Cisco Cisco 12000 Series 12-Port DS3 Line Card
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Ethernet Line Card Installation and Configuration
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Product Overviews
Caution
To prevent system problems, do not use Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs) from third-party vendors.
Use only the GBIC that shipped with your Ethernet line card. The GBIC might contain an internal
EPROM that identifies it to the Cisco IOS software.
Use only the GBIC that shipped with your Ethernet line card. The GBIC might contain an internal
EPROM that identifies it to the Cisco IOS software.
Table 4
Ethernet Line Card Hardware Comparison
Ethernet Line Card
Line Card
Part Number
Part Number
Ports
GBIC
Pluggable
Pluggable
SFP
Pluggable
Pluggable
Insertable EPA
Daughter Card
Daughter Card
Cable and Connector
8-Port Fast Ethernet
8FE-FX-SC=
(fiber optic)
(fiber optic)
8
Multimode fiber with SC
connectors
connectors
8FE-FX-SC-B=
(fiber optic)
(fiber optic)
8
Multimode fiber with SC
connectors
connectors
8FE-TX-RJ45=
(copper)
(copper)
8
UTP category 5 interface cable
with MDI wiring and RJ-45
connectors
with MDI wiring and RJ-45
connectors
8FE-TX-RJ45-B=
(copper)
(copper)
8
UTP category 5 interface cable
with MDI wiring and RJ-45
connectors
with MDI wiring and RJ-45
connectors
1-Port Gigabit
Ethernet
Ethernet
GE-SX/LH-SC=
1
X
Single-mode or multimode fiber
with SC connectors (depends on
GBIC)
with SC connectors (depends on
GBIC)
GE-GBIC-SC-B=
1
X
Single-mode or multimode fiber
with SC connectors (depends on
GBIC)
with SC connectors (depends on
GBIC)
3-Port Gigabit
Ethernet
Ethernet
3GE-GBIC-SC=
3
X
Single-mode or multimode fiber
with SC connectors (depends on
GBIC)
with SC connectors (depends on
GBIC)
4-Port Gigabit
Ethernet ISE
Ethernet ISE
4GE-SFP-LC=
4
X
Single-mode or multimode fiber
with LC connectors (depends on
SFP)
with LC connectors (depends on
SFP)
10-Port 1-Gigabit
Ethernet
Ethernet
10X1GE-SFP-LC=
10
X
Single-mode or multimode fiber
with LC connectors (depends on
SFP)
with LC connectors (depends on
SFP)
10X1GE-SFP-LC-B=
10
X
Single-mode or multimode fiber
with LC connectors (depends on
SFP)
with LC connectors (depends on
SFP)
1-Port 10-Gigabit
Ethernet
Ethernet
1X10GE-LR-SC=
(LR laser optical
transceiver)
(LR laser optical
transceiver)
1
Single-mode fiber with SC
connectors
connectors
1X10GE-ER-SC=
(ER laser optical
transceiver)
(ER laser optical
transceiver)
1
Single-mode fiber with SC
connectors
connectors
Modular Gigabit
Ethernet
Ethernet
EPA-GE/FE-BBRD=
and
EPA-3GE-SX/LH-LC=
(daughter card)
and
EPA-3GE-SX/LH-LC=
(daughter card)
1 to 10
X
X
Single-mode or multimode fiber
with LC connectors (depends on
SFP)
with LC connectors (depends on
SFP)