System Specifications

System Capacity:

1 shelf with 8 card slots.
Slots 1 and 2 are dedicated to NPM front cards and the SCM back card.

Up to 32 trunks (physical or virtual).
Up to 48 lines (any T1, IMA NxT1, E1, IMA NxE1, T3, E3, or OC3/STM1 interfaces that are not trunks).

Enclosure Size:

IGX 8410 Standalone/Rackmount:
Height: 25 ins. (63.5 cm) standalone; 24.5 ins. (62.3 cm), rack
Width: 19.9 ins. (50.5 cm), standalone; 19 ins. (48.3 cm.), rack
Depth: 26.5 ins. (67.3 cm), standalone and rack-mount

Shipping Weight:

270 pounds (122.7 kilograms)

Clearance Requirement:

Min. clearance: 30 inches front; nominal 30 ins. rear; 12 ins. side.

Power Input Voltage:

AC system: Normal operating range is 100-240 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz. The (under and over-voltage limits are 90-264 VAC).
DC system: -42 to -56 VDC.
Each AC supply can provide up to 400 watts to the card shelves. Space is available for 4 power supplies.

Input AC Power
Connector:

IEC 16 Amp input connector. 6 different power cords are available to comply with the standards of individual countries. Power cords are 6 feet (about 2 meters) long. See appendix titled Cabling Summary in the Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation guide for details.

Current Requirements:

Configuration-dependent: use Network Design Tool for exact requirements. For planning purposes, use the following:

♦ AC System

10 Amps maximum for 110 VAC, 5 A for 220 VAC.

♦ DC System

20 Amps maximum at -48 VDC; 25 Amps at -42 VDC (worst case).

DC Input Connections:

3-wire pluggable terminal block with screw terminal connectors.

Operating Environment:

0 to 40º C (32 to 104º F) normal operation (50º C up to 72 hours). Maximum 10 to 85 percent relative humidity.

Shock:

Withstands 10 G, 10 ms. at 1/2 sine wave.

Vibration:

Withstands 1/4 G, 20 to 500 Hz.

Heat Transfer to Room:

IGX 8410: 2720 BTUs max.

System Capacity:

1 or 2 shelves, each with 16 card slots.
Slots 1 and 2 are dedicated to NPM front cards and the SCM back card.

Up to 32 trunks (physical or virtual).
Up to 64 lines (any T1, IMA NxT1, E1, IMA NxE1, T3, E3, or OC3/STM1 interfaces that are not trunks).

Enclosure Size:

IGX 8420 Standalone/Rack mount:
HT: 32.25 ins. (82 cm.), standalone; 31.75 ins. (80.7 cm.), rack
WD: 19.9 inches (50.5 cm), standalone; 19 inches (48.3 cm.), rack
DP: 26.75 inches (68 cm), standalone; 26 inches (66 cm.), rack

IGX 8430 Standalone/Rack mount:
HT: 55.5 inches (141 cm.), standalone, 55 inches (139.7 cm) rack
WD: 19.9 inches (50.5 cm), standalone; 19 inches (48.3 cm.), rack
DP: 26.75 inches (68 cm), standalone; 26 inches (66 cm.), rack

Shipping Weight:

600 pounds (270 kilograms) for a fully loaded IGX 8430 enclosure.
400 pounds (180 kilograms) for a fully loaded IGX 8420 enclosure.

Clearance Requirement:

Minimum 30 inches front and rear; nominal 12-inch side clearance.

Power Input Voltage:

AC system: Normal operating range is 200-240 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz. The under and over-voltage range is 180-264 VAC.
DC system: -42 to -56 VDC.

Each AC supply can provide up to 875 watts to a card shelf. Cabinet has space for 6 AC power supplies.

Current Requirements:

Configuration-dependent: use Network Design Tool for exact requirements. For planning purposes, use the following:

♦ AC System

IGX 8420/8430 node: 12 Amps at a nominal voltage of 200 VAC. At the under-voltage limit of 180 VAC, the current draw is a maximum of 16 Amps.

♦ DC System

IGX 8420 node: 24 Amps max. per circuit at -42 VDC (worst case)
IGX 8430 node: 44 Amps at nominal -48 VDC; 50 Amps at
-42 VDC maximum per circuit at -42 VDC.

Input AC Power
Connector:

AC Power Distribution unit is the same for all cabinets: IEC 16 Amp input connector. Six different power cords available, depending on country of destination. See Appendix C, "Cabling Summary," in the Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation manual.

