Memory Components - Cisco 7000 Hardware Installation And Maintenance

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Most of the memory components used by the system, including the eight erasable programmable
read-only memory (EPROM) components that contain the default system software
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Air-temperature sensors for environmental monitoring
In addition to the preceding system components, the RP contains and executes the following
management functions that control the system:
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Sending and receiving routing protocol updates
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Managing tables and caches
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Monitoring interface and environmental status
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Providing SNMP management and the console/Telnet interface.

Memory Components

Figure 1-8 shows the locations of the various types of memory on the RP, and Table 1-2 lists the
functions of each.
Figure 1-8
Flash memory
card slot
Route Processor (RP)
J2, Flash memory
write-protection
jumper
Configuration
register
Auxiliary port
Console port
Software memory
EPROMS
J4
Flash memory
J3
EPROMS
CPU
DRAM
NVRAM
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