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Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Hardware 
Configuration Guidelines

Bandwidth Points Documentation

Text Part Number: OL-3875-10

Summary of Contents for 7246 - uBR Router

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Page 2: ...rrect the interference by using one or more of the following measures Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops Move the equipment to one side or the other of the television or radio Move the equipment farther away from the television or radio Plug the equipment into an outlet that is on a different circuit from the television or radio That is make certain the equipment and...

Page 3: ...nfiguration Instructions 1 8 Sample Bandwidth Configuration for the NPE G1 or NPE G2 1 9 NPE G1 or NPE G2 with a Port Adapter Jacket Card Bandwidth Calculation and Configuration Instructions 1 9 NPE 400 NPE 300 and NSE 1 Bandwidth Calculation and Configuration Instructions 1 9 Sample Bandwidth Configuration for the NPE 400 NPE 300 and NSE 1 1 10 NPE 225 NPE 200 NPE 175 NPE 150 and NPE 100 Bandwidt...

Page 4: ... P T E R 2 Memory Requirements 2 1 Determining Port Adapter and System Memory Requirements 2 2 Sample Configuration Showing Processor Memory Required 2 2 Cisco IOS Software Memory Requirements 2 4 Determining DRAM or SDRAM Required If the Router Has Only 32 MB of Memory NPE 100 NPE 150 and NPE 200 2 5 SDRAM and DRAM Options for NPEs and the NSE 2 6 ...

Page 5: ...llocations port adapter slot numbering and memory requirements Note The Cisco 7206 and the Cisco 7206VXR can be used as router shelves in a Cisco AS5800 Universal Access Server References to Cisco 7200 series routers in this document include the Cisco 7206 and Cisco 7206VXR router shelves unless indicated otherwise Revision Date Change Summary OL 3875 11 July 2007 Adding PA TE E3 EC information OL...

Page 6: ...uters Documentation Roadmap at http www cisco com en US products hw routers ps341 products_documentation_roadmap09186a 00801c0915 html for a list of all Cisco 7200 series routers documentation and troubleshooting tools and information For a list of all Cisco 7200 series routers port adapter documentation see Cisco 7200 Series Routers Port Adapter Documentation Roadmap at http www cisco com en US p...

Page 7: ...Cisco AS5800 Universal Access Server Hardware Installation Guide Configuration documents for the Cisco AS5800 Obtaining Documentation Obtaining Support and Security Guidelines For information on obtaining documentation obtaining support providing documentation feedback security guidelines and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents see the monthly What s New in Cisco Product Documenta...

Page 8: ...viii Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Hardware Configuration Guidelines OL 3875 11 Preface Obtaining Documentation Obtaining Support and Security Guidelines ...

Page 9: ...ccess Server documentation listed in the Other Documentation section on page vi This chapter contains the following sections Chassis Overview Front View page 1 2 Chassis Overview Rear View page 1 3 Configuration Guidelines and Requirements page 1 4 PCI Buses and Port Adapter and I O Controller Architecture page 1 4 Port Adapter Slot Numbering page 1 5 Guidelines for Installation page 1 6 Installat...

Page 10: ...th a total of three of six ports three RJ 45 and three GBIC modules on the NPE G1 or three SFP modules on the NPE G2 available at one time a CompactFlash Disk and a console port and auxiliary port In addition the NPE G2 has a Fast Ethernet Management port and two USB ports for security tokens and data file storage The Port Adapter Jacket Card can be used in the I O controller slot if an NPE G1 or ...

Page 11: ... LEDs There is a handle for removing and installing the engines and two captive installation screws for securing them to the chassis The NPE G1 and NPE G2 have external connectors for Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and a console port and auxiliary port the NPE G2 also has a Fast Ethernet Management port The NPE G1 and NPE G2 also have a cable management bracket A fully configured Cisco 7200 series ro...

Page 12: ...es and Port Adapter and I O Controller Architecture All port adapters and service adapters installed in Cisco 7200 series routers connect to one of two Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI buses mb1 left bus or mb2 right bus on the router midplane that provide a path to packet I O memory and the system routing and switching processor The optional ports on the I O controller connect to a third PCI...

