Chapter 1
Centellis 2000 User Card 10GE with Telco Alarm Installation and Use (6806800M46C)
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Introduction
1.1
Overview
The Centellis 2000 User Card 10GE with Telco Alarm, is an independent Field Replaceable Unit
(FRU) for the Centellis 2000 system. It hosts a physical device (PHY) for converting a 10 Gbps
Attachment Unit Interface (XAUI) Ethernet signal to a Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP/SFP+)
connector on the face plate. It has independent power supply derived from the redundant 48
V and a redundant 3.3V management supply. It supports full management access via two
IPMBs and access one Fabric Interface (FI) of the corresponding AdvancedTCA blade.
The Centellis 2000 User Card 10GE module is intended to be used in a CENT-2000 chassis. The
module when installed in the dedicated User Card slot provides uplink connectivity from the
payload Ethernet fabric channel.
shows the functional block diagram of the Centellis 2000 chassis including the two
10G User Cards in the lower part of the figure.
