Online Insertion And Removal; Peripheral Component Interconnect Buses - Cisco uBR7100 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Functional Overview
To allow OIR, an address allocator with unique MAC addresses is stored in an EEPROM on the router.
Each address is reserved for a specific port and slot in the router regardless of whether a port adapter
resides in that slot.
The MAC addresses for port adapters are assigned to slot 3 in Cisco uBR7100 series routers, not to a
particular port adapter. Assigning MAC addresses to the slot and not to the port adapter allows you to
remove a port adapter and insert the port adapter into other routers without causing the MAC addresses
to move around the network or to be assigned to multiple devices.
Note Storing the MAC addresses for every slot in one central location means the addresses stay with the
memory device on which they are stored.

Online Insertion and Removal

The modular port adapter installed in Cisco uBR7100 series routers supports OIR. This function allows
you to install and replace a port adapter while the router is operating; you do not need to notify the
software or shut down the system power. This provides a method that is seamless to end users on the
network, maintains all routing information, and preserves sessions.
The following is a functional description of OIR for background information only; for specific
procedures for installing and replacing a port adapter in a Cisco uBR7100 series router, see the
configuration note that ships with each port adapter.
Each port adapter has a bus connector that connects it to the router. Each connector has a set of tiered
pins in three lengths that send specific signals to the system as they make contact with the port adapter.
The system assesses the signals it receives and the order in which it receives them to determine if a port
adapter is being removed or inserted into the router. From these signals, the system determines whether
to reinitialize a new interface or shut down a removed interface. For example, when you insert a port
adapter, the longest pins make contact with the port adapter first, and the shortest pins make contact last.
The system recognizes the signals and the sequence in which it receives them.
When you remove or insert a port adapter in a Cisco uBR7100 series router, the port adapter pins send
signals to notify the system, which then performs as follows:
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Peripheral Component Interconnect Buses

All interfaces connect to two Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) buses on the router that provide
a path to packet I/O memory and the network processor. Slots 1 and 3 use PCI bus 0, and slot 0 uses
PCI bus 1. The maximum recommended bandwidth points on each PCI bus is 600 points.
Slots 2, 4, and 5 are not used in the Cisco uBR7100 series routers.
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Rapidly scans the system for configuration changes.
Initializes all newly inserted port adapters, noting any removed interfaces and placing them in the
administratively shutdown state.
Brings all previously configured interfaces on the port adapter back to the state they were in when
they were removed. Any newly inserted interfaces are put in the administratively shutdown state, as
if they were present (but not configured) at boot time. If a similar port adapter type is reinserted into
a slot, its ports are configured and brought online up to the port count of the original port adapter.
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