ATM Router Module (ARM) for the Catalyst 8510 MSR/LightStream 1010

Layer 3 enabled ATM functionality is delivered though the ATM router module (ARM) providing high speed routing between ATM and L3 interfaces on the Catalyst 8510 MSR/LightStream 1010.

RFC 1483 software support

RFC 1483 software support, providing IP encapsulation over ATM, further strengthens the Cisco L3 enabled ATM solution. Supported on the Catalyst 8510MSR/LS1010 ARM, as well as the 8540 MSR ARM.

Packet-over-SONET Uplinks for the Catalyst 8540

Catalyst 8540 MSR customers can now more effectively scale their MAN/WAN infrastructure when using the OC-12c Packet-Over-SONET (POS) Uplinks. These uplinks provide an enhanced Gigabit Ethernet port and other advanced features such as built-in ACL functionality and up to 256K routing table entries.

Two-port Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Module for the Catalyst 8540

The Two-port enhanced Gigabit Ethernet module is ideal for supporting L3 and gigabit backbone applications for wire-speed performance for the Catalyst 8540. These modules provide built-in ACL functionality and up to 256K routing table entries.

Long Reach version of the ATM OC-48c Super Port Adapter Module for the Catalyst 8540 MSR

Using the ATM OC-48c Super Port Adapter Module customers can connect sites with high capacity link spans of up to 80Km using the long reach version.

Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA) Port Adapter Module for Catalyst 8540 MSR and Catalyst 8510 MSR

For smaller branch sites, the Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA) Port Adapter Module can be used to bundle multiple T1/E1 lines providing scalable bandwidth that can increase as site traffic grows.

Access Control Daughter Card (ACL) for the Catalyst 8510/ LightStream 1010

L3 security is now available for the Catalyst 8510/LS1010 via the Access Control Daughter Card (ACL), allowing customers to extend traffic control and security capabilities beyond control-plane access lists.

Shared-Memory Fabric

Switch memory shared across all ports

Low Switch Latency

Latencies of 18 to 25 microseconds typical

Flash Memory

Supported in internal SIMMs and PC Card

Standards Compliance

Per ATM Forum UNI specifications and all referenced PHY specifications therein

Network Clocking (Stratum 4 Standard)

Stratum 3 via Optional Daughter Available for Catalyst 8540 MSR

Supports loop timing, slave mode to timing master port, or local clocking

Automatic Interface Recognition

Uses the ILMI protocol to identify any new interfaces as UNI or NNI, public or private

Interface LEDs

Two LEDs (RX and TX) per port

VC and VP Switching, VP Multiplexing

Supports up to 256 VPCs

8 bits VPI, 14 bits VCI

Logical Point-to-Multipoint VCs

Multiple leafs per output port for each point-to-multipoint, when the port has multiple VPs

VC Merge (frame mode)

Preserves AAL5 cell sequencing when merging input from two or more connections onto one output connection

UNI 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0 Signaling (ITU-T Q.2931, Q.2971)

Fully standards compliant; supports signaling version interworking

Integrated Local Management Interface (ILMI) 4.0

Across UNI and PNNI or IISP

Full, ATM Forum-Compliant PNNI Support

Default PNNI image license supports single level of hierarchy, where multiple peer groups can be interconnected by IISP or by other switches that support full PNNI hierarchy; extra PNNI image license will support multiple levels of routing hierarchy

IISP Support

Included in all software images/licenses

VP Tunneling

Maps signaling channels and user connections into logical VP tunnels

Soft PVCs/PVPs

Automates setup of PVCs or PVPs across network using signaling protocols

Soft PVC/PVP Continuous Route Optimization

Used to reroute or redistribute soft PVC/PVP connections when better routes are available after failed links have healed

PNNI Closed User Groups (CUGs)

Provides ability to construct ATM-layer virtual private networks (VPNs)

ATM Access Lists

Allows firewalls based on ATM address fields within ATM signaling and ILMI registration

Configurable "well-known" VCs for signaling, ILMI, or PNNI

Allows for the custom configuration of non-default well-known VCs

Anycast Support

Optional feature of UNI Signaling 4.0

Peak and Minimum Cell Rate (PCR/MCR) Negotiation

Optional feature of UNI Signaling 4.0

E.164 <--> ATM NSAP Address Translation

Many public ATM networks and ATM-attached PBX devices use E.164 addressing

Plug-and-Play Operation

Uses preconfigured Cisco ATM address prefixes

Redundant PNNI Links

Support for parallel links using load-balancing or best-fit algorithms

Microsoft Corporation Proprietary Funnel Join (or Flow Merge) Protocol

Used to support Microsoft`s NetShow Theater application for high-quality video broadcast; merging is only over the UNI

