Installation guide

CHAPTER
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Cisco 10000 Series Routers Line Card Hardware Installation Guide
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8-Port Unchannelized E3/T3 Line Card Overview
This chapter describes the Cisco 10000 series 8-port unchannelized E3/T3 line card (referred to as the
8-port unchannelized E3/T3 line card), and contains the following sections:
• Line Card Summary, page 15-1
• Software and Hardware Compatibility, page 15-2
• Line Card, Router, and Processor Compatibility, page 15-2
• LEDs, page 15-3
• Physical Specifications, page 15-4
• Slot Locations, page 15-5
• Cables and Connectors, page 15-7
Line Card Summary
In unchannelized (also called clear channel) operation, each E3/T3 interface port provides a single
high-speed data channel. Each port can be configured to use any portion of the E3/T3 available
bandwidths. The maximum E3 bandwidth is 34.386 Mbps; the maximum T3 bandwidth is 44.736 Mbps.
Table 15-1 8-Port Unchannelized E3/T3 Line Card Summary
Product Number Description Minimum Cisco IOS Release
ESR-8E3/DS3= 8-port unchannelized E3/T3 line card Initial Cisco IOS releases for PRE-1:
12.0(22)S and later releases of Cisco IOS 12.0S
Initial Cisco IOS releases for PRE-2:
12.0(22)S and later releases of Cisco IOS 12.0S
12.0(20)ST and later releases of
12.0ST
12.3(7)XI and later releases of Cisco IOS 12.3XI
For registered Cisco.com users, use Software Advisor to
determine the software releases for this line card.