The XPort8040 supports a UTOPIA-3 interface that connects to 4 full duplex OC-3 SFP (Small Form-factor Pluggable) interfaces allowing for single or multimode optics. The UTOPIA-3 interface supports AAL0/1/2(CPS, SSSAR, SSTED)/5. Data can be processed by directly by the interal MIPS 24K 450MHz processor, and then routed to either the PCIe or Gigabit Ethernet AMC fabrics.
Hot Swap support allows XPort8040 to be installed and removed from a live AMC system.