Cisco ASR 9000 A9K-8X100G-LB-SE: Scalable 8-Port 100GE Line Card

Power High-Density Networks with Cisco A9K-8X100G-LB-SE

Requires CPAK Optics

Product Description:

The Cisco A9K-8X100G-LB-SE is an 8x100GE LAN Only Line Card designed specifically for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers. Built for high-density LAN environments, this line card offers a robust solution for applications requiring massive bandwidth and efficient traffic management. With a total throughput of 800 Gbps, it ensures that enterprise LANs, data center interconnects, and high-bandwidth applications can achieve the performance, scalability, and reliability needed in modern networks.

This line card excels in advanced QoS, ensuring that network traffic is efficiently prioritized, and supports traffic engineering for optimized use of resources. Additionally, its energy-efficient operation with optimized cooling ensures that it delivers outstanding performance while minimizing power consumption, making it ideal for enterprise and data center deployments.

Whether you're managing large-scale data transfers or optimizing network performance for critical applications, the Cisco A9K-8X100G-LB-SE line card offers the scalability and advanced features necessary to support demanding high-performance environments.

Product Specifications:

Key Features:

• 8x100GE Ports: 8 x 100GE ports to deliver 800 Gbps of throughput, ideal for LAN-only deployments in high-density environments.
• Advanced QoS: Supports advanced Quality of Service (QoS) for efficient traffic management and prioritization across the network.
• Optimized Cooling & Energy-Efficiency: Designed for energy-efficient operation, ensuring that high-performance throughput does not come at the expense of operational costs.
• Traffic Engineering: Traffic engineering capabilities to enhance network efficiency and ensure optimal data flow and bandwidth utilization.
• Compatibility: Compatible with Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers, ensuring easy integration into existing Cisco network infrastructure.

Applications:

• Data Center Interconnects (DCI): Facilitate seamless high-speed data transmission between data centers with 100GE bandwidth.
• Enterprise LANs: Ideal for scaling enterprise LANs to meet the growing demand for high-bandwidth services.
• High-Bandwidth Applications: Perfect for running bandwidth-intensive applications that require stable and scalable performance, including video streaming, cloud services, and large-scale data transfers.

The Cisco A9K-8X100G-LB-SE line card is a powerful, flexible solution for high-density LAN environments, offering the performance, scalability, and energy efficiency required by today’s modern networks. It’s specifically engineered for enterprise and data center networks, ensuring superior traffic management, optimized cooling, and maximum throughput for mission-critical applications.

FAQs:

1. How many 100GE ports are available on this line card?

• It has 8 x 100GE LAN-only ports.

2. What is the total throughput capacity?

• The card supports up to 800 Gbps throughput.

3. Is it suitable for WAN applications?

• No, this line card is optimized for LAN-only deployments.

4. Does it support energy efficiency?

• Yes, it includes advanced cooling and low-power operation.

5. What environments is it best suited for?

• It’s ideal for high-density LANs and data center interconnects.