Multiple Priorities for Queuing and Scheduling

Supports all ATM Forum traffic classes and AAL types

Multiple Queue Scheduling Disciplines for Frames and Cells

Strict Priority

Specified Rate

Weighted Round Robin (WRR)

Intelligent Early Packet Discard

Supports early packet drop when user-defined buffer threshold(s) are exceeded

Intelligent Tail (Partial) Packet Discard

Drops remaining cells of an AAL5 frame when any cells are dropped after failing traffic policing, or any other event that causes cell loss

Cell Tagging and Selective Cell Drop

Sets cell loss priority bit in cells that exceed buffer thresholds or fail traffic policing

Preferentially drops cells with CLP bit set

Traffic Policing (usage parameter control) per ITU-T I.371 and ATM Forum UNI Specifications

Uses dual leaky bucket algorithm

Traffic Pacing/Shaping

Allows cells to be paced out specific connections and shaped VP tunnels at rates equal tor below the line rate

Resource and Policy Connection Admission Control

Used in admitting and routing ATM connections

ABR Congestion Control

Supports EFCI and Relative Rate (RR) Marking on Catalyst 8510 MSR

Traffic Statistics

Wide variety of per-connection, per-port, and per-switch statistics

LAN Emulation Services

LANE Configuration Server (LECS), LANE Server (LES), and Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS) for Ethernet and Token Ring emulated LANs (supporting LUNI v1.0 or v2.0 clients); the LECS supports MPOA networks as well

Complete Network Redundancy

Cisco`s standards-based SSRP and Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) for LANE and MPOA networks

RFC 1577 Classical IP over ATM

Supports ATM ARP server

ATM Forum CES

Integrates voice and video with data traffic onto a single ATM trunk

Structured (n x 64) and Unstructured (Clear Channel) Services

On-hook suppression

Cisco Tag Switching (emerging IETF Multiprotocol Label Switching)

Special software license required for MPLS/Tag Switching; utilizes VC-merge optimization

F4 and F5 OAM Cell Flows

Segment or end-to-end flows for both VCs and VPs, periodically or on demand; AIS and RDI support

OAM Ping

Value-added function includes IP or ATM address within OAM cell to direct pings to other Cato 8500 and LS1010 switches

Numerous ATM MIBs

All standard MIBs and pre-standard extensions, including, but not limited to, AToM MIB (RFC 1695) and its supplemental SVC MIB, ILMI MIB, PNNI v1.0 MIB, ATM signaling diagnostic MIB, ATM RMON and ATM Accounting MIBs (see following entries)

ATM RMON MIB

ATM Forum has just finished the specification for ATM RMON; this ATM RMON MIB can be enabled on a per-interface basis

ATM Accounting MIB

Data collection is available for SVCs and switched virtual paths (SVPs); soft permanent virtual circuits (SPVCs) with value-added support for PVCs and permanent virtual paths (PVPs); because of the potentially large quantity of data collected, the ATM accounting MIB generates a compressed file of collected accounting information for retrieval via TFTP.

Per-Port and Per-Connection Snooping Capabilities

Allows connections in either direction of a selected port to be mirrored across to a specified snooping port for analysis by an external ATM analyzer

In-Band ATM Management Access Support

Supports LANE and IP over ATM client on switch processor module

Wire-Speed, Low-Latency Switching for IP, IPX, IP Multicast, and Layer 2 Bridging

Catalyst 8510---6 million pps, 10G nonblocking switching fabric

Catalyst 8540---24 million pps, 40G nonblocking switching fabric

Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF)

Same switching paradigm used to scale Cisco 7500 and GSR 12000 series routers by isolating control plane (routing) and data plane (switching)

Hardware-Based Routing Tables on Each Port

Cisco`s highly optimized lookup algorithm, the FIB, is downloaded to the ASICs on each line card

New Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet and Packet-over-SONET Uplink Modules

New Catalyst 8540 MSR interface modules supporting new hardware design include:

2-port Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module

OC-12c Packet-over-SONET Uplink with 1-port Enhanced Gigabit Ethernet port

SRP/MSRP in the Catalyst 8510 Is R4600 RISC-Based

RP/MRP in the Catalyst 8540 Is R5000 RISC-Based

100 MHz clock speed

200 MHz clock speed

Cisco IOS IP Routing Support

OSPF

BGPv4

EIGRP

IGRP

RIP

RIP-2

CIDR support

VLSM

IP multicast: PIM—sparse and dense mode and DVMRP interoperability support

Cisco IOS IP Routing Support

RIP

EIGRP

Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB)