DC Input Connections:

DC power is the same for all IGX 8420/8430 cabinets shipped.
DC: 3-screw pluggable terminal connectors.

Operating Environment:

0 to 40º C (32 to 104º F) normal operation (50º C or 122º F up to 72 hours). 10 to 85 percent relative humidity.

Shock:

Withstands 10 G, 10 ms. at 1/2 sine wave.

Vibration:

Withstands 1/4 G, 20 to 500 Hz.

Heat Transfer to Room:

IGX 8420 node: 4300 BTUs max, AC-powered system. 3600 BTUs in a DC-powered unit.
IGX 8430 node: 8600 BTUs max, AC-powered system. 6800 BTUs in a DC-powered unit.

Dimensions

Front card: 15.25 by 16.25 inches. Back card: 6.5 by 16.25 inches.

Weight:

Front card: 8 lbs (3.6 kg). Back card: 4 lbs (1.8 kg).

Input voltage:

-48 VDC.

Power consumption:

54 watts.

Electrical and safety standards:

FCC Part 15
Bellcore GR 1089-CORE
IEC 801-2, 801-4, 801-5, 825-1 (Class 1)
EN 55022.
UL 1950, 60950

ATM layer management protocol:

ILMI or none.

Standards:

ATM Forum UNI 3.1, TM 4.0

VPI range:

1-255

VCI range for user traffic:

VCC: 0-65535
VPC: 32-65535

Frame-to-ATM interworking:

Network interworking (FRF.5)
Service interworking (FRF.8)

Line Rate:

155.52 Mbps.

Line Code:

NRZ, CMI for STM-1 electrical.

Idle Code:

Configurable

ATM Mapping:

PLCP/HEC
HEC for STM-1 electrical

Signal Levels for:

Maximum:

Minimum:

MMF TX

-15 dBm

-22 dBm

MMF RX

-10 dBm

-31 dBm

SMF TX

-8 dBm

-15 dBM

SMF RX

-8 dBm

-28 dBm

SMFXLR TX

0 dBm

-3 dBm

SMFXLR RX

-3 dBm

-34 dBm

Wavelength:

1310 nm for SMF, MMF, 1550 nm for XLR.

Cable Length:

15 km for IR SMF
100 km for XLR
2 km for MMF.

Physical Framing:

STS-3c, STM-1.

Port Interface:

LMI, ILMI.

Maximum ATM
Cell Rate per Port:

353208 cps per port.

Impedance:

STM-1: 75 ohms.

ATM Layer Protocol:

LMI, ILMI.

Port Alarm Processing:

LOS, LOF, LOP, Path AIS, Path Yellow.

Line Errors Counted:

Section BIP8, Line BIP24, Line FEBE, Path BIP8, Path FEBE.

Connector:

SMF: SC.
MMF: SC
STM-1: BNC.

Maximum Cable Lengths:

MMF ~ 2 Km.
SMF IR ~ 15 Km.

Indicators:

Card status and
port status.

Payload Scramble:

On/Off.

HCS Masking:

Yes/No.

Standards (applicable to both SMF and MMF):

Bellcore: GR-253-CORE.

ANSI: T1.102, T1.105.

ITU-T: G.703, G.707,
G.783, G.813, G.957,
G.958.

Line Rate:

44.736 Mbps ± 20 ppm, asynchronous.

Line Code:

B3ZS.

Clock Source Mode:

Internal (Asynchronous).

Signal Level:

DSX-3.

Framing Formats:

ANSI T1.107 C-bit parity.

Alarms Processed:

AIS.
LOS.
Remote Alarm Indication.
Loss of Framing.

Line Errors Counted:

BPV.
Parity Bit Errors.

Receiver Input Impedance:

Terminated=75 ohms.

Transmission Modes:

Point-to-Point.

Connector:

SMB (adapter available for BNC).

Max. Line Lengths:

450 ft. (137 m.) to DSX-3 using 75 ohm coaxial cable.

Indicators:

Red alarm.
Yellow alarm.
LOS.
AIS.

Idle Code:

Configurable.

ATM Mapping:

PLCP/HEC.

Standards:

ANSI T1.102, ANSI T1.404, ITU-T G.824, T1.107.

Payload Scramble:

On/Off.

HCS Masking:

Yes/No.

