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Hardware Description
This chapter provides detailed specifications and descriptions of each hardware component in the Cisco 10000 Edge Services Router (ESR). For installation instructions, see the appropriate hardware installation guide.
This chapter includes the following sections:
The Cisco 10000 meets the most stringent Internet Service Provider (ISP) requirements for reliability, cost, and configuration. It is Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS) Level 3 compliant, including front-to-back airflow, 12-inch depth, and less than 22 inches in height, which means you can have up to three Cisco 10000s per 7-foot rack.
Cisco 10000 features include
All line cards and modules can be hot-swapped. Blower modules can be replaced without interrupting service, within certain time limits. (The system might overheat if the blower model is removed and not replaced within 2 minutes.)
The Cisco 10000 can scale to unprecedented levels, with support for up to 2000 T1 connections per chassis, and up to 6000 T1 connections per 7-foot rack.
At product introduction, the Cisco 10000 supports the following processor and interface cards:
- Performance routing engine (PRE)
- Channelized T3 line card
- Channelized OC-12 line card
- Single-port gigabit Ethernet line card
- OC-12 Packet Over SONET (POS) line card
The Cisco 10000 chassis can be mounted in 19-inch or (optional) 23-inch equipment racks. It contains the following components:
The module compartment has ten slots: two central slots are reserved for PRE cards; eight slots accommodate full-height line cards. All cards support hot-swapping and redundancy.
Figure 2-1 shows a fully loaded chassis with redundant PREs, PEMs, and various line cards.
Figure 2-1: Cisco 10000 Chassis, Front View
The Cisco 10000 uses a blower module located at the top of the chassis (Figure 2-2) to supply cooling air to the chassis components. Four internal fans draw cooling air into the front of the chassis, direct it across the internal components to maintain an acceptable operating temperature, and exhaust hot air through openings in the rear of the chassis. The blower module supports hot-swapping and can be replaced without interruption to system operation, with the following caveat.
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Note The system might overheat if the blower module is removed and not replaced within 2 minutes. |
Figure 2-2: Blower Module
AC or DC PEMs power the Cisco 10000. There are two PEM bays in the chassis; however, only one PEM is required to power the router. An additional PEM can be installed for power redundancy. The existing PEM supports hot-swapping of the redundant PEM.
DC PEM
Each DC PEM provides filtering and supplies DC power to the chassis electronics (see Figure 2-3). DC PEMs receive input power (-48 VDC from building centralized power source) through terminal block connections located on the rear of the chassis.
Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the DC PEM.
Figure 2-3: DC PEM
Table 2-1: DC PEM LEDs
| LED
| Description
|
|---|
Power (green)
| The PEM is powered on and is operational.
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Fault (yellow)
| The PEM is not operating correctly (see the Cisco 10000 ESR Troubleshooting Guide).
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Miswire (yellow)
| The -48V and RTN (+) return wires are reversed (see the Cisco 10000 ESR DC Power Entry Module Installation).
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AC PEM
Each AC PEM provides power conversion directly from the facility VAC input power (100 to 240 VAC) to the -48 VDC used internally by the system (see Figure 2-4). AC power is delivered to the AC PEM from the VAC connection power cable to the power cord attached to the PEM.
Table 2-2 describes the LEDs on the AC PEM.
Figure 2-4: AC PEM
Table 2-2: AC PEM LED Descriptions
| LED
| Description
|
|---|
Power (green)
| The PEM is powered on and is operational.
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Fault (yellow)
| The PEM is not operating correctly (see the Cisco 10000 ESR Troubleshooting Guide).
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The PRE does all Layer 2 and Layer 3 packet manipulation related to routing and forwarding through the Cisco 10000. Its advanced application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology supports very high performance throughput with IP services enabled on every port. The PRE runs IOS Release 12.0S. It contains two PCMCIA slots, 32 MB of Flash memory, and a packet buffer of up to 256 MB. It supports up to 512 MB of SDRAM. Multiple PREs can be configured in a single chassis for redundancy.
The PRE is implemented on two printed circuit board assemblies:
For more details about the functions of these components, see the "Performance Routing Engine" section in "Technology Overview."