Both routing and bridging on ports or sets of ports

HSRP

Cisco value add protocol for router redundancy

Nonblocking, Shared-Memory Switching Fabric with Low Latency and Rich Mechanisms for Queuing and Scheduling

Dynamic allocation of shared memory maximizes performance and flexibility with a high degree of effective buffer utilization

Integrated into CiscoAssure Policy Networking Architecture

Integral part of end-to-end QoS architecture

Per-Flow Queuing

Granular traffic queuing capability

Weighted Round Robin (WRR)

Differentiated queue scheduling discipline

Per-Queue Drop Thresholds

Supports early discarding of packets when user-defined buffer threshold(s) are exceeded

Traffic Policing and Rate Limiting

Token bucket algorithm for frame switching (future)

Resource and Policy Admission Control

RSVP reservations and other emerging reservation routing protocols require sophisticated resource and policy admission control algorithms

Mobility

DHCP

BOOTP relay

Local-area mobility

Routing Security

MD5 route authentication

VLANs

Cisco ISL802.1Qe

Load Sharing Across Redundant Links

Support for Fast EtherChannel and Gigabit EtherChannel

Support for parallel links using unique Layer 3 load-balancing algorithm

Uninterrupted Software Upgrades

The Catalyst 8540 can be deployed with two route processor modules where the secondary module can be loaded with a new software image and become the primary without any need to reboot or without any loss of traffic or connectivity

Catalyst 8510 supports seamless software upgrades on its SRP

Telnet, TFTP, and BOOTP

Standard mechanisms for software downloads and configuration input/output

Flash Memory for Software Download

Allows storage of multiple images and configuration files

Remotely downloads new software revisions without hardware changes

Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

Autodiscovers Cisco devices in a network

IP Ping, Trace Route

Standard IP management mechanisms

RMON MIB

Four groups (many of the traditional RMON data sets such as alarms, events, statistics, and history)

RMON Traps

Can be applied to any MIB variable

Text-Based CLI

Uses Cisco router CLI parser, accessible through local terminal or Telnet

Local Management Ports on SRP/MSRP in Catalyst 8510 and on the RP/SRP Module in Catalyst 8540

Ethernet port

Dual EIA/TIA-232 serial ports

Access Protection Mechanisms

Multiple password levels and TACACS+, RADIUS, or AAA for device management access

Modular, 5- and 13-Slot Chassis

Supports required switch and route module(s) and up to four or eight line cards

Catalyst 8510 Uses the Same Chassis Footprint as Catalyst 5000 and LightStream 1010

Common power supplies and fan tray

Fits Standard 19-Inch Rack

Works with existing wiring closet racks

Mounts at front or rear of chassis

Rack-mounting hardware and cable guides included

Dual, Fault-Tolerant Power Supplies

Can configure one or two power supplies, where the second provides redundancy

Both AC and DC (-48V) options available

Dual Power Cords

One teach power supply

Field-Replaceable Fan Tray

Supports multiple redundant fans

Field-Replaceable SRP/MSRP Module in the Catalyst 8510 and Field-Replaceable SP/MSP and RP/MRP Modules in the Catalyst 8540

The Catalyst 5500 does not need to be powered down to replace the SRP/MSRP

Technology

Thirteen-slot chassis and fan tray

Optional redundant AC or DC, auto-sensing, load-sharing power supplies, each with its own power cord

C8545MSR-MRP and C8546MSR-MSP modules running Integrated ATM and L3 Cisco IOS software

40 Gbps shared memory, nonblocking fabric

16 MB of Flash memory standard, plus up to 20 MB through PC Flash cards

256 MB DRAM system memory

Ethernet port for out-of-band management

Dual EIA/TIA-232 serial ports (console, auxiliary port)

Indicators

Ethernet ports: RX and TX LEDs, link state, 10/100 indicator

ATM ports: RX and TX LEDs, link state

Route Processor: Status LED, fan and power supply operational LEDs PC card slot 0/1 LEDs, Ethernet RX and TX LEDs, link state

Network Clock Module

Two T1/E1 BITS interfaces

DB-9 alarm connector

Output clock at 19.44 MHz

Local clock with Stratum-3 quality

Free-run accuracy of +-4.6 * 10-6

Holdover stability +-0.37 ppm in 24 hours

Bellcore GR1244 and GR253 compliant

High Density Fast Ethernet Line Cards

Yes

High Density Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards

Yes

OC-12 Packet-Over-SONET (POS)

Yes

ATM Switching Interface Line Cards from T1/E1 to OC-48c

Yes

ATM Circuit Emulation Service (CES)

