The Universal Switching Module (UXM-E) for the Cisco IGX 8410, IGX 8420, IGX 8430, and IGX 8450 wide-area switch provides standards-based, full-featured ATM interfaces that meet current and future wide-area networking ATM requirements. The UXM-E leverages industry-leading technology with Stratm technology, a set of custom ASICs to deliver high-performance, high-density ATM solutions for wide-area networks. With the UXM-E, Cisco offers a solution for building wide-area ATM networks that is unique in this class of switches.