Cisco 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter

Cisco 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter ... 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, etc.) on the same interface processor.

Gigabit Ethernet (GE) interfaces are commonly used for interconnecting routers or other devices within a central office, data center, or in a metropolitan-area network (MAN). Cisco offers an extensive variety of 1000BASE-X Gigabit Ethernet SPAs to meet customers' needs for various applications. With Cisco GE SPAs, users can mix and match SPA ports with other types of interfaces in the same slot. Each SPA provides standards-based Gigabit Ethernet implementation for compatibility and interoperability.