Cisco ASR 1000 Configuration Guide

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Upgrading Field-Programmable Devices
In general terms, field-programmable devices (FPDs) are hardware devices implemented on router cards
that support separate upgrades. The term “FPD” has been introduced to collectively and generically
describe any type of programmable hardware device on SPAs. FPDs were introduced on the
Cisco
ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers to support the SPAs.
This chapter describes the information that you need to know to verify image versions and to perform
SPA FPD upgrades.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Release History, page 26-1
• FPD Upgrade, page 26-1
• Optional FPD Procedures, page 26-4
• FPD Image Upgrade Examples, page 26-7
• Troubleshooting Problems with FPD Image Upgrades, page 26-9
Release History
Table 26-1 provides the release history for all FPD-related features on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
Routers.
Ta b l e 26-1 FPD Release History
FPD Upgrade
This section provides information if you want to upgrade FPDs for SPAs. These instructions are not
always feasible for operating network environments. If these methods of upgrade are not suitable for
your situation, see other sections of this document for other methods of upgrading FPDs.
This section contains the following topics:
• Overview of FPD Images and Packages, page 26-2
• Upgrading Your Cisco IOS Release and FPD Image, page 26-2
Release Modification
Cisco IOS XE
Release
2.1
SIPs and SPAs were released on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers for the
first time. FPD images were introduced to support these SPAs.

Cisco ASR 1000 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	ASR 1000
Category	Network Router
Language	English