Overview of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series MIP and EPAs
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Modular Interface Processor (ASR1000-MIP100), and Ethernet port adapters (EPAs).
This chapter includes the following sections:
- Introduction to MIPs and EPAs, page 1-1
- MIP and EPA Hardware and Software Compatibility Matrix, page 1-3
- Modular Optics Compatibility, page 1-4
- Displaying the Cisco ASR 1000 Series MIP Hardware Type, page 1-5
- Power Management, page 1-9
- LED Details, page 1-9
Introduction to MIPs and EPAs
Cisco ASR 1000 Series modular interface processors (MIPs) and Ethernet port adapters (EPAs) use a carrier card and port adapter architecture that increases modularity, flexibility, and density across Cisco routers for network connectivity. This section describes the MIPs and EPAs, and provides some guidelines for their use.
Modular Interface Processors
The ASR1000-MIP100 is a modular interface processor with a 100 Gbps connection to the backplane, for the ASR 1000 platform. However, it can have an interface bandwidth of up to 200 Gbps. The ASR1000-MIP100 provides higher I/O speeds, increased density, and interface flexibility to the ASR1000.
The ASR1000-MIP100 is capable of 100 Gbps full-duplex traffic forwarded using a modular-port interface design. The ASR1000-MIP100 architecture is composed of a host carrier card, which accepts up to two EPAs.
Figure 1-1 ASR1000-MIP100 with EPAs Installed
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MIP, with EPA in subslot 0 |
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MIP, with EPA in subslot 1 |
The following list describes some of the general characteristics of a MIP:
- A MIP is a carrier card that inserts into a router slot like a line card. It provides no network connectivity on its own.
- A MIP has two subslots, which are used to house up to two EPAs. The EPA provides interface ports for network connectivity.
- During normal operation, the MIP should reside in the router fully populated either with functional EPAs in all subslots, or with a blank filler plate (EPA-BLANK=) inserted in all empty subslots.
- MIPs support online insertion and removal (OIR) with EPAs inserted in their subslots. EPAs also support OIR and can be inserted or removed independently from the MIP.
Note Fully populate all slots and subslots with functional EPAs or blank filler plates for maximum efficiency of the cooling system.
Ethernet Port Adapters
EPAs are small plug-in modules containing circuitry to provide optical or electrical network interfaces. The packet data between the EPA and MIP carrier card can support a 100Gbps full-duplex bandwidth. The data path supports operating at various predefined data rates and protocols.
The following list describes some of the general characteristics of an EPA:
- An EPA is a modular type of port adapter that inserts into a subslot of a compatible MIP carrier card to provide network connectivity and increased interface port density.
- EPA inserts into one of the MIP-EPA bay, with EPA subslots as shown in Figure 1-1.
- Each EPA provides a certain number of connectors, or ports, that are the interfaces to one or more networks. These interfaces can be individually configured using the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI).
- Either a blank filler plate or a functional EPA should reside in every subslot of a MIP during normal operation to maintain cooling integrity.
EPAs support online insertion and removal (OIR). They can be inserted or removed independently from the MIP. MIPs also support OIR with EPAs inserted in their subslots.
Figure 1-2 1-Port 100 Gigabit Ethernet EPA (EPA-1X100GE)
Figure 1-3 2-Port 40 Gigabit Ethernet EPA with CPAK and Breakout Cable (EPA-CPAK-2X40GE)
Figure 1-4 10-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet EPA (EPA-10X10GE)
Figure 1-5 18-Port 1 Gigabit Ethernet EPA (EPA-18X1GE)
Figure 1-6 1-Port 40 Gigabit QSFP Ethernet EPA (EPA-1x40GE) and 2-Port 40 Gigabit QSFP Ethernet EPA (EPA-2x40GE)
Figure 1-7 1-Port 100 Gigabit QSFP Ethernet EPA (EPA-QSFP-1x100GE)
The QSFP based EPA supports transceiver modules based on a QSFP form factor. Whereas EPA-1X100G supports CFP-based transceivers.
The 1-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet EPA and the 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet EPA are QSFP-based EPAs. Both these EPAs support Ethernet features, Synchronous Ethernet and MACsec. The 2-port 40 Gigabit EPA has two 40GE ports without any licenses. The 1-port 40 Gigabit EPA has two 40 GE interfaces but only the first port is usable without license. Second port is licensed-based and supports Cisco Smart Licensing.
