Cisco SPA-8XOC3-POS 8-Port OC3/STM-1 POS Shared Port Adapter
Overview
The Cisco 4- and 8-Port OC-3 POS SPAs are available on high-end Cisco Systems® routing platforms offering the benefits of network scalability with lower initial costs and ease of upgrades. The Cisco SPA/SIP portfolio continues the Cisco focus on investment protection along with consistent feature support, broad interface availability, and the latest technology. The Cisco SPA/SIP portfolio allows deployment of different interfaces (Packet over SONET/SDH [POS], ATM, Ethernet, and so on) on the same interface processor.
The Cisco 4- and 8-Port OC-3 POS SPAs are available with four or eight Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) interfaces. SFP modules are available in multiple optical reaches from 2 to 80 km.
Specifications
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- The Cisco SPA-8XOC3-POS provides eight channelized OC3/STM-1 ports per SPA.
- It supports Packet over SONET/SDH (PoS) for mesh fiber networks and Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) for ring fiber topologies.
- Complying with the IEEE 802.17 RPR standard, it also supports the Spatial Reuse Protocol (SRP) for compatibility with existing Dynamic Packet Transport (DPT)/RPR networks.
Key Features and Benefits:
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- Modularity: The SPA is highly modular and flexible, allowing different interfaces (packet over SONET/SDH, ATM, Ethernet, etc.) to be deployed on the same interface processor.
- Service Intelligence: The Cisco I-Flex approach combines shared port adapters (SPAs) and SPA interface processors (SIPs), providing an extensible design that enables service prioritization for voice, video, and data services. It enhances speed-to-service revenue and offers quality of service (QoS) features while reducing overall cost of ownership.
- Applications: The Cisco SPA-8XOC3-POS can be used in various applications, including access and aggregation, WAN uplinks, and internet peering.
![The Cisco 2/4/8-Port OC-12 POS SPAs are available on high-end Cisco Systems ® routing platforms offering the benefits of network scalability with lower initial costs and ease of upgrades. The Cisco SPA/SIP portfolio continues the Cisco focus on investment protection along with consistent feature support, broad interface availability, and the latest technology. The Cisco SPA/SIP portfolio allows different interfaces (Packet over SONET/SDH [POS], ATM, Ethernet, and so on) to be deployed on the same interface processor.
A key feature of these SPAs is the multirate operating mode support. This allows ports to be configured at OC-3 or OC-12 speeds. This gives the flexibility to configure some ports to run at OC-3 speeds, while the rest can run at OC-12 speeds. This requires different optics for different modes. The Cisco 2/4/8-Port OC-12 POS SPAs provide support for Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) interfaces. SFP modules are available in multiple optical reaches from 2 to 80 km.](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-e692hdujm7/images/stencil/500x500/products/5001/5429/SPA-8XOC12-POS__50017.1686567195.jpg?c=2 "The Cisco 2/4/8-Port OC-12 POS SPAs are available on high-end Cisco Systems ® routing platforms offering the benefits of network scalability with lower initial costs and ease of upgrades. The Cisco SPA/SIP portfolio continues the Cisco focus on investment protection along with consistent feature support, broad interface availability, and the latest technology. The Cisco SPA/SIP portfolio allows different interfaces (Packet over SONET/SDH [POS], ATM, Ethernet, and so on) to be deployed on the same interface processor.
A key feature of these SPAs is the multirate operating mode support. This allows ports to be configured at OC-3 or OC-12 speeds. This gives the flexibility to configure some ports to run at OC-3 speeds, while the rest can run at OC-12 speeds. This requires different optics for different modes. The Cisco 2/4/8-Port OC-12 POS SPAs provide support for Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) interfaces. SFP modules are available in multiple optical reaches from 2 to 80 km.")
