Cisco Systems 7500 Series manual RSP8-Cisco 7507-MX and Cisco 7513-MX

Chapter 1 Cisco 7500 Series Product Overview

Route Switch Processor Overview

Table 1-8	RSP4/4+ Memory Components
Type		Size	Quantity	Description	Location
DRAM		321 to 256 MB DIMMs	1 or 2	32-, 64-, or 128-MB DIMMs (based on	U10
				DRAM required) for main Cisco IOS image	or U10 and U13
				functions
SRAM2		2 MB (fixed)	–	SRAM for packet buffering functions	–
				(MEMD)
		512 KB (fixed)	–	SRAM for secondary CPU cache memory	–
				functions
NVRAM		128 KB	1	Nonvolatile SRAM for the system	–
				configuration file3
Flash memory		8-MB SIMM	1	Contains the Cisco IOS images on the	U1
				RSP4/4+
		164 and 20 MB	Up to 2	Contains the Cisco IOS images on up to 2 PC	Slot 0 and slot 1
		PC Cards		Card-based Flash memory cards5
Flash boot ROM		256 KB	1	Flash EPROM for the ROM monitor program	U5
				image

1.32 MB is the default DRAM configuration for the RSP4/4+.

2.SRAM is not user-configurable or field-replaceable.

3.A system configuration file in NVRAM allows the Cisco IOS software to control several system variables.

4.A 16-MB Flash memory card is the default shipping configuration for the RSP4/4+ products.

5.Type I, Type II, and Type III PC Cards can be used in PC Card slot 1, and Type I and Type II PC Cards can be used in PC Card slot 0.

Note For RSP4/4+ DRAM upgrade procedures, see Chapter 9, “Replacing DRAM on the Route Switch Processor.”

RSP8—Cisco 7507-MX and Cisco 7513-MX

The RSP8, shown in Figure 1-22, is the main system processor for the Cisco 7507-MX and

Cisco 7513-MX routers. The RSP8 provides switched routing and high-speed switching functions.

You install the RSP8 in slot 2 or slot 3 in the Cisco 7507-MX (see Figure 1-8)or in slot 6 or slot 7 in the Cisco 7513-MX (see Figure 1-14). The RSP8 is also compatible with the Cisco 7505, where it is installed in slot 4 (see Figure 1-2), the Cisco 7507, where it is installed in slot 2 or slot 3 (see Figure 1-5), the Cisco 7513, where it is installed in slot 6 or slot 7 (see Figure 1-11), and the Cisco 7576 where it is installed in slot 6 or slot 7 (see Figure 1-17).

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