Line Cards

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Line Cards

Cisco GSR Line Cards can be classified by Engine type. This refers to how they connect to the fabric in the chassis. Each engine type has a set bandwidth limit.

• Engine 0 - 622Mbps - 200Kpps to 440Kpps

• Engine 0 Plus - 622Mbps - 200Kpps to 440Kpps

• Engine 1 - 622Mbps or 2.5Gbps - 130Kpps to 720Kpps

• Engine 2 - 2.5Gbps - 1.5Mpps to 4Mpps

• Engine 3 - 2.5Gbps - 3Mpps to 4Mpps

• Engine 4 - 10Gbps

• Engine 4 Plus - 10Gbps - 11Mpps to 25Mpps

• Engine 5 - 10Gbps - 16Mpps

• Engine 6 - 40Gbps - 31Mpps to 50Mpps

Line card switching engines and ASICs

• Engine 0 - BMA

• Engine 1 - Salsa/BMA48

• Engine 2 - PSA/TBM/RBM

• Engine 3 (ISE) - Alpha/Conga/Radar

• Engine 4 - RX/MCC/TX

• Engine 4+ - RX+/MCC/TX+

• Engine 5 - Wahoo/Piranha/Stingray

• Engine 6 - Hermes/Ares/Hera