Lucent Technologies P550 - Manual (Page 21)

Cajun P550/P220 Switch Operation Guide 1-1
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Cajun P550 Switch Overview
Switch Description
The Cajun P550 switch is a family member of Gigabit Ethernet switching products from
Lucent Technologies Corporation, and supports:
❒ More bandwidth
❒ Elimination of bottlenecks
❒ Better manageability
❒ Routing
❒ Dependable multimedia support
Hardware Overview
The P550’s hardware features includes:
❒ Chassis
❒ Modules
Chassis
The switching fabric is non-blocking and provides 22.88 Gbps switching throughput
(45.76 Gbps aggregate bandwidth). The chassis features include (Figure 1-1):
❒ Seven slots (six payload slots)
❒ Up to 288 10/100Base-TX ports (autosensing)
❒ Up to 60 100Base-FX ports
❒ Up to 24 gigabit-speed Ethernet ports