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A9K-40GE-L, Cisco ASR 9000 Line Card, 40 x GE, Low Queue, SFP Required

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    A9K-40GE-L, Cisco ASR 9000 Line Card, 40 x GE, Low Queue, SFP Required

    A9K-40GE-L, Cisco ASR 9000 Line Card, 40 x GE, Low Queue, SFP Required

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    A9K-40GE-L is officially EOL. Service support ends on 2020-05-31.
    For full lifecycle details, see A9K-40GE-L EOL.

    Cisco A9K-40GE-L Overview

    The Cisco A9K-40GE-L is a carrier-grade ASR 9000 line card designed for high-density Gigabit Ethernet aggregation in service provider and large enterprise edge networks. It delivers 40 GE ports with low queue resources and 8 queues per port, ideal for scalable L2VPN and MPLS L3VPN services. With 8,000 policers, 4,000 Ethernet flow points, and rich IOS XR features including modular software, fast convergence, and advanced security, this line card ensures reliable, resilient forwarding in dense multi-service deployments.

    Product Highlights

    40 GE
    Port Density
    8 per pt
    Per-Port Qs
    8,000
    Policers

    Product Applications Scenarios

    Service Providers
    The A9K-40GE-L aggregates high-density Ethernet access, enabling scalable L2VPN and MPLS L3VPN services while maintaining QoS and sub-50 ms protection in metro and backbone networks.
    Enterprise Network
    Deployed at the WAN edge, it provides rich IPv4/IPv6 routing, multicast, and advanced security to consolidate multiple business services, reducing separate edge device needs by up to 30%.
    Public Infrastructure
    NEBS- and ETSI-ready design plus Ethernet OAM and MPLS OAM ensure stable transport for smart city and transportation networks, cutting downtime and field visits in harsh sites.

    Product Features Comparison

      Cisco Cisco Cisco Cisco
    Model A9K-40GE-L, Cisco ASR 9000 Line Card, 40 x GE, Low Queue, SFP Required SM-D-ES3-48-P, Cisco Enhanced EtherSwitch Module, 48×FE/Layer 2/3 Switch/For 2900 3900 Series WS-X6848-SFP-2TXL, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Module, 48-port GigE, Fabric-enabled, DFC4XL WS-X4748-RJ45-E, Cisco Catalyst 4500 Line Card, 48×10/100/1000, Non-Blocking, E-Series
    Brand Cisco Cisco Cisco Cisco
    Module Type n/a Enhanced EtherSwitch Service Module (SM) n/a E-Series 10/100/1000/Multigigabit Line Cards
    Port Configuration 40-Port GE Low Queue Line Card, requires SFPs 48 Fast Ethernet ports n/a 48
    Supported Speed 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, 1 Gb/s, and 10 Gb/s IEEE 802.3 Ethernet n/a n/a 10/100/1000 Mbps
    Compatible Platform n/a Cisco 2900 and 3900 Occupies one slot in the Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-Series chassis Occupies one slot in the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series platform
    Installation Type n/a Service module Plug-in module n/a

    Optional Add-ons

    Model Number Description
    A9K-2KW-DC Cisco ASR 9000 2kW DC Power Module for ASR 9000 Series routers
    A9K-40GE-L Additional Cisco ASR 9000 40-Port GE Low Queue Line Card, SFP-based expansion

