Alcatel-Lucent omniaccess 6000 User Manual
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.