Guide to New Names and Colors for WAN Switching Products

Document ID: 15027

Introduction
Prerequisites
      Requirements
      Components Used
      Conventions
Name Guide
Color Guide
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Introduction

This document provides a guide to new names and colors for WAN switching products.

Prerequisites

Requirements

There are no specific requirements for this document.

Components Used

This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.

Conventions

Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.

Name Guide

New product names are shown in bold type.

	Original Name	New Name
IGX™	StrataCom IGX™ ATM multiservice switch	Cisco IGX™ 8400 series wide-area switch
	IGX™ 8	IGX™ 8410
	IGX™ 16	IGX™ 8420
	IGX™ 32	IGX™ 8430
	Port Concentrator Shelf (PCS)	Port Concentrator Shelf (PCS)
	Voice Network Switching (VNS)	Voice Network Switching (VNS) system
	Dial Access Switch (DAS)	Dial Access Switching (DAS) system
AXIS	StrataCom AXIS multiservice concentrator	Cisco MGX™ 8220 edge concentrator
BPX®	StrataCom BPX® Service Node	Cisco BPX® 8600 series wide-area switch BPX® 8620 BPX® 8650 (Tag Switching)
BPX®	Extended Services Processor (ESP)	Extended Services Processor (ESP)
FEATURES	Advanced Networking Features:	Intelligent QoS Management Suite
	AutoRoute	Automatic Routing Management
	FairShare OptiClass®	Advanced CoS Management (combines FairShare and OptiClass)
	ForeSight®	Optimized Bandwidth Management ForeSight® is available as an optional, orderable license
		Dynamic Buffer Management (new descriptor)
WAN TECHNOLOGY	Stratm™ technology	Stratm™ technology
NETWORK MANAGEMENT	StrataSphere™	Cisco Multiservice Management
	StrataView Plus®	Cisco WAN Manager®
	CiscoView	CiscoView
	Info Center	Info Center
	Service Activation Center (SAC)	Service Activation Center (SAC)

Color Guide

	SUMMARY OF HARDWARE COLOR CHANGES
IGX	Chassis will change from dark gray to Cisco teal. The Cisco logo and the new product name will be imprinted on the chassis. Card faceplates are not affected.
AXIS	Chassis will change from gray to teal. The Cisco logo and the new product name will be imprinted on the chassis. Card faceplates remain light gray, however the LED overlay labels on the cards change from dark gray to light gray.
BPX	Chassis will change from dark gray to Cisco teal. The Cisco logo and the new product name will be imprinted on the chassis. Card faceplates remain light gray, however a teal Cisco logo will be imprinted on the faceplates.

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Updated: Apr 17, 2009

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