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    Specification

    Cisco A9K-40GE-L Specification

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    A9K-40GE-L
    Brand
    Cisco
    Part Number
    A9K-40GE-L
    Product Description
    40-Port GE Low Queue Line Card, requires SFPs
    Total queues
    8 per port
    Policers
    8000
    Ethernet flow points (EFPs)
    4000
    Cisco IOS XR Software support - Modular software design
    Cisco IOS XR Software provides routing scalability, high availability, service isolation, and manageability for mission-critical next-generation networks.
    Cisco IOS XR Software support - OS infrastructure protection
    Microkernel architecture moves noncritical functions outside the kernel to prevent application, file system, or driver failures from affecting systemwide services.
    Cisco IOS XR Software support - Process and thread protection
    Each process or thread runs in its own protected memory space and communicates through secure, version-controlled APIs to limit the impact of failures.
    Cisco IOS XR Software support - Process restart
    Critical control-plane processes can be restarted individually, manually or automatically, without rebooting the full OS, reducing traffic disruption.
    Cisco IOS XR Software support - State checkpointing
    Maintains memory and critical operating state across process restarts so routing adjacencies and signaling state are preserved during RSP switchover.
    Flexible Ethernet services - Ethernet virtual connections (EVCs)
    Supports Ethernet services using individual EVCs, working with MPLS-based L2VPNs and native Ethernet switching deployments.
    Flexible Ethernet services - Flexible VLAN classification
    Classifies VLANs into EFPs using single-tagged VLANs, double-tagged VLANs (QinQ, 802.1ad), contiguous ranges, and noncontiguous VLAN lists.
    Flexible Ethernet services - IEEE bridging
    Supports native bridging based on IEEE 802.1Q, 802.1ad, 802.1ah, and QinQ VLAN encapsulation mechanisms.
    Flexible Ethernet services - IEEE 802.1s MST
    Multiple Spanning Tree provides rapid convergence and load balancing across multiple spanning trees.
    Flexible Ethernet services - MST Access Gateway
    Delivers resilient, fast-converging aggregation for Ethernet-based access rings.
    L2VPN services - VPLS
    Virtual Private LAN Services connect multiple sites in a single bridged domain over an IP/MPLS network, presenting a simple Ethernet interface and flexible bandwidth.
    L2VPN services - HVPLS
    Hierarchical VPLS adds scale at the edge using QinQ access or Ethernet over MPLS (pseudowire) access options.
    L2VPN services - VPWS with EoMPLS
    Virtual Private Wire Service with Ethernet over MPLS transports Ethernet frames across an MPLS core using pseudowires from EFPs or entire ports.
    L2VPN services - Pseudowire redundancy
    Supports backup pseudowires to protect a primary pseudowire upon failure.
    L2VPN services - G.8032
    Provides sub-50-ms protection for Ethernet traffic in ring topologies, compliant with ITU-T G.8032 v2 on Cisco ASR 9000 Series.
    L2VPN services - Multisegment pseudowire stitching
    Interworks two pseudowires to form a cross-connect relationship across multiple segments.
    Multicast - IPv4 Multicast
    Supports IGMPv2/v3, PIM-SSM, PIM-SM, PIM SSM Mapping, MSDP, Multicast VPN, and Anycast RP.
    Multicast - IGMP v2/v3 snooping
    Layer 2 IGMP snooping at VLAN or pseudowire level summarizes joins upstream, sending only watched channels to downstream users in broadband deployments.
    OA&M - Ethernet OA&M (IEEE 802.3ah)
    Link-layer OA&M monitors physical link health and helps isolate faults; combined with 802.1ag for rapid link-failure detection and remote signaling.
    OA&M - EOAM (IEEE 802.1ag)
    Ethernet Connectivity Fault Management provides discovery and verification of the path through 802.1 bridges and LANs.
    OA&M - EOAM (ITU Y.1731)
    Offers Fault Management for Ethernet verification and troubleshooting, and Performance Monitoring for delay, latency, and loss to support SLAs.
    OA&M - Ethernet LMI (E-LMI)
    Protocol between CE and PE on the UNI link to notify CE of connectivity status and configuration parameters for Ethernet services.
    OA&M - MPLS OA&M
    Supports MPLS LSP ping, LSP traceroute, and VCCV for MPLS operations, administration, and maintenance.
    Layer 3 routing - IPv4 routing
    Supports IPv4 with BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, RIP, static routes, IPv4 multicast, RPL, HSRP, and VRRP features.
    Layer 3 routing - IPv6 routing
    Supports IPv6 with OSPFv3, IS-IS, VRRPv6, DHCPv6 relay, and static routing.
    Layer 3 routing - BGP PIC
    BGP Prefix Independent Convergence allows fast convergence of BGP routes using Cisco IOS XR fast-convergence mechanisms.
    MPLS L3VPN - MPLS L3VPN
    Provides scalable IPv4 Layer 3 VPN backbone services for IP VPNs supporting applications, data hosting, e-commerce, and telephony.
    MPLS L3VPN - Carrier supporting carrier (CSC)
    Allows an MPLS VPN provider to use another backbone while maintaining private customer VPN address spaces, per RFC 4364.
    MPLS L3VPN - Selective VRF Download
    Downloads VRF FIB entries only to line cards with VRF membership, increasing chassis FIB scale and reducing unnecessary entries on each card.
    MPLS L3VPN - 6PE and 6VPE
    Enables scalable IPv6 introduction from the edge over an IPv4/MPLS backbone without IPv6 addressing restrictions or backbone impact.
    MPLS TE - MPLS Traffic Engineering
    Supports MPLS TE with TE-FRR, RSVP, LDP, and targeted LDP.
    MPLS TE - Preferred Path
    Maps pseudowires to specific MPLS TE tunnels so attachment circuits cross-connect to TE tunnel interfaces instead of remote PE IP addresses.
    MPLS TE - Auto-Bandwidth
