Cisco Systems manual Cisco 7500 Series Product Overview

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Cisco 7500 Series Product Overview

The Cisco 7500 series includes the following routers: Cisco 7505, Cisco 7507, Cisco 7507-MX, Cisco 7513, Cisco 7513-MX, and Cisco 7576. The Cisco 7500 series routers support multiprotocol, multimedia routing and bridging with a wide variety of protocols and any combination of ATM, BRI, channel attachment, channelized E1, T1, and T3, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, HSSI, multichannel, PRI, Packet over SONET, synchronous serial, Token Ring, and voice media.

The first six sections of this chapter describe the Cisco 7500 series routers, and include the following:

•Cisco 7505 Overview, page 1-3

•Cisco 7507 Overview, page 1-6

•Cisco 7507-MX Overview, page 1-11

•Cisco 7513 Overview, page 1-15

•Cisco 7513-MX Overview, page 1-20

•Cisco 7576 Overview, page 1-25

Note The Cisco 7513, Cisco 7513-MX, and the Cisco 7576 are similar in appearance. To determine which router you have, look at the slot numbering label on the back of the unit. The Cisco 7513-MX and Cisco 7576 are identified as such on the slot numbering label.

The remaining sections of this chapter describe components in the Cisco 7500 series routers, which are considered to be standard equipment and ship with each router:

•Route Switch Processor Overview, page 1-31

•AC-Input and DC-Input Power Supply Overview, page 1-46

•Arbiter Overview, page 1-50

•Chassis Interface Overview, page 1-50

•Fan Tray and Blower Assembly Overview, page 1-51

•Interface Processor Overview, page 1-54

This section provides a general overview of interface processors; for a complete discussion and description of all interface processors available for the Cisco 7500 series routers, refer to the companion publication Interface Processor Installation and Configuration Guide.

•System Software Overview, page 1-56

Cisco 7500 Series Installation and Configuration Guide

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