Cisco 88-LC1-16H16F-EM | 8800 Series 40-Port Line Card, 9.6 Tbps, MACsec

Q: Which Cisco 8800 router chassis support the 88-LC1-16H16F-EM line card?
A: The 88-LC1-16H16F-EM requires Cisco 8808 or 8804 distributed chassis equipped with 8800-RP2 route processors and third-generation fabric cards (8808-FC1 or 8804-FC1). It cannot coexist in the same system with Q200-based line cards.

Q: What port speeds and breakout configurations are supported?
A: The line card supports flexible speeds including 40GbE, 100GbE, 200GbE, and 400GbE across its QSFP28, QSFP28-DD, and QSFP56-DD ports. Breakout configurations such as 4x100GbE and 2x100GbE are supported depending on the optic module and port type used.

Q: Does this line card support MACsec encryption?
A: Yes, the 88-LC1-16H16F-EM features hardware-accelerated line-rate MACsec encryption on all 40 ports, providing Layer 2 IEEE 802.1AE standards-based security without performance degradation.

Q: What deployment scenarios is this line card optimized for?
A: The 88-LC1-16H16F-EM is designed for service edge, aggregation, peering, data center interconnect, and high-capacity WAN use cases requiring a mix of 100GbE, 200GbE, and 400GbE connectivity with strong security and deep buffering capabilities.

Q: Can this line card mix with other Cisco 8800 line card types?
A: K100-based line cards like the 88-LC1-16H16F-EM cannot coexist with Q200-based line cards in the same chassis. They require 8800-RP2 route processors and third-generation FC1 fabric cards and can coexist with other K100-based line cards such as the 88-LC1-48Y8H-EM.