What is the difference between NCS-5011-32F , NCS-5011-32H and NCS-5011 ?

[proziumwtf]

• I am trying to figure out what is the difference between those 3 SKUs :
• NCS-5011-32F , NCS-5011-32H and NCS-5011 . The Data Sheets tells me that NCS-5011 has 32 ports that support either 10GE/25GE/40GE/50GE/100GE, but I really cant figure out what the difference is. 

[inderdeeps]

NCS-5011-32F is basically all 32 ports are of 40G , NCS-5011-32H is basically all 32 ports are of 100G. That is the difference.

Regards

Inderdeep Singh

www.thenetworkdna.com

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[proziumwtf]

I have the 32F version with me and when I connect a port to another 100G port I get 100G speeds :

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show int hu0/0/0/2
Fri Oct 30 13:45:55.302 UTC
HundredGigE0/0/0/2 is up, line protocol is up
  Interface state transitions: 1
  Hardware is HundredGigE, address is a8b4.5624.8de8 (bia a8b4.5624.8de8)
  Internet address is 192.168.4.79/24
  MTU 1514 bytes, BW 100000000 Kbit (Max: 100000000 Kbit)
     reliability 255/255, txload 0/255, rxload 0/255
  Encapsulation ARPA,
  Full-duplex, 100000Mb/s, 100GBASE-CR4, link type is force-up

Does that mean that the reported speed is just the link and the actual speed will be 40G ? Is this a software limitation ? Could it be unlocked by a license for example ?

Thanks!

[inderdeeps]

 i think the device is NCS-5011-32H not NCS-5011-32F. As if you see documents if shows like NCS-5011-32F is a Cisco NCS 5000 Series Router 32x40GE Mode. Secondly the device may be EOL as it is no more in the ordering tool as well. Would like to know more Is that a fixed Chassis ?

Regards

Inderdeep Singh

www.thenetworkdna.com 

[proziumwtf]

The weird thing is that on the label of the box it's written NCS-5011-32F and yet I get 100G speeds according to the show interface command. Also if I search for the device in the Cisco database it comes up as 32F and not 32H . But why would it report 100G ?