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Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Overview and Reference Guide
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Chapter 2 Functional Description
Ethernet Line Cards
8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet (8x10GE) 80-Gbps Line Rate Card

The 8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet (8x10GE) 80-Gbps line rate card has eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet XFP

module ports. One 10-Gigabit Ethernet port connects to an XAUI interface on each of the eight NPUs.

The 8x10GE 80-Gbps line rate card supports WAN PHY and OTN modes as well as the default LAN

mode.

The 8x10GE 80-Gbps line rate card is available in base, extended, and low-queue versions. All versions

are functionally equivalent, with the extended version of the line card providing typically twice the

service scale of the base line card.

Figure 2-23 shows the block diagram for the 8x10GE 80-G line rate card, and Figure 2-24 shows the

front panel connectors and indicators.

Figure 2-23 8-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet (8x10GE) 80-Gbps Line Rate Card Block Diagram
8x10GE 80G Line Rate Card
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