Cisco A9K-8HG-FLEX-FC

Overview

The A9K-8HG-FLEX-FC is a high-density 8-port 100GE Flexible Plus Enhanced line card for Cisco's ASR 9000 Series routers. This line card is designed for high-performance service provider and enterprise network applications, offering a high level of flexibility in port configurations and advanced routing features, including support for both Layer 2 and Layer 3 services. The A9K-8HG-FLEX-FC line card is designed to deliver high performance and flexibility, making it a suitable solution for service providers and large enterprise networks requiring scalable and reliable 100GbE connectivity

Specifications

• Product Name: A9K-8HG-FLEX-FC
• • Product Type: Line card for Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers.
  • Ports:
    • 8 x 100-Gigabit Ethernet (100GE) QSFP28 ports.
    • Each 100GE port can support:
      • 100 Gbps
      • 4 x 25 Gbps (via breakout cables)
      • 4 x 10 Gbps (via breakout cables)

  Performance and Capacity:

  • Throughput:
    • Each port supports 100 Gbps.
    • The card offers a total bandwidth of 800 Gbps.
  • Forwarding Capacity: 800 Gbps (full-duplex).

  Port Configurations:

  • Port Speed: Supports 100GbE, 40GbE, 25GbE, and 10GbE configurations.
    • Supports QSFP28 transceivers for 100GbE.
    • Supports QSFP+ transceivers for 40GbE.
    • Allows breakout options for 4x10GbE or 4x25GbE.

  Protocols Supported:

  • Layer 2 Features:
    • VLAN support (802.1Q VLAN tagging) with up to 4096 VLANs.
    • Link Aggregation (802.3ad), allowing multiple Ethernet links to act as a single logical link.
    • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), including Rapid STP (RSTP) and Multiple STP (MSTP).
    • Ethernet OAM (Operations, Administration, and Maintenance).
  • Layer 3 Features:
    • IPv4 and IPv6 routing.
    • BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), OSPF (Open Shortest Path First), IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System), and EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol).
    • Multicast support: IGMP and PIM (Protocol Independent Multicast).
    • MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) support for Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs.
    • Segment Routing (SR) for efficient traffic engineering.

  Advanced Features:

  • QoS (Quality of Service):
    • Supports hardware-based QoS features such as classification, policing, shaping, and scheduling.
    • Offers granular control with hierarchical QoS (HQoS).
    • Multiple queues per port, supporting prioritization of different traffic types.
  • MPLS:
    • MPLS TE (Traffic Engineering) support for optimizing network paths.
    • Supports MPLS-based VPNs, including L2VPN, L3VPN, and VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service).
    • Fast reroute (FRR) for sub-50ms failover in MPLS networks.
  • Security:
    • Control Plane Policing (CoPP) for protecting the router’s control plane.
    • Access Control Lists (ACLs) to filter traffic and protect network resources.

  Redundancy and High Availability:

  • Redundancy:
    • Supports In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSU), enabling the router to remain online during software updates.
    • Stateful failover for high availability.
    • Integrated support for Cisco’s high availability and resilient features like Nonstop Forwarding (NSF) and Graceful Restart.

  Optics and Transceivers:

  • QSFP28 transceivers for 100GbE:
    • 100GBASE-SR4, 100GBASE-LR4, 100GBASE-ER4, and other standards.
  • QSFP+ transceivers for 40GbE:
    • 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4.
  • Breakout options:
    • Supports breakout cables for 4x10GbE or 4x25GbE using QSFP28 or QSFP+ transceivers.

  Power and Environmental:

  • Power Consumption: Approximately 350W typical (varies based on traffic load and configuration).
  • Operating Temperature:
    • 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C).
  • Operating Humidity:
    • 5% to 95% non-condensing.

  Chassis Compatibility:

  • Supported Platforms: Compatible with Cisco ASR 9000 Series chassis models, including:
    • ASR 9010
    • ASR 9006
    • ASR 9904
    • ASR 9910
    • ASR 9922
    • ASR 9932

  Use Cases:

  • Service Provider Networks: Ideal for service providers delivering high-capacity, scalable services, including broadband aggregation, mobile backhaul, and edge routing.
  • Data Center Interconnect (DCI): Suitable for high-speed interconnectivity between data centers using 100GbE and 40GbE links.
  • Cloud and Enterprise: Provides advanced MPLS and QoS features for multi-tenant environments, cloud services, and enterprise WAN aggregation.

  Key Features:

  • High Port Density: 8 ports of 100GbE, making it suitable for high-capacity environments.
  • Flexible Configurations: Supports various speed configurations (100GbE, 40GbE, 25GbE, 10GbE) via breakout options, making it highly flexible.
  • Advanced Routing and MPLS: Ideal for both Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services, MPLS networks, and large-scale service provider environments.
  • High Availability: With features like ISSU and SSO, it ensures minimal disruption during upgrades and failovers.

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