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PA-POS-2OC3 Two-Port Packet-over-SONET Port Adapter Installation and Configuration
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Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation
Software and Hardware Requirements
Cisco 7200VXR Series Routers
Cisco 7200 VXR routers have certain data-carrying capacity (or bandwidth) restrictions that affect the
number of high-bandwidth, medium-bandwidth, and low-bandwidth port adapters you can install. For
more information on port adapter installation restrictions, refer to the
Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter
Hardware Configuration Guidelines
at the following URL:
The PA-POS-2OC3 requires one of the following network processing engine (NPE) models to operate:
•
NPE-G1 (700-MHz network processor)—up to 128 MB of DRAM
•
NPE-400 (350-MHz network processor)—up to 128 MB of DRAM
•
NSE-1 (262-MHz network processor)—up to 128 MB of DRAM
For all systems in which you install the PA-POS-2OC3, use the
show version
command to display the
current configuration of the router or switch, including the system software version that is currently
loaded and running. Use the
show diag
slot
command to view specific information about the hardware
installed in your system.
Cisco 7201 Router
The PA-POS-2OC3 is installed in the single port adapter slot of the Cisco 7201 router.
Cisco 7301 Router
The PA-POS-2OC3 is installed in the single port adapter slot of the Cisco 7301 router.
Cisco 7304 Router
The Cisco 7304 PCI port adapter carrier card installs in Cisco 7304 router module slots 2 through 5.
Cisco 7401ASR Router
The PA-POS-2OC3 is installed in the single port adapter slot of the Cisco 7401ASR router.
Cisco 7500 Series Routers
The Cisco PA-POS-2OC3 port adapters are installed on the VIP4-50, VIP4-80, or the VIP6-80 in a
Cisco 7500 series router with the route switch processor RSP4+, RSP8, or the RSP16.
Cisco 7600 Series Routers
The Cisco PA-POS-2OC3 port adapters can be installed on FlexWAN or Enhanced FlexWAN modules
in slots 2 through 6 or 9. If either slot 7 or slot 8 does not have a supervisor engine in it, that slot is also
available.
