Line Card Components And Descriptions; Mx5, Mx10, Mx40, And Mx80 Modular Interface Card Description; Figure 17: Mics Installed In An Mx5, Mx10, Mx40, And Mx80 Router - Juniper MX10 Hardware Manual

CHAPTER 5

Line Card Components and Descriptions

MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Modular Interface Card Description

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MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Modular Interface Card Description on page 23
MICs Supported by MX Series Routers on page 26
MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Port and Interface Numbering on page 30
MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Modular Interface Card LEDs on page 33
Modular Interface Cards (MICs) provide the physical connections to various network
media types. MICs receive incoming packets from the network and transmit outgoing
packets to the network. During this process, each MIC performs framing and high-speed
signaling for its media type. Before transmitting outgoing data packets through the MIC
interfaces, the router encapsulates the packets received.
On the fixed MX80 chassis, the MICs come preinstalled and cannot be replaced.
On the modular MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 chassis, you can install a variety of MICs
in the two front slots of the router, and the optional Multiservices MIC can be installed in
the rear slot.

Figure 17: MICs Installed in an MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Router

The MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 routers support the following types of MICs:
Front-Pluggable MICs on page 24
Fixed (Built-in) MICs on page 24
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