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Configuring Ethernet SPAs on Cisco IOS XR

Software

This chapter provides information about configuring Ethernet SPAs on the Cisco XR 12000 Series

Router running Cisco IOS XR software. It includes the following sections:

• Configuration Tasks, page 4-1

• Verifying the Interface Configuration, page 4-9

• Configuration Examples, page 4-10

For information about managing your system images and configuration files, refer to the Cisco IOS XR

Getting Started Guide, Release 3.2 and the Cisco IOS XR Commands Master List, Release 3.2

publications.

For more information about the commands used in this chapter, see Chapter 10, “Command Reference”

which documents new and modified commands and the Cisco IOS XR Interface and Hardware

Component Command Reference, Release 3.0. For more information about accessing these publications,

see the “Related Documentation” section in the “Preface”.

Configuration Tasks

This section describes how to configure the Gigabit Ethernet SPAs. It includes the following topics:

• Required Configuration Steps, page 4-1

• Specifying the Interface Address, page 4-4

• Configuring a Basic Ethernet Interface, page 4-5

Required Configuration Steps

This section lists the required configuration steps to configure the Gigabit Ethernet SPAs. Some of the

required configuration commands have default values that might be appropriate for your network. If the

default value is correct for your network, then you do not need to configure the command. These

commands are indicated by “(Optional)” in the purpose column.

Note See the “Configuring a Basic Ethernet Interface” section on page 4-5 for detailed information regarding

the parameters that can be configured.