Figure 2-5: Distributed Processing Architecture in the PRE
Redundant PREs
You can configure multiple PREs in a single chassis for redundancy. If the primary PRE fails, the secondary PRE automatically takes over operation of the router. Because all Cisco 10000 line cards are physically connected to both the primary and secondary PREs, the failure of a single PRE does not require any human intervention---all line cards automatically reset to the redundant PRE. When redundant PREs are configured, the Cisco 10000 can survive even a catastrophic processor failure and still maintain the highest levels of uptime and availability.
The front panel on the PRE contains three ports with RJ-45 connectors (see Figure 2-6):
- Console port (CONSOLE)---This asynchronous EIA/TIA-232 serial port is used to connect a terminal to the PRE for local administrative access.
- Auxiliary port (AUX)---This asynchronous EIA/TIA-232 serial port is used to connect a modem to the PRE for remote administrative access.
- Ethernet port (ETHERNET)---This port is used to connect the PRE to a 10/100BaseT network management LAN.
Figure 2-6: PRE Front Panel
Two PCMCIA Type II card slots can be used to store the Cisco IOS image or a system configuration file on a Flash disk. The system can also boot from the software stored on the Flash disk.
LEDs on the front panel of the PRE indicate its operating status (see Figure 2-6). The LEDs are separated into three categories: alarms, status, and failure.
Alarm relay contacts on the Cisco 10000 let you connect the router to a site alarm maintenance system. If you use this feature, all critical, major, and minor alarms generated by the Cisco 10000 can activate your site's external visual or audible alarms as well as the LEDs on the PRE front panel.
Pressing the alarm cutoff (ACO) switch on the primary PRE during an alarm condition shuts off the external alarm. Shutting off the external alarm does not deactivate the alarm LEDs on the PRE front panel. Alarm LEDs on the front panel deactivate only after you correct the condition that caused the alarm.
Table 2-3 describes the LEDs and switch on the PRE.
Table 2-3: PRE LEDs and Cutoff Switch
| LED/Switch
| Status
| Description
|
|---|
Ethernet port LEDs:
- ACTIVITY
- LINK
|
Green
Off
Green
Off
|
Packets are being transmitted and received.
No packet activity.
Carrier detected; the port is able to pass traffic.
No carrier detected; the port is not able to pass traffic.
|
PCMCIA slot 0
PCMCIA slot 1
| Green
Green
| Flash card in slot 0 is active.
Flash card in slot 1 is active.
|
Critical, major, and
minor LEDs
ACO switch
| Off
Yellow
---
| No alarm.
Indicates an alarm condition.
Pressing this switch disables an audible alarm.
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Status
| Green
Flashing green
Flashing yellow
Off
| The PRE is active (primary).
The PRE is redundant (secondary).
The PRE is booting up.
No power to the PRE.
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Fail
| Off
Yellow
| The PRE is operating properly.
A major failure has disabled the PRE.
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Table 2-4 lists the specifications for the Cisco 10000 PRE.
Table 2-4: PRE Specifications
| Specification
| Description
|
|---|
General
| - Part number: ESR-PRE (primary)
Part number: ESR-PRE/R (redundant)
- Power: 80W
- Max per chassis: 2
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Physical
| - Weight: 7.5 lb (3.41 kg)
- Height: 16.0 in. (40.64 cm)
- Depth: 9.97 in. (25.32 cm)
- Width: 1.91 in. (4.85 cm)
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Interface ports
| - RJ-45 IEEE 802.3 Ethernet 100BaseT
- RJ-45 auxiliary (AUX) port for modem access
- RJ-45 console (CONSOLE) port for terminal access
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Temperature
| - Operating, nominal: 41 to 104ºF (5 to 40ºC)
- Operating, short-term: 23 to 131ºF
(-5 to 55ºC), in compliance with Bellcore GR-63
- Storage: -40 to 158ºF (-40 to 70ºC)
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Humidity
| - Operating, nominal: 5 to 85%
- Operating, short term: 5 to 90%
- Storage: 5 to 95%
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Operating altitude
| - -197 to 13,124 ft (-60 to 4000 m)
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The channelized T3 line card is an advanced multichannel T3 interface module for the Cisco 10000. It supports six T3 physical connections. Each T3 connection can support a full clear-channel DS3, or it can be channelized into 28 independent DS1 data channels. Each DS1 channel can then be further channelized down to DS0s.
