Cisco A9K-MPA-4X10GE Full Official Product Description
1. Part Number & Naming Definition
Official Product Name
Cisco ASR 9000 Series 4-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter
SKU:A9K-MPA-4X10GE
Naming Breakdown
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A9K: Cisco ASR 9000 Aggregation Services Router platform
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MPA: Modular Port Adapter
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4X10GE: Four 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
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XFP: Hot-pluggable XFP optical transceiver interface
Core Product Positioning
The Cisco A9K-MPA-4X10GE is a carrier-grade Modular Port Adapter (MPA) engineered exclusively for Cisco ASR 9000 Series modular line cards. It provides four XFP slots supporting 10 Gigabit Ethernet optical connectivity. Installed on MOD200 and MOD400 modular line cards, this MPA delivers flexible medium-density 10GE uplinks for service provider metro aggregation, carrier backbone interconnections, data center peering, and large enterprise core routing. It fully supports rich IOS XR carrier-class routing, MPLS, Ethernet OAM and hierarchical QoS capabilities for high-performance packet transport networks.
2. Hardware Compatibility
Supported Host Line Cards
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A9K-MOD200-SE, A9K-MOD200-TR
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A9K-MOD400-SE, A9K-MOD400-TR
Each MOD200 / MOD400 line card supports up to two MPAs
Supported Router Chassis
Cisco ASR 9001, ASR 9904, ASR 9906, ASR 9910, ASR 9912, ASR 9922
Supported Operating System
Unsupported Platforms
MOD160 line cards, ASR 1000 series, Catalyst switches, Nexus data center switches, ISR edge routers
3. Physical & Interface Specifications
Form Factor
Hot-swappable MPA supporting OIR (Online Insertion and Removal) without chassis service interruption
Port Configuration
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4 × XFP transceiver slots
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Operating speed: 10 Gbps (10GE)
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Compatible XFP transceivers: XFP-SR, XFP-LR, XFP-ER, XFP-ZR, DWDM XFP optics
Aggregate Throughput
40 Gbps full-duplex non-blocking forwarding capacity
Front Panel Indicators
Per-port Link/Activity LED, MPA global status LED, hardware fault alarm indicator
Typical Power Consumption
Environmental Operating Parameters
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Operating Temperature: 0°C to 40°C (32°F – 104°F)
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Storage Temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F – 158°F)
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Relative Humidity: 5% – 90%, non-condensing
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Maximum operating altitude: 3,000 meters (9,842 ft)
4. Supported Functional Capabilities
Layer 2 & Layer 3 Forwarding
IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, 802.1Q VLAN tagging, QinQ stacking, MAC address learning
Carrier Ethernet Features
IEEE 802.3ah OAM, CFM, LLDP, LACP, STP/RSTP/MSTP
Traffic Management & QoS
Ingress/egress policing, traffic shaping, multi-level hierarchical queuing, WRED, DSCP and EXP marking
High Availability Mechanisms
OIR support, graceful restart, NSF, BFD, interface redundancy and protection groups
Operations & Management
Real-time port counters and error statistics, SNMP v2c/v3, Syslog event reporting, electronic serial number for asset lifecycle tracking
5. Typical Enterprise & Carrier Deployment Scenarios
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Metro Ethernet aggregation and service provider POP 10GE uplink connections
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Interconnection between core aggregation routers and data center border routing nodes
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Internet exchange, multi-tenant cloud gateway and carrier peering deployments
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Large enterprise backbone WAN and campus core optical routing
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Spare inventory for maintenance and hardware refresh of existing ASR 9000 carrier routing fleets
6. Regulatory & Compliance Certifications
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Safety Standards: UL 60950-1, IEC/EN 60950-1, CSA C22.2 No.60950-1
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EMC Compliance: CE Mark, FCC Part 15 Class A, ICES-003 Class A, VCCI Class A
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Environmental: RoHS 2.0 compliant, WEEE directive compliant
7. Standard Factory Package Contents
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Cisco A9K-MPA-4X10GE 4-Port 10GE Modular Port Adapter
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Hardware installation instruction sheet
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Safety and regulatory documentation
Note: XFP optical transceivers are sold separately.
End-of-Life Status
The A9K-MPA-4X10GE product has reached Cisco End-of-Sale. Spare modules remain available via authorized spare channels and second-hand markets. Recommended migration: New-generation ASR 9000 MPAs with SFP+ 10GE, 25GE and 100GE interfaces.
UNSPSC Classification Code
43222620 – Cisco A9K-MPA-4X10GE carrier-grade 4-port XFP-based 10GE Modular Port Adapter for ASR 9000 Series aggregation routers, delivering flexible optical 10 Gigabit connectivity for service provider metro, backbone and enterprise core routing infrastructure.
Hardware Warranty
Original Cisco factory spare units carry limited manufacturer warranty. Refurbished hardware follows reseller commercial warranty agreements.
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