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Cisco 10000 Series Routers Line Card Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 9 8-Port Fast Ethernet Half-Height Line Card Overview
Software and Hardware Compatibility
The 8-port fast Ethernet half-height line card contains eight 100BASE-TX ports. Each port
autonegotiates between half and full duplex mode. Each port supports 100BASE-T, but does not support
10BASE-T.
The 8-port fast Ethernet half-height line card provides the Cisco 10000 series router with IEEE
802.3u-compliant 100BASE-TX Ethernet interfaces to provide high-density uplinks to devices (such as
content servers, routers, and other Fast Ethernet devices). Because the 8-port fast Ethernet half-height
line card only occupies one half-slot, each slot can support two Fast Ethernet line cards for a total of 16
ports. The Cisco 10000 supports multiple Fast Ethernet line cards. It is also acceptable to use the other
subslot for a different half-height line card.
Note The 8-port fast Ethernet half-height line card does not support 10BASE-T.
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.
Line Card, Router, and Processor Compatibility
Table 9-2 lists router model, line card, and processor compatibility.
Table 9-2 Line Card, Router, and Processor Compatibility
Line Card Cisco 10008 Cisco 10005 PRE-2 PRE-1 PRE
8-port fast Ethernet half-height line card Yes Yes Yes Yes No