Cisco NCS 5500 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Figure 1: NC57-18DD-SE Line Card
Port 0 to 17 and Port 24 to 29 can only be used in pairs (one top port and its respective bottom port make a
pair), with the following restrictions:
• If the top port has 400GE optic, then the bottom ports cannot be used.
• If the top port has 200GE, 100GE, or 40GE optic, the respective bottom port in the pair should also be
200GE, 100GE, or 40GE optic.
Modular Port Adapters
The modular port adapters (MPAs) are supported in the NC55-MOD-A-S and NC55-MOD-A-SE-S line card.
Each MPA has a STATUS and ATTN (attention) LED, and each port on the MPA has an adjacent A/L
(Active/Link) LED.
To determine which transceivers and cables are supported by these MPAs, see Cisco Transceiver Modules
Compatibility Information.
Note
4-Port 40GE/100GE MPA with QSFP+/QSFP28
The 4-port 40GE/100GE MPA (NC55-MPA-4H-S/NC55-MPA-4H-HD-S/NC55-MPA-4H-HX-S) provides
4 ports for 4x25GE (via cable breakout), QSFP+ (40Gbps) or QSFP28 (100Gbps) transceivers.
The temperature-hardened NC55-MPA-4H-HD-S MPA operates within industrial temperature range when
installed in the temperature-hardened routers.
Note
The temperature-hardened conformal-coated NC55-MPA-4H-HX-S MPA operates within industrial temperature
range when installed in the temperature-hardened routers.
Note
Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Modular Routers
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NCS 5500 Series Modular Router Overview
Modular Port Adapters

Cisco NCS 5500 Series Specifications

General

Series	NCS 5500
Category	Network Router
Operating System	Cisco IOS XR
Product Type	Modular Router
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Purpose	High-performance routing for service providers and large enterprises
Interface Types	Ethernet
Redundancy	Redundant power supplies and fan trays
Port Density	Varies by model; high-density configurations available
Routing Protocols	BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS
Power Supply Options	AC and DC power supplies available
Management	CLI, SNMP, NETCONF