Cisco Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor (RP2) Data Sheet
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DATA SHEET
CISCO 2-PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET AND
OC-12 PACKET-OVER-SONET BACKCARDS
OC-12 PACKET-OVER-SONET BACKCARDS
For the Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Route Processor Module XF
The Cisco
®
2-Port Gigabit Ethernet and 2-Port OC-12 Packet-over-SONET (POS) backcards for the Cisco MGX 8800/8900
Series Route Processor Module (RPM) XF (part numbers MGX-2GE and MGX-2OC12POS) are designed for use with the
Cisco MGX
®
8800 and MGX 8900 Series wide-area edge switches. These backcards are for use with the Cisco MGX 8800/8900
Series MGX-RPM-XF-512 to provide up to OC-24 of bandwidth for IP services in the new world of data networking.
The Cisco MGX multiservice switches offer the industry’s widest breadth of service interfaces and unmatched deployment flexibility. By integrating
Cisco IOS
®
Software capabilities with carrier-class ATM functions, the Cisco MGX 8800 provides a single-box solution for IP + ATM service
deployment.
The Cisco RPM-XF 2-port backcards support hot-pluggable physical interfaces for flexible configuration of varying connector types and drive
distances (refer to Figure 1).
Figure 1. Cisco 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet and 2-Port OC-12 POS Backcards for the Cisco MGX 8800/890 Series RPM-XF
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Hardware Overview
The Cisco 2-port backcards are single-height line cards for the Cisco MGX 8850 and MGX 8950. Features include:
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Single-height, 2-port OC-12 POS backcard, with hot-pluggable Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules (SFP) to provide single and multimode
interfaces
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Single-height, 2-port Gigabit Ethernet backcard, with hot-pluggable SFP modules to provide a variety of Ethernet physical interfaces
Primary Features
The Cisco 2-port Gigabit Ethernet backcard (part number MGX-2GE) provides the following primary features:
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Efficient, high-performance bandwidth utilization—Two full-duplex 1-Gbps channels provide the bandwidth required to meet the most
demanding user requirements, such as faster access to Web pages, real-time video, large file transfers, and other data-intensive applications.