Description

This article contains information about how we can check the port to PFE mapping in line card of MX/PTX/ACX router series.


Solution

Line card of MX/PTX/ACX router series has multiple PFE and we some time need to know port to PFE mapping information.

To check port to PFE mapping, show chassis pic command is handy. You do not need to access PFE.


Sample of command output from MX304 router:


MX304 has 2 PFE slices on FPC 0.


As in "Port speed information" part, show chassis pic command tells

PFE 0 is hosting from port 8 to port 15.

PFE 1 is hosting from port 0 to port 0.


user@mx304> show chassis pic pic-slot 0 fpc-slot 0

FPC slot 0, PIC slot 0 information:

 Type                            MRATE LMIC 16x100G/4x400G

 State                           Online

 PIC version                     0.0

 Uptime              14 hours, 47 minutes, 26 seconds


PIC port information:

                        Fiber                   Xcvr vendor      Wave-                    Xcvr         JNPR    MSA

 Port Cable type       type Xcvr vendor       part number      length                   Firmware     Rev     Version



Port speed information:


 Port PFE     Capable Port Speeds

 0     1      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 8x50GE, 100GE, 2x100GE, 3x100GE, 4x100GE, 400GE

 1     1      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 4x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 40GE, 100GE

 2     1      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 100GE

 3     1      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 4x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 40GE, 100GE

 4     1      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 100GE

 5     1      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 4x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 40GE, 100GE

 6     1      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 8x50GE, 100GE, 2x100GE, 3x100GE, 4x100GE, 400GE

 7     1      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 4x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 40GE, 100GE

 8     0      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 8x50GE, 100GE, 2x100GE, 3x100GE, 4x100GE, 400GE

 9     0      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 4x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 40GE, 100GE

 10    0      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 100GE

 11    0      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 4x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 40GE, 100GE

 12    0      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 100GE

 13    0      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 4x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 40GE, 100GE

 14    0      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 8x50GE, 100GE, 2x100GE, 3x100GE, 4x100GE, 400GE

 15    0      1x1GE, 1x10GE, 1x25GE, 4x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 40GE, 100GE


For PTX and ACX router, you can check port mapping in the same way.

Modification History

2024-10-08 : Article Created