T12 Shelf T24 Shelf
IM1 IM1
1 2 3 1 2 3
4 5 6 SM 4 4 SM
7 8 9 3 2 1
SM Port Group (x12)
IM13
Pattern repeats for other 11 port groups
T12 T24
SM Port
SM Port Group IM Slot SM - Link SM - Port IM Slot SM - Link SM - Port IM Slot SM - Link SM - Port not used
1 1 1-9 1:1-9 1 1-4 1:1-4 13 1-4 1:9-6 1:5
2 2 1-9 2:1-9 2 1-4 2:1-4 14 1-4 2:9-6 2:5
3 3 1-9 3:1-9 3 1-4 3:1-4 15 1-4 3:9-6 3:5
4 4 1-9 4:1-9 4 1-4 4:1-4 16 1-4 4:9-6 4:5
5 5 1-9 5:1-9 5 1-4 5:1-4 17 1-4 5:9-6 5:5
6 6 1-9 6:1-9 6 1-4 6:1-4 18 1-4 6:9-6 6:5
7 7 1-9 7:1-9 7 1-4 7:1-4 19 1-4 7:9-6 7:5
8 8 1-9 8:1-9 8 1-4 8:1-4 20 1-4 8:9-6 8:5
9 9 1-9 9:1-9 9 1-4 9:1-4 21 1-4 9:9-6 9:5
10 10 1-9 10:1-9 10 1-4 10:1-4 22 1-4 10:9-6 10:5
11 11 1-9 11:1-9 11 1-4 11:1-4 23 1-4 11:9-6 11:5
12 12 1-9 12:1-9 12 1-4 12:1-4 24 1-4 12:9-6 12:5
T12 Shelf Backplane T24 Shelf Backplane
12 IM Slots
12 IM Slots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 (top of IM) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Consistent FIC Port Mapping
across all upper slots
FIC 9-Port Group (x9) FIC 4-Port Group (x9)
1 1
2
3
2
3
Unique port mapping between
4 SM Slots
4 4 upper and lower cages
5
9 SM Slots 6
7
8
9
Each IM Fabric Interface Chip (FIC)
connects to fabric system using 36 ports: 1
• T12 = 4xSM x 9 ports (links)
• T24 = 9xSM x 4 ports (links) Consistent FIC Port Mapping
across all lower slots
12 IM Slots 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
(top of IM)
