Installation & Operation Manual 80 Document # LTRT-92224
Mediant 8000
13.2 ES-2 ES (Ethernet Switch) Board
The ES-2 is a hot-swappable Compact PCI board that provides full wire-speed Layer2
Gigabit Ethernet switch functionality. It is used for connecting the Mediant 8000to the
external IP network as well as interconnecting the Media Gateway and the SC boards.
The ES-2 board has 24 10/100/1000Mbps ethernet ports; 14 of these ports are
connected to the Mediant 8000 midplane slots (that correspond to SC, Media Gateway
boards and F-LINK); 10 of these ports are connected to the ES-2/RTM module and
may be used for connecting the Mediant 8000 to the external IP network (ports 8 and
9 are not in use). Refer to 'ES-2 Physical Slots to Ethernet Port Mapping' below for
additional details.
The ES-2/RTM also contains an RS-232 console port, which is used for configuration
or debugging.