chassis populated by the maximum
number of TSMs (eight TSMs).