Line Card and Route Processor Overview
PRP Memory Components
Table 1-3
PRP Memory Components
Type
Size
SDRAM
512 MB
1 GB, or 2 GB
SRAM
2 MB (fixed)
NVRAM
2 MB (fixed)
Flash
64 MB SIMM 1
memory
1
Flash disk
64 MB
(PCMCIA)
Flash boot
512 KB
ROM
1. Default shipping configuration.
Cisco 12010, Cisco 12410, and Cisco 12810 Router Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1
This section describes types of memory used on the PRP to support router
functions.
Table 1-3
provides a quick reference of the different types of memory,
and
Figure 1-17
shows the location on the PRP board.
Quantity Description
1
,
1 or 2
Uses 512 MB or 1 GB DIMMs (based on
SDRAM configuration) for main Cisco IOS
software functions
—
Secondary CPU cache memory functions
—
System configuration files, register settings,
and logs
Cisco IOS boot image (bootflash), crash
information, and other user-defined files
1 or 2
Cisco IOS software images, system
configuration files, and other user-defined
files on one or two flash memory cards
1
Flash EPROM for the ROM monitor program
boot image
Cisco 12010, Cisco 12410, and Cisco 12810 Series Router Overview
Location
U15 (bank 1)
U18 (bank 2)
—
—
P3
Flash memory
card slot 0 and
slot 1
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