3Com 6000 series Getting Started Manual

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About the Router 6000 111 Introducing theRouter 6000 FamilyThis section introduces the 3Com ® Router 6000 and describes how it canbe used in your network. It covers summaries of hardware and softwarefeatures and also the following topics:■ About the Router 6000■ 3Com Router 6040■ 3Com Router 6080■ System Description■ The RPU Module■ The RPU2 Module■ The PSU ModuleAbout theRouter 6000The 3Com Router 6000 Family are high-performance edge routers thatsupport flexible interface cards (FICs), hot swappable fan modules, andpower supply units (PSUs) in 1+1 redundancy.Abundant FIC options Abundant flexible interface cards (FICs) areavailable for the Router 6000 allowing great flexibility and investmentprotection.Ethernet access The electrical and fiber (multi-mode and single-mode)FE FICs available with the Router 6000 support PPPoE and PPPoEoA thatcan offer authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) servicesfor Ethernet access, hence satisfying the requirements of governmentoffices and enterprises in broadband access.ATM and DSL Installed with an ADSL or G.HSDSL card, the Router6000 can connect the medium-to-small-sized enterprises to the digitalsubscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) equipment through a publicswitched telephone network (PSTN) and then to the Internet. The Router