Cisco Systems In-Depth Overview of the 12006 Series Router Installation and Configuration

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Product Description

These two router models are differentiated by the switching capacity of the switch fabric installed in the router:

•Cisco 12006 Router—2.5-Gbps switch fabric

•Cisco 12406 Router—10-Gbps switch fabric

Other than their various capacities, these routers are almost identical. Differences between each router are described unless otherwise noted, all information in this publication applies to all routers.

Product Description

The Cisco 12006 and Cisco 12406 routers, shown in Figure 1-1, are members of the Cisco 12000 series router family. These routers are aimed at scaling the Internet and enterprise backbones to speeds of 155 Mbps (OC-3/STM-1),

622Mbps (OC-12/STM-4), 2.4 Gbps (OC-48/STM-16), and 10 Gbps (OC-192/STM).

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