Figure 2-7 shows the channelized T3 line card front panel.
Figure 2-7: Channelized T3 Line Card Front Panel
Each six-port channelized T3 line card supports up to 168 DS1 connections, 768 DS0s, or any combination of T1, T3, and DS0, up to 768 channels. A fully configured Cisco 10000 with seven channelized T3 modules and one uplink module can support up to 42 T3s or 1176 T1s per chassis, or up to 126 T3s or 3528 T1s per 7-foot rack. The Cisco 10000 also supports various subrate DS3 formats, integrating the channel service unit/data service unit (CSU/DSU) function on a per-port basis.
The channelized T3 line card supports maximum flexibility, in that it can be used in any Cisco 10000 chassis (with no slot dependency) and can be hot-swapped. The channelized T3 line card is fully manageable by means of standard Cisco management tools, and it supports all IP networking protocols. In addition, it supports the following encapsulation protocols:
- Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
- Frame Relay
- Cisco High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC)
The channelized T3 line card provides the following key features:
- Features such as quality of service (QoS) and extended access lists demand increased bandwidth. The Cisco 10000 lets ISP providers enhance services by upgrading bandwidth from DS0 to DS1 connections or from DS1 to DS3 connections---all without changing the channelized T3 line card or the wiring to the Cisco 10000. The DS0 capability lets you support today's existing connections with the option to easily increase capacity in the future.
- Scalability---When fully configured with up to seven channelized T3 line cards, the Cisco 10000 provides industry-leading scalability. Up to three Cisco 10000s can be configured in a standard 7-foot rack, with up to 21 six-port channelized T3 line cards installed for a total DS1 density of more than 3500 connections. The Cisco 10000 with six-port channelized T3 scalability lets you stay ahead of the tremendous demand for Internet connectivity, while making highly efficient use of scarce point of presence (POP) real estate.
- The six-port channelized T3 line card makes the Cisco 10000 one of the most cost-effective DS1 aggregation platforms on the market. It achieves cost-effectiveness by
- Integrating CSU/DSU functionality on the card, eliminating the cost of a standalone CSU/DSU
- Distributing the cost-per-DS1 connection over the largest number of ports
- Allowing you to use the existing physical infrastructure of T3 circuits while supporting new IP services
LEDs on the front panel of the channelized T3 line card indicate its operating status (see Figure 2-8).
Figure 2-8: Channelized T3 Line Card LED Status and Descriptions
Table 2-5 lists the specifications for the Cisco 10000 channelized T3 line card.
Table 2-5: Channelized T3 Line Card Specifications
| Specification
| Description
|
|---|
General
| - Part number: ESR-6CT3
- Power: 75W
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Physical
| - Weight: 4.75 lb (2.16 kg)
- Height: 16.0 in. (40.64 cm)
- Depth: 9.97 in. (25.32 cm)
- Width: 1.12 in. (2.84 cm)
|
Temperature
| - Operating, nominal: 41 to 104ºF (5 to 40ºC)
- Operating, short term: 23 to 131ºF
(-5 to 55ºC), in compliance with Bellcore GR-63
- Storage: -40 to 158ºF (-40 to 70ºC)
|
Humidity
| - Operating, nominal: 5 to 85%
- Operating, short term: 5 to 90%
- Storage: 5 to 95%
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Operating altitude
| - -197 to 13,124 ft (-60 to 4000 m)
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For ISPs with available optical technology, the Cisco 10000 supports a channelized OC-12 line card. The line card is configured with an SC duplex connector supporting single-mode, intermediate-reach optics. The module supports 12 separate STS-1 signals, each capable of carrying DS3 (full rate or subrate), 28 individual DS1 channels, nxDS0 up to 24 DS0 channels per DS1, or 28 individual VT1.5 channels. Each of the 12 separate STS-1 signals is multiplexed over an STS-12 (OC-12) port and supports up to 768 channels per card with any mixture of DS3, nxDS1, or nxDS0 (as long as the total number of channels does not exceed chassis scaling limits, and no more than 192 channels are assigned within a single STS-3).
