The new Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series is the member of the new Cisco NCS series.
Running on the latest version of Cisco IOS XR Software (IOS XR Release 6.0 or later), the 5500 Series supports segment routing, advanced forwarding feature sets, and programmable network management.
The 5500 Series is designed to efficiently scale between data centers and large enterprise, web, and service provider WAN and aggregation networks.
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The Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series includes the Cisco NCS 5508 modular chassis. It supports up to eight line cards, six switch fabric cards, two route processors, two system controllers, three fan trays, and eight power supplies. The router supports 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports.
The Cisco NCS 5508 chassis is built using the components illustrated in the following figure.
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NCS 5500 Series routers deliver a programmable, dense, high-capacity, and modular answer for WAN aggregation.
Cisco NCS 5500 Series Line Card
The NCS 5508 chassis supports a 36-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP) Cisco NCS 5500 Series line card.
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● 36-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP line card
● 6 forwarding application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)
● On-chip tables for 256K IPv4 or 64K IPv6 routes
● On-chip tables for 750K IPv4 host routes, MAC, and labels
● On-chip ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM) for network access control lists (ACLs) and QoS
● Supports QSFP28 100G optics (SR4, LR4, coarse wavelength division multiplexing [CWDM])
● Supports QSFP+ 40G optics (10G breakout)
Cisco NCS 5500 Series Switch Fabric Cards
As part of the NCS 5500 Series, the Cisco NCS 5508 chassis has a Clos fabric design that interconnects the line cards with rear-mounted fabric modules. It supports up to six switch fabric cards, all fabric cards are directly connected to all line cards. With load balancing across fabric cards, the architecture achieves optimal bandwidth distribution within the chassis.
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● 6 fabric cards per chassis
● N+1 redundancy
● Graceful bandwidth reduction if more than two are down
● Single stage
● Direct mate to line cards – no midplane
Cisco NCS 5500 Series Route Processor
A pair of redundant route processor cards manages all routing operations on the Cisco NCS 5508 chassis.
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● 6-core @ 2.2 GHz
● 24 GB DRAM
● 256 GB flash
● 2 USB
● Console
● Management Ethernet
● Clock inputs
Cisco NCS 5500 Series System Controller
A pair of redundant system controllers offloads chassis management functions from the route processor cards. The controllers are responsible for managing power supplies and fan trays, trays and monitoring the environmental conditions in the chassis.
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● Dual-core @ 1.3GHz
● Ethernet Out-of-Band Channel (EOBC) for internal connection between line cards, fabric cards, supervisors
● Ethernet Protocol Channel (EPC) for traffic punted to the RP
Cisco NCS 5500 Series Power Supply
The Cisco NCS 5500 Series supports up to eight hot-swappable, front-panel-accessible power supplies. A fully loaded chassis can operate with four 3000W AC power supplies. N+1 and N+N redundancy modes are supported. The 3000W AC power supply is 80 Plus Platinum rated, providing more than 92 percent efficiency across typical workloads.
The additional unused power-supply slots are not needed with existing line cards, but they offer headroom to support higher-bandwidth line cards in the future.
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● 3000W AC power supply, single 20A input – 220V
● N+1 or N+N grid redundancy
● Hot swappable
● Front-panel-accessible
● 50 to 60 Hz frequency
● 92% or greater efficiency (20 to 100% load)
● RoHS compliant
Supported Optics Modules--Cisco NCS 5500 Series Supported Optics
The full data sheet of Cisco NCS 5500 Series, more about the ordering information you can read here.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/network-convergence-system-5500-series/datasheet-c78-736270.html
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Running on the latest version of Cisco IOS XR Software (IOS XR Release 6.0 or later), the 5500 Series supports segment routing, advanced forwarding feature sets, and programmable network management.
The 5500 Series is designed to efficiently scale between data centers and large enterprise, web, and service provider WAN and aggregation networks.
The Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series includes the Cisco NCS 5508 modular chassis. It supports up to eight line cards, six switch fabric cards, two route processors, two system controllers, three fan trays, and eight power supplies. The router supports 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports.
The Cisco NCS 5508 chassis is built using the components illustrated in the following figure.
NCS 5500 Series routers deliver a programmable, dense, high-capacity, and modular answer for WAN aggregation.
Cisco NCS 5500 Series Line Card
The NCS 5508 chassis supports a 36-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP) Cisco NCS 5500 Series line card.
● 36-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP line card
● 6 forwarding application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)
● On-chip tables for 256K IPv4 or 64K IPv6 routes
● On-chip tables for 750K IPv4 host routes, MAC, and labels
● On-chip ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM) for network access control lists (ACLs) and QoS
● Supports QSFP28 100G optics (SR4, LR4, coarse wavelength division multiplexing [CWDM])
● Supports QSFP+ 40G optics (10G breakout)
Cisco NCS 5500 Series Switch Fabric Cards
As part of the NCS 5500 Series, the Cisco NCS 5508 chassis has a Clos fabric design that interconnects the line cards with rear-mounted fabric modules. It supports up to six switch fabric cards, all fabric cards are directly connected to all line cards. With load balancing across fabric cards, the architecture achieves optimal bandwidth distribution within the chassis.
● 6 fabric cards per chassis
● N+1 redundancy
● Graceful bandwidth reduction if more than two are down
● Single stage
● Direct mate to line cards – no midplane
Cisco NCS 5500 Series Route Processor
A pair of redundant route processor cards manages all routing operations on the Cisco NCS 5508 chassis.
● 6-core @ 2.2 GHz
● 24 GB DRAM
● 256 GB flash
● 2 USB
● Console
● Management Ethernet
● Clock inputs
Cisco NCS 5500 Series System Controller
A pair of redundant system controllers offloads chassis management functions from the route processor cards. The controllers are responsible for managing power supplies and fan trays, trays and monitoring the environmental conditions in the chassis.
● Dual-core @ 1.3GHz
● Ethernet Out-of-Band Channel (EOBC) for internal connection between line cards, fabric cards, supervisors
● Ethernet Protocol Channel (EPC) for traffic punted to the RP
Cisco NCS 5500 Series Power Supply
The Cisco NCS 5500 Series supports up to eight hot-swappable, front-panel-accessible power supplies. A fully loaded chassis can operate with four 3000W AC power supplies. N+1 and N+N redundancy modes are supported. The 3000W AC power supply is 80 Plus Platinum rated, providing more than 92 percent efficiency across typical workloads.
The additional unused power-supply slots are not needed with existing line cards, but they offer headroom to support higher-bandwidth line cards in the future.
● 3000W AC power supply, single 20A input – 220V
● N+1 or N+N grid redundancy
● Hot swappable
● Front-panel-accessible
● 50 to 60 Hz frequency
● 92% or greater efficiency (20 to 100% load)
● RoHS compliant
Supported Optics Modules--Cisco NCS 5500 Series Supported Optics
| Optic Type | Product Description |
| QSFP-100G-SR4-S | QSFP 100GBASE SR4 |
| QSFP-100G-LR4-S | QSFP 100GBASE LR4 |
| QSFP-100G-CWDM4-S | QSFO 100GBASE CWDM4 |
The full data sheet of Cisco NCS 5500 Series, more about the ordering information you can read here.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/network-convergence-system-5500-series/datasheet-c78-736270.html
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