A9K-MOD80-TR Cisco ASR 9000 2 slot modular transport line card

Cisco A9K-MOD80-TR - 80G Modular Line Card (Trident-Based)

The Cisco A9K-MOD80-TR is a modular line card for ASR 9000 Series routers, built on the Broadcom Trident+ chipset to deliver 80 Gbps of forwarding capacity with deep buffering and flexible interface options. With two Modular Port Adapter (MPA) bays, it’s ideal for scalable Ethernet deployments in edge and aggregation networks.

🔧 Key Features

• Capacity: 80 Gbps forwarding throughput
• Modularity: 2x MPA bays for customizable port combinations
• Chipset: Broadcom Trident+ for enhanced Layer 2/3 forwarding
• Queue Type: Deep buffers for bursty traffic and congestion mitigation
• Form Factor: Single-slot line card compatible with ASR 9000 chassis

🧩 Ideal Use Cases

• Metro Ethernet aggregation
• Data center interconnect
• Carrier-grade service edge routing
• Flexible interface deployments with future-proofing

⚙️ Compatibility
Compatible with Cisco ASR 9000 Series chassis including ASR 9001, 9006, 9010, and 9922. Supports a wide range of MPAs including 10GE, 40GE, and 100GE variants.