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    xv Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide This preface describes the objecti ves, audience, or ganization, and con ventions of the Cisco MGX 8950 Har dwar e Installation Guide . Objectives This publication provides descriptions for installing the follo wing MGX 8950 hardw[...]

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    xvi Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Related Documentation Related Documentation The following Cisco publications contain additional information related to the operation of this product and associated equipment in a Cisco W AN switching network. Cisco WAN Manager Re[...]

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    xvii Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Related Documentation Cisco MGX 8850 Release 2.1 Documentation The product documentation for the installation and operation of the MGX 8850 Release 2.1 switch is listed in T able 3 . T able 3 Cisco MGX 8850 Switc h Release 2.1 D[...]

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    xviii Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Related Documentation Cisco MGX 8950 Release 2.1 Documentation The product documentation for the installation and operation of the MGX 8950 Release 2.1 switch is listed in T able 4 . SES PNNI Release 1.1 Documentation The produ[...]

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    xix Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Related Documentation Cisco WAN Switching Software, Release 9.3 Documentation The product documentation for the installation and operation of the Cisco W AN Switching Software Release 9.3 is listed in T able 6 . MGX 8850 Multiser[...]

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    xx Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Related Documentation MGX 8250 Edge Concentrator, Release 1.1.40 Documentation The documentation that contains information for the installation and operation of the MGX 8250 Edge Concentrator is listed in T able 8 . Cisco MGX Rout[...]

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    xxi Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Related Documentation MGX 8230 Multiservice Gateway, Release 1.1.40 Documentation The documentation that contains information for the installation and operation of the MGX 8230 Edge Concentrator is listed in T able 9 . T able 9 M[...]

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    xxii Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Conventions Conventions This publication uses the following con ventions to con vey instructions and information. Command descriptions use these con ventions: • Commands and keyw ords are in boldface . • Arguments for which [...]

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    xxiii Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Obtaining Documentation Obtaining Documentation The following sections e xplain how to obtain documentation from Cisco Systems. World Wide Web Y ou can access the most current Cisco documentation on the W orld W ide W eb at the[...]

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    xxiv Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Obtaining Technical Assistance T o submit your comments by mail, use the response card behind the front co ver of your document, or write to the follo wing address: Cisco Systems Attn: Document Resource Connection 170 W est T as[...]

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    xxv Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Obtaining Technical Assistance • Priority lev el 2 (P2)—Y our production network is sev erely degraded, af fecting signif icant aspects of business operations. No w ork-around is av ailable. • Priority le vel 1 (P1)—Y our[...]

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    xxvi Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide Release 2.1, Part Number 78-11273-01 Rev. B0, March 2002 About this Guide Obtaining Technical Assistance[...]