Features
Matrix X4-C Chassis Installation Guide 1-3
Features
Thefollowingsectionsprovideanoverviewofthesystemfeatures.
X4-C Input/Output Modules
TheMatrixX4‐CchassissupportsInput/OutputModules(IOM)whichperformallsystempacket
forwarding.TheX4 ‐CprovidesfourslotstoinstalltheIOMs.
PhysicalconnectorsfortheseEthernetIOMsinclude:
•SingleandMultimodeFiber(SMF,MMF),10‐GigabitFormFactorPluggables(XFP)
• SMF/MMF,1‐GigabitFormFactorPlugga bles(SFP)
Supportedtransceivers
forXFPandSFPconnectorsare:
•SerialMMFat850nmwavelengthwitha65‐meter(213‐foot)reach
•WWDM(Wide‐Wavelength‐DivisionMultiplexed)andMMFat1310nmwavelengthwitha
300‐meter(984‐foot)reach
•WWDMandSerialSMFat1310nmwavelengthwitha10‐kilometer(6‐mile)reach
•SerialSMFat1550nmwavelengthwitharangeof80kilometers(49.7miles)
• Copper,1000BASE‐T1.25GBdat1550nmwavelengthwitha100‐meter(328‐foot)reach
IOMsareequippedwiththeIBMPowerPC440GX,600GHzprocessorand512MBofmemory.
Eachmodulealsoprovides512KB
ofFLASHwhichstoresthePOSTdiagnosticsandsystemboot
code.AnEEPROMstoresfrom2to48IEEEMACaddresses,dependingonthenumberofphysical
interfacesperIOM,andmanufacturingdata.
X4-C Control Module
TheX4‐CprovidesaControlModule(CM)tocentrallycontrolthesystem.Thismodulehoststhe
managementsoftwareandprotocolsforsystemoperations.Asecondslotisavailabletoinstallan
optionalCMforaredundant,highavailabilityconfiguration.Whenintandem,theCMsaresetto
eitherActiveor
Standbystate,whichisdeterminedbytheCMsthemselvesbymeansofan
internalalgorithm.TheCMscommunicateacrosstwochannelswithonereservedasahigh‐
availabilitylink.
CMsareequippedwiththePentiumM1.66GHzprocessorandinclude1GBofmemory
upgradeableto4GB.
TheCMs
canbehardwarereset—similartoapowerrecycle—usingtheRESETbuttononthefront
panel.
A1‐GBCompactFLASHcardisprovidedontheCMtostoremultiplesystembootimagesanda
minimumoftwoconfigurationfiles.Forinformationaboutdownloadingfirmwareandsoftware,
refertotheMatrixX
RouterConfigurationGuide.Thechassisserialnumberand4MACaddresses
arenotstoredintheCM,butonaChassisPROMwhichisonthechassisbackplaneandnotthe
controlmodule.Forredundancy,therearetwoChassisPROMsperchassis.
TheCMalsoprovidesoneUSBport,twoRJ45
ports—oneEthernetformanagement,andone
Console(COM)portforserialconnections.TheUSBportisusefulforfastdownloadingof
configurationfiles,whiletheEthernetportisusefulasanetworkmanagementinterface,for
example,onachassiswherealltheinterfacesare10‐GigabitEthernet.TheEthernetinterface
also