Cisco ASR 9000 Series Installation Manual page 11

Preface
Date Change Summary
September 2012 Information added about the new 1-port 40GE Modular Port Adapter (MPA), the new 36-Port 10-Gigabit
Ethernet Line Card and the new 1-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Line Card, plus updates to the transceiver
module information.
May 2012 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.
December 2011 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).
May 2010 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.
December 2009 Information added about the new 8x10GE 80 Gbps Line Rate Card and 2x10GE + 20x1GE Combination
Line Card.
March 2009 Initial release of this document.
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.
Organization
This guide includes the following sections:
Section Title
1 Overview, on page 1
2 Installing and Removing Line Cards and Transceiver
Modules, on page 69
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Ethernet Line Card Installation Guide
Description
Provides instructions for installing the hardware and
connecting external network interface cables.
Provides instructions for installing and removing line
cards and transceiver modules.
Audience
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