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SBC 5400 hardware platform provides additional management ports which can be configured with the licenses for of the following three packet port configuration:

  • One packet port with 10Gb/s speed mode.
    • The 10Gb mode always operates on media port 0.
    • The 10Gb mode requires the media ports:1, 2, and 3 to be inactive.
  • Four packet ports with 1Gb/s speed mode.
Note

SBC 5400 does not require any additional licenses to configure two packet ports with 1Gb/s speed mode.

The following two new licenses are added to SBC 5400 to support packet port configuration:

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hardware platform is available in 3 models based on media port configurations. Customer is required to purchase the appropriate model based on Interface and capacity requirements.

  • Spacevars
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     2x1GB Interfaces
  • Spacevars
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     4x1GB Interfaces
  • Spacevars
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     1x10GB Interfaces

In case, customer wants to upgrade the Network Interfaces after initial purchase, it is possible to upgrade the interfaces by Network Interface upgrade licenses.

  • 2x1GB to 4x1GB Interface Upgrade
  • 2x1GB to 1x10GB Interface Upgrade
  • 4x1GB to 1x10GB Interface Upgrade

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 comes with 4 media ports, depending on the network Interface licensed Media ports will be enabled on the chassis.

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     1x10GB Interfaces
    • The 10GB mode always operates on media port 0
    • Media ports:1, 2, and 3 will be inactive
    • 10GB SFP should be installed on Media Port 0
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     2x1GB Interfaces
    • The 1GB mode enabled on media port 0 and 1
    • Media ports: 2, and 3 will be inactive
    • 1GB SFP should be installed on Media Port 0 and 1
  • Spacevars
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     4x1GB Interfaces
    • The 1GB mode enabled on media port 0, 1, 2 and 3
    • 1GB SFP should be installed on all media Ports

 

Note

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The sub-system, Node Routing Service (NRS), is responsible for enabling or activating the management and packet ports in

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system and Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is the subsystem that monitors those ports. Each of these sub-systems are modified to check both the configuration and the licensing. Media port operating in 10GbE mode supports

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10Gb/s speed with full

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-duple and auto-negotiations is unsupported in this mode. And media ports operating in 1GbE mode supports auto-negotiation with advertised

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capabilities of 1Gb/s speed in full duplex mode.