Routing Matrix Terms and Acronyms

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L

line-card chassis (LCC)

A T640 router or T1600 router installed in a routing matrix.

R

routing matrix

A high capacity, multichassis router. The routing matrix with a TX Matrix router combines multiple T640 routers with a TX Matrix router switch fabric. The routing matrix with a TX Matrix Plus router combines multiple T1600 routers with a TX Matrix Plus router switch fabric.

S

Switch Interface Board (SIB)

On T640 and T1600 routers and on TX Matrix router and TX Matrix Plus routers, a switch fabric plane component that forwards packets from a source Packet Forwarding Engine to a destination Packet Forwarding Engine.

switch-card chassis (SCC)

A TX Matrix router installed in a routing matrix.

switch-fabric chassis (SFC)

A TX Matrix Plus router installed in a routing matrix.

T

TX Matrix Plus router

A high-speed centralized switch fabric that connects multiple T1600 routers in a routing matrix.

TX Matrix router

A high-speed centralized switch fabric that connects multiple T640 routers in a routing matrix.