The 1-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet EPA is a QSFP-based EPA. This EPAs support Ethernet features, Synchronous Ethernet and MACsec. The port is license-based and supports Cisco Smart Licensing(FLSA1-MACSEC100G / L-FLA1-MACSEC100G=)nimum Software for MACsec Support
Synchronous Ethernet Support
The following EPAs support Synchronous Ethernet:
- EPA-10X10GE
- EPA-18X1GE
- EPA-1X40GE
- EPA-2X40GE
- EPA-1X100GE
- EPA-QSPF-1x100GE
- Built-in EPAs on ASR1001-HX, ASR1002-HX
Modular Optics Compatibilities
The EPA-1X100GE uses a CPAK module to provide network connectivity. The EPA-CPAK-2X40GE uses a CPAK module and a 2x40 GE breakout cable to provide network connectivity. The EPA-10X10GE uses small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) optical transceivers to provide network connectivity. The EPA-18X1GE uses SFP optical transceivers to provide network connectivity.
For more information, see Cisco Optics Compatibility Matrix (https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/)
Displaying the Cisco ASR 1000 Series MIP Hardware Type
To verify the Cisco ASR 1000 Series MIP hardware type that is installed in your Cisco ASR 1000 series router, use the show platform command.
The following is a sample output of the show platform command for the MIP that is installed in Cisco ASR 1009-X Router.
Slot Type State Insert time (ago)
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0 ASR1000-MIP100 ok 03:10:14
1 ASR1000-MIP100 ok 03:10:14
1/0 EPA-10X10GE ok 00:01:32
1/1 EPA-1X100GE ok 00:01:24
2 ASR1000-MIP100 ok 09:34:16
2/0 EPA-1X100GE ok 09:00:29
The following is a sample output of the show platform command for the MIP that is installed in Cisco ASR 1013 Router with EPA-QSFP-1X100GE inserted in slot 3.
Slot Type State Insert time (ago)
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0 ASR1000-MIP100 ok 14:47:17
0/0 EPA-10X10GE ok 14:44:55
0/1 EPA-1X100GE ok 00:00:09
1 ASR1000-MIP100 ok 14:47:17
1/0 EPA-18X1GE ok 14:44:57
3 ASR1000-MIP100 ok 14:47:17
3/0 EPA-QSFP-1X100GE ok 04:41:12
3/1 EPA-1X40GE ok 10:16:05
4 ASR1000-SIP40 ok 14:47:17
4/0 SPA-2X1GE-V2 ok 14:45:25
4/1 SPA-5X1GE-V2 ok 14:45:25
4/3 SPA-1X10GE-L-V2 ok 14:45:19
5 ASR1000-2T+20X1GE ok 14:47:17
5/0 BUILT-IN-2T+20X1GE ok 14:45:10
R1 ASR1000-RP2 ok, active 14:47:17
F0 ASR1000-ESP200 ok, active 14:47:17
P0 ASR1013-PWR-AC ok 14:46:19
P1 ASR1013-PWR-AC ok 14:46:17
P2 ASR1013-PWR-AC ok 14:46:17
P3 ASR1013/06-PWR-AC ok 14:46:16
Slot CPLD Version Firmware Version
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5 00010000 12.2(20120809:045831) [lokbuild 114]
Table 1-1 shows the hardware description that appears in the show interfaces command output for each Cisco ASR 1000 Series MIP that is supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router.