Yes

Frame Relay

Yes

16-Port Fast Ethernet

10/100 UTP with RJ-45 connectors 100 BaseFX MMF with mini-MT connectors

128 ports

8-Port Gigabit Ethernet

GBIC connectors

Short wavelength (250 m)

Long wavelength (500 m) Single mode (3 km)

Extended Range (up to 100 km)

64 ports

2-port OC-48c SMF-LR or SMF-IR

2-Port OC-48c SMF-LR or SMF-IR

8 ports

1-Port OC-48c SMF-LR /SMF-IR with 4-ports OC-12 MMF/SMF

1 Port OC-48c SMF-LR/SMF-IR + 4 x OC-12 SMF-IR/MMF

4 ports OC-48c and 16 ports OC-12c

4-port OC-12c

4-ports OC-12c SMF-IR/MMF

32 ports OC-12c

16-port OC-3c

16-ports OC-3c MMF

128 ports OC-3c

OC-3c

155 Mbps

MMF/SMF

2 km and 15 km

4

64

3 x MMF + 1 x SMF

2 km and 30 km

3+1

64

UTP-5

100m

4

64

SMF LR

40 km

4

64

OC-12c

622 Mbps

MMF/SMF

500m and 1 km

1

16

OC-12c

622 Mbps

SMF LR

40 km

1

16

DS3 ATM

45 Mbps

Coaxial

4

64

E3 ATM

34 Mbps

Coaxial

4

64

T1/E1 ATM

1.5 Mbps

TP - RJ-48 and coaxial for E1

4

64

T1/E1 CES

1.5 Mbps

TP - RJ-48 and coaxial for E1

(Un)structured

4

64

Technology

Five-slot chassis and fan tray

Optional redundant AC or DC, auto-sensing, load-sharing power supplies, each with its own power cord

C8515-MSRP module running integrated ATM and L3 Cisco IOS software

10 Gbps shared memory, non-blocking fabric

16 MB of Flash memory standard, plus up to 20 MB through PC Flash cards

64 MB DRAM system memory

Ethernet port for out-of-band management

Dual EIA/TIA-232 serial ports (console, auxiliary port)

Indicators

Ethernet ports: RX and TX LEDs, link state, 10/100 indicator

ATM ports: RX and TX LEDs, link state

Route Processor: Status LED, fan and power supply operational LEDs PC card slot 0/1 LEDs, Ethernet RX and TX LEDs, link state

Chassis Specifications

Dimensions (H x W x D): 10.5 x 17.2 x 18.14 in. (26.7 x 43.7 x 46.1 cm); standard 19-in rack mount

Empty weight: 43 lb (19.5 kg)

Fully loaded weight: depends upon loading; approximately 85 lb (39 kg)

ATM switch processor and CAM Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.2 x 14.4 x 16.0 in. (3.0 x 36.6 x 40.6 cm)

PAM Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.2 x 6.5 x 10 in. (3.0 x 16.5 x 25.4 cm)

Maximum power budget: 9.8A @ 115 VAC, 60 Hz 4.9A @ 230 VAC, 50 Hz

Auto-sensing limits: 100-127/200-240 VAC, 8/4A, 847-63 Hz

Maximum power budget: 14.0A maximum @ -48V

Fast Ethernet Line Cards

Yes

Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards

Yes

ATM Switching Interface Line Cards from T1/E1 to OC-12c

Yes

ATM Circuit Emulation Service (CES)

Yes

Frame Relay

Yes

8-Port Fast Ethernet

10/100 UTP with RJ-45 connectors

100 BaseFX MMF with SC connectors

32 ports

1-Port Gigabit Ethernet

GBIC connectors

Short wavelength (250m)

Long wavelength (500m)

Single mode (3 km)

Extended Range (up to 100 km)

4 ports

25 ATM

25 Mbps

UTP-3

50-100m

4

32

OC-3c

155 Mbps

MMF/SMF

2 km and 15 km

4

32

3 x MMF + 1 x SMF

2 km and 30 km

3+1

32

UTP-5

100m

4

32

SMF LR

40 km

4

32

OC-12c

622 Mbps

MMF/SMF

500m and 1 km

1

8

OC-12c

622 Mbps

SMF LR

40 km

1

8

DS3 ATM

45 Mbps

Coaxial

4

32

E3 ATM

34 Mbps

Coaxial

4

32

T1/E1 ATM

1.5 Mbps

TP - RJ-48 and coaxial for E1

4

32

T1/E1 CES

1.5 Mbps

TP - RJ-48 and coaxial for E1

(Un)structured

4

32