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Chapter 14 1-Port OC-48/STM-16 Packet over SONET Line Card Overview
Software and Hardware Compatibility
Figure 14-1 shows the front panel of the OC-48/STM-16 Packet over SONET line card.
The 1-port OC-48/STM-16 Packet over SONET line card provides a point-to-point connection to a
backbone router and encapsulates IP packets with byte-wise HDLC framing, placing them directly into
the OC-48 SONET (or SDH) payload.
The 1-port OC-48/STM-16 Packet over SONET line card is a standard implementation of Packet over
SONET switching, and supports the following features:
• OC-48 bandwidth between the line card and the Performance Routing Engine (PRE)
• North American (SONET) and European (SDH) formats
• Automatic protection switching (APS)
• Alarm processing
• Performance monitoring
• IP over DCC (Data Communications Protocol) for remote management of the Cisco 15104
OC-48/STM16 Optical Regenerator, where applicable
If you are a registered Cisco.com user, see Feature Navigator for supported features.
Software and Hardware Compatibility
To check the minimum software requirements of Cisco IOS software with the hardware installed on your
router, Cisco maintains the Software Advisor tool on Cisco.com. This tool does not verify whether line
cards within a system are compatible, but does provide the minimum Cisco IOS requirements for
individual hardware line cards, modules, or options.
Note Access to this tool is limited to users with Cisco.com login accounts.
To access Software Advisor, click Login at Cisco.com, type Software Advisor in the Search box, and
click Go. Click the link for the Software Advisor tool.
Choose a product family or enter a specific product number to search for the minimum supported
software release needed for your hardware.