Haven't heard the term 'switch fabric' since working with the Nortel
Networks' Accelar 1200. I didn't realize that us Crisco folks were using
this term to describe Crisco equipment as well. (It maybe a hidden message
from Nortel die-hards in a Crisco world) Anyway, what this term means, at
least the way I've used it, was to describe the CPU blades of the Nortel
Accelar 1200 routing switch. In fact, Nortel engineers will constantly use
that term when describing that piece of hardware. The blades are referred
to this way by name, in fact.
For example, a typical CPU blade is named: XLR1298SF Silicon Switch Fabric
Module
This switch fabric can be paralleled with the Crisco 'soup' blade or VIP
blade. Mention 'soup' to a Nortel fanatic and you'll probably receive
quizzical looks as well. For more information on switch fabric check out
http://www.nortelnetworks.com and look up Accelar (now called
Passport)1200. I hope this has helped.
Thank you,
Raul De La Garza III
CCNA NNCSS MCSE CNE
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Cubberley"
Hi all,
I recently heard the term "switch fabric" in a discussion of cisco 3900
token-ring switches. I've been searching cisco documentation and can't
seem
to get a good understanding of what this references. If anyone can shed a
little clearer light on this, I would greatly appreciate it. (it probably
is really simple...)
Thanks in advance,
C. Cubberley
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