Data Sheet

Cisco ASR 9000 Series 40 and 56 Gigabit Ethernet

Line Cards
Product Overview
Remove bandwidth bottlenecks in your network today that are caused by a large increase in video-on-demand
(VoD), IPTV, point-to-point video, Internet video, and cloud services traffic with the Cisco ASR 9000 Series 40 and
56 Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards. This line card delivers industry-leading 40 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports or a
combination of 4 10-Gigabit Ethernet and 16 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports to any slot of a Cisco ASR 9000 Series
Aggregation Services Router. These line cards deliver economical, scalable, highly available, line-rate Ethernet
and IP/Multiprotocol Label Switching IP/MPLS) edge services. The Cisco ASR 9000 Series line cards and routers
are designed to provide the fundamental infrastructure for scalable Carrier Ethernet and IP/MPLS networks,
allowing profitable business, residential, and mobile services.

Features and Benefits

The Cisco ASR 9000 Series 40 and 56 Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards are fully compatible with all Cisco ASR 9000
Series chassis except the Cisco ASR 9001 Router. No hardware upgrade to the chassis or cooling system is
required to deploy these line cards.
Each line card provides simultaneous support for both Layer 2 and Layer 3 services and features. This helps
operators qualify and stock a single line card that can be deployed in any combination of Layer 2 and Layer 3
applications. It also helps reduce capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating expenses (OpEx) and reduces the
time required to develop and deploy new services. The Cisco ASR 9000 Series Ethernet line cards set a new
standard for Layer 2 and Layer 3 service density and scale, allowing operators to offer highly predictable, managed
transport services while optimizing the use of network assets.
With their synchronization circuitry and dedicated backplane timing traces for accessing the route switch
processors (RSPs) Stratum-3 subsystem, the line cards provide standards-based line-interface functions for
delivering and deriving transport-class network timing, allowing support for network-synchronized services and
applications such as mobile backhaul and time-division multiplexing (TDM) migration. Coupled with the RSP, the
line cards can also be used for applications requiring IEEE 1588v2 synchronization services. Recognizing that
real-time media dominate next-generation services, Cisco has integrated media-monitoring technology into the
Cisco line cards. This multimedia technology allows real-time monitoring and statistics collection of real-time video
and voice flows, facilitating proactive maintenance and management of todays comprehensive media services.

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Table 1 lists the features and benefits of the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Ethernet line cards. Specific features and
scalability are hardware and software dependent.
Table 1.

Features and Benefits of Cisco ASR 9000 Series 40 and 56 Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards

Feature

Benefit

Interface Support
Pluggable 1-Gigabit Small Form-Factor Pluggable
(SFP) and 10-Gigabit Small Form-Factor
Pluggable Plus (SFP+)

Provide the capability to mix and match interface types across a single line card; for a
complete list of supported interfaces, please see the Cisco ASR 9000 Transceiver
Modules: Line Card Support data sheet.

Scalable and Integrated Multiservice Support

Layer 2 and Layer 3 services

Combined IP, MPLS, Ethernet, Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN), and Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN) services

Evolutionary Monitoring
Carrier-class OA&M

NetFlow, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.3ah, ITU Y.1731, IP service-level agreement (IP SLA),
virtual circuit connectivity verification (VCCV), ping, and traceroute

Video monitoring (VidMon)

VidMon, providing real-time monitoring of video flows, including issuance of alarm upon
degradation

Carrier-Grade OS

Cisco IOS XR Software

Patchable, restartable, scalable, highly available, carrier-core and edge-proven operating

system

T-Class Synchronization
Synchronous Ethernet

Derives and provides synchronization from and to Ethernet interfaces, Cisco ASR 9000
Series RSPs, and network synchronization interfaces

IEEE 1588-2008

Cisco ASR 9000 Series support of the IEEE 1588-2008 protocol provides the capability to
distribute precision time

Line Card Types

The Cisco ASR 9000 Series 40 and 56 Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards are available in Service Edge Optimized and
Packet Transport Optimized models.

Service Edge Optimized line cards are designed for customer deployments requiring enhanced quality of
service (QoS).