ATM Cell Rate per Port:

96000 cps in PLCP mode, 104268 cps in HEC mode.

Line Rate:

34.468 Mbps ± 20 ppm, asynchronous.

Line Code:

HDB3.

Clock Source Mode:

Internal (Asynchronous).

Signal Level:

ITU-T G.703.

Framing Formats:

ITU-T G.804, G.832.

Alarms Processed:

AIS.
LOS.
Remote Alarm Indication.
Loss of Framing.

Line Errors Counted:

BPV.
Parity Bit Errors.

Receiver Input Impedance:

Terminated=75 ohms.

Transmission Modes:

Point-to-Point.

Connector:

SMB (adapter available for BNC).

Indicators:

Red alarm.
Yellow alarm.
LOS.
AIS.

Idle Code:

Configurable.

ATM Mapping:

HEC (G.804).

Standards:

ITU-T G.804, G.823, G.832, ITU-T G.703.

Payload Scramble:

On/Off.

HCS Masking:

Yes/No.

ATM Cell Rate per Port:

80000 cps.

Line Rate:

1.544 Mbps ± 32 ppm, asynchronous.

Line Code:

B8ZS.

Clock Source Mode:

Internal (Asynchronous).

Framing Formats:

Extended superframe (ESF).

Alarms Processed:

AIS.
LOS.
Remote Alarm Indication.
Loss of Framing.

Line Errors Counted:

BPV.
Parity Bit Errors.

Receiver Input Impedance:

Terminated=100 ohms.

Transmission Modes:

Point-to-Point.

Connector:

DB-15.

Line Lengths:

0-655 ft.

Indicators:

Red alarm.
Yellow alarm.
LOS.
AIS.

Idle Code:

Hex 6A.

ATM Mapping:

HEC.

Standards:

ANSI T1.102, ANSI T1.404, T1.231, T403
ITU-T G.824.

Payload Scramble:

On/Off.

HCS Masking:

Yes/No.

ATM Cell Rate per Port:

3622 cps.

Line Rate:

2.054 Mbps ± 50 ppm, asynchronous.

Line Code:

HDB3.

Clock Source Mode:

Internal (Asynchronous).

Framing Formats:

Multiframe, clear channel.

Alarms Processed:

AIS.
LOS.
Remote Alarm Indication.
Loss of Framing.

Line Errors Counted:

BPV.
Parity Bit Errors.

Receiver Input Impedance:

Terminated=75 ohms for BNC or 120 ohms for DB-15.

Transmission Modes:

Point-to-Point.

Jitter:

+/- 50 ppm.

Connector:

BNC or DB-15.

Indicators:

Red alarm.
Yellow alarm.
LOS.
AIS.

Idle Code:

Hex 6A.

ATM Mapping:

HEC.

Standards:

ITU-T G.703, G.704, G.706, G.732, G.735-9, G.775, G.823, G.832, I.431.

Payload Scramble:

On/Off.

HCS Masking:

Yes/No.

ATM Cell Rate per Port:

4830 cps.

Dimensions:

Front card: 15.25 by 16.25 inches. Back card: 6.5 by 16.25 inches.

Weight:

Front card: 8 lbs (3.6 kg). Back card: 4 lbs (1.8 kg).

Input voltage:

-48 VDC

Power consumption:

UFM-C: 66 W. UFM-U: 60 W (V.35/X.21) or 87 W (HSSI).

Interface mode:

DTE or DCE

Standards:

FCC part 15. Bellcore GR1089-CORE. EN 55022, 60950. UL 1950.
IEC 801-2, 801-3, 801-4, 801-5, 825-1 (Class 1).

Line rate:

1.544 Mbps, ± 50 bps (± 200 bps VCO lock range).

Line framing:

ESF per AT&T TR 54016.

Frame Relay interface:

Meets ANSI T1.618, two-octet header.

Frame Relay rates:

Either 56 Kbps or n x 64 Kbps, where 1<=n<=24. Sum of all n<=24.

Number of interfaces:

1-24 occupied channels where 1<= n <= 24, and the sum of n <= 24.

Synchronization:

Transmitter can be either loop-timed to line or synchronized to node.

Line coding:

B8ZS.

Framing formats:

Fractional T1, contiguous DS0s. Minimum of four DS0s required.

Signal level:

DSX-1 compatible.

Line impedance:

Terminated=100 ohms nominal. Bridged=1 Kohm.

