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Cisco ASR-920-24SZ-IM, ASR-920-24SZ-M, ASR-920-24TZ-M Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 1 Overview
Cisco ASR 920 Series Routers Features
GigabitEthernet Copper Ports
Fixed copper GigabitEthernet (GE) interfaces are provided through standard RJ-45 connectors. These
ports support the following features:
• Standard 10/100/1000Base-T/TX operation with forced or auto-negotiation for speed and duplex.
• Automatic crossover (auto-MDIX) for straight-through and crossover connections.
• Pause flow control as defined by the 802.3x standard.
• Frame size of 9216 bytes.
• Synchronous ENET operation that provides its recovered receive clock as an input clock source for
the SETS as well as uses the system-wide reference clock to derive its transmit clock.
GE SFP Ports
The GE SFP ports support the following features:
• 100Base-FX and 1000Base-X SFP modules.
• Copper SFP modules
• Digital optical monitoring as specified by the SFP.
• Any mix of SFPs is supported unless specifically noted.
• Pause flow control as defined by the 802.3x standard.
• Frame size of 9216 bytes.
• Synchronous ENET operation that provides its recovered receive clock as an input clock source for
the SETS as well as uses the system-wide reference clock to derive its transmit clock.
Note Copper based SFPs do not support synchronous ENET operations.
SFP+ Ports
The SFP+ ports support the following features:
• Digital optical monitoring as specified by the optical transceiver module.
• Any mix of SFPs is supported unless specifically noted.
• Pause flow control as defined by the 802.3x standard.
• Frame size of 9216 bytes.
Interface Modules
The Cisco ASR-920-24SZ-IM Router interface modules are field-replaceable units. In addition to the
ports provided on an RSP, the Cisco ASR-920-24SZ-IM Router supports the following interface
modules:
• Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Interface Module (A900-IMA8T)
• 10-Gigabit Ethernet XFP Interface Module (A900-IMA1X)