Chapter 1
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Line Card Product Overview
Modular Line Cards and Modular Port Adapters
There are two types of modular line cards (MLCs). The 80-Gb card has two network processing units
and the 160-Gb card has four network processing units. Each version is available in -SE (Service Engine
Optimized) and -TR (Packet Transport Optimized) variants. The two variants are functionally
equivalent, but vary in configuration scale and buffer capacity.
The modular line card provides two bays that support the following Modular Port Adapters (MPAs):
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Figure 1-14
in the lower bay.
20-Port Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter with SFP
The 20-Port Gigabit Ethernet (GE) modular port adapter (MPA) provides 10 double-stacked SFP (20
total) cages that support either fiber-optic or copper GE transceivers.
Each SFP cage on the GE MPA has an adjacent A/L (Active/Link) LED visible on the front panel. The
A/L LED indicates the status of the associated SFP port, as described in
the MPA and corresponding LEDs
See
operating parameters.
20-Port Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter with SFP, page 1-31
shows the front panel of the modular line card with a 20-port Gigabit Ethernet MPA installed
Modular Line Card
Table A-2
for a list of all SFP modules supported on the 20x1GE modular port adapter, and their
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Ethernet Line Card Installation Guide
Modular Line Cards and Modular Port Adapters
Table
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Figure 1-15
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