Datasheet

Blade Type

# of Ports

Interfaces/Protocols

T1/E1

36

T1/E1

DS3/E3/STS-1

18

DS3/E3/STS-1

RJ-45

36

10/100/1000 Base TX Copper Ethernet

SFP

36

Any protocol up to 2.5 Gbps, 10/100/1000 Base Fiber Ethernet,

SFP FC CDR

36

Any protocol up to 4.25 Gbps, 10/100/1000 Base Fiber Ethernet,

1 Gbps/2 Gbps/4 Gbps Fibre Channel with CDR, Sonet OC-3, OC-12, OC-48

SFP MR CDR

36

Any protocol up to 4.25 Gbps, 10/100/1000 Base Fiber Ethernet,

1 Gbps/2 Gbps/4 Gbps Fibre Channel with CDR, Sonet OC-3, OC-12, OC-48

10G XFP

9

10 Gbps Ethernet LAN Phy , Fibre Channel

10G XFP MR

Multi-rate up to 11.3 Gbps including Ethernet LAN, WAN PHY or

The type and quantity of ports in an MCC chassis are determined by the blades used in the system configuration.

Each blade has 8 to 36 ports, depending upon the type, and supports a variety of protocols with data rates up to

10Gbps. In certain applications, installing both copper and SFP blades provides media conversion capabilities

within the MCC eliminating the need for external equipment. For a detailed description of the interface blades

Interface Blades

Each MCC chassis is managed using a robust, industry-standard command line interface (CLI) accessed through

either a serial connection or an Ethernet port. An on-board SNMP agent and a Java-based graphical user interface

(GUI) are also accessed from the network.

Automation using the MCC’s Tcl application programming interface (API) increases test velocity and provides for

unattended dynamic testing. MCC automation is also available through scripting CLI commands with the Perl/

Expect interface, SNMP tools, or using the CLI source command.

Management

The MCC is ideal for use in any testing environment to increase productivity and minimize capital and operational

expenses.The amount of equipment needed to support the test workload is minimized by sharing expensive test

sets and test bed equipment among users. Test lab productivity is increased by storing and recalling frequently used

topologies, scripting configurations, and tests to be performed automatically. Eliminating manual manipulation

of optical cables minimizes the effects of cable wear and fiber contamination on test results for more accurate tests

and fewer re-tests.Tests such as cable breaks or port failover simulation, multi-casting test patterns at wire speed,

and simulating long-haul cable scenarios are easily accomplished using the flexible mapping configurations of

the MCC. Typical examples of MCC use in the lab are illustrated in FIGURE 1 and FIGURE 2.

MCC Applications in Laboratories

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