Chapter 1 Cisco 7600 Product Overview

Cisco 7600 Series Routers

Features

Table 1-1lists some key features of the Cisco 7600 series routers.

Table 1-1 Cisco 7600 Series Routers Key Features

Feature

Description

 

 

Performance and

For detailed information about the features supported on Cisco 7600 series

configuration

routers, see the Cisco 7600 Series Router Cisco IOS Software Configuration

 

Guide for the version of software being used on the router.

 

 

Supervisor engine or

Modular, upgradable feature modules for core switching logic

route switch

Modular Gigabit Ethernet ports that you can configure with Gigabit

processor

 

Interface Converter (GBIC), small form-factor pluggable (SFP), XENPAK,

 

 

 

 

and X2 optics modules

 

Several combinations of multilayer switch feature cards (MSFCs) and

 

 

policy feature cards (PFCs) supported (see Table 2-1):

 

 

MSFC4 and PFC3C or PFC3CXL (for the RSP720, see note below)

 

 

MSFC3 and PFC3B, PFC3BXL, or PFC3A (see note below)

 

 

MSFC2 and PFC or PFC2

 

The MSFC contains the switch processor and route processor (SP/RP) for

 

 

the router.

 

PCMCIA slot

 

Console port for terminal and modem access

 

Note The Route Switch Processor 720 (RSP720) is the newest supervisor

 

 

engine for the Cisco 7600 series routers. It is available in Cisco IOS

 

 

Release 12.2SRB and later releases.

 

Note Cisco IOS Release 12.2SRC introduces support for the RSP720-10GE

 

 

(an RSP with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports).

 

Note Cisco IOS Release 12.2SXF is the last release in which the PFC3A is

 

 

supported. Later releases do not support this PFC.

 

 

Fault tolerance and

Support for two hot-swappable (redundant) supervisor engines or route

redundancy

 

switch processors, including fast switchover to the redundant (standby)

 

 

module

 

Support for two redundant AC- or DC-input, load-sharing power supplies

 

Support for two redundant AC- or DC-input PEMs (Cisco 7603 and

 

 

Cisco 7606 routers only)

 

Power management for modules and power supplies

 

Environmental monitoring of critical system components

 

Hot-swappable fan assembly

 

Redundant clock modules

 

LACP 1-1 redundancy with fast switchover

 

 

 

Cisco 7600 Series Router Supervisor Engine and Route Switch Processor Guide

 

OL-10100-04

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Cisco Systems 7600 manual Features, Feature Description