RuggedCom RUGGEDBACKBONE RX5000 - Manual (Page 9)

RuggedBackbone™ RX5000
Installation Guide
Chapter 2
RuggedBackbone™ Modules
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RuggedBackbone™ Modules
The RX5000 chassis features ten slots, each designed to accommodate a particular module. Figure 1, “Chassis
Slot Assignment” shows the front panel view of the RX5000. The slot name at each position indicates the type of
module that can be installed at that position in the chassis.
Figure 1: Chassis Slot Assignment
Table 1: RX5000 Chassis Slots
Slot Type Description
CM The Control Module is the central processing unit for the RX5000
system. See Section 2.2, “Control Module” .
SM The Switch Module contains the chassis-wide Ethernet switch fabric
that interconnects Ethernet ports on all installed line modules. See
Section 2.3, “Switch Module” .
L1 through L6 One to six Line Modules can be installed in the RX5000. See
Section 2.4, “Line Modules” .
PM1, PM2 Dual, redundant hot-swappable power supply modules can be
installed in the RX5000. See Section 2.5, “Power Module” .
All supported modules are built to the RuggedRated™ specifications of the RuggedBackbone™ RX5000.