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Clear Channel 6-Port T3 (DS3) Line Card Installation and Configuration
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Overview
This chapter describes the 6T3 line card and contains the following sections:
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Line Card Overview, page 1-1
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Features, page 1-2
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Interoperability Guidelines for 6T3 Line Card DSUs, page 1-3
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LEDs, page 1-3
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T3 SMB Cables, page 1-4
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Management Information Base, page 1-7
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Line Card Slot Locations on the Supported Platform, page 1-7
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Identifying Interface Addresses, page 1-9
Line Card Overview
The 6T3 line card provides a full-duplex operation at T3 (45 Mbps) speed. It supports both 16- and 32-bit
cyclic redundancy checks (CRCs); the default is 16-bit CRC. You can change the default setting with
software commands.
The 6-port 6T3 line card, shown in
Figure 1-1
, provides up to 24 network interfaces per Cisco 7304
router.
Figure 1-1
6T3 Line Card
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