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Cisco A99-SFC3 | ASR 9900 Switch Fabric Card 3, 600G, ASR 9922/9912

A99-SFC3

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Description

Third-generation switch fabric card for the Cisco ASR 9900 Series, delivering 600 Gbps per card in a single-stage, non-blocking fabric that carries traffic between line cards. This SFC3 is for the ASR 9922 and ASR 9912 chassis, supporting up to seven cards with N+1 redundancy and high-density 100G and 400G Ethernet line cards. The -S variant suits the ASR 9910 and the -T variant suits the ASR 9906, so confirm chassis compatibility before deployment.

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Features

- Distributed switch fabric architecture
- Multistage, low-latency, non-blocking architecture
- Supports high-density 100 and 400 Gigabit Ethernet line cards
- Hot-swappable with hardware support for zero packet loss on online insertion and removal (OIR)
- Designed for programmable deployment models and converged Layer 2 and Layer 3 services (wireline, DCI and mobile aggregation)
- Scales to seven fabric cards for scalability and high availability

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Technical Specifications

- Fabric speed: 600 Gbps per fabric card
- Fabric type: single-stage, non-blocking, packet-based, store-and-forward
- Fabric redundancy: N+1, up to seven fabric cards per system
- ASR 9922 and ASR 9912: 6+1 redundancy with all fabric cards active
- Compatible chassis: ASR 9922 and ASR 9912 (the SFC3-S variant is for the ASR 9910 and the SFC3-T variant for the ASR 9906)
- Fabric cards sit at the front of the chassis on the ASR 9922 and ASR 9912
- Works with the ASR 9900 Route Processor 3 and ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor (RSP) using centralised Virtual Output Queue (VOQ) arbitration
- Software: IOS XR 6.5.15 or later for the SFC3 features
- Physical: 1.7in H x 16.9in W x 22.7in D, approx. 13.36 lb
- Safety and compliance: UL/CSA/IEC/EN 60950-1, IEC/EN 60825 laser safety, ACA TS001, AS/NZS 60950

FAQs

Q: Which chassis is the A99-SFC3 designed for?
A: The A99-SFC3 is for the Cisco ASR 9922 and ASR 9912 routers. The SFC3-S variant is for the ASR 9910 and the SFC3-T variant is for the ASR 9906.

Q: How much fabric bandwidth does each card provide?
A: Each A99-SFC3 provides 600 Gbps of switching fabric bandwidth, and a system can scale to seven fabric cards.

Q: What redundancy does the fabric support?
A: The fabric uses N+1 redundancy. On the ASR 9922 and ASR 9912 this is 6+1 redundancy with all fabric cards active.

Q: What software release is required?
A: IOS XR 6.5.15 or later is required for the SFC3 features.

Q: Which line cards does it support?
A: It supports high-density 100G and 400G Ethernet line cards and works with the ASR 9900 Route Processor 3 and ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor using centralised VOQ arbitration.

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