• Related Topics
• 40-port SFP+ Line Card in an EX8200 Switch
• 48-port SFP Line Card in an EX8200 Switch
• 48-port RJ-45 Line Card in an EX8200 Switch
• Optical Interface Support in EX8200 Switches
• SFP+ Direct Attach Cables for EX Series Switches
• Installing a Line Card in an EX8200 Switch
• Handling and Storing Line Cards in EX8200 Switches

8-port SFP+ Line Card in an EX8200 Switch

The line cards in EX8200 switches combine a Packet Forwarding Engine and Ethernet interfaces on a single assembly. They are field-replaceable units (FRUs) that can be installed in the line card slots on the front of the switch chassis. The line cards are hot-insertable and hot-removable: You can remove and replace them without powering off the switch or disrupting switch functions.

EX8200 switches use four types of line cards:

• 8-port SFP+ line card
• 40-port SFP+ line card
• 48-port SFP line card
• 48-port RJ-45 line card

You can use any combination of line cards in an EX8200 switch.

The 8-port SFP+ line card for EX8200 switches (see Figure 1) has eight 10-gigabit SFP+ ports on the faceplate in which you can install SFP+ transceivers. The line card is shipped with dust covers preinstalled in the ports. Each port has two LEDs. See Network Port LEDs in an EX8200 Switch.

The line card has two status LEDs labeled ON and ST on the faceplate that indicate the online and status information for the line card. See Line Card LEDs in an EX8200 Switch.