Table Of Contents

Preface

Objectives

Document Revision History

Organization

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Preface

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This preface describes the objectives and organization of this document and explains how to find additional information on related products and services. This preface contains the following sections:

•Objectives

•Document Revision History

•Organization

•Related Documentation

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Objectives

This document describes the SPA interface processors (SIPs) and shared port adapters (SPAs) that are supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. This document also describes how to install the supported SIPs and SPAs and how to troubleshoot the installation.

Document Revision History

The Document Revision History records technical changes to this document. The table shows the Cisco IOS software release number and document revision number for the change, the date of the change, and a brief summary of the change.

Release No.	Revision	Date	Change Summary
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5	OL-14126-05	November 25, 2009	Support was added for the following hardware in Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5: •1-Port Clear Channel OC-12 ATM SPA •Cisco 10GBASE-SR XFP transceiver module for MMF, 850-nm wavelength, dual LC connector (XFP-10G-MM-SR) •Cisco 1000BASE-BX10 SFP module for single-strand SMF, 1490-nm TX/1310-nm RX wavelength (GLC-BX-D) •Cisco 1000BASE-BX10 SFP module for single-strand SMF, 1310-nm TX/1490-nm RX wavelength (GLC-BX-U)
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4	OL-14126-04	June 30, 2009	•Support was added for the following SPAs: –2-Port, 4-Port, and 8-Port OC-12 POS SPA –1-Port OC-48 POS SPA –8-Port OC-3 POS SPA –1-Port OC-192 POS SPA –Cisco WebEx Node for ASR 1000 Series SPA •New information on the use of SPA cable clips to help with removal of SPAs from a SIP on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers was added.
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.3	OL-14126-03	November 24, 2008	Support was added for the following SPAs: •1-Port and 3-Port OC-3 ATM SPA
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.2	OL-14126-02	September 10, 2008	Support was added for the following SPAs: •2-Port and 4-Port OC-48c/STM-16 POS SPA •1-Port Channelized STM-1/OC-3 SPA
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1	OL-14126-01	April 25, 2008	First release.

Organization

This document contains the following chapters:

Section	Title	Description
Chapter 1	SIP and SPA Product Overview	Provides an introduction to SPA interface processors (SIPs) and shared port adapters (SPAs).
Chapter 2	Overview: Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers SIPs	Provides a SIP and SPA compatibility summary. For each supported SIP, provides a summary of SIP characteristics and a SIP overview.
Chapter 3	Overview: Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Shared Port Adapters	For each supported SPA, provides a summary of SPA characteristics and a SPA overview.
Chapter 4	Preparing to Install a SIP or a Shared Port Adapter	Describes the required tools, equipment, and safety guidelines for installing SIPs and SPAs.
Chapter 5	Installing and Removing a SIP	Describes the procedures for installing and removing a SIP on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers.
Chapter 6	Installing and Removing a Shared Port Adapter	Describes the procedures for installing and removing a SPA on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. It also describes how to verify the SIP and SPA installation.
Chapter 7	Troubleshooting the Installation	Provides information for troubleshooting the installation of SIPs and SPAs. It also provides packing information to ship a SIP or SPA.

Related Documentation

The documentation listed below is available online and on the Documentation DVD.

Your router, switch, or gateway and the Cisco IOS software running on it contain extensive features, which are documented in the following resources:

•Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router SIP and SPA Software Configuration Guide

•Cisco IOS software:

–For Cisco IOS configuration information and support, refer to the configuration guide or command reference for a Cisco IOS mainline release. You can also refer to the specific Cisco IOS software document for a particular feature.

–To see if a feature is supported by a Cisco IOS release, to locate the software document for that feature, or to check the minimum software requirements of Cisco IOS software with the hardware installed on your router, Cisco maintains the Software Advisor tool on Cisco.com. You must be a registered user on Cisco.com to access this tool. To access Software Advisor, click Login at Cisco.com, type "Software Advisor" in the SEARCH box, and click GO. Click the link for the Software Advisor tool.

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Note You can access Cisco IOS software configuration and hardware installation and maintenance documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com. Translated documentation is available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/public/countries_languages.shtml.

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•For international agency compliance, safety, and statutory information for WAN interfaces, see the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers.

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