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This document contains a summary of the new and changed features for the Catalyst 8540 CSR switch router for Cisco IOS Release 12.0(10)W5(18).
Table 1 lists the new and changed features in the Catalyst 8540 Chassis Installation Guide
Table 1 New and Changed Features in the Catalyst 8540 Chassis Installation Guide
| Feature | Description | Chapter or Section |
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The Catalyst 8540 chassis supports fault tolerance by allowing a secondary (or redundant) route processor and switch module to take over if the primary route processor or primary switch module fails. |
Chapter 1, "Product Overview," in the "Route Processors" section on page 1-3 and the "Switch Modules" section on page 1-3. |
Table 2 lists the new and changed features in the Catalyst 8540 CSR Route Processor and Interface Module Installation Guide
Table 2 New and Changed Features in the Catalyst 8540 CSR Route Processor and Interface Module Installation Guide
| Feature | Description | Chapter or Section |
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Two one-port enhanced Gigabit Ethernet port adapters with built-in ACL functionality and 16, 64, or 256 KB of memory available for routing tables |
"Component Overview," in the "Two-Port Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module" section on page 1-11 "Checking the Installation," in the "Two-Port Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module LEDs" section on page 4-8 |
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A one-port ATM OC-3c or OC-12c uplink port adapter with built-in ACL functionality and a one-port enhanced Gigabit Ethernet port adapter |
"Component Overview," in the "ATM Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module" section on page 1-14 Chapter 4, "Checking the Installation," in the "ATM Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module" section on page 4-10 |
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Packet-over-SONET uplink with enhanced Gigabit Ethernet interface module |
A one-port packet-over-SONET OC-12c uplink port adapter with built-in ACL functionality and a one-port enhanced Gigabit Ethernet port adapter |
"Component Overview," in the "Packet-over-SONET Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module" section on page 1-15 "Checking the Component Installation," in the "Packet-over-SONET Uplink with Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module" section on page 4-12 |
Table 3 lists the new and changed features in the Layer 3 Software Feature and Configuration Guide :
Table 3 New and Changed Features in the Layer 3 Software Feature and Configuration Guide
| Feature | Description | Chapter or Section |
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Built-in support for ACLs on enhanced Gigabit Ethernet interfaces |
" Access Control Lists" section in "Overview of Layer 3 Switching and Software Features" |
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Up to six equal-cost paths for IP and IPX; per-packet load balancing for IPX |
" Load Balancing" section in "Overview of Layer 3 Switching and Software Features" and "Configuring Networking Protocols" |
Posted: Tue Apr 8 13:10:19 PDT 2003
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