Alcatel-Lucent omniaccess 6000 User Manual

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The Supervisor Card
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The Supervisor Card
The Alcatel OmniAccess Supervisor Card I 
The Alcatel 6000 Supervisor Card (OWA-SC-1) serves as a 
switching hub, performs the frame processing functions, and 
supervises the data switching functions of all the other modules 
in the Alcatel Wireless LAN Switch.
This chapter describes the general features and physical 
description of the supervisor card, details the compatible cables 
and connectors, and covers the steps needed to insert and 
remove the module.
Features 
Hot Swap
Hot swapping should be performed by a trained technician. Hot 
swapping allows the supervisor card to be replaced without 
shutting down the Alcatel Wireless LAN Switch.
External PCMCIA Drive
The supervisor card has an external interface that accepts 
PCMCIA type II cards. This card slot can be used to manually boot 
the Alcatel Wireless LAN Switch and to upgrade or replace the 
system software as necessary.