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Chapter 2 Introduction to the Cisco SCE8000 Platform

Introduction to SIPs and SPAs

SIPs and SPAs are a new carrier card and port adapter architecture used to increase modularity,

flexibility, and density across Cisco Systems routers for network connectivity. This section describes the

SIPs and SPAs and provides some guidelines for their use.

• SPA Interface Processors, page 2-4

• Specifying the SIP Subslot Location for a SPA, page 2-5

• Shared Port Adapters, page 2-5

• Modular Optics, page 2-6

• XFP Connections, page 2-6

SPA Interface Processors

The SIP module supported by the Cisco SCE8000 chassis is the SCE8000-SIP.

The following list describes some of the general characteristics of a SIP:

• A SIP is a carrier card that inserts into a slot in the chassis like a line card. It provides no network

connectivity on its own.

• A SIP contains one or more subslots (bays), which are used to ho use one or more SPAs. The SPA

provides interface ports for network connectivity.

• During normal operation the SIP should reside in the router fully populated either with functional

SPAs in all subslots, or with a blank filler plate (SPA-BLANK=) inserted in all empty subslots.

Master Indicates the master Service Control module

• Steady gre en — Master Service Control module

• Unlit — Slave Service Control module

Mng interface The Mng interface LEDs indicate the operational status of the Cisco SCE8000

out-of-band LAN-based management port, as follows:

• Link/Ac tive

Steady green — Port link is up

Flashing green — Activity on the port link

Unlit — Port link is down

• Speed

Unlit — Port is set to 10Mbps

Steady green — Port is set to 100 Mbps

Steady amber — Port is set to 1000 Mbps

On a slave SCE8000-SMC_E module (in the second slot), this LED is always off.

Table 2-3 SCE8000-SCM-E LEDs

LEDs Description