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BPX Switch Common Core
This chapter contains a description of the common core group, comprising the Broadband Controller
Cards (BCCs), the Alarm/Status Monitor (ASM) card, associated backcards, and the StrataBus
backplane.
This chapter contains the following:
• BPX Switch Common Core Group
• Broadband Controller Card (BCC-32, BCC-3, BCC-4)
• Alarm/Status Monitor Card
• BPX Switch StrataBus 9.6 and 19.2 Gbps Backplanes
BPX Switch Common Core Group
The BPX switch Common Core group includes the Broadband Controller Card (BCC-3 and
associated BCC-3-bc backcard, or BCC-32 and associated BCC-b backcard), or BCC-4 and
associated BCC-3-c backcard, the Alarm/Status Monitor (ASM), a Line Module for the ASM card
(LM-ASM), and the StrataBus backplane (see Figure 3-1). The BCC-3 and BCC-32 are functionally
equivalent and support 9.6 Gbps operation, but use different backcards. The BCC-4 supports the
19.2 Gbps operation of the BXM cards and provides 32M or 64M.
• ATM cell switching.
• Internal node communication.
• Remote node communication.
• Node synchronization.
• Network management communications (Ethernet), local management (RS-232).
• Alarm and status monitoring functions.
