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Series
Cisco 7600 Applications
The Cisco 7600 is ideally positioned for deployment at the network edge—both in service provider and enterprise
environments.
Cisco 7600 Service Provider Solutions
Service providers require networking platforms that scale from DS0 to OC-48c and beyond. They must also support
a consistent set of high-performance features across this broad range of speeds. The ability to deploy a wide set of
revenue-generating services using a single standardized platform is an enormous benefit. Figure 2 shows typical SP
deployment situations and the Cisco 7600 solutions that effectively meet these needs.
Table 2
Features and Benefits of the Cisco 7600
Feature
Benefit
Scalable and modular bandwidth capacity
Backplane is scalable up to 256 Gbps via the crossbar
switch fabric (WS-X6500-SFM2)
Chassis options
Three chassis options (Cisco 7603, 7606, and 7609)
specifically designed to fit different space requirements
and applications
WAN interfaces ranging from DS0 to OC-48/STM-16
Broad range of WAN interfaces allows scalability as
bandwidth requirements grow
High-speed channelized optical connectivity
(channelized OC-12 and channelized OC-48 to DS3)
Provides the industry’s highest-density DS3, OC-3, and
OC-12 connectivity to enable cost savings and easy
deployment
LAN connectivity
Supports the full Catalyst
®
6000 Series of high-density/
high-speed Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet,
and 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN modules
FlexWAN module for evolution from the Cisco 7500 to
the Cisco 7600
Provides both a distinct growth path and investment
protection for Cisco 7200 and 7500 WAN interfaces
Parallel Express Forwarding (PXF)-enabled
high-performance IP services
Field-upgradable application-specific integrated circuit
(ASIC) provides the flexibility and time-to-market
advantages of software upgrades with the processing
speed of hardware-accelerated IP services
Wide range of IP services and quality of service (QoS)
IP services can be applied to queue, rate-limit, shape,
and account for traffic flows, allowing for maximum
revenue generation per connection
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Provider Edge
(PE) functionality
• Label Imposition, Disposition and Swapping MPLS
• MPLS class of service (CoS)
• Ethernet over MPLS
• MPLS virtual private network (VPN)
For service providers and high-end enterprise
customers:
• Highly scalable standards-based implementation
• Efficient Layer 2 transport across Layer 3 MPLS core
• End-to-end IP QoS support
• Support for Layer 2 and Layer 3 MPLS VPNs
• Basic MPLS switching support for ISP core
