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Chapter 3. functional overview of the ibm 8285, Ibm 8285 architecture overview – IBM SG24-4817-00 User Manual

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Chapter 3. Functional Overview of the IBM 8285

This chapter contains the following sections describing the functional overview of
the IBM 8285:

IBM 8285 Architecture Overview

Switching Fabric

Control Point Codes

ATM Backplane / Expansion Unit Connection

LAN Emulation Server Functions

3.1 IBM 8285 Architecture Overview

This section discusses the architecture of the IBM 8285.

Figure 9 on page 18 shows the hardware architecture of the IBM 8285 Base Unit.

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