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Cisco 12000 Series Router SIP and SPA Hardware Installation Guide
Release 12.0(32)SY1, OL-8831-01, Rev. G6, July 19, 2007
Chapter 1 Overview: Cisco 12000 Series Router SPA Interface Processors
Cisco 12000 SIP-501 Overview
Cisco 12000 SIP-501 Board Components
The main Cisco 12000 SIP-501
board components are shown in
Figure 1-13
.
Figure 1-13 Cisco 12000 SIP-501
Board—Rear View
Cisco 12000 SIP-501 LEDs
The Cisco 12000 SIP-501 supports 4 single-height SPAs (the aggregate throughput should not exceed 2
full-rate SPAs); 2 double-height SPAs; 1 dual-width, double-height SPA, or a combination of
single-height and double-height SPAs.
The interconnect between a SIP and a SPA can operate at either 2.5Gbps or 10Gbps. If the maximum
capacity of a SPA is greater than 2.5Gbps the interconnect operates at 10Gbps and the SPA is a "full-rate"
SPA. If the maximum capacity of a SPA is 2.5Gbps or less the interconnect operates at 2.5Gbps and the
SPA is a "quarter-rate" SPA. The Cisco 12000 SIP-501 can support up to two full-rate SPAs, or one
full-rate and three quarter-rate SPAs or four quarter-rate SPAs.
The Cisco 12000 SIP-501 face plate has one Status LED.
Figure 1-14
shows the Cisco 12000 SIP-501
face plate with 4 single-width, single-height SPAs.
Figure 1-14 Cisco 12000 SIP-501 Face Plate
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