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The PA-1C mainframe Channel Port Adapter (CPA) is an extension of Cisco`s family of channel-attached products. The CPA joins the Channel Interface Processor (CIP) and channel applications software (IP Datagram, Cisco SNA (CSNA), TCP/IP Offload, TN3270 Server, and TCP Assist) to make the most powerful and wide ranging family of channel-attached router products in the industry.
There are two models of the PA-1C mainframe Channel Port Adapter, the Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) Channel Port Adapter (PA-1C-E) and the Parallel Channel Port Adapter (PA-1C-P).
Key Features:
Single-width port adapters for Cisco 7200 series routers
Supports up to three CPA modules per Cisco 7200 platform
ESCON (PA-1C-E) or parallel channel (PA-1C-P) interface support
Onboard 100 MHz Mips RISC processor, 512 KB cache memory, 4 MB system DRAM, 32 MB packet memory
IP Datagram, TCP/IP Offload, TN3270 Server, TCP Assist, Cisco MultiPath Channel (CMPC), CMPC+, and CSNA software support
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Description |
Cisco 7100 |
Cisco 7200 |
Cisco 7200VXR |
Cisco 7500/VIP2 |
Part Number |
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1-port Mainframe Channel port adapter, ESCON |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No - See CIP2 |
PA-1C-E |
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1-port Mainframe Channel port adapter, Parallel |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No - See CIP2 |
PA-1C-P |
Figure 17-84: Mainframe Channel Port Adapter
