Cisco A99-SFC3 - Switch Fabric Card

Cisco Part Number: A99-SFC3 is a Cisco ASR 9900 Series Switch Fabric Card 3

The Cisco ASR 9900 Switch Fabric Card 3 (Figures 1-3) is the next-generation switch fabric designed for the Cisco ASR 9922, ASR 9912, ASR 9910, and ASR 9906 Routers, supporting high-density 100 and 400 Gigabit Ethernet line cards. The architecture of the Cisco ASR 9900 Switch Fabric Card 3 (ASR 9900 SFC3) is crafted to meet the demands of modern wireline, Data-Center-Interconnect (DCI), and mobile aggregation applications, facilitating new programmable deployment models and the convergence of Layer 2 and Layer 3 services.

The ASR 9900 SFC3, along with the SFC3-S and SFC3-T models, offers exceptional scalability, service flexibility, and high availability. Key features include:

• Distributed switch fabric architecture
• Support for up to seven ASR 9900 switch fabric cards SFC3 to provide scalability and high availability for the ASR 9922 and ASR 9912 Routers
• Support for up to five ASR 9900 switch fabric cards SFC3-S to enhance scalability and high availability for the ASR 9910 Router
• Support for up to five ASR 9900 switch fabric cards SFC3-T to ensure scalability and high availability for the ASR 9906 Router
• Multistage low-latency non-blocking architecture

These features make the ASR 9900 SFC3 series a robust solution for evolving network demands, ensuring high performance and reliability across diverse deployment scenarios.