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Date
May 2012
December 2011
May 2010
December 2009
March 2009
Audience
This guide is written for hardware installers and system administrators of Cisco routers.
This publication assumes that the user has a substantial background in installing and configuring router
and switch-based hardware. The reader should also be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring
practices, and have experience as an electronic or electromechanical technician.
Purpose
This installation guide contains procedures for installing line cards into the router, verifying the
installation, and creating a basic startup configuration file.
Document Organization
This installation and configuration guide is organized into the following chapters and appendixes:
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Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Ethernet Line Card Installation Guide
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Changes to This Document
Change Summary
Information added about the new 160G modular line card, the new 2-port 10GE
Modular Port Adapter (MPA), the new 2-port 40GE Modular Port Adapter (MPA),
and the CFP-40G, CFP-100G, and QSFP+ optical modules.
Information added about the new 24-port 10GE fixed line card, the 2-port 100-GE
fixed line card, and the modular line card supporting the 20-port 1-GE Modular Port
Adapter (MPA), the 4-port 10GE Modular Port Adapter (MPA) and the 2-port 10GE
Modular Port Adapter (MPA).
Information added about the new 16x10GE SFP+ line card and SFP+ transceiver
modules. Also added information about additional versions of existing cards and
new supported transceiver modules.
Information added about the new 8x10GE 80 Gbps Line Rate Card and 2x10GE +
20x1GE Combination Line Card.
Initial release of this document.
Chapter 1, "Cisco ASR 9000 Series Line Card Product Overview,"
ASR 9000 Series Ethernet line cards,
Chapter 2, "Installing Line Cards in the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router,"
installing the hardware and connecting external network interface cables.
Chapter 3, "Verifying and Troubleshooting the Line Card Installation,"
verifying the line card installation.
Appendix A, "Technical Specifications,"
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router.
provides an overview the Cisco
lists the specifications for the Ethernet line cards for the
provides instructions for
provides procedures for