Table 1-1 MIP Hardware Descriptions in show interfaces Command Output
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Description in the show interfaces Command
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ASR1000-MIP100 and EPA-1X100GE |
Hardware is EPA-1X100GE |
ASR1000-MIP100 and EPA-CPAK-2x40GE |
Hardware is EPA-CPAK-2x40GE |
ASR1000-MIP100 and EPA-10X10GE |
Hardware is EPA-10X10GE |
ASR1000-MIP100 and EPA-18X1GE |
Hardware is EPA-18X1GE |
ASR1000-MIP100 and EPA-1X40GE |
Hardware is EPA-1X40GE |
ASR1000-MIP100 and EPA-2X40GE |
Hardware is EPA-2X40GE |
ASR1000-MIP100 and EPA-QSFP-1X100GE |
Hardware is EPA-QSFP-1X100GE |
The following is a sample output of the show interfaces command on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router with the MIP installed in slot 0 and the EPA-2X40 GE in subslot 2:
Router# show interfaces fo0/2/1
FortyGigabitEthernet0/2/1 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is EPA-2X40GE, address is 74a2.e625.4421 (bia 74a2.e625.4421)
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 40000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Full Duplex, 40000Mbps, link type is force-up, media type is QSFP-H40GE-ACU10M
output flow-control is on, input flow-control is on
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 02:31:52, output 02:31:52, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 0/375/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
41 packets input, 3625 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 1 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts)
0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 watchdog, 26 multicast, 0 pause input
78 packets output, 5824 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 2 interface resets
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 pause output
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
The following is a sample output of the show interfaces HundredGigE command on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router with the MIP installed in slot1and the EPA-1X100GE in subslot 1:
Router# show interfaces HundredGigE 1/1/0
HundredGigE1/1/0 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is EPA-1X100GE, address is 74a0.2ff9.b7a0 (bia 74a0.2ff9.b7a0)
MTU 7500 bytes, BW 100000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 249/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
The following is a sample output of the show interfaces HundredGigE command on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router with the MIP installed in slot 3 and EPA-QSFP-1X100GE installed in subslot 0:
Router# show interfaces HundredGigE 3/0/0
HundredGigE3/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is EPA-QSFP-1X100GE, address is badb.adba.e8c0 (bia badb.adba.e8c0)
Internet address is 50.1.1.2/24
MTU 7500 bytes, BW 100000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Full Duplex, 100000Mbps, link type is force-up, media type is QSFP_100G_AOC15M
output flow-control is on, input flow-control is on
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 00:04:23, output 00:35:50, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters 00:00:05
Input queue: 0/375/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts)
0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 watchdog, 0 multicast, 0 pause input
0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 pause output
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
The following is a sample output of the show interfaces FortyGigabitEthernet command on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router with the MIP installed in slot 2 and the EPA-CPAK-2x40GE in subslot 1:
Router# show interfaces FortyGigabitEthernet 2/1/0
FortyGigabitEthernet2/1/0 is administratively up, line protocol is up
Hardware is EPA-CPAK-2X40GE, address is 6c41.6ada.a7a0 (bia 6c41.6ada.a7a0)
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 40000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
The following is a sample output of the show interfaces GigabitEthernet command on a Cisco ASR 1002-HX Router with the MIP installed in slot 0 and the EPA-18X1GE in subslot 2.
Router# show interfaces GigabitEthernet 0/2/0
GigabitEthernet0/2/0 is down, line protocol is down
Hardware is EPA-18X1GE, address is 74a2.e624.e920 (bia 74a2.e624.e920)
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Full Duplex, 1000Mbps, link type is auto, media type is unknown media type
output flow-control is on, input flow-control is on
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input never, output never, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 0/375/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts)
0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 watchdog, 0 multicast, 0 pause input
0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 2 interface resets
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 pause output
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
The following is a sample output of the show interfaces FortyGigabitEthernet command on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router with the MIP installed in slot 0 and the EPA-1x40GE in subslot 2:
Router# show interface FortyGigabitEthernet0/2/1
FortyGigabitEthernet0/2/1 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is EPA-1X40GE, address is 74a2.e625.5d21 (bia 74a2.e625.5d21)
Internet address is 39.1.1.1/30
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 40000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Full Duplex, 40000Mbps, link type is force-up, media type is QSFP_40GE_LR4
output flow-control is on, input flow-control is on
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 00:00:00, output 00:00:00, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 0/375/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
7782 packets input, 2716260 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 2 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts)
0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
2 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 watchdog, 7774 multicast, 0 pause input
8169 packets output, 2756184 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 4 interface resets
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 pause output
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
To display the transceiver type installed in an EPA, use the show hw-module subslot command.