Figure 2-9: Channelized OC-12 Line Card Front Panel
The channelized OC-12 line card can be used in any Cisco 10000 chassis interface card slot and can be hot-swapped. The line card is fully manageable through the use of standard Cisco management tools, and it supports all IP networking protocols. In addition, it supports the following encapsulation protocols:
- Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
- Frame Relay
- Cisco High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) encapsulations
The channelized OC-12 line card provides the following key features:
- DS1 density and scalability---A fully configured Cisco 10000 with seven channelized OC-12 line cards and one uplink card supports up to 2352 DS1 connections and more than 7000 DS1 connections per 7-foot rack. The channelized OC-12 line card allows ISPs to service the tremendous demand for Internet connectivity while maximizing scarce point of presence (POP) real estate.
- Flexibility---The channelized OC-12 line card can support any combination of up to 12 DS3 connections, 336 DS1 connections, nxDS0 up to 24 DS0 channels per DS1, or 28 individual VT1.5 channels, up to a total of 768 channels per card (192 channels per STS-3). The channelized OC-12 line card can accommodate virtually any combination of nxDS0s, DS1s, fractional DS1s, and DS3s at the individual channelized OC-12 card level.
- Optical channelization---The channelized OC-12 line card can multiplex up to 12 channelized DS3 connections into a single STS-12 (OC-12) frame. This optical channelization eliminates the need for up to 12 copper-based channel service units/data service units (CSUs/DSUs) and cables in the network. Instead, you need only a single OC-12 line card in the Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Add Drop Multiplexer (ADM).
- Interoperability with existing installed equipment is critical, which is why the channelized OC-12 line card can connect directly to SONET-based equipment, including virtually any standard ADM or digital cross-connect device. Further, the channelized OC-12 line card is standards-compliant and interoperable in DS3 subrate mode with equipment from leading DS3 CSU/DSU vendors, including Kentrox, Digital Link, Larscom, Adtran, and Verilink.
- The Cisco 10000 channelized OC-12 line card eliminates the requirement for standalone equipment and maintains compatibility and interoperability with existing equipment in the network. These advantages tend to reduce costs, simplify the network, and improve management requirements.
LEDs on the front panel of the channelized OC-12 line card indicate its operating status (see Figure 2-10).
Figure 2-10: Channelized OC-12 Line Card LED Status and Descriptions
Table 2-6 lists the specifications for the Cisco 10000 channelized OC-12 line card.
Table 2-6: Channelized OC-12 Line Card Specifications
| Specification
| Description
|
|---|
General
| - Part number: ESR-1COC12-SMI
- Power: 80W
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Physical
| - Weight: 4.75 lb (2.16 kg)
- Height: 16.0 in. (40.64 cm)
- Depth: 9.97 in. (25.32 cm)
- Width: 1.12 in. (2.84 cm)
|
Temperature
| - Operating, nominal: 41 to 104ºF (5 to 40ºC)
- Operating, short term: 23 to 131ºF
(-5 to 55ºC), in compliance with Bellcore GR-63
- Storage: -40 to 158ºF (-40 to 70ºC)
|
Humidity
| - Operating, nominal: 5 to 85%
- Operating, short term: 5 to 90%
- Storage: 5 to 95%
|
Operating altitude
| - -197 to 13,124 ft (-60 to 4000 m)
|
The gigabit Ethernet (GE) line card is a standards-based 802.3z gigabit Ethernet implementation supporting full-duplex traffic at 1 Gbps (see Figure 2-11). The GE line card can occupy any interface card slot in the Cisco 10000 chassis and can be hot-swapped. Multiple GE line cards can be configured in the chassis to support network layer redundancy or to accommodate connectivity to different server destinations.
The GE line card supports a single gigabit Ethernet interface based on gigabit interface converter (GBIC) technology. A variety of gigabit Ethernet interface types (SX, LX/LH, ZX) can be used. These GBICs can be changed or upgraded at any time (see Table 2-7).
