Memory Systems

Table 1-4

Cisco 4000-M Shared Memory Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per-Module Shared Memory

Network Processor Module

Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-port Ethernet

0.1 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dual-port Ethernet and dual-port

0.2 MB

 

 

serial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dual-port Token Ring, four-port

0.4 MB

 

 

serial, and G.703/G.704 serial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eight-port BRI, CT1/PRI, and

1.0 MB

 

 

CE1/PRI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FDDI

 

2.0 MB

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1-5

Cisco 4500-M and Cisco 4700-M Shared Memory Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per-Module Shared

Network Processor Module

 

Memory Requirements

 

 

Dual-port Ethernet and dual-port serial

0.4 MB

 

 

 

Single-port Fast Ethernet

 

1.7 MB

 

 

Dual-port Token Ring, four-port serial, and G.703/G.704 serial

0.6 MB

 

 

Six-port Ethernet, Eight-port BRI, CT1/PRI, and CE1/PRI

1.2 MB

 

 

 

ATM and one FDDI1

 

2.0 MB

Two FDDI2

 

 

3.0 MB

Dual-port high-speed synchronous serial and 16-port

0.6 MB

low-speed synchronous serial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSSI

 

 

1.0 MB

 

 

 

 

 

1.FDDI modules are an exception in that two FDDI modules do not require double the shared memory of one FDDI module.

2.FDDI modules are an exception in that two FDDI modules do not require double the shared memory of one FDDI module.

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