The following is a sample output of the show hw-module subslot command on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router with the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Modular Interface Processor installed in slot 1 and the EPA-1X100GE in subslot 1:
Router# show hw-module subslot 1/1 transceiver 0 idprom
IDPROM for transceiver HundredGigE1/1/0:
Description = CPAK optics (type 131)
Transceiver Type: = CPAK 100GE SR10 (310)
Product Identifier (PID) = CPAK-100G-SR10
Serial Number (SN) = FBN183122731
Vendor OUI (IEEE company ID) = 00.00.0C (12)
Cisco part number = 800-41495-
Date code (yyyy/mm/dd) = 2014/08/03
Maximum Bit Rate Network Lane = 11.2 Gbits/s
Maximum Bit Rate Host Lane = 11.2 Gbits/s
The following is a sample output of the show hw-module subslot command on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router with the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Modular Interface Processor installed in slot 0 and the EPA-1X 40GE in subslot 2:
Router#show hw-module subslot 0/2 transceiver 1 idprom
IDPROM for transceiver FortyGigabitEthernet0/2/1:
Description = QSFP optics (type 132)
Transceiver Type: = QSFP 40GE LR (323)
Product Identifier (PID) = QSFP-40G-LR4
Serial Number (SN) = AVM2049M1AE
Vendor Name = CISCO-AVAGO
Vendor OUI (IEEE company ID) = 00.17.6A (5994)
Cisco part number = 10-2842-02
Date code (yy/mm/dd) = 16/12/08
Nominal bitrate per channel = Multi-rate 40G-LR4 (10800 Mbits/s)
The following is a sample output of the show hw-module subslot command on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router with the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Modular Interface Processor installed in slot 3 and the EPA-QSFP-1x100GE in port 0:
Router# show hw-module subslot 3/0 transceiver 0 idprom
IDPROM for transceiver HundredGigE3/0/0:
Description = QSFP28 optics (type 134)
Transceiver Type: = QSFP 100GE AOC15M (462)
Product Identifier (PID) = QSFP-100G-AOC15M
Serial Number (SN) = FIW213706D6-A
Vendor Name = CISCO-FINISAR
Vendor OUI (IEEE company ID) = 00.90.65 (36965)
Cisco part number = 10-3178-02
Date code (yy/mm/dd) = 17/09/16
Connector type = No separable connector
Nominal bitrate per channel = (25500 Mbits/s)
The following is a sample output of the show hw-module subslot transceiver status command on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router with the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Modular Interface Processor installed in slot 3 and the transceiver in port 0:
Router# show hw-module subslot 3/0 transceiver 0 status
The Transceiver in slot 3 subslot 0 port 0 is enabled.
Module temperature = +38.164 C
Transceiver Tx supply voltage = 3.2183 Volts
Transceiver Tx power = -40.0 dBm (0.0 mW)
Transceiver Rx optical power = <-40 dBm
Tx power Network Lane[00] = -40.0 dBm (0.0 mW)
Tx power Network Lane[01] = -40.0 dBm (0.0 mW)
Tx power Network Lane[02] = -40.0 dBm (0.0 mW)
Tx power Network Lane[03] = -40.0 dBm (0.0 mW)
Rx power Network Lane[00] = -40.0 dBm (0.0 mW)
Rx power Network Lane[01] = -40.0 dBm (0.0 mW)
Rx power Network Lane[02] = -40.0 dBm (0.0 mW)
Rx power Network Lane[03] = -40.0 dBm (0.0 mW)
Bias Current Network Lane[00] = 7.800 mA
Bias Current Network Lane[01] = 7.800 mA
Bias Current Network Lane[02] = 7.942 mA
Bias Current Network Lane[03] = 7.938 mA
Power Management
A MIP consumes chassis power. You must, therefore, ensure that the chassis is within the power budget on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers.
LED Details
This section provides information about the LEDs on the MIP and EPAs.
MIP LEDs
The ASR1000-MIP100 has two LEDs on the front panel to show the status of the card, as shown in Figure 1-8.
Figure 1-8 MIP LEDs
Table 1-2 describes the details of the LEDs.
Table 1-2 Power and Status LEDs
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Power |
Green |
Line card is powered on and is operational. |
Off |
Line card is powered off and not operational. |
Status |
Green |
The OS has booted. |
Amber |
BOOTROM has successfully loaded. |
Red |
Line card failure has occurred. |
Flashing red |
Secure-boot failure has occurred. |
EPA LEDs
The EPAs have two types of LEDs: an A/L (Active/Link) LED for each port on the EPA, and one STATUS LED, as shown in Figure 1-9, Figure 1-10, Figure 1-11 and Figure 1-12.
Figure 1-9 EPA-10x10GE LEDs
Figure 1-10 EPA-1x100GE and EPA-CPAK-2x40GE LEDs
Figure 1-11 EPA-18x1GE LEDs
Figure 1-12 EPA-1x40GE and EPA-2x40GE LEDs
Table 1-3 describes the details of the LEDs.
Table 1-3 EPA LEDs
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EPA-18X1GE, EPA-10X10GE, EPA-1X100GE, EPA-1X40GE, EPA-2X40GE, and EPA-QSPF-1X100GE
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A/L (Active/Link) |
Green |
Port is enabled and the link is up. |
Both ports are enabled and the links are up. |
Amber |
Port is enabled but the link is down. |
One of the ports is not enabled. |
Off |
Port is not enabled. |
Ports are not enabled. |
Status |
Green |
EPA is ready and operational. |
Amber |
EPA power is on and good, and the EPA is being configured. |
OFF |
EPA power is off. |