Chapter 2 Route Switch Processors and Supervisor Engines
RSP720 with 10GE Uplink Ports
–10 gigabits per second (Gbps) on both 10GE ports
–1 Gbps on all three 1GE ports
–16 Gbps backplane forwarding
When all five uplink ports are operational, the total bandwidth for uplink traffic is 20 Gbps (20 GE).
•The RSP720-10GE provides flexible memory options like the RSP720. The RSP720-10GE ships with 2-GB memory on the route processor (RP) and 1-GB memory on the switch processor (SP). Memory options are available to upgrade to 4-GB memory on the RP and 2-GB memory on the SP.
•The RSP720-10GE supports Route Processor Redundancy (RPR) mode. However, uplink ports on the standby supervisor will be unusable.
See the “RSP720-10GE Usage Guidelines and Limitations” section on page 2-10for information about things to consider when you use the RSP720-10GE.
Supported Chassis, Line Cards, and Modules
The RSP720-10GE supports the following chassis and modules:
•Supported on the Cisco 7604 and 7609 chassis and the Cisco 7603-S, 7606-S, and 7609-S chassis
Note If you insert an RSP720-10GE into an unsupported chassis, the RSP720-10GE drops to ROMmon and only the console is accessible.
•SPA interface processors (SIPs) and their shared port adapters (SPAs): 7600-SIP-600, 7600-SIP-400, and 7600-SIP-200
•Enhanced FlexWAN module (WS-X6582-2PA)
•Ethernet services modules: 2-port 10 GE line card (7600-ESM-2X10GE) and 20-port 1 GE line card (7600-ESM-20X1GE)
•Distributed Forwarding Cards: DFC3C, DFC3CXL, DFC3B, DFC3BXL
•LAN cards (which require CFC or DFC): WS-X6704-10GE, WS-X6724-SFP, WS-X6748-SFP, WS-X6748-GE-TX, WS-X6708A-10GE, WS-X67xxA series, WS-X6148-FE-SFP, WS-X6148A-GE-TX
•Uplink port transceiver modules: see Appendix B, “Cable and Connector Specifications”
Note The RSP720-10GE also supports two new 8-port 10GE line cards (WS-X6708-10G-3C and WS-X6708-10G-3CXL). The line cards, which provide 2-to-1 oversubscription, are available in Cisco IOS Release 12.2SRC and later.
Unsupported Chassis and Modules
The RSP720-10GE does not support the following chassis and modules:
•Unsupported chassis: Cisco 7603, 7606, and 7613 chassis
•Unsupported modules: Services modules, Optical Service Modules (OSMs), FlexWAN module
Unsupported Features
In Cisco IOS Release 12.2SRC, the RSP720-10GE does not support the following features, which are supported on the RSP720:
Cisco 7600 Series Router Supervisor Engine and Route Switch Processor Guide
