Cisco Systems (VIP6-80) manual Product Description

–Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco 7500 Series Routers online at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/cis7505/4194pc75.htm

–Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco 7000 Series Routers online at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/cis7000/4195pc70.htm

•Port adapters/interface processors/service adapters:

For port adapter information and maintenance information, refer to the specific port adapter installation and configuration guide. See the port adapter index online at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/cis7505/portadpt/index.htm.

•To view Cisco documentation or obtain general information about the documentation, refer to the following sources:

•“Obtaining Documentation” section on page 37

•“Obtaining Additional Publications and Information” section on page 39

Product Description

The topics discussed in this section are as follows:

•CPU, page 5

•Memory Components, page 5

•LEDs, page 6

•Jumpers, page 6

•Microcode, page 6

•ROM Monitor, page 6

•Port Adapter Slots, page 7

•Specifications, page 9

•System Software, page 9

•Traffic Management, page 10

The VIP6-80 is available for use as an option with the Cisco 7505, Cisco 7507, Cisco 7507-MX, Cisco 7513, Cisco 7513-MX, Cisco 7576, and the Cisco 7000 series routers. The VIP6-80 is not currently available as an upgrade to an existing VIP.

The VIP6-80 has a main processor and memory. When distributed switching is enabled on the router, the VIP6-80 can make packet switching decisions to help reduce the load on the Route Switch Processor (RSP). Interfaces located on port adapters that fit into the VIP6-80 connect the router to the external network. Either one dual-width or two single-width PAs can be used on the VIP6-80. See the “Port Adapter Slots” section on page 7 for more information.

The VIP6-80 supports OIR. VIP6-80 PAs do not support OIR, so you must first remove the VIP6-80 before removing or installing the PAs.

The VIP6-80 also supports Single Line Card Reload (SLCR), a feature which speeds recovery of a failed router by reloading a failed line card without reloading other line cards on the network backplane. For more information, refer to “Single Line Card Reload” section on page 32.

Table 1 outlines features of the VIP6-80 model.

Versatile Interface Processor (VIP6-80) Installation and Configuration Guide

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