The Cisco A9K-24X10GE-1G-FC is a high-performance 24-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. This Flexible Consumption Model LC delivers industry-leading density with twenty-four 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports, eliminating bandwidth bottlenecks caused by surging video-on-demand (VoD), IPTV, point-to-point video, Internet video, and cloud services traffic. Designed for economical, scalable, highly available line-rate Ethernet and IP/Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) edge services, it forms the foundation for Carrier Ethernet and IP/MPLS networks supporting business, residential, and mobile services.
Key Features and Benefits
These line cards are fully compatible with all Cisco ASR 9000 Series chassis (22-slot, 10-slot, 6-slot), route switch processors (RSPs), and line cards without requiring hardware upgrades to chassis or cooling. Total bandwidth depends on RSPs installed. Also compatible with 22-slot Cisco ASR 9922 chassis. Each provides simultaneous Layer 2 and Layer 3 support, reducing inventory needs and deployment time. Synchronization circuitry and backplane timing traces access RSP’s Stratum-3 subsystem for transport-class timing, supporting mobile backhaul and TDM migration. With proper RSP, supports IEEE 1588v2. Integrated media-monitoring for real-time video/voice flows enables proactive maintenance.
Product Specifications Overview
Port density: 24 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet per line card. Ethernet features: 10-Gbps IEEE 802.3 compliant, 10 Gigabit Ethernet PHY monitoring, IEEE 802.x flow control, full-duplex, per-port counters for policy drops, oversubscription drops, CRC errors, packet sizes, unicast/multicast/broadcast packets. Performance: 10-Gbps line-rate throughput per port. Options: Service Edge Optimized (enhanced QoS) or Packet Transport Optimized (basic QoS); mixable in same system. Reliability: Online insertion and removal (OIR) without system impact.
Physical: 14 x 1.72 x 20.5 in. (35.56 x 4.37 x 52.07 cm); 14 lb (6.35 kg). NEBS compliant (SR-3580 Level 3, GR-1089-CORE, GR-63-CORE). Operating temperature nominal: 41 to 104°F (5 to 40°C); short-term: 23 to 131°F (–5 to 55°C) up to 96 hours, 360 hours/year max. Humidity nominal: 10 to 85%; storage: 5 to 95% (not exceeding 0.024 kg water/kg dry air). Storage temperature: –40 to 158°F (–40 to 70°C). Altitude: –60 to 4000m.
Compliance and Standards
Licensing Options
Line Card Feature Licenses: A9K-IVRF-LIC (up to 8 VRF), A9K-24X10G-AIP-SE/TR (full-scale VRF), A9K-24X10-OPT-LIC (G.709/FEC), A9K-24X10-VID-LIC (inline video monitoring).
System-Level: A9K-LI-LIC (Lawful Intercept), A9K-MOBILE-LIC (SyncE/IEEE 1588), A9K-BNG-LIC-8K (Ethernet BNG), A9K-SYS-VID-LIC (system-wide video monitoring).
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