Specifications

Chapter 1 Routing
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Routing at a Glance
Cisco 3700 Series
Modular multiservice high-density access router
• Enable higher levels of application and service integration in enterprise branch offices in a
small form factor
• Wide variety of interface support, high-density analog and digital, voice, Cisco IOS
Firewall/IDS and VPN, Fractional and channelized T1/E1, T3/E3, DS3, E3 and OC-3 ATM,
Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and DSL.
• Shares WAN interface cards (WICs), Voice Interface Cards (VICs), and Network Modules
with Cisco 1700, 2600/2600XM, and 3600 series
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Cisco 7200 Series
WAN-edge router providing intelligent services, modularity, high performance, investment
protection, and scalability in a small form factor
• Modular 3 RU Chassis
• 4- or 6-slot models and choice of system processors for up to 1 Mpps performance
• Wide variety of LAN and WAN options, including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet,
Token Ring, FDDI, serial, ISDN, HSSI, ATM, Packet over SONET, DPT/RPR
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Cisco 7300 Series
Network Edge router with high performance IP services delivered at optical speeds for service
providers and enterprise networks
• Compact and modular 4 rack unit chassis—4 slots
• High performance connectivity—T3 through OC48/STM16 with 3.5 Mpps performance
• Built-in Gigabit Ethernet connectivity
• Multiprotocol routing: IP, IPX, AppleTalk, DLSw
• Compact size, high availability and optimal cooling
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Cisco 7500 Series
High-end services-enabled core and WAN aggregation router for enterprise and service
provider applications
• 5-, 7-, and 13-slot models
• 1-, 2-, or 4-bus models offering 1, 2, or 4 Gbps backplanes
• Wide variety of LAN and WAN options including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet,
Token Ring, FDDI, serial, HSSI, ATM, and Packet over SONET
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Cisco 7600 Series
• Consolidated WAN/MAN/LAN in a single platform
• Scalable backplane bandwidth from 32 Gbps to 720 Gbps and performance from 30 Mpps to
over 400Mpps with new Sup720 engine and distributed forwarding line cards
• High-volume aggregation of service-enabled Ethernet
• Wide range of WAN/MAN interfaces from NxDS0, T1, T3 to OC-48 with line rate services
• Ideal for service provider edge, metropolitan area network, & triple-play deployments, and
high-end enterprise solutions
• Also supports Catalyst 6500 series line cards and 75/7200 port adapters
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Cisco 10000 Series
Service provider-class edge services router
• Enables service providers to deploy revenue-generating services without worrying about
performance degradation
• Minimizes costly network outages and maximizing end-customer satisfaction with its
carrier-class high availability
• Enables leased line and broadband aggregation features on a single platform
• Broad range of channelized, clear channel, ATM and LAN interfaces. Physical interface
speeds from E1/T1 up to OC-48c/STM-16c
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Cisco 10700 Series
Service provider-class metro edge services router
• Optimized building block for the next generation metro Ethernet/IP access networks
• Equipped with either (24) 10/100 or 4 GbE and 8 FE ports for customer access and
OC-48c/STM-16c dynamic packet transport/resilient packet ring (DPT/RPR) technology or
Packet Over SONET (POS) for metro optical connectivity
• Powered by Cisco IOS 12.0S software and the parallel express forwarding (PXF) architecture
• Cost-effective, reliable, high-performance platform supporting full suite of IP/MPLS features
and services found in Cisco Internet Routers
• With DPT/RPR architecture, enables optimal fiber connectivity as well as features such as IP
class of service, VoIP, L2 VPN (EoMPLS and L2TPv3) and L3 VPN (MPLS) services
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Cisco 12000 Series
• Seven chassis options
• Supports backbone—or edge-optimized line cards in the same chassis, maximize the value
of line-rate edge applications with 10G uplinks, and sustained line-rate performance as they
scale to maximum capacity
• Extensive portfolio of line cards
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