Cisco 8000 PBTS Implementation (Basic)
This post aims to describe PBTS implementation on Cisco 8000 routers. It will go over feature operation, configuration, verification, and other notes like constraints and supported scale.
Tutorials
December 2022
August 2022
Cisco 8000 software manageability: Golden ISO (GISO)
This tutorial will describe and illustrate how to generate a Golden ISO (GISO) image for Cisco 8000 routers. GISO can be used to stage, re-image, patch or upgrade Cisco 8000 routers.
Cisco 8000 software manageability: USB boot
This tutorial will describe and illustrate how to USB boot Cisco 8000 routers. This step-by-step procedure can be used to stage, re-image or recover a router from a boot failure.
Cisco 8000 software manageability: how to add a package
This blog post aims to describe IOS XR7 software operation details to add optional packages on a Cisco 8000 router.
Cisco 8000 software manageability: how to remove a package
This blog post aims to describe IOS XR7 software operation details to remove optional packages.
April 2022
Cisco 8000 NPU Traps Monitoring
On Cisco 8000, Network Processing Unit (NPU) traps are raised in response to the type of packets received by the router. This post will describe how to retrieve Cisco 8000 NPU traps counters through telemetry using gNMI interface.
March 2022
Port Assignments on Cisco 8100/8200 and Cisco 8800 Platforms
This article will highlight how ports are allocated to IFG/Slice/NPU for each Cisco 8000 line card and systems.
December 2021
Cisco 8201 High Level Architecture and Performance
This short article will first cover Cisco 8201 high level internal architecture. Then, a quick and simple lab test will demonstrate how it can achieve 10.8Tbps at target Non-Drop Rate (NDR). This test will address recent concerns raised about its forwarding performance.