Pulse amplitude:

Individual pulse amplitude 2.4 V-3.6 V (making a total base-to-peak amplitude of 6 V ± 0.6V).

Minimum pulse density:

Zero-code suppression, either LSB, MSB or B8ZS.

VF Signaling:

Robbed bit D4 with A and B bits.

Max. line lengths:

Up to 533 feet with equalizers using ABAM cable.

Input jitter tolerance:

Meets AT&T PUB 62411 specifications.

Output jitter generation:

Meets AT&T PUB 62411 using normal mode synchronization.

Connector:

DB-15 female.

Line interface connector:

DB-15 (120 ohms), BNC (75 ohms)

Line rate:

2.048 Mbps, ±50 bps (±200 bps VCO lock range).

Frame Relay interface:

Meets ANSI T1.618, two-octet header.

Number of Frame Relay interfaces:

1-31 occupied channels where 1 <= N <= 31, and the sum of all
N <= 31

Frame Relay interface rate:

Either 56 Kbps or N x 64 Kbps, where 1 <= N <= 31. Sum of all
N <= 31.

Line Code:

Bipolar HDB3.

Line impedance:

120 ohms (balanced) or 75 ohms, balanced or unbalanced.

Minimum pulse density:

Zero-code suppression via HDB3 coding.

Frame format:

Unframed, 32-channel (G.703). Framed: 30 or 31-channel multiframe per ITU-T G.704.

VF Signaling:

CAS or CCS.

Maximum line length:

E1 output complies with G.703, so cabling must not exceed -6dB/1000 feet at 1024 KHz (whether cable is coax or twisted pair).

Input jitter tolerance:

Meets G.823.

Output jitter generation:

Meets G.823.

Electrical interface:

Complies with G.703 Specification.

Connector:

Back card has either all DB-15 female or all BNC connectors.

Line rate:

56 Kbps-10.24 Mbps

1.-24-16.384 Mbps

Clock rate:

N x 64 KHz, where 1 <= N <= 32

N x 1.024 MHz, where 2 <= N <= 10

1.024 + N x 0.512 MHz

Connector type:

DB-60

50-pin SCSI

Interface mode:

DTE or DCE

DTE or DCE

Type of Service:

Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC).

Data Interface:

Per ITU-T I.122 and ANSI T1/S1 standards.

Data Transfer Protocol:

LAP-D frame level core functions.

Input Data Format:

High Level Data Link (HDLC) protocol.

Input Data Frame Length:

Up to 4096 bytes.

Frame Integrity Check:

Frame Check Sequence and CRC check of data frame. If CRC fails, data frame is discarded at receiving node.

Input Data Rate:

56 Kbps-2.048 Mbps. The maximum rate is available with only one of four ports on the back card active).

Ports per card:

4 Model D.

31 Model E.

PVCs per Port:

252 per FRM card, distributed in any combination.

Port Electrical Interface:

ITU-T V.35. IGX node and X.21 can be DCE or DTE for direction of control leads and timing on Model D and E using E1 or T1.

Data Clocking:

Normal or looped.

Virtual Circuit Identifier:

Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI).

Control Protocol:

Local Management Interface with XON/XOFF type flow control. The IGX node sets FECN and BECN bits in Frame Relay frame.

Bundled Connections:

252 virtual circuits per card
1024 virtual circuits per node.

Billing Time Accuracy:

Upon request from a user-device, an IGX node provides GMT from any node accurate to within one second.

Line Rate:

1.544 Mbps, ± 50 bps (± 200 bps VCO lock range).

Line Code:

Bipolar AMI or B8ZS.

Framing Formats:

Fractional T1, adjacent or alternating channels.
Minimum of four DS0 channels required.

Signal Level:

DSX-1 compatible.

Line Impedance:

Terminated=100 ohms nominal. Bridged=1 Kohm.

Pulse Amplitude

Individual pulse amplitude 2.4 V-3.6 V (making a total base-to-peak amplitude of 6 V ± 0.6V)

Minimum Pulse Density:

Zero code suppression, either LSB, MSB or B8ZS.

Frame Format:

D4 and Extended Superframe (ESF).

VF Signaling:

Robbed bit D4 with A and B bits.

Max. Line Lengths:

Up to 533 feet with equalizers using ABAM cable.

Jitter Transfer:

Meets AT&T PUB 62411 specifications.

