Switch 7700 Installation Guide

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SWITCH 7700 COMPONENTS
The chapter describes the following Switch 7700 components:
■ Switch Chassis
■ Switch Backplane
■ Fabric Module
■ Fabric 32 Submodules
■ I/O Modules
■ Power Module
■ Fan Assembly
■ Switch 7700 Specifications
■ Switch 7700 Software Features
Switch Chassis There are three Switch 7700 Models, the 4-Slot, 7-Slot, and the 8-Slot. Table 3 lists
the hardware features of each model.
Switch Backplane The Switch 7700 backplane is part of the integrated chassis and delivers
high-speed data transfer between the Fabric and I/O modules. The backplane
bandwidth capacity is 120 Gbps.
The backplane supports the following functions:
■ Interconnection of signals between modules
■ Provides communication channels
■ Hot swapping for modules
■ Auto-recognition of slots
■ Distribution of power and management of the power supply for the system
Tab le 3 Hardware Features of the Switch 7700 Models
4-Slot Chassis 7-Slot Chassis 8-Slot Chassis
Fabric slots 1 1 2
I/O module slots 3 6 6
Fan slot 1 1 1
AC Power module
slots
2 3 3