Acme Packet 6300/6350 Physical Interfaces
The Acme Packet 6300/6350 comes with management interfaces, including console, alarm, USB and network management integrated into the rear of the chassis, above the power supplies. It also supports a two network interface units (NIUs) that contain media interfaces. There is currently one type of media NIU available, which defines the supported cabling and speed.
Acme Packet 6300/6350 Management Interfaces
Management interfaces include 3 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet interfaces and are labeled Mgmt 0, 1 and 2. (These interfaces are often referred to as wancom0, 1 and 2.) The first interface, Mgmt 0, is for ssh access to the ACLI. The other two interfaces are used for state replication for High Availability (HA). For HA, connect these interfaces directly using a crossover cable.
The console port is serial and the alarm is "dry contact".
The USB port is reserved for use by Oracle personnel only. There is no front facing console port. The graphic below uses numbers to label the ports.
Figure A-5 Acme Packet 6300/6350 - Management Interfaces
The table below maps the graphic's reference numbers and the labeling on the management interfaces. It also, when applicable, lists the operation-type, slot and port parameters in the phy-interface configuration element for the management interfaces.
| Graphic Label | NIU Label | Operation-type | Slot | Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Console | NA | NA | NA |
| 2 | Alarm | NA | NA | NA |
| 3 | Mgmt 0 | Maintenance | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mgmt 1 | Maintenance | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Mgmt 2 | Maintenance | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | USB | NA | NA | NA |
Acme Packet 6300/6350 Media Interfaces
The Acme Packet 6300/6350 has 3 PHY card slots. The bottom slot, slot0, and the middle slot, slot1, support network-facing media interface cards. The top slot, slot2, supports feature-based hardware, such as transcoding, and is referred to as the “resource” slot. Standard Acme Packet 6300/6350 PHY cards contain 2 x 10-gigabit Ethernet ports.
Ensure that the first 2x10Gig NIU in your system populates slot0. If you are use a second 2x10Gig NIU, insert it into slot1.
Note:
Do not insert any 2x10Gig NIU in the resource slot (slot2).The Acme Packet 6300/6350 supports up to 4 x 10 gigabit media ports each running at full duplex line rate for all packet sizes. The graphic below labels the media ports using numbers.
Figure A-6 Acme Packet 6300/6350 - Media Interfaces
The table below maps the graphic's reference numbers and the labeling on the media interfaces. It also lists the operation-type, slot and port parameters in the phy-interface configuration element for the applicable interfaces. Note that the media interfaces are not uniquely labeled with the NIU silkscreen. The table distinguishes between these using "left" and "right", with the perspective being the user looking at the NIU panel.
| Graphic Label | NIU Label | Operation-type | Slot | Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA (left) | Media | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | NA (right) | Media | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | NA (left) | Media | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | NA (right) | Media | 1 | 1 |