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Product overview

The Cisco NCS 560 Series Router delivers a cost-effective, modular solution based on a protocol-independent fabric architecture. The Cisco NCS 560 Series Router, as part of the Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) architecture, is capable of delivering unbounded scale and unmatched capabilities for Carrier Ethernet business services, over redundant and protected packet-based network technologies (IP/MPLS, MPLS-TE, SR, SR-TE, TI-LFA).

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router Interface Module – 2 x 100GE (QSFP28)

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router Interface Module – 8 x 10GE (SFP+)

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router Interface Module – 8/16 x 1GE (SFP/CSFP) + 1 x 10GE (SFP+)

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router Interface Module – 1 x 100GE/ 200GE CFP2 DCO

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router Interface Module – 2 x 100GE QSFP28/QSFP-DD

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router Ethernet Only Interface Module – 8 x 10GE (SFP+)

Features and benefits

Ethernet interface modules

The Cisco NCS 560 Series Router Ethernet interface modules are designed to give customers a high degree of flexibility and value. All Ethernet interface modules share a common core that supports time stamping on the module for Y.1731 Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) delay measurement functions to achieve precise results for one-way and two-way delay measurement. The modules also provide time-stamping functions for the IEEE 1588-2008 protocol. These time stamps help ensure that NCS 560 Series systems achieve outstanding results when deploying IEEE 1588-2008 protocols for frequency and phase synchronization. Not all customers will deploy IEEE 1588-2008 for synchronization. Therefore, the Ethernet interface modules also support input and output frequency synchronization using synchronous Ethernet (SyncE).

All NCS 560 Series Router Ethernet interface modules support Online Insertion and Removal (OIR), which contributes to a higher uptime for NCS 560 Series systems.

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router 2-Port 40/ 100GE QSFP Interface Module

This 2-port 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet CiscoQSFP28 module delivers the highest performance per slot on Cisco NCS 560 Series systems and provides physical connectivity using two pluggable 100GE QSFP28 optics or 40GE QSFP+ optics. Interface Module Slot compatibility can be found in table 1 and 2.

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router 8-Port 10GE SFP+ Interface Module

This interface module provides eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports with physical connectivity, using pluggable 10 Gigabit Ethernet Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) on each port. The module is hardware ready to support 1 Gigabit Ethernet mode per group of four interfaces, and this capability will be provided in future software releases. The interface module supports both the LAN and WAN physical layer (PHY), which allow flexible and versatile deployment models. This module can support OTN (G.709 FEC only) and this capability will be provided in future software releases. Interface Module Slot compatibility can be found in table 1 and 2.

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router 8/16-port 1GE (SFP/CSFP) + 1-port 10GE (SFP+) / 1/2-port 1GE (SFP/CSFP) Interface Module

This interface module can operate in a number of different modes, using specific Bandwidth subscription or oversubscription configuration, dependent on Interface module slot and optics use. The default mode is delivering one port of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and eight ports of Gigabit Ethernet using regular SFP+ and SFP interfaces respectively on the Cisco NCS 560 Series Router. Optional mode two is delivering one port of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and sixteen ports of Gigabit Ethernet using one regular SFP+ and eight bi-directional Compact SFP interfaces respectively on the Cisco NCS 560 Series Router. The Interface Module mode selection is available through a Command Line Interface command. Interface Module Slot compatibility and subscription modes can be found in table 1 and 2. This module is capable to support MACsec in a future release.

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router 1-Port 100GE/ 1-Port 200GE CFP2 DCO Interface Module

This 1-port 100/200 Gigabit Ethernet CFP2 DCO module delivers the highest performance per slot on Cisco NCS 560 Series systems and provides physical connectivity using a pluggable 100GE CFP2 DCO optics or 200GE CFP2 DCO Optics. Interface Module Slot compatibility can be found in table 1 and 2.

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router 2-Port 100GE QSFP28/ QSFP-DD Interface Module

This 2-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet CiscoQSFP28/ QSFP-DD module delivers the highest performance per slot on Cisco NCS 560 Series systems and provides physical connectivity using two pluggable 100GE QSFP28 optics or 100GE QSFP-DD ZR optics. 100GE QSFP-DD ZR Optic support will be provided in future software release. This Interface module will support temperature of -20°C to 65°C. Interface Module Slot compatibility can be found in table 1 and 2.

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router 8-Port 10GE SFP+ Ethernet only Interface Module

This interface module provides eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports with physical connectivity, using pluggable 10 Gigabit Ethernet Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) on each port. This module does not support WAN and OTN mode. Interface Module Slot compatibility can be found in table 1 and 2.

Cisco NCS 560 Series Router 8-Port 10GE (SFP+)/ 25GE SFP28 or 4-Port 50 GE (SFP56) Interface Module

This 8-Port 10GE (SFP+)/ 25GE SFP28 or 4-Port 50 GE (SFP56) Interface Module delivers the highest performance per slot on Cisco NCS 560 Series systems and provides physical connectivity using eight pluggable 10GE SFP+ optics or 25GE SFP28 optics. This module will also bring 50 GE support and can be used in 4x50GE SFP 56 mode. This module does not support WAN and OTN mode. Interface Module Slot compatibility can be found in table 1 and 2.

Table 1.        Cisco NCS 560-4 Series Router Interface Compatibility Matrix

Table 2.        Cisco NCS 560-7 Series Router Interface Compatibility Matrix

Table 3.        NCS 560 Series Router Interface Module Specifications

¹ Optics used may limit the temperature range

Table 4.        Safety and compliance

Ordering information

Table 5.        Cisco IOS XR software packages for Cisco NCS 560 Interface Modules support

Table 6.        Cisco NCS 560 Series Router interface modules

Supported Transceiver Modules

Please refer to Transceiver Module Group (TMG) Compatibility Matrix for the NCS 560 Series supported transceivers.