Line Card (×6)
AssemblyA modular ingress/egress card with multiple 10/40/100 Gbit Ethernet ports, PHYs, and a local forwarding engine that pushes packets to the fabric. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.
Bill of materials for Line Card (×6)
7 top-level lines as of r38228| # | Item / sub-assembly | Part no. | Qty/assy | Ext. qty | Parts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forwarding Chip | core-router-lc-forwarding-chip | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 2 | 10/40G PHY | core-router-lc-phy | 6× | 6 | · | part |
| 3 | Optical Port Cage | core-router-lc-connector | 6× | 6 | · | part |
| 4 | Packet Buffer | core-router-lc-buffer | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 5 | Packet Processor | core-router-lc-pmac | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 6 | LC Thermal Module | core-router-lc-cooling | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 7 | SMD Passive (R/C/L) | smd-passives | 100× | 100 | · | part |