Cisco ASR 5000 Series User Manual

HRPD Serving Gateway Overview
▀ Product Specifications
▄ Cisco ASR 5000 Series Product Overview
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Line Cards: Installed directly behind PSCs, these cards provide the physical interfaces to elements in the
eHRPD data network. Up to 26 line cards can be installed for a fully loaded system with 13 active PSCs, 13 in
the upper-rear slots and 13 in the lower-rear slots for redundancy. Redundant PSCs do not require line cards.
Ethernet 10/100 and/or Ethernet 1000 line cards for IP connections to the HSGW or other network
elements.
Redundancy Crossbar Cards (RCCs): Installed in the lower-rear chassis slots directly behind the SPCs/SMCs,
RCCs utilize 5 Gbps serial links to ensure connectivity between Ethernet 10/100 or Ethernet 1000 line cards
and every PSC in the system for redundancy. Two RCCs can be installed to provide redundancy for all line
cards and PSCs.
Important: Additional information pertaining to each of the application and line cards required to support
LTE/SAE services is located in the Hardware Platform Overview chapter of the Cisco ASR 5000 Series Product
Overview Guide.
Operating System Requirements
The HSGW is available for all Cisco Systems ASR 5000 platforms running StarOS Release 9.0 or later.

Cisco ASR 5000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	ASR 5000 Series
Category	Network Router
Language	English