Product Descriptions
Memory Components
Figure 3 shows the various types of memory components on the RSP7000, and Table 1 lists the functions of each type.
Figure 3 7000 Route Switch Processor (RSP7000)
Bus connector
DRAM |
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SIMMs |
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U4 | U24 | ROM monitor |
| Bank 0 | (boot ROM) |
U12 | U17 | NVRAM |
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U18
Bank 1
U1 
U25
H5364
Flash card | Flash SIMM Auxiliary port Console port |
(PCMCIA) slot | holder |
Table 1 RSP7000 Memory Components
Type | Size | Quantity | Description | Location |
DRAM | 16 to 128 MB | 2 to 4 | 8, 16, or | Bank 0: U4 and U12 |
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NVRAM | 128 KB | 1 | Nonvolatile EPROM for the system configuration file 1 | U17 |
Flash SIMM | 8 MB | 1 | Contains the Cisco IOS images on the RSP7000 (standard) | U1 |
Flash Card | 8, 16, and 20 MB 2 | Up to 2 | Contains the Cisco IOS images on up to two PCMCIA cards | Slot 0, slot 1 |
Boot ROM | 256 KB | 1 | EPROM for the ROM monitor program | U24 |
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1.A system configuration file is contained in NVRAM, which allows the software to control several system variables.
2.Only Intel Series 2 Flash memory cards can be used with the RSP7000.
System Software
The Cisco 7000 series routers support downloadable system software and microcode for most Cisco IOS and microcode upgrades, which enables you to remotely download, store, and boot from a new image. The publication Upgrading Software and Microcode in Cisco 7XXX Series Routers (Document Number
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