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Cisco 12000 Series — IP Backbone Routers

Product Overview

The Internet is rapidly becoming an electronic agent for commerce, entertainment, communication, and information
retrieval.New network-enabled intranet applications and powerful desktop computers are driving an exponential increase in
network traffic. Service Providers and Enterprises are rapidly deploying packet switching infrastructures to handle this
tremendous growth in data traffic.
The Cisco 12000 Series is Cisco’s premier routing product family designed and developed for the core of service provider
andenterprise IP backbones. The Cisco 12000 GSR family includes three 2.5G/slot models and three 10G/slot models. The
2.5G/slot models consist of the Cisco 12008, 12012 and the 12016 (supports line cards with various speeds up to OC-48c/
STM-16c).The 10G/slot models consist of the Cisco 12406, 12410 and the 12416 (supports line cards with various speeds
up to OC-192c/STM-64c).

Cisco 12000, 2.5G/slot Chassis Offerings

The 12008 model provides a 40 Gbps switch fabric and has eight slots that can be used to support interfaces ranging from
DS1to OC-48c/STM-16c. This model can support a maximum of 7 OC-48c/STM-16c POS interfaces for a total of 28 Mpps
switching capacity.
The12012 model provides a 60 Gbps switch fabric and has 12 slots that can be used to support interfaces ranging from DS1
to OC-48c/STM-16c. This model can support a maximum of 11 OC-48c/STM-16c POS interfaces for a total of 44 Mpps
switching.
The12016 model provides a 80 Gbps switch fabric andhas 16 slots for interfaces ranging from DS1 to OC-48c/STM-16c.
Thismodel can support a maximum of 15 OC48c/STM-16c POS interfaces for a total of 60 Mpps switching. By conveniently
swapping the field replaceable switch fabric, customers can easily upgrade the 12016 to a 320Gbps switching capacity
(12416 equivalent) model.

Cisco 12000, 10G/slot Chassis Offerings

The 12010 provides a 100 Gbps switch fabric and has 10 slots that can be used to support interfaces ranging from DS1 to
OC-192c/STM-64c. This model can support a maximum of nine OC-192c/STM-64c interfaces for a total of 225 Mpps
switching capacity.
The12416 provides a 320 Gbps switch fabric and has 16 slots for interfaces ranging from DS1 to OC-192c/STM-64c. This
model can support a maximum of fifteen OC-192c/STM-64c POS interfaces for a total of 375 Mpps switching capacity.
The Cisco 12000, 10G/slot chassis is fully compatible with existing GSR line cards, providing flexibility and investment
protection.