Cisco Systems 12406 series Multigigabit Crossbar Switch Fabric, Switch Fabric Card Types, 1-10

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Multigigabit Crossbar Switch Fabric

Multigigabit Crossbar Switch Fabric

Cisco 12006 and Cisco 12406 router switch fabric circuity provides synchronized gigabit-speed interconnections for the line cards and the RP. The switch fabric circuitry resides in five fabric card slots: two for CSCs; three for SFCs. (See Figure 1-3.)

Figure 1-3 Clock and Scheduler and Switch Fabric Card Bays

CISCO 12000 GIGABIT SWITCH ROUTER

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Alarm

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GIGABIT ROUTE PROCESSOR

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Switch Fabric Card Types

The CSCs are installed in the half-width slots labeled CSC 0 and CSC 1 on the lower left side of the chassis, located directly beneath the RP and line card cage and directly above the alarm card bays. The three SFCs are installed in the half-width slots labeled SFC 0, SFC 1, and SFC 2 on the lower right side of the chassis.

Note To operate, Cisco 12006 and Cisco 12406 routers must have at least one CSC card installed, in addition to SFC and alarm cards.

The CSC contains the following functionality:

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