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PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration
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Chapter 1 Overview
Port Adapter Slot Locations on the Supported Platforms
Cisco 7200 Series Routers and Cisco 7200 VXR Routers Slot Numbering
Cisco 7202 routers have two port adapter slots. The slots are numbered from left to right. You can place
a port adapter in either of the slots (slot 1 or slot 2). The Cisco 7202 router is not shown.
Cisco 7204 routers and Cisco 7204VXR routers have four slots for port adapters, and one slot for an
input/output (I/O) controller. The slots are numbered from the lower left to the upper right, beginning
with slot 1 and continuing through slot 4. You can place a port adapter in any of the slots (slot 1 through
slot 4). Slot 0 is always reserved for the I/O controller. The Cisco 7204 router and Cisco 7204VXR are
not shown.
Cisco 7206 routers and Cisco 7206VXR routers (including the Cisco 7206 and Cisco 7206VXR routers
as router shelves in a Cisco AS5800 Universal Access Server) have six slots for port adapters, and one
slot for an input/output (I/O) controller. The slots are numbered from the lower left to the upper right,
beginning with slot 1 and continuing through slot 6. You can place a port adapter in any of the six slots
(slot 1 through slot 6). Slot 0 is always reserved for the I/O controller.
shows the slot
numbering on a Cisco 7206 router. The Cisco 7206VXR router is not shown.
Figure 1-10
Port Adapter Slots in the Cisco 7206 Router
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