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The CX3002 Communications Module supports the remote configuration and monitoring of modules in the CH3000 Chassis, and monitors the chassis mid-plane alarm line. Mounted on top of any power supply module, it does not require a dedicated slot in the chassis. The CX3002 supports Web-based management of the CH3000 Chassis.

In addition to compatibility with Aurora's Opti-Trace software, the module's SNMP proxy agent enables equipment monitoring and integration with other NMS solutions. The CX3002 maintains a separate cache of status and configuration information for each active CH3000 module during runtime.

One of the CX3002's two 10BaseT ports is used to interface with Aurora's Opti-Trace family of management software over a standard IP network. The second 10BaseT port can be used to daisy-chain additional CX3002 modules to support monitoring of multiple chassis per site, thus reducing requirements for external hubs. An RS-232 port provides an interface for monitoring of externally connected equipment.

The CX3002 also provides automatic healing so that power-down failure will not affect communications within a daisy-chain of remaining CX3002s; in this scenario, management traffic will simply loop through the failed module.

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