Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards - Cisco ASR 9000 Series Installation Manual

Overview
Caution
Use only optical modules (SFP, SFP+, XFP, QSFP, CFP, and CPAK) supplied by Cisco Systems, Inc. in the
Cisco ASR 9000 Series line cards. Each module contains an internal serial number that is security programmed
by the module manufacturer with information that provides a way for the Cisco IOS XR software to identify
and validate the module as qualified to operate with Ethernet line cards. Unapproved modules (those not
purchased directly from Cisco) will work, but generate an error message stating that the device is unsupported.
Note
It is strongly recommended to wait for 60 seconds before successive insertion or removal of optics. Failure
in following this recommendation may affect the functionality of optics.
Note While inserting the QSFP, configure the port to the corresponding mode. For example, configure 1xFortyGigE
mode for 40G optics and 4xTenGigE mode for 4x10G optics
If the ports are not configured to the appropriate mode and the optics are inserted in the default 100G mode,
then an alarm is raised.
Therefore, for optics to function it is important for the corresponding operational mode to be configured.

10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards

Note
All Ethernet line cards have port Status LEDs on their front panels. Each SFP or XFP port has an adjacent
LED to indicate the status of the associated port. In addition, each line card has a single tristate Status LED
to display card status (see Line Card LEDs, page 134).
2-Port 10-Gigabit + 20-Port Gigabit Ethernet Combination Line Card with XFP
The 2-Port 10-Gigabit + 20-Port Gigabit Ethernet (GE) combination line card provides two cages for XFP
Ethernet optical interface modules that operate at a rate of 10 Gbps, and 10 double-stacked cages (20 total)
for SFP Ethernet optical modules that operate at a rate of 1 Gbps.
The two XFP modules can be 10GE multimode connections The 20 SFP cages support either fiber-optic or
copper Gigabit Ethernet transceivers.
The 2-Port 10GE + 20-Port GE combination line card is available in base, extended, and low-queue versions.
All versions are functionally equivalent, but vary in configuration scale and buffer capacity.
Each XFP and SFP cage on the 2-Port 10GE + 20-Port GE combination line card has an adjacent Link LED
visible on the front panel. The Link LED indicates the status of the associated XFP or SFP port, as described
in Line Card LEDs, on page
The following figure shows the 2-Port 10GE + 20-Port GE combination line card front panel and LEDs.
138.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Ethernet Line Card Installation Guide
10-Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards
15