80-Series Forwarding Engines

The Forwarding Engines are numbered starting at one and increased by one for each Forwarding Engine. The Supervisor module always has Forwarding Engines numbered one and two. For a 7-slot P580 switch, numbers one and two for the Supervisor module and up to eight per media module slot for a maximum total of 50 Forwarding Engines. For a 17-slot P882, numbers one and two for the Supervisor module and up to eight for each of the media modules, for a maximum total of 130. The numbering sequence will vary depending on the type and total number of media modules. If the switch has empty slots the numbering sequence is bypassed for the empty slots.