Cisco ASR 9000 Series Ethernet Line Card

In this section you will identify the following aspects of the Ethernet Line Card:

Part number and description

Location

Status LEDs

Part number and description

Cisco ASR 9000 Ethernet line cards are available in base, extended, low-queue, service edge optimized, and packet transport optimized versions. All versions are functionally equivalent, but vary in configuration scale and buffer capacity. Table 1 provides comparative information about the Ethernet line cards.

Table 1: Cisco ASR 9000 Ethernet Line Cards Part Number, Description, and Supported Platform

Part Number

Description Supported Platform

40-Port Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

A9K-40GE-L 40-Port GE Low Queue Line Card, Requires SFPs Cisco ASR 9010 Cisco ASR 9006 Cisco ASR 9904 A9K-40GE-B 40-Port 10GE Line Card, Requires SFPs

A9K-40GE-E 40-Port GE Extended Line Card, Requires SFPs

4-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

A9K-4T-L 4-Port 10GE Low Queue Line Card, Requires XFPs Cisco ASR 9010 Cisco ASR 9006 Cisco ASR 9904 A9K-4T-B 4-Port 10GE Line Card, Requires XFPs

A9K-4T-E 4-Port 10GE Extended Line Card, Requires XFPs

8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet 2:1 Oversubscribed Line Card

A9K-8T/4-L 8-Port 10GE DX Low Queue Line Card, Requires XFPs Cisco ASR 9010 Cisco ASR 9006 Cisco ASR 9904 A9K-8T/4-B 8-Port 10GE DX Line Card, Requires XFPs

A9K-8T/4-E 8-Port 10GE DX Extended Line Card, Requires XFPs

2-Port 10-GE + 20-Port GE Combination Line Card

A9K-2T20GE-L

2-Port 10GE, 20-Port GE Low Queue Line Card, Requires SFP for GE ports, XFP for 10GE ports

Cisco ASR 9010 Cisco ASR 9006 Cisco ASR 9904

A9K-2T20GE-B

2-Port 10GE, 20-Port GE Line Card, Requires SFP for GE ports, XFP for 10GE ports

A9K-2T20GE-E

2-Port 10GE, 20-Port GE Extended Line Card, Requires SFP for GE ports, XFP for 10GE ports

8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet 80 Gbps Line Rate Card

A9K-8T-L 8-Port 10GE Low Queue Line Card, Requires XFPs Cisco ASR 9010 Cisco ASR 9006 Cisco ASR 9904 A9K-8T-B 8-Port 10GE Line Card, Requires XFPs

A9K-8T-E 8-Port 10GE Extended Line Card, Requires XFPs

16-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Oversubscribed Line Card

A9K-16T/8-B 16-Port 10GE DX Medium Queue Line Card, Requires SFP+ Modules

Cisco ASR 9010 Cisco ASR 9006 Cisco ASR 9904

24-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

A9K-24X10GE-SE

ASR 9000 24-port 10GE, Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires SFP+ Modules

Cisco ASR 9922 Cisco ASR 9912

Cisco ASR 9010 Cisco ASR 9006 Cisco ASR 9904

A9K-24X10GE-TR

ASR 9000 24-port 10GE, Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, Requires SFP+ Modules

36-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

A9K-36X10GE-SE

ASR 9000 36-Port 10GE Service Edge Optimized Line Card, requires SFP+ optics

Cisco ASR 9922 Cisco ASR 9912 Cisco ASR 9010 Cisco ASR 9006 Cisco ASR 9904

A9K-36X10GE-TR

ASR 9000 36-Port 10GE Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, requires SFP+ optics

1-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

A9K-1X100GE-SE

ASR 9000 1-Port 100GE Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CFP optics

Cisco ASR 9922 Cisco ASR 9912 Cisco ASR 9010 Cisco ASR 9006 Cisco ASR 9904

A9K-1X100GE-TR

ASR 9000 1-Port 100GE Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, Requires CFP optics

2-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

A9K-2X100GE-SE

ASR 9000 2-port 100GE, Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CFP Modules

Cisco ASR 9922 Cisco ASR 9912 Cisco ASR 9010 Cisco ASR 9006 Cisco ASR 9904

A9K-2X100GE-TR

ASR 9000 2-port 100GE, Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, Requires CFP Modules

40-Port Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

Figure 1 shows the front panel and connectors of a 40-Port Gigabit Ethernet line card (A9K-40GE-E, A9K-40GE-B, or A9K-40GE-L).

Figure 1: 40-Port Gigabit Ethernet Line Card (A9K-40GE-B Shown)

4-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

Figure 2 shows the front panel and connectors of a 4-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet line card (A9K-4T-E, A9K-4T-B, or A9K-4T-L).

Figure 2: 4-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card (A9K-4T-B Shown)

8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet 2:1 Oversubscribed Line Card

Figure 3 shows the front panel and connectors of a 8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet 2:1 oversubscribed line card (A9K-8T/4-E, A9K-8T/4-B, or A9K-8T/4-L). This is a 40 Gbps line rate card with a maximum line rate of 8 ports at 50 percent (2-1 oversubscribed).

