Hardware Requirements

Excel-Supplied Equipment

The following table lists the equipment that you must purchase from Excel for the Converged Services Platform (CSP).

Excel-Supplied Equipment

Matrix Controller Series 3 card

Matrix Controller I/O Series 3 card

System cards and I/O cards

Power Supply card

For multi-node systems:

EXNET-ONE card for each node on the ring

EXNET Ring Fiber-optic cable

Customer-Supplied Equipment

The following table lists the equipment that you must supply for the Converged Services Platform (CSP).

Customer-Supplied Equipment

A host computer to monitor and control the CSP over an Ethernet connection (10Base-T or 100Base-T), and other associated hardware. Multi-node systems require Ethernet connectivity to the host.

19-inch or 23-inch rack and screws

CSP 2090 and CSP 2110 10 gauge wire (green, blue, and white)

CSP 2040 14 gauge wire (green, blue, and white)

#10 solderless crimp ring terminals

#10 solderless crimp fork terminals

External power source:

CSP 2090: 20 amps @ -48 V DC

CSP 2110: 25 amps @ -48 V DC

CSP 2040: 10 amps @ -48 V DC

I/O card cables, including cables for line cards