CHAPTER 1
Overview: Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router SPA
Interface Processors
This chapter describes the SPA interface processors (SIPs) that are supported on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series
Aggregation Services Routers and contains the following sections:
• SIP and SPA Compatibility, on page 1
• Router Hardware Installation, on page 2
• SIP Summary, on page 2
• Cisco ASR 9000 SIP-700 Overview, on page 4
SIP and SPA Compatibility
The following table shows the SPAs that are supported on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services
Routers and the SIPs that support them:
Table 2: SIP and SPA Compatibility on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router
SIP-700SPA
X4-Port Serial Interface SPA
X2-Port Channelized OC-12/DS0 SPA
X1-Port Channelized OC48/STM16 DS3 SPA
X2-Port OC-48/STM16 SPA
X8-Port OC12/STM4 SPA
X1-Port OC-192/STM-64 POS/RPR SPA
X4-Port OC-3/STM-1 POS SPA
X8-Port OC-3/STM-1 POS SPA
X2-Port and 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 SPA
X4-Port Channelized T3 to DS0
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