Operating System Requirements - Cisco ASR 5000 series Product Overview

Serving Gateway Overview
Switch Processor Input/Outputs (SPIOs): Installed in the upper-rear chassis slots directly behind the SMCs,
SPIOs provide connectivity for local and remote management, central office (CO) alarms. Up to two SPIOs
can be installed; one active, one redundant.
Line Cards: Installed directly behind PSCs, these cards provide the physical interfaces to elements in the E-
UTRAN EPC data network. Up to 26 line cards can be installed for a fully loaded system with 13 active PSCs,
13 in the upper-rear slots and 13 in the lower-rear slots for redundancy. Redundant PSCs do not require line
cards.
Redundancy Crossbar Cards (RCCs): Installed in the lower-rear chassis slots directly behind the SPCs/SMCs,
RCCs utilize 5 Gbps serial links to ensure connectivity between Ethernet 10/100 or Ethernet 1000 line cards
and every PSC in the system for redundancy. Two RCCs can be installed to provide redundancy for all line
cards and PSCs.
Important:
SAE services is located in the Hardware Platform Overview chapter of the Cisco ASR 5000 Series Product Overview
Guide.

Operating System Requirements

The S-GW is available for all Cisco ASR 5000 Platforms running StarOS Release 9.0 or later.
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Ethernet 10/100 and/or Ethernet 1000 line cards for IP connections to other network elements.
Additional information pertaining to each of the application and line cards required to support LTE-
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