Packet Transport Optimized line cards are designed for network deployments where basic QoS is required.

Different line card types may be mixed within the same system.
Feature licenses are also available to activate advanced features on the line cards, as described in the Software
Licensing section in this document.

Product Specifications
Table 2 provides product specifications for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series 40 and 56 Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards.
Table 2.

Product Specifications

Description

Specification

Chassis compatibility

Cisco ASR 9904, ASR 9006, ASR 9010, ASR 9912, and ASR 9922 routers

Port density

40GE - 40 ports of 1 Gigabit Ethernet per line card

4T16GE - 4 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 16 ports of 1 Gigabit Ethernet per line
card; comes in a default 40 Gigabit capacity combo mode of 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet +
16 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet, which can be changed to 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet through the
command-line interface (CLI) and upgraded to full capacity of 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet
+ 16 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet through a license

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Description
Ethernet

Specification
1- and 10-Gbps IEEE 802.3 compliant
1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet PHY monitoring
IEEE 802.x flow control
Full-duplex operation
Per-port byte and packet counters for policy drops; oversubscription drops; cyclic
redundancy check (CRC) error drops; packet sizes; and unicast, multicast, and
broadcast packets

Performance

1- and 10-Gbps line-rate throughput per port

Options

Each line card is available as either a Service Edge Optimized (enhanced QoS) or Packet
Transport Optimized (basic QoS) line card

Reliability and availability

Line card online insertion and removal (OIR) support without system impact

Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS)

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers are designed to meet:

SR-3580: NEBS Criteria Levels (Level 3)
GR-1089-CORE: NEBS EMC and Safety
GR-63-CORE: NEBS Physical Protection

Operating temperature (nominal)

41 to 104F (5 to 40C)

Operating temperature (short-term)1

23 to 131F (-5 to 55C)

Operating humidity (nominal) relative humidity

10 to 85 percent

Storage temperature

-40 to 158F (-40 to 70C)

Storage relative humidity

5 to 95 percent
Note: Not to exceed 0.024 kg of water per kg of dry air

Operating altitude

-60 to 4000m (up to 2000m conforms to IEC, EN, UL, and CSA 60950 requirements)

Physical dimensions (H x W x D); weight

14 x 1.72 x 20.5 in.; 14 lb (35.56 x 4.37 x 52.07 cm; 5.53 kg)

ETSI standards

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers are designed to meet:

EN300 386: Telecommunications Network Equipment (EMC)
ETSI 300 019 Storage Class 1.1
ETSI 300 019 Transportation Class 2.3
ETSI 300 019 Stationary Use Class 3.1
EN55022: Information Technology Equipment (Emissions)
EN55024: Information Technology Equipment (Immunity)
EN50082-1/EN-61000-6-1: Generic Immunity Standard

EMC standards

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers are designed to meet:

FCC Class A
ICES 003 Class A
AS/NZS 3548 Class A
CISPR 22 (EN55022) Class A
VCCI Class A
BSMI Class A
IEC/EN 61000-3-2: Power Line Harmonics
IEC/EN 61000-3-3: Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker

Immunity

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers are designed to meet:

IEC/EN-61000-4-2: Electrostatic Discharge Immunity (8kV Contact, 15kV Air)
IEC/EN-61000-4-3: Radiated Immunity (10V/m)
IEC/EN-61000-4-4: Electrical Fast Transient Immunity (2kV Power, 1kV Signal)
IEC/EN-61000-4-5: Surge AC Port (4kV CM, 2kV DM)
IEC/EN-61000-4-5: Signal Ports (1kV)
IEC/EN-61000-4-5: Surge DC Port (1kV)
IEC/EN-61000-4-6: Immunity to Conducted Disturbances (10Vrms)
IEC/EN-61000-4-8: Power Frequency Magnetic Field Immunity (30A/m)
IEC/EN-61000-4-11: Voltage DIPS, Short Interruptions, and Voltage Variations

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Description

Specification

Safety of the Cisco ASR 9000 Series 40 and 56

Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers are designed to meet:

UL/CSA/IEC/EN 60950-1
IEC/EN 60825 Laser Safety
ACA TS001
AS/NZS 60950
FDA: Code of Federal Regulations Laser Safety

Pluggable Interfaces
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series line cards support a wide range of SFP and SFP+ interfaces. See the Cisco ASR 9000
Transceiver Modules: Line Card Support data sheet for a complete list.

