Chapter 2
Functional Description
8x10GE Line Card
The 8x10GE line card has eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet, oversubscribed, XFP module ports. Two 10 Gigabit
Ethernet ports connect to XAUI interfaces on each of the four NPUs.
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connectors and indicators.
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8x10GE Line Card Block Diagram
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Line Card
Cisco ASR 9000 Aggregation Services Router Overview and Reference Guide
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10GE XFP
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10GE XFP
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10GE XFP
10GE XFP
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10GE XFP
10GE XFP
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10GE XFP
Ethernet Line Cards
shows the front panel
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