
BXM-T3/E3 Broadband Switch Module
DATA SHEET
BXM-T3/E3 Broadband Switch Module
THE BXM-T3/E3 IS A HIGH-DENSITY ATM T3/E3 INTERFACE CARD THAT USES CUSTOM
APPLICATION-SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (ASIC) TECHNOLOGY,FOR THE BPX 8600 SERIES,TO DELIVER
THE INDUSTRY’S MOST ADVANCED AND RELIABLE ATM NETWORKING FEATURES.ITSUPPORTS PVCS, SVCS,
S-PVCS AND MPLS LVCS(LABEL VC) AND PROVIDES CARD REDUNDANCY PROTECTION.ITS HIGH-SPEED
CONNECTIVITY TAKES ATM TO NEW LEVELS OF EFFICIENCY AND SCALABILITY.
THE ENHANCED MODELS OF THE BXM-T3/E3 ALSO DELIVER THE MOST ADVANCED ATM SWITCHING AND
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES IN THE INDUSTRY.THESE MODELS EXTEND SCALABILITY BY DOUBLING
THE CONNECTION DENSITY AND CELL BUFFERS ON SELECTED MODELS AS WELL AS PROVIDE FUTURE SUPPORT
FOR VC MERGING FOR LARGE MPLS-BASED IP+ATM NETWORKS.
Key Features
• High-scalability connection densities with up to 144 T3/E3
ATM ports on a single Cisco BPX®8600 series
wide-area switch
• Complete network control through dynamic resource sharing
and support for all ATM service classes
• Industry’s first fully compliant ATM Forum available bit rate
(ABR) virtual source/virtual destination (VS/VD) capability in
custom ASICs
• New level of ATM price/performance to optimize the network
life cycle
• Support for VC merging with future software upgrade allows
“label” sharing for different MPLS VCs with the same
destination and class of service (enhanced -E and -EX
models only)
With the increasing deployment of Asynchronous Transfer Mode
(ATM) networks, there is a growing need for an ATM network
platform that can deliver an unprecedented level of scalability,
performance, and functionality at lower costs. Such an ATM
switching platform must support high-speed interfaces with high
port densities as well as advanced ATM traffic management
capability.
Advanced ATM traffic management capabilities are
implemented in a family of custom ASICs that enable
high-density, high-speed ATM interface modules with advanced
features and functionality for the BPX 8600 and IGX™8400
series wide-area switches.
This ASIC technology cost-effectively delivers the most
advanced ATM switching and traffic management capability in
the industry. It represents the first commercially available
implementation of VS/VD.
The BXM-T3/E3 broadband switch module is a 8-, or 12-
port, Digital Signal level 3 (DS-3) (45 or 34 Mbps) ATM interface
cardfortheBPX switch platform. The interfacecan be configured
for trunk, public, or private User-Network Interface (UNI)
applications on a per-port basis to provide a high-density,
low-cost broadband ATM networking solution.
Technical Specifications
Physical Layer
• 8-, or 12-port T3/E3 ports
• Complies with ATM Forum UNI Specification Version 3.1, 4.0
• 1:1 BXM redundancy supported using ‘Y’ redundancy
• Interface Physical Characteristics:
Synchronization
• Can be configured for internal timing from the BPX internal
Stratum 3 clock conforming to ATT Pub. 62411
• System clock synchronization to service module port option
ATM Layer
• Configurable for trunk and public or private UNI application
Characteristic T3 (DS3) E3 (34 Mbps)
Line Rate 44.736 Mbps 20 ppm 34.368 Mbps 20ppm
Line Code B3ZS HDB3
Cell transfer rate 96,000 cells/sec 80,000 cells/sec
Framing ANSI T1.107, T1.107a ITU-T G.804, G.832
Signal Level TA-TSY-00077 (PLCP) ITU-T G.703
Connector Locking SMB Locking SMB
Cell Mapping Direct Direct