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Figure 1: Routing Matrix Architecture

TX Matrix Router Description on page 3
TX Matrix Routing Matrix Control Plane Architecture on page 8
TX Matrix Routing Matrix Switch Fabric Architecture on page 12
The TX Matrix Routing Engine handles all routing protocols, as well as the software
processes that control the TX Matrix interfaces and user access to the TX Matrix router.
All Routing Engines in the routing matrix run software processes that control chassis
components and system management. For more information about the processes, see
"Routing Engine Software Components" on page 149.
The Routing Engines include the following functions and features:
Processing of routing protocol packets—The Routing Engine handles all packets that
concern routing protocols, freeing the Packet Forwarding Engine to handle only packets
that represent Internet traffic.
Software modularity—Because each software process is devoted to a different function
and uses a separate process space, the failure of one process has little or no effect on
the others.
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