The UCS™ 2900 is a family of four scalable systems with universal module slots, designed to accommodate a variety of high-performance connectivity and monitoring applications. The systems include a fully redundant architecture with hot-swappable, field replaceable parts for the industry’s highest availability.

The modular architecture of the UCS™ 2900 enables a “pay as you grow” model for the ultimate in flexibility and scalability. Each of the four systems is designed to support the capacity needed per application or site.

Table 1: Maximum capacity per system

System	2908	2910	2920	2940
Max # modules per system	8	32	64	128
Max # ports per system	256	1024	2048	4096

Mesh networking of multiple 2900 systems provides scalability over 100,000 ports 

The protocol independence of the UCS™ 2900 enables any and all protocols to be supported across a wide range of data rates from <1Mbps to 10Gbps. The universal blades or port interface modules provide any-to-any
connectivity, while the integrated test access ports and broadcast functions allow for non-intrusive monitoring and one-to-many connectivity.

Table 2: Port interfaces supported

LAN Interfaces	SAN Interfaces	MAN/WAN Interfaces	WAN Legacy Interfaces
Ethernet copper: 10/100/1000Mbps	ESCON: 200Mbps	SONET/SDH: 155/622/2488/9953Mbps	Serial copper: RS-232/422, EIA-530
Ethernet fiber: 1/10Gbps	FICON: 1/2/4/8Gbps	OTN 1/2: 2.5/10Gbps	Modem/Router V.35
ATM: 155/622Mbps	Fibre Channel: 1/2/4/8Gbps		PDH DS1/3 copper: 1.5/45Mbps

FEATURES & BENEFITS
• Automated connections are instantaneous and guaranteed
• Scalability to over 100,000 ports
• Port speed flexibility ranging from <1Mbps to 10Gbps
• Application flexibility from v.35 to 10GE per port
• Fully redundant, modular design for 99.999% availability
• Circuit confirmation and logging for simple tracking and reporting
• Integrated diagnostics for monitoring & fault isolation
• Integrated test access ports for flexible monitoring tool use
• Media and WDM conversion for distance extension
• Ultra-low latency (< 10ns typ.) for time sensitive applications

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