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Chapter 7
Broadband and Dial Access Products
ATM Multiservice WAN Switching
Cisco BPX 8600 Series—IP+ATM Multiservice Switches
The Cisco BPX 8600 series is standards-based ATM switch with advanced IP and ATM
capabilities. Designed to meet the demanding, high-traffic needs of a public service
provider or large private enterprise, the BPX switch delivers high-performance ATM
switching, multiservice adaptation and aggregation for all types of user traffic. Proven
in the world's largest ATM and Frame Relay networks, the BPX 8600 enables service
providers and large enterprises to meet skyrocketing network demands.
The Cisco BPX 8600 series switch offers up to 20 Gbps of high-throughput switching
for multiple traffic types data, voice, and video and supports a wide range of interfaces,
from Frame Relay to full broadband subscriber interfaces, up to 622 Mbps. You can
offer multiple services for LAN, X.25, SNA, IP, Frame Relay, and ATM traffic from a
single BPX platform. The Cisco BPX 8600 series supports multiprotocol label
switching (MPLS) today, and this functionality can be easily added to any BPX switch
already installed in the field.
For More Information
See the Cisco BPX Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/bpx
Sample ATM Access Solution Overview—Integrated Voice and Data
ATM Multiservice WAN Switching
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