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Chapter 2
Route Switch Processors and Supervisor Engines
Route Switch Processor 720
This section describes the Route Switch Processor 720 (RSP720). The Cisco 7600 RSP720 consists of a
full-size board and two integrated daughter cards: the MSFC4 and a PFC3C or PFC3CXL. The RSP720
has an integrated switch fabric that interconnects all of the line cards in the Cisco 7600 router with
point-to-point 20-Gbps full-duplex serial channels.
Note
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Figure 2-1
panel. See
Figure 2-1
STATUS LEDs
RSP720-3C-GE
RSP 720 WITH INTEGRATED SWITCH FABRIC/3C-GE
RSP720 Features
The RSP720 provides several new features and enhancements, which are summarized here. For details,
see the Cisco 7600 Series Router Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide, Release 12.2SR.
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Cisco IOS Release 12.2SRB and later releases support the RSP720; earlier releases do not.
The RSP720 is supported on all Cisco 7600 routers (including enhanced chassis) except the Cisco
7603 and the Cisco OSR-7609.
Cisco IOS Release 12.2SRC and later releases support an RSP720 that has 10GE uplinks
(RSP720-3C-10GE and RSP720-3CXL-10GE). See the
on page 2-10
for more information.
shows the RSP720-3C-GE front panel, which is the same as the RSP720-3CXL-GE front
Table 2-8
and
Table 2-9
Route Switch Processor 720 (RSP720-3C-GE) Front Panel
CompactFlash
Type II slots
Disk LEDs
720 gigabits per second (Gbps) bandwidth (320 Gbps ingress and 320 Gbps egress)
A faster CPU and additional memory to support larger configurations and more subscribers
Performance and scalability improvements
Quality of service (QoS) enhancements
The RSP720-GE ships on the route processor (RP) with default 2-GB memory for the 3CXL version
and 1-GB for the 3C version. The switch processor (SP) ships with a default 1-GB memory. Memory
options are available to upgrade to 4-GB memory on the RP. From Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRD1
onwards, a 2-GB memory upgrade option is supported on the SP.
Cisco 7600 Series Router Supervisor Engine and Route Switch Processor Guide
for information about the front-panel controls and LEDs.
LINK LEDs
Gigabit Ethernet
uplink port
CONSOLE port
Route Switch Processor 720
"RSP720 with 10GE Uplink Ports" section
10/100/1000 uplink port
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