Jitter Tolerance:

Meets ANSI standards and AT&T PUB 62411 specifications.

Connector:

DB-15 female.

Line Rate:

2.048 Mbps, ± 50 ppm (± 200 bps VCO lock range)

Line Code:

Bipolar AMI or HDB3

Line Impedance:

120 ohms (balanced) or 75 ohms (balanced or unbalanced)

Minimum Pulse Density:

Zero-code suppression via HDB3 coding

Frame Format:

Unframed, 32-channel (G.703). Framed: 30 or 31-channel multiframe per ITU-T G.704.

VF Signaling:

CAS or CCS

Max. Line Lengths:

100 meters. The E1 output complies with G.703, so cabling must not exceed -6dB/1000 feet at 1024 KHz (applies to 75 ohm coax or
120 ohm twisted pair up to 350 meters or 1000 feet). Cisco supplies cable with a maximum attenuation of 7 dB /1000 ft., but the maximum cable length for this E1 interface is 100 meters.

Jitter:

Transmit output jitter, receive jitter tolerance, and jitter gain meet G.823.

Electrical Interface:

Complies with G.703 Specification.

Connector:

DB-15 female or BNC.

Voice channel interface:

24-channel T1 (D4 format).
24-channel T1-ESF.
30-channel framed E1.

Voice compression:

32/24/16 Kbps ADPCM on the CVM
32/24/16 Kbps ADPCM
16 Kbps or 8 Kbps LDCELP (UVM only)
Voice Activity Detection (VAD) compression

Compression algorithm:

ITU-T G.721, G.723, G.726.
Cisco 32 Kbps ADPCM
Cisco LDCELP
Cisco CSACELP

PCM encoding types:

Accommodates µ-Law or A-Law encoding,
End-to-end conversion available.

Channel gain control:

-8 dB to +6 dB.

Signaling modes:

T1: Robbed bit or CCS (ISDN).
E1 and J1: Channel Associative Signaling (CAS) or Common Channel Signaling (CCS).

Signaling conditioning:

Various make-busy and forced-idle routines during circuit alarm, configurable on a per-channel basis.

Quantizing distortion added:

2.5 Quantizing Distortion Units (QDU)s with 32 Kbps ADPCM over 1 hop plus 0.7 QDUs with Digital Loss PAD (µ-law or A-Law).

Nominal transmission loss:

0 dB at 1 KHz.

Dimensions:

Front card: 15.25 by 16.25 inches. Back card: 6.5 by 16.25 inches.

Weight:

Front card: 8 lbs (3.6 kg). Back card: 4 lbs (1.8 kg).

Input voltage:

-48 VDC.

Power consumption:

55 watts.

Electrical and safety standards:

FCC Part 15
Bellcore GR1089-CORE
IEC 801-2, 801-3, 801-5, 825-1 (Class 1)
EN 55022, 60950
UL 1950

Line Rate:

1.544 Mbps, ± 32 ppm.

Line Code:

B8ZS, AMI.

Line Impedance:

100 ohms.

Frame Format:

D4, ESF.

VF Signaling:

CAS (robbed bit), CCS (ISDN).

Signaling conditioning:

Configurable.

Idle code:

Hex 7F.

Cable lengths:

0-655 feet.

Jitter:

± 32 ppm.

Standards:

ANSI T1.102, T1.231, T1403
ITU-T G.824.

Connector:

Two DB-15, female.

Line Rate:

2.048 Mbps, ± 50 ppm.

Line Code:

HDB3, AMI.

Line Impedance:

120 ohms on BNC (balanced), 75 ohms on DB-15.

Frame Format:

CEPT

VF Signaling:

CAS or CCS

Signaling conditioning:

Configurable.

Idle code:

Hex 54.

Max. Line Lengths:

100 meters.

Jitter:

± 50 ppm.

Standards:

ITU-T G.703, G.704, G.706, G.732, G.735-9, G.775, G.823, G.826, I.431.

Connector:

Two DB-15, female, and two pairs of BNCs.

Line Rate:

2.048 Mbps, ± 50 ppm (± 200 bps VCO lock range)

Line Code:

Bipolar CMI

Line Impedance:

110 ohms

Frame Format:

TTC-2M / JJ-20.11

VF Signaling:

CAS or CCS

Signaling conditioning:

Configurable.

Idle code:

Hex 7F.

