[j-nsp] PIC Compatibility Matrix

[Jonas Frey (Probe Networks)]

Hello Kashif,

PE Modules are for M5 and M10 (and the new i-Models), P Modules are for
M20 and M40, PB Modules for M40e, M160 and M320. However you can mix P
and PE Modules, meaning you can put a P Module into a M5 for example.
This is not officially supported, but it works. (However its hard to get
the P Modules out of a M5...).
A PE Module will definitivly not work in a M160, thats mainly because it
has a completly other design and form factor.

I am not sure if these rules apply if you are using FPC2/3 or E-FPC or
even FPC-E, but i think they still will.

Regards,
Jonas

On Thu, 2004-03-25 at 23:36, Kashif.Khawaja at broadwing.com wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> In an effort to determine parts can be used where I have been going through the Juniper's
> website to find some definitive information once and for all about what PICs can be used
> in what platform. This link below shows a PIC compatibility matrix saying e.g. a 1-port
> GigE ( I understand they could be different parts physically/electronically) PIC can be
> used in an M10, M20, M40e, M160 (FPC1) and M320 (FPC1).
> http://www.juniper.net/products/ip_infrastructure/modules/100055.html
> Then you dig a little deeper and you find this link:
> http://www.juniper.net/products/ip_infrastructure/modules/100044.html#ordering and you see
> specific part numbers for the different PICs that go into their respective platforms.
> 
> My understanding (if I remember correctly, though I can't remember the rationale behind
> it) was PICs from, say, M10 and M160 are interchangeable and the same goes for M20 and
> M40. I see the part number for the GigE PIC for M5, M7i, M10, M10i is PE-1GE-LH, for an
> M20 it is P-1GE-LH and for M40e, M160, M320 it is PB-1GE-LH. Base on this I would have to
> deduce, at least, that the PICs for the M160 and M10 are not interchangeable. Am I
> off-base here? 
> 
> The other question is how can I find out if a PIC for an M10 can used in an M160 as well
> or a PIC for an M40 can be used in an FPC in M20 as well? And what kind of restrictions
> does having an FPC2 introduce in this. I notice in the first link FPC does not support
> most of the modules FPC1 does.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks!
> -Kashif.
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