Chapter 1
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Line Card Product Overview
Cisco IOS XR Software Release and Hardware Revision
Requirements
The Cisco ASR 9000 line cards have specific Cisco IOS XR software requirements. To ensure
compatibility with the software, each line card has a specific hardware revision number. The number is
printed on a label affixed to the component side of the card and is displayed by the show diag
command.Table 1-2
Table 1-2
Ethernet Line Card
40-Port GE Line Card
40-Port GE Extended Line Card
40-Port GE Low Queue Line Card
8-Port 10GE DX Line Card
8-Port 10GE DX Extended Line Card
8-Port 10GE DX Low Queue Line Card
4-Port 10GE Line Card
4-Port 10GE Extended Line Card
4-Port 10GE Low Queue Line Card
8-Port 10GE Line Rate Card
8-Port 10GE Extended Line Rate Card
8-port 10GE 80G Low Queue Line Rate Card
2-Port 10GE + 20-Port GE Combination Line Card
2-Port 10GE + 20-Port GE Extended Combination Line Card A9K-2T20GE-E
2-Port 10GE + 20-Port GE Low Queue Combination Line
Card
16-Port 10GE DX Medium Queue Line Card
24-Port 10GE DX Line Card, Packet Transport Optimized
24-Port 10GE DX Line Card, Service Edge Optimized
2-Port 100GE DX Line Card, Packet Transport Optimized
2-Port 100GE DX Line Card, Service Edge Optimized
80 Gigabyte Modular Line Card, Packet Transport Optimized A9K-MOD80G-TR
80 Gigabyte Modular Line Card, Service Edge Optimized
160 Gigabyte Modular Line Card, Packet Transport Optimized A9K-MOD160G-TR
160 Gigabyte Modular Line Card, Service Edge Optimized
20-Port GE Modular Port Adapter (MPA)
2-port 10GE Modular Port Adapter (MPA)
lists the hardware and software requirements for the line cards.
Cisco IOS XR Release and Hardware Version Compatibility for Cisco ASR 9000 Series
Line Cards
Product Number
A9K-40GE-B
A9K-40GE-E
A9K-40GE-L
A9K-8T/4-B
A9K-8T/4-E
A9K-8T/4-L
A9K-4T-B
A9K-4T-E
A9K-4T-L
A9K-8T-B
A9K-8T-E
A9K-8T-L
A9K-2T20GE-B
A9K-2T20GE-L
A9K-16T/8-B
A9K-24X10GE-TR
A9K-24X10GE-SE
A9K-2X100GE-TR
A9K-2X100GE-SE
A9K-MOD80G-SE
A9K-MOD160G-SE
A9K-MPA-20GE
A9K-MPA-2X10GE
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Ethernet Line Card Installation Guide
Cisco IOS XR Software Release and Hardware Revision Requirements
Minimum IOS XR
Software Release
3.7.2
3.7.2
3.9.0
3.7.2
3.7.2
3.9.0
3.7.2
3.7.2
3.9.0
3.9.1
3.9.0
3.9.0
3.9.0
3.9.0
3.9.1
3.9.1
4.2.0
4.2.0
4.2.0
4.2.0
4.2.0
4.2.0
4.2.0
4.2.0
4.2.0
4.2.0
Required
Hardware
Version
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
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