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Features
Matrix X4-C Chassis Installation Guide 1-3
Features
Thefollowingsectionsprovideanoverviewofthesystemfeatures.
X4-C Input/Output Modules
TheMatrixX4CchassissupportsInput/OutputModules(IOM)whichperformallsystempacket
forwarding.TheX4 CprovidesfourslotstoinstalltheIOMs.
PhysicalconnectorsfortheseEthernetIOMsinclude:
•SingleandMultimodeFiber(SMF,MMF),10GigabitFormFactorPluggables(XFP)
SMF/MMF,1GigabitFormFactorPlugga bles(SFP)
Supportedtransceivers
forXFPandSFPconnectorsare:
•SerialMMFat850nmwavelengthwitha65meter(213foot)reach
•WWDM(WideWavelengthDivisionMultiplexed)andMMFat1310nmwavelengthwitha
300meter(984foot)reach
•WWDMandSerialSMFat1310nmwavelengthwitha10kilometer(6mile)reach
•SerialSMFat1550nmwavelengthwitharangeof80kilometers(49.7miles)
Copper,1000BASET1.25GBdat1550nmwavelengthwitha100meter(328foot)reach
IOMsareequippedwiththeIBMPowerPC440GX,600GHzprocessorand512MBofmemory.
Eachmodulealsoprovides512KB
ofFLASHwhichstoresthePOSTdiagnosticsandsystemboot
code.AnEEPROMstoresfrom2to48IEEEMACaddresses,dependingonthenumberofphysical
interfacesperIOM,andmanufacturingdata.
X4-C Control Module
TheX4CprovidesaControlModule(CM)tocentrallycontrolthesystem.Thismodulehoststhe
managementsoftwareandprotocolsforsystemoperations.Asecondslotisavailabletoinstallan
optionalCMforaredundant,highavailabilityconfiguration.Whenintandem,theCMsaresetto
eitherActiveor
Standbystate,whichisdeterminedbytheCMsthemselvesbymeansofan
internalalgorithm.TheCMscommunicateacrosstwochannelswithonereservedasahigh
availabilitylink.
CMsareequippedwiththePentiumM1.66GHzprocessorandinclude1GBofmemory
upgradeableto4GB.
TheCMs
canbehardwarereset—similartoapowerrecycle—usingtheRESETbuttononthefront
panel.
A1GBCompactFLASHcardisprovidedontheCMtostoremultiplesystembootimagesanda
minimumoftwoconfigurationfiles.Forinformationaboutdownloadingfirmwareandsoftware,
refertotheMatrixX
RouterConfigurationGuide.Thechassisserialnumberand4MACaddresses
arenotstoredintheCM,butonaChassisPROMwhichisonthechassisbackplaneandnotthe
controlmodule.Forredundancy,therearetwoChassisPROMsperchassis.
TheCMalsoprovidesoneUSBport,twoRJ45
ports—oneEthernetformanagement,andone
Console(COM)portforserialconnections.TheUSBportisusefulforfastdownloadingof
configurationfiles,whiletheEthernetportisusefulasanetworkmanagementinterface,for
example,onachassiswherealltheinterfacesare10GigabitEthernet.TheEthernetinterface
also