Cisco ASR 9901 Hardware Installation Guide

Route Processor Overview
The CPU on the RP card provides chassis control and management, boot media functionality, telecom timing
and precision clock synchronization, communication to the line card through the backplane Ethernet network,
and power control through the CAN bus. In addition, the CPU on the RP card also runs the routing protocols.
The following figure identifies the slots, ports, and LEDs on the RP card front panel.
Figure 103: Cisco ASR 9901 Router Chassis Front Panel
External USB port6SYNC (BITS/J.211) ports1
10MHz and 1PPS ports7Service LAN and ToD
ports
2
Nine discrete LED
indicators
8CONSOLE and AUX
ports
3
LED matrix display9Management LAN ports4
Connectivity Management
Processor (CMP) port
5
Figure 104: Cisco ASR 9001 Router Chassis Front Panel
External USB port6Service LAN and ToD
ports
1
Eight discrete LED
indicators
710MHz and 1PPS ports2
CLUSTER ports8SYNC (BITS/J.211) ports3
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Route Processor Overview

Cisco ASR 9901 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	ASR 9901
Category	Network Router
Language	English