Figure 2-11: Gigabit Ethernet Line Card
The GE line card is based on the IEEE 802.3z industry standard, which ensures interoperability and compatibility with other standards-based GE products in your network.
The GE line card supports a full gigabit per second of traffic (full duplex), providing the highest total bandwidth/throughput per line card in the Cisco 10000. Multiple GE line cards can be configured in a single Cisco 10000 chassis to support connectivity to multiple destinations and network layer redundancy.
Table 2-7 lists the GE line card gigabit interface converters (GBICs) and their respective cable types and lengths.
Table 2-7: GBIC Port Cabling Specifications
| GBIC
| Wavelength
(nm)
| Fiber Type
| Core Size
(microns)
| Modal Bandwidth
(MHz/km)
| Cable Distance
|
|---|
1000BaseSX
ESR-GBIC-SX
| 850
| MMF
| 62.5
62.5
50.0
50.0
| 160
200
400
500
| 722 ft (220 m)
902 ft (275 m)
1640 ft (500 m)
1804 ft (550 m)
|
1000BaseLX/LH
ESR-GBIC-LH
| 1300
| MMF1
SMF
| 62.5
50.0
50.0
8 to 10
| 500
400
500
---
| 1804 ft (550 m)
1804 ft (550 m)
1804 ft (550 m)
32,808 ft (10 km)
|
1000BaseZX
ESR-GBIC-ZX
| 1550
| SMF
| Not conditional
| ---
| 43.5 mi (70 km) to
62 mi (100 km)2
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1Mode-conditioning patch cord (CAB-GELX-625 or equivalent) is required. Using an ordinary patch cord with MMF, 1000BaseLX/LH GBICs, and a short link distance (10's of meters) can cause transceiver saturation, resulting in an elevated bit error rate (BER). In addition, when you use the LX/LH GBIC with 62.5-micron diameter MMF, you must install a mode-conditioning patch cord between the GBIC and the MMF cable on both the transmit and receive ends of the link. The mode-conditioning patch cord is required for link distances greater than 984 ft (300 m).
2100 km over premium single-mode fiber or dispersion shifted singe-mode fiber.
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The gigabit Ethernet line card provides the following key features:
- Modular interfaces---The gigabit Ethernet line card supports GBIC modular technology, ensuring maximum flexibility in the configuring of physical network interfaces in a gigabit Ethernet network. You can change GBICs in the GE line card without powering down the card or the chassis. GBICs provide an easy way for you to change interfaces without purchasing a new line card.
- Optimized for high-performance intra-POP connectivity uplinks---The gigabit Ethernet line card is optimized to be a high-capacity uplink from the Cisco 10000 to the high-speed backbone router in the POP. The Cisco 10000 can aggregate thousands of leased lines and route their traffic to backbone switches.
LEDs on the front panel of the Gigabit Ethernet line card indicate its operating status (see Figure 2-12).
Figure 2-12: Gigabit Ethernet Line Card LED Status and Descriptions
Table 2-8 lists the specifications for the Cisco 10000 GE line card.
Table 2-8: Gigabit Ethernet Line Card Specifications
| Specification
| Description
|
|---|
General
| - Part number: ESR-1GE
- Power: 25W
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Physical
| - Weight: 4.75 lb (2.16 kg)
- Height: 16.0 in. (40.64 cm)
- Depth: 9.97 in. (25.32 cm)
- Width: 1.12 in. (2.84 cm)
|
Temperature
| - Operating, nominal: 41 to 104ºF (5 to 40ºC)
- Operating, short term: 23 to 131ºF
(-5 to 55ºC), in compliance with Bellcore GR-63
- Storage: -40 to 158ºF (-40 to 70ºC)
|
Humidity
| - Operating, nominal: 5 to 85%
- Operating, short term: 5 to 90%
- Storage: 5 to 95%
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Operating altitude
| - -197 to 13,124 ft (-60 to 4000 m)
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The OC-12 Packet over SONET (POS) card is a high-capacity, high-performance interface that can provide significant performance improvements in an existing fiber network (see Figure 2-13).
