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Cisco SCE8000 GBE Installation and Configuration Guide
Chapter 2 Introduction to the Cisco SCE 8000 10 GBE Platform
Information About the Cisco SCE 8000 10 GBE Platform
The Cisco SCE 8000 platform is a 4-slot chassis hosting the following modules:
• One or two Service Control Modules (Cisco SCE 8000-SCM-E) that each contain special purpose
fast path chipset, traffic processors and control processor.
• One SPA Interface Processor card (Cisco SCE 8000-SIP) that holds up to four SPA 10 GBE interface
modules.
• One optional optical bypass module hosting panel that holds up to two optical bypass modules.
In addition, the Cisco SCE 8000 chassis contains two power supply modules in a 1+1 configuration, as
well as a fan tray module.