• System Management Cards (SMCs): Provides full system control and management of all cards within the ASR 5000 platform. Up to two SMC can be installed; one active, one redundant.
• Packet Processing Cards (PSC, PSC2, PPC): Within the ASR 5000 platform, packet processing cards provide high-speed, multi-threaded PPP processing capabilities to support HA services. Up to 14 packet processing cards can be installed, allowing for multiple active and/or redundant cards.
• Switch Processor Input/Outputs (SPIO): Installed in the upper-rear chassis slots directly behind the SMCs, SPIOs provide connectivity for local and remote management, Central Office (CO) alarms. Up to two SPIOs can be installed; one active, one redundant.
• Ethernet 10/100 and/or Ethernet 1000/Quad Ethernet 1000 Line Cards: Installed directly behind processing cards, these cards provide the RP, AAA, PDN, and Pi interfaces to elements in the data network. Up to 26 line cards should be installed for a fully loaded system with 13 active processing cards, 13 in the upper-rear slots and 13 in the lower-rear slots for redundancy. Redundant processing cards do no not require line cards.
• Redundancy Crossbar Cards (RCCs): Installed in the lower-rear chassis slots directly behind the SMCs, RCCs utilize 5 Gbps serial links to ensure connectivity between Ethernet 10/100 or Ethernet 1000/Quad Ethernet 1000 line cards and every processing card in the system for redundancy. Two RCCs can be installed to provide redundancy for all line cards and processing cards.Important: Additional information pertaining to each of the application and line cards required to support CDMA2000 wireless data services is located in the Product Overview Guide.
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•Important: Subscriber AAA interfaces should always be configured using Ethernet line card interfaces for the highest performance. The local context should not be used for service subscriber AAA functions.
Important: The chassis simultaneously supports GRE protocols with key in accordance with RFC-1701/RFC-2784 and “Legacy” GRE protocols without key in accordance to RFC-2002.
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