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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers

Cisco ASR 1000 Series Shared Port Adapter

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Cisco ASR 1000 Physical Interface Support

Q. What physical interface modules are supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers?
A. The Cisco ASR 1000 supports the shared port adapter (SPA) family currently supported on a wide range of Cisco platforms. The Cisco Interface Flexibility (I-Flex) design helps enable the SPA family to maximize connectivity options and offer superior service intelligence through programmable interface processors that deliver line-rate performance.
Q. What Shared Port Adapters do the Cisco ASR 1000 Series support?
A. Table 1 lists the SPAs that the Cisco ASR 1000 supports.

Table 1. SPAs Supported by Cisco ASR 1000 Series

Part Number

Description

Serial and Channelized SPAs

SPA-8XCHT1/E1

Cisco 8-Port Channelized T1/E1 Shared Port Adapter

SPA-4XCT3/DS0

Cisco 4-Port Channelized T3 (DS-0) Shared Port Adapter

SPA-2XCT3/DS0

Cisco 2-Port Channelized T3 (DS-0) Shared Port Adapter

SPA-1XCHSTM1/OC3

1-port Channelized STM-1/OC-3c to DS0 Shared Port Adapter

SPA-2XT3/E3

Cisco 2-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 Shared Port Adapter

SPA-4XT3/E3

Cisco 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 Shared Port Adapter

SPA-4XT-Serial

Cisco 4-Port Serial Interface Shared Port Adapter

Ethernet SPA

SPA-4X1FE-TX-V2

Cisco 4-Port 10BASE-T/100BASE Fast Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-8X1FE-TX-V2

Cisco 8-Port 10BASE-T/100BASE Fast Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-2X1GE-V2

Cisco 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-5X1GE-V2

Cisco 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-8X1GE-V2

Cisco 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-10X1GE-V2

Cisco 10-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-1X10GE-L-V2

Cisco 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

Packet over SONET/SDH (PoS)

SPA-2XOC3-POS

Cisco 2-Port OC-3c/STM-1c PoS Shared Port Adapter

SPA-4XOC3-POS

Cisco 4-Port OC-3c/STM-1c PoS Shared Port Adapter

SPA-1XOC12-POS

Cisco 1-Port OC-12c/STM-4c PoS Shared Port Adapter

SPA-2XOC48POS/RPR

Cisco 2-port OC48/STM16 POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter

SPA-4 XOC48POS/RPR

Cisco 4-Port OC48/STM16 POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter

Future Cisco ASR 1000 SPA Support

Q. What new SPA's are supported in RLS2?
A. In RLS2, the ASR1000 series added 3 new SPA's to support list, the SPA-2XOC48POS/RPR, SPA-4XOC48POS/RPR and the SPA-1XCHSTM1/OC3.
Q. Is RPR supported on the SPA-2XOC48POS/RPR and the SPA-4XOC48POS/RPR's in RLS2?
A. Only POS is supported on these SPA's with RPR coming in the following ASR release
Q. Will other SPAs be supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. Yes, the Cisco ASR 1000 Series supports most of the currently shipping SPAs as well as others.
Q. How often do new SPAs get supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series supports high-speed serial, Channelized, Ethernet, and PoS SPA technologies. Support for additional SPAs is added in each new Cisco ASR software release, or every 4 months.

SPA Carrier Card Support

Q. How are SPAs installed and supported in the Cisco ASR 1000 chassis?
A. SPAs are supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series by installing the 10-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series SPA Interface Processor (SIP) carrier card, which is supported in one of the SIP slots of the Cisco ASR 1000 chassis.
Q. How many SPAs are supported on a SIP carrier card?
A. The 10-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series SIP can support up to 4 half-height or 2 full-height SPAs or 2 half-height and 1 full-height SPA. The SPA support includes Ethernet, PoS, and serial SPAs in the first Cisco ASR 1000 Series release.
Q. How many SPAs can be installed on the Cisco ASR 1000?
A. The number of total half-height SPAs supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 depends on the model type. The Cisco ASR 1002 supports 3 SPAs, the Cisco ASR 1004 with 2 SIPs supports 8 half-height SPAs, and the Cisco ASR 1006 with 3 SIPs supports up to 12 half-height SPAs.

SPA Redundancy Support

Q. Does the Cisco ASR 1000 support SPA redundancy?
A. The Cisco ASR 1000 does not support SPA line-card redundancy. With appropriate network engineering that incorporates diverse routing or demarcation of physical circuits, the Cisco ASR 1006 offers compelling system redundancy.

CSU/DSU Support

Q. Are channel service units/data service units (CSUs/DSUs) supported on the SPAs?
A. Yes, the Clear Channel and Channelized T1/E1 as well as the T3/E3 SPAs provide integrated DSUs.

Optic Support

Q. What pluggable optics are supported on the SPAs?
A. Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) interface converters are supported by the PoS, optical networking, and Gigabit Ethernet SPAs. They are hot-swappable optical, and they are supported for OC-3, OC-12, and OC-48 data rates for multimode, short-reach, intermediate-reach, and long-reach applications.
Q. What new OC48 SFP's are supported in RLS2?
A. The ASR1000 series now support 3 new OC48 SFP:

• SFP-OC48-SR

• SFP-OC48-IR1

• SFP-OC48-LR2

Q. Does the ASR support CWDM SFP's?
A. Yes, the ASR1000 series began support the 8 CWDM-SFP's in RLS1 The wavelengths range from the CWDM-SFP-1470 to the CWDM-SFP-1610.
Q. Does the ASR support DWDM SFP's?
A. Yes, in RLS2, the ASR1000 series began supporting the 32 DWDM-SFP's that range from 1560.61 nm-1530.33 nm wavelengths for the 1GE SPA's.
Q. Does the ASR support DWDM XFP's?
A. Yes, in RLS2, the ASR1000 series began supporting the 32 DWDM-XFP's. The ASR1000 now supports the 32 DWDM-XFP's that range from 1560.61 nm-1530.33 nm wavelengths. These XFP's are supported on the SPA-1X10GE-L-V2.
Q. Is the GLC-GE-100FX supported on 1GE SPA's?
A. The GLC-GE-100FX is only supported on the SPA-5X1GE-V2 and the SPA-10X1GE-V2