Figure 2-13: OC-12 POS Line Card
The OC-12 POS line card provides a trunk uplink that supports OC-12/STM-4 bandwidth of 622 Mbps throughput over a standard SONET/SDH interface using a single-mode fiber intermediate reach SC connector (see Table 2-9).
Table 2-9: OC-12 POS Cable Specifications
| Fiber Type
| Wavelength (nm)
| Core Size
(microns)
| Cable Distance
|
|---|
Single-mode fiber
| 1300
| 8 to 10
| 49,213 ft (15 km)
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The OC-12 POS line card can occupy any interface card slot in the Cisco 10000 and can be hot-swapped. The OC-12 POS line card is a standard implementation of Packet over SONET and supports advanced features such as automatic protection switching (APS), alarm processing, and performance monitoring. The OC-12 POS line card is fully compatible with standards-based POS implementations on platforms such as the Cisco 7200, the Cisco 7500, and the Cisco 12000 series gigabit switch router (GSR).
The OC-12 POS line card provides the following key features:
- Efficient, high-performance bandwidth utilization---The OC-12 POS card provides efficient bandwidth utilization combined with very high performance. OC-12 performance of 622 Mbps provides the bandwidth required to meet the most demanding user requirements, such as faster access to Web pages, real-time video, large file transfers, and other data-intensive applications.
- The Cisco 10000 OC-12 POS implementation offers a 25 to 30 percent gain in efficiency over multiservice IP traffic now running over ATM networks. It achieves this efficiency gain by eliminating the overhead required in ATM implementations, such as ATM cell header, IP over ATM encapsulation, and segmentation and reassembly (SAR).
- Fault-tolerant backbone connectivity---The OC-12 POS line card implements SONET APS, a valuable tool for supporting network resiliency, fault tolerance, and increased overall network availability. APS provides a very fast Layer 1 mechanism for providing 1:1 redundant transmission circuits between SONET devices. APS allows rapid switchover from one fiber connection to another in the event of a fiber cut, module failure, signal failure, or signal degradation. The result is increased network resiliency, minimal loss of data, and reduction in time-consuming reroutes of data.
- Optimized for IP-based differentiated services---The Cisco POS solution supports Internet-based multiservice networks based on IP. The Cisco POS implementation places the IP layer directly above the SONET layer and eliminates the overhead needed to run IP over ATM over SONET. The Cisco 10000 provides guaranteed and differentiated services through IP-based quality of service (QoS) features for multiservice applications.
- Compatibility and interoperability---The OC-12 POS provides a new high-performance backbone connection that optimizes the use of existing fiber in the network. It is fully compatible with existing OC-12 POS implementations in the network, such as those found in the Cisco GSR platform. Compared with an OC-3 interface, the OC-12 POS line card provides up to 300 percent more bandwidth over single-mode, intermediate-reach fiber. A Cisco 10000 OC-12 POS implementation reduces cost and improves the overall efficiency of the network.
LEDs on the front panel of the OC-12 POS line card indicate its operating status (see Figure 2-14).
Figure 2-14: OC-12 POS Line Card LED Status and Descriptions
Table 2-10 lists the specifications for the Cisco 10000 OC-12 POS line card.
Table 2-10: OC-12 POS Line Card Specifications
| Specification
| Description
|
|---|
General
| - Part number: ESR-1OC12/P-SMI
- Power: 28W
|
Physical
| - Weight: 4.75 lb (2.16 kg)
- Height: 16.0 in. (40.64 cm)
- Depth: 9.97 in. (25.32 cm)
- Width: 1.12 in. (2.84 cm)
|
Temperature
| - Operating, nominal: 41 to 104ºF (5 to 40ºC)
- Operating, short term: 23 to 131ºF
(-5 to 55ºC), in compliance with Bellcore GR-63
- Storage: -40 to 158ºF (-40 to 70ºC)
|
Humidity
| - Operating, nominal: 5 to 85%
- Operating, short term: 5 to 90%
- Storage: 5 to 95%
|
Operating altitude
| - -197 to 13,124 ft (-60 to 4000 m)
|
Posted: Tue May 2 06:09:46 PDT 2000
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