Max. Line Lengths:

100 meters. Cisco supplies cable with a maximum attenuation of
7 dB per 1000 ft., but the maximum cable length recommended for this J1 interface is 100 meters.

Jitter:

± 50 ppm: transmit output jitter, receive jitter tolerance, and jitter gain meet G.823.

Standards:

Applicable JATE standards.

Connector:

Two DB-15, female.

Line Rate:

2.048 Mbps, ± 50 ppm (± 200 bps VCO lock range)

Line Code:

Bipolar CMI

Line Impedance:

120 ohms (balanced) or 75 ohms (balanced or unbalanced)

Frame Format:

Per JJ-20.11

VF Signaling:

CAS or CCS

Max. Line Lengths:

100 meters. Cisco supplies cable with a maximum attenuation of
7 dB /1000 ft., but the maximum cable length recommended for this J1 interface is 100 meters.

Jitter:

Transmit output jitter, receive jitter tolerance, and jitter gain meet G.823.

Electrical Interface:

Complies with G.703.

Connector:

DB-15 female or BNC.

Synchronous data interfaces:

EIA/TIA-232C/D, EIA/TIA-449/422, V.24, X.21, and V.35
with IGX switch as DCE or DTE.

High-speed rates (HDM):

2.4 Kbps-1.344 Mbps.

Low-speed data rates:

2.4 to 19.2 Kbps per LDM port.

Ports per card:

LDI: 4 or 8.
SDI: 4.

Control leads supported:

SDI: Per interface standards.
SDI: Up to 7 in each direction for fast EIA.
LDI: 3 in each direction for DCE and DTE for each port.

Control lead sync
w/data:

Control leads are sampled every 50 ms. A change normally follows data within 100 to 1000 msec. Fast EIA lead is within 1 byte.

Data clocking:

Synchronous and isochronous clocking.
Normal, looped, and split clock configurations.

Pleisochronous
clock range:

± 2 percent of nominal data rate.

Type of Service:

Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC).

Interface Types:

User-to-Network (UNI) and Network-to-Network (NNI) per ITU-T I.361 and I.363.

Data Rates:

T1, E1, T3, E3, OC3 (STM-1).

ATM Layer:

Physical Layer Convergence Protocol per AT&T publication TA-TSY-00772 and 000773 for T3; ITU I-361 with HEC for E3.

Cell Rate:

T1: 3622
E1: 4830
T3: 96,000 cps in PLCP mode, 104268 cps in HEC mode.
E3: 80,000 cps.
OC-3: 353,207

Adaptation Layer:

AAL5.

Number of PVCs per card:

255.

VPI Addressing Range:

0 to 255.

VCI Addressing Range:

0 to 65535.

Traffic Queues:

CBR, VBR, and ABR (except ALM/A).

Management Protocol:

LMI (Layer Management Interface) and ILMI (Interim Layer Management Interface).

External Clock Sources:

The IGX switch synchronizes to the nearest, highest-stratm clock available. Any T1, E1, T3, E3, OC3 (STM-1) line, trunk, or optional external clock inputs can serve a clock source.

Internal to Node Source:

T1: 1.544 MHz, ± 10 ppm. (stratm 4).
E1: 2.048 MHz, ± 10 ppm (stratm 4).

Clocking Hierarchy:

Dynamic primary, secondary, and tertiary clocking.

Without a defined external clock reference, the IGX defaults to its internal clock source.

Network Control Terminal:

Cisco WAN Manager workstation and Cisco software required for graphical display of network status, statistics gathering and display, and automatic downloading of software.

Control Terminal:

DEC VT100, WYSE 85, Televideo 970 or equivalent terminal for basic system configuring and alarm monitoring.

Remote Alarm Reporting:

Auto-dial modem connects to one of two control ports on each IGX node for automatic reporting of network alarms.

Remote Diagnostics:

Auto-answer modem connects to one of two control ports on each IGX node for remote diagnostic access by Cisco TAC or other authorized personnel.

Network Control Ports:

Two ports per node—one EIA/TIA 232C interface and one Ethernet LAN port.

Alarm Notification:

Status of all trunks and nodes in network distributed to and stored by each individual node. Reported to Cisco WAN Manager workstation at connecting node.

External Alarms:

Meets Bellcore Compatibility Bulletin #143 and AT&T Technical Reference PUB 43801 DS1 (T1) facility alarm requirements when equipped with DTI group.

Indicators and Controls:

Active and Fail lights on all cards and power supplies.