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SWITCH 7750 COMPONENTS
The chapter describes the following Switch 7750 components:
■ Switch Chassis
■ Switch Backplane
■ Fabric Module
■ Fabric 32 Submodules
■ I/O Modules
■ Power Module
■ Power Distribution
■ External PoE Power System
■ Fan Assembly
■ Switch 7750 Specifications
Switch Chassis The Switch 7750 is available with a 4-Slot or 7-Slot chassis. Table 3 lists the
hardware features of each model.
Switch Backplane The Switch 7750 backplane is part of the integrated chassis and delivers
high-speed data transfer between the Fabric and I/O modules. The backplane
bandwidth capacity is 96 Gbps.
The backplane supports the following functions:
■ Interconnection of signals between modules
■ Provides communication channels
■ Hot swapping for modules
■ Automatic recognition of slots
■ Distribution of power and management of the power supply for the system
Table 3 Hardware Features of the Switch 7750 Models
4-Slot Chassis 7-Slot Chassis
Fabric slots 1 1
I/O module slots 3 6
Fan slot 1 1
AC Power module slots 2 3