    Automatically adjusts MPLS TE tunnel bandwidth based on measured traffic load.
    MPLS TE - Point-to-Multipoint TE
    Point-to-Multipoint TE forwards MPLS traffic from one source to multiple destinations with explicit paths and FRR protection for sub-LSPs.
    High availability - MPLS TE-FRR
    Provides Layer 3 protection switching and temporary rerouting around failed links, nodes, or paths for MPLS LSPs.
    High availability - BFD
    Bidirectional Forwarding Detection delivers fast forwarding path-failure detection for various media, encapsulations, topologies, and routing protocols.
    High availability - 802.3ad Link Aggregation
    Supports link aggregation bundles with multiple member links for resiliency and load balancing.
    High availability - MC-LAG
    Multichassis LAG provides a standards-based 802.3ad bundle to a pair of ASR 9000 routers that appear as a single device, enabling rapid restoration for L2VPN, L3VPN, residential backhaul, mobile aggregation, and edge services.
    Manageability - IOS XR manageability
    Offers modular CLI, SNMP, CDP, LLDP, and native XML management interfaces.
    Manageability - Smart Call Home (SCH)
    Proactive support that detects and reports problems before they affect services, reducing troubleshooting time.
    Manageability - Cisco ANA
    Cisco Active Network Abstraction provides a vendor-neutral framework, dynamically discovers network elements, and aggregates VNEs into a virtual network for OSS integration and resource management.
    Security - IOS XR security
    Includes ACLs, control-plane protection, routing authentication, AAA and TACACS+, SSH, SNMPv3, and RPL-based policy control.
    Security - Layer 2 ACLs
    Filters packets within an EVC based on MAC addresses.
    Security - Layer 3 ACLs
    Matches and filters traffic based on IPv4 packet attributes.
    Security - L2CP/BPDU filtering
    Supports 802.1ad Layer 2 Control Protocol and BPDU filtering for enhanced control-plane protection at Layer 2.
    Security - MAC limiting
    Enforces MAC address limits per EFP or bridge domain.
    Security - Storm control
    Blocks unicast, multicast, and broadcast storms on any interface or port.
    Security - UUFB
    Unknown Unicast Flood Blocking prevents unknown unicast flooding in the network.
    Security - DHCP snooping
    Monitors DHCP messages to prevent rogue DHCP servers and ensure valid address assignment.
    Security - URPF
    Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding validates source addresses to mitigate spoofing-based attacks.
    Security - Control-plane security
    Protects the router control plane from malicious or excessive traffic.
    Security - DAI
    Dynamic ARP Inspection helps prevent ARP spoofing attacks.
    Security - IP Source Guard
    IPSG filters traffic based on DHCP snooping bindings or static IP source entries.
    Connectivity
    10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, 1 Gb/s, and 10 Gb/s IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
    Memory
    4 GB DRAM
    Options
    Available as low queue, base, or extended line card variants.
    Physical dimensions (H × W × D)
    14 × 1.72 × 20.5 in. (35.56 × 4.37 × 52.07 cm)
    Power
    Maximum 350–630 W (depending on card type); typical 310–565 W (depending on card type)
    Operating temperature (nominal)
    5 to 40 °C (41 to 104 °F)
    Operating temperature (short-term)
    -5 to 55 °C (23 to 131 °F)
    Operating humidity (nominal)
    10 to 85% relative humidity
    Storage temperature
    -40 to 70 °C (-40 to 158 °F)
    Storage humidity
    5 to 95% relative humidity (not to exceed 0.024 kg water per 1 kg of dry air)
    Operating altitude
    -60 to 4000 m (up to 2000 m conforms to IEC, EN, UL, and CSA 60950 requirements)
    NEBS
    Designed to meet SR-3580 NEBS Criteria Level 3, GR-1089-CORE NEBS EMC and Safety, GR-63-CORE NEBS Physical Protection, VZ.TPR.9205 Verizon TEEER.
    ETSI standards
    Designed to meet EN 300 386 (telecommunications EMC), ETSI 300 019 Storage Class 1.1, Transportation Class 2.3, Stationary Use Class 3.1, EN 55022 (emissions), EN 55024 (immunity), EN 50082-1/EN 61000-6-1 (generic immunity).
    EMC standards
    Designed to meet FCC Class A, ICES-003 Class A, AS/NZS 3548 Class A, CISPR 22 (EN 55022) Class A, VCCI Class A, BSMI Class A, IEC/EN 61000-3-2 (power line harmonics), IEC/EN 61000-3-3 (voltage fluctuations and flicker), EN 50121-4 (railway EMC).
    Immunity standards
    Designed to meet IEC/EN 61000-4-2 (ESD 8 kV contact, 15 kV air), IEC/EN 61000-4-3 (radiated immunity 10 V/m), IEC/EN 61000-4-4 (EFT 2 kV power, 1 kV signal), IEC/EN 61000-4-5 (surge AC port 4 kV CM/2 kV DM, signal ports 1 kV, DC port 1 kV), IEC/EN 61000-4-6 (conducted disturbances 10 Vrms), IEC/EN 61000-4-8 (power frequency magnetic field 30 A/m), IEC/EN 61000-4-11 (voltage dips and variations), EN 50121-4 (railway EMC).
    Safety standards
    Designed to meet UL/CSA/IEC/EN 60950-1, IEC/EN 60825 (laser safety), ACA TS001, AS/NZS 60950, and FDA laser safety regulations.
    Weight
    kg

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    What accessories are compatible with A9K-40GE-L line card?

    The A9K-40GE-L line card requires SFPs for connectivity; compatible SFP modules can be chosen based on desired distances and network types.

    How does the A9K-40GE-L compare to other line cards in the ASR 9000 series?

    The A9K-40GE-L offers 40 GE ports with low queueing, differentiating it from others by balancing performance and cost for high-density environments.

    Is the Cisco A9K-40GE-L line card suitable for data center networks?

    Yes, the A9K-40GE-L is well-suited for data center networks requiring high-density, low-latency, and scalable Ethernet connectivity solutions.

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