Software Licensing
Line Card Feature Licenses
Both versions support optional per-line-card feature licenses to turn on advanced features. Layer 3 VPN licenses
provide access to VPN Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instances on a per-line card basis. They include the
Infrastructure VRF license to support up to 8 VRF instances and Advanced IP licenses to support up to full-scale
VRF instances. The Advanced Video license activates the inline video monitoring feature on a per-line-card basis.
Table 3 lists the line card feature licenses.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series 40 and 56 Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards Line Cards support all features available on the
Typhoon based MOD80 line cards, except that satellite interfaces (on 40X1GE card) are limited to 16 ports; ingress
queuing is not supported; and there is no DWDM support.
Table 3.

Feature Licenses for Cisco ASR 9000 Series 40-Port Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards

License Part Number

Feature Description

A9K-40G-AIP-TR

L3 VPN license for 40-Port GE Linecard, Transport Optimized

A9K-40G-AIP-SE

L3 VPN license for 40-Port GE Linecard, Service Edge

A9K-40G-VID-LIC

Advanced Video & Multicast License for A9K-40GE line card

A9K-IVRF-LIC

Infrastructure VRF license to activate up to 8 VRF instances per Modular line card

A9K-4T16GE-AIP-TR

L3 VPN license for 4-Port 10GE, 16-Port GE Linecard, Transport Optimized

A9K-4T16GE-AIP-SE

L3 VPN license for 4-Port 10GE, 16-Port GE Linecard, Service Edge

A9K-4T16G-VID-LIC

Advanced Video and Multicast License for A9K-4T16GE line card

System-Level Feature Licenses

Cisco ASR 9000 40 and 56 Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards also support the deployment of advanced features based
on Cisco ASR 9000 Series system-level licenses. The Lawful Intercept license activates lawful intercept
capabilities for surveillance of packet streams that flow through Cisco ASR 9000 ports. The Advanced Mobile
license activates Synchronous Ethernet and IEEE 1588-2008 protocols to distribute precision time and frequency
across the network. The Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) license allows high-scale Ethernet BNG with session
and subscriber awareness. Inline video monitoring on Cisco Modular line cards can also be activated using a
system-level Advanced Video license.

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Table 4 lists the system licenses supported by Cisco modular line cards.
Table 4.

System-Level Feature Licenses Supported by Cisco Modular Line Cards

License Part Number

Feature Description

A9K-LI-LIC

Lawful Intercept license to allow lawful intercept of packet streams for surveillance

A9K-MOBILE-LIC

Advanced Mobile license to activate Synchronous Ethernet and IEEE 1588-2008 protocols to distribute precision
timing and frequency

A9K-BNG-LIC-8K

Broadband Network Gateway license to support high scale Ethernet BNG with session/subscriber awareness

A9K-SYS-VID-LIC

Advanced Video license to activate inline video monitoring capabilities for all line cards in the system

Ordering Information
Table 5 provides ordering information for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series 40 and 56 Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards.
Table 5.

Ordering Information

Part Number

Product Description

A9K-40GE-TR

40-Port GE Line Card, Packet Transport Optimized, Requires SFPs

A9K-40GE-SE

40-Port GE Line Card, Service Edge Optimized, Requires SFPs

A9K-4T16GE-TR

4-Port 10GE, 16-Port GE Line Card, 40G Packet Transport Optimized, Requires SFPPs and SFPs

A9K-4T16GE-SE

4-Port 10GE, 16-Port GE Line Card, 40G Service Edge Optimized, Requires SFPPs and SFPs

A9K-2T-TR-LIC

20G Upgrade License on A9K-4T16GE-TR card to enable full capacity of 4 x 10GE + 16 x 1GE

A9K-2T-SE-LIC

20G Upgrade License on A9K-4T16GE-SE card to enable full capacity of 4 x 10GE + 16 x 1GE

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