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Cisco 8600 Series Routers Overview
Caution
Switch Card Overview
The Cisco 8600 series routers are powered by the Cisco Silicon One Q200 series processors.
Cisco 8608 Q200 Silicon-based router comes with two Switch Cards (SCs) that provide 12.8Tbps of switching
capacity and the SCs provide a bandwidth of 1.6Tbps to each of the eight MPAs.
Figure 9: Switch Card
The SC is installed in the rear of the chassis. The eight fan trays are installed into the SC, each SC has four
fan trays. If you need to remove or replace the SC, we recommend that you remove the fan trays.
Fan Spinner Overview
The Fan Spinner is installed in the rear of the chassis. The four fan trays are installed into the Fan Spinner. If
you need to remove or replace the Fan Spinner, we recommend that you remove the fan trays.
Note
The mini coaxial connectors for 10 MHz and 1 PPS have a knurled portion that you must hold to plug or
unplug the connector cable. Pulling the cables can damage the connectors.
A Fan Spinner is always installed into the SC1 slot.
Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco 8600 Series Routers
Switch Card Overview
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