Cisco SCE8000 Installation And Configuration Guide

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Cisco SCE8000 Topology and Topology-Related
Parameters
This chapter describes the possible deployment topologies of the Cisco SCE8000 and explains how to
configure the relevant parameters correctly for each topology.
• The Cisco SCE8000 Platform, page 3-1
• Topology Considerations, page 3-2
• Physical Topologies, page 3-3
• Link Continuity, page 3-9
• Topology-Related Parameters, page 3-11
• Asymmetric Routing Topology, page 3-13
The Cisco SCE8000 Platform
The Cisco SCE8000 is a solution for dual links with load sharing and asymmetrical routing and support
for fail-over between two SCE platforms.
The Cisco SCE8000 is built to support wire speed processing of full-duplex 10GBE streams. The Cisco
SCE8000 can, therefore, be deployed in a multi-link environment, in several different topologies.
• Single Cisco SCE8000 topology — Provides the ability to process both directions of a bi-directional
flow, processing both the upstream and downstream paths of a flow, even if they traverse different
links.
• Dual Cisco SCE8000 topology (cascade) — Cascaded Cisco SCE8000s provide high-availability
and fail-over solution and maintain the line and service in case of Cisco SCE8000 failure
• Multi-Gigabit Service Control Platform (MGSCP) topology — For scalability, the Cisco SCE8000
platform supports the option to connect a multiple number of SCE platforms to a Cisco 7600 Series
router used to perform load-balancing between the platforms.

Cisco SCE8000 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	SCE8000
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English