Figure 3: 8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet 2:1 Oversubscribed Line Card (A9K-8T/4-B Shown)

2-Port 10-GE + 20-Port GE Combination Line Card

Figure 4 shows the front panel and connectors of the 2-Port 10-GE + 20-Port GE combination line card (A9K-2T20GE-E, A9K-2T20GE-B, or A9K-2T20GE-L).

Figure 4: 2-Port 10-GE + 20-Port GE Combination Line Card (A9K-2T20GE-B Shown)

8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet 80 Gbps Line Rate Card

Figure 5 shows the front panel and connectors of a 8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet line card (A9K-8T-E, A9K-8T-B, or A9K-8T-L).

Figure 5: 8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card (A9K-8T-E Shown)

16-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Oversubscribed Line Card

Figure 6 shows the front panel and connectors of a 16-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet 2:1 oversubscribed line card (A9K-16T/8-E or A9K-16T/8-B). This is an 80 Gbps line rate card with a maximum line rate of 16 ports at 50 percent (2-1 oversubscribed).

Figure 6: 16-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet 2:1 Oversubscribed Line Card (A9K-16T/8-E Shown)

24-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

Figure 7 shows the front panel and connectors of a 24-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet line card (A9K-24X10GE-SE or A9K-24X10GE-TR).

Figure 7: 24-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card (A9K-24X10GE-TR Shown)

36-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

Figure 8 shows the front panel and connectors of a 36-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet line card (A9K-36X10GE-SE or A9K-36X10GE-TR).

Figure 8: 36-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card (A9K-36X10GE-TR Shown)

1-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

Figure 9 shows the front panel and connectors of a 1-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet line card (A9K-1X100GE-SE or

A9K-1X100GE-TR).

Figure 9: 1-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card (A9K-1X100GE-SE Shown)

2-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card

Figure 10 shows the front panel and connectors of a 2-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet line card (A9K-2X100GE-SE or A9K-2X100GE-TR).

Figure 10: 2-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card (A9K-2X100GE-SE Shown)

Location

Cisco ASR 9922 Router

The Cisco ASR 9922 Ethernet line cards are installed in the 20 Line Card Slots 0-19 (Figure 11).

Figure 11: 20 Ethernet Line Cards in Cisco ASR 9922 Router

Cisco ASR 9912 Router

The Cisco ASR 9912 Ethernet line cards are installed in the ten Line Card Slots 0-9 (Figure 12).

Figure 12: Ten Ethernet Line Cards in Cisco ASR 9912 Router

Cisco ASR 9010 Router

The Cisco ASR 9010 Ethernet line cards are installed in the eight Line Card Slots 0-7 (Figure 13).

Figure 13: Eight Ethernet Line Cards in Cisco ASR 9010 Router

Cisco ASR 9006 Router

The Cisco ASR 9006 Ethernet line cards are installed in the four Line Card Slots 2-5 (Figure 14).

Figure 14: Four Ethernet Line Cards in Cisco ASR 9006 Router

Cisco ASR 9904 Router

The Cisco ASR 9904 Ethernet line cards are installed in the two Line Card Slots 0-1 (Figure 15).

Figure 15: Two Ethernet Line Cards in Cisco ASR 9010 Router

Status LEDs

All Ethernet line cards except the 2-Port 100-GE line card have port status LEDs on their front panels. Each SFP, SFP+, or XFP port has an adjacent LED to indicate the status of the associated port.

The 2-Port 100-GE line card provides two CFP cages for CFP Ethernet optical interface modules that operate at a rate of 100 Gbps. Each CFP cage on the 2-Port 100-GE line card has an adjacent Link LED visible on the front panel.

In addition, each line card has a single tristate Status LED to display card status.

Figure 16 shows the Port Status LEDs and Line Card Status LED of different types of Ethernet line cards.

Figure 16: Port Status LEDs and Line Card Status LED of Ethernet Line Cards

The display and meaning of Port Status LEDs and Line Card Status LED are described in Table 2.

Table 2: Port Status LEDs and Line Card Status LED

Port Status LEDs (one per port)

Green Port state is up and a valid physical layer link is established.

Blinking Line activity is occurring. The LED blinks green-amber-green.

Red Port state is up, but there is a link loss or SFP/XFP failure.

Off Port is administratively shut down.

Card Status LED (one per card)

Green Line card has booted properly, and is ready to pass or is passing traffic.

Steady Amber

Line card boot process is underway. When the Cisco IOS XR software finishes loading, the LED turns green.

Blinking Amber

Software configuration error has occurred that prevents the line card from passing traffic. It is possible that the line card is still passing traffic, but there is some degradation.

Red Line card has encountered a hardware error, and is not passing traffic.

Off Line card is powered off. The LED might turn off momentarily when switching between the states described above, although the line card has not powered off.

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