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Chapter 1 Cisco 7500 Series Product Overview
Route Switch Processor Overview
Route Switch Processor Overview
The main system processor in the Cisco 7500 series routers is the Route Switch Processor (RSP). The current RSP models sold are: RSP4+, RSP8 and RSP16.. The RSP1, RSP2 and RSP4 are legacy models. For more information on any of these products, refer to http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/cis7505/rte_swit/index.htm for additional information on these models. The RSPs have common hardware features, and hardware features that differentiate one from the other.
The following sections first describe hardware features that are specific to each RSP model, and then describe features that are common to all RSPs.
RSP-Specific Hardware Features
The following sections describe hardware features that are specific to each of the RSPs used in the Cisco
7500 series. Select the appropriate section based on the RSP and Cisco 7500 series router that you have:
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RSP2—Cisco 7505
The RSP2, shown in Figure
The RSP2 is installed in the top slot in the Cisco 7505, which is labeled Slot 4 on the backplane and RSP to the left of the slots. (See Figure
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