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NCS 540 Fronthaul Routers

NCS 540 Large Density Routers

NCS 540 Medium Density Routers

NCS 540 Small Density Routers

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Features

Sku's

2

Sku's

1

Sku's

6

Sku's6

(AC and DC)

Slots per chassis

Fixed form factor

Slots per chassis

Fixed form factor

Slots per chassis

Fixed form factor

Slots per chassis

Fixed form factor

Rack size

1 RU

Rack size

1 RU

Rack size

1 RU

Rack size

1 RU

Maximum capacity

300 to 900 Gbps

Maximum capacity

800 Gbps

Maximum capacity

136 to 300 Gbps

Maximum capacity

64 to 104 Gbps

Base

38 cm - 58 cm

Base

29.9 cm

Base

25 cm - 28 cm

Base

23 cm

Power

RedundantAC and DC

Power

RedundantAC and DC

Power

RedundantAC and DC, Fixed Single AC, Fixed Dual DC

Power

Fixed Dual AC, Fixed Dual DC

Fans

Redundant

Fans

Fixed

Fans

Redundant/Fixed

Fans

Fixed

Air flow

Front to back

Air flow

Front to back

Air flow

Front to back, Side to side

Air flow

Side to side

Processor(CPU)

Intel 8C 1.7Ghz

Processor (CPU)

Intel 4C 1.5-GHz CPU

Processor (CPU)

Intel 4C 1.8-GHz CPU, Intel 8C 1.7Ghz

Processor (CPU)

ARM 4C

RAM

8 GB

RAM

16 GB

RAM

32 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB

RAM

8 GB

cPRI

Yes

cPRI

No

cPRI

No

cPRI

No

Software

IOS XR

Software

IOS XR

Software

IOS XR

Software

IOS XR

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