Page 13: ...mb2 right bus The I O controller connects to PCI bus mb0 left bus port adapter slot 0 The I O controller is considered part of the left bus when calculating bandwidth points except in the case of the NPE G1 or NPE G2 With the NPE G1 or NPE G2 installed the I O controller connects on the third PCI bus mb0 which connects directly into the NPE G1 or NPE G2 and so does not use bandwidth points Note Th...

Page 14: ...er port adapter configuration is within the router operating limits observe the following guidelines and requirements when planning to install a port adapter network processing engine or network services engine or I O controller Chapter 2 Memory Requirements provides information about various types of memory requirements for the hardware and software that support port adapters Table 1 1 provides g...

Page 15: ...ort for Hardware click the appropriate link Then choose your platform and a Cisco IOS release 1 You can request a Cisco com login ID To become a registered user refer to Registration at http tools cisco com RPF register register do Do NPEs or the NSE use bandwidth points No The network processing engine NPE or network services engine NSE provide bandwidth to the system Newer NPEs or NSEs provide m...

Page 16: ... if any apply to your system Step 2 If you have any dual wide port adapters in your system carefully read the port adapter configuration document to see what special conditions apply to these port adapters Step 3 Calculate the bandwidth points requirements For each port adapter in your system go to Table 1 6 and write down the bandwidth points requirements Use the blank Bandwidth Calculation Table...

Page 17: ... need to do any calculation of points for port adapter slot 5 Cisco 7204 VXR or slot 7 Cisco 7206 VXR PCI bus mb0 NPE 400 NPE 300 and NSE 1 Bandwidth Calculation and Configuration Instructions Step 1 For the I O controller and each port adapter in your system check the footnotes in Table 1 6 to see if any apply to your system Step 2 If you have any dual wide port adapters in your system carefully ...

Page 18: ...s router The dual width PA 12E 2FE port adapter autoselects PCI bus mb1 left bus or PCI bus mb2 right bus based on bandwidth availability the port adapter selects the PCI bus that has the most available bandwidth Therefore do not include the bandwidth points for the PA 12E 2FE when calculating the combined bandwidth point total for a combination of installed port adapters in PCI bus mb1 left bus a...

Page 19: ...ller and each port adapter in your system go to Table 1 6 and write down the bandwidth points requirements Make sure the total number of bandwidth points is less than or equal to 800 Step 5 Assign each port adapter in your system to a chassis slot Make sure that the bandwidth points are evenly distributed between the left odd numbered slots and right even numbered slots buses Include the I O contr...

Page 20: ... no more than 800 bandwidth points no more than three high bandwidth port adapters and no more than five high and medium bandwidth port adapters in a chassis with an NPE 225 must be followed for the configuration to be valid The I O controller is considered a port adapter in point calculation Table 1 4 Valid Configuration Cisco 7200 Series Router with NPE 225 Left Bus Bandwidth Resource Requiremen...

Page 21: ...NPE 175 NPE 150 and NPE 100 Bandwidth Calculation and Configuration Instructions page 1 11 Table 1 6 lists port adapter types bandwidth resource requirements and bandwidth points and processor memory requirements Requirements Summary This section provides a summary of bandwidth and bandwidth point requirements for each processing engine Port Adapter Jacket Card PCI bus mb0 has a 600 point maximum ...

Page 22: ...ters and No more than 800 total bandwidth points per system Distribute port adapter bandwidth points evenly across both left and right system slots buses NPE 100 Port adapters are labeled as high medium and low Bandwidth point rules No more than two high bandwidth port adapters and No more than four total medium and high bandwidth port adapters and No more than 800 total bandwidth points per syste...

Page 23: ... Circuit emulation services CES PA A2 4E1XC OC3SM High 300 1 20 MB PA A2 4E1XC E3ATM 90 PA A2 4E1YC OC3SM 300 PA A2 4E1YC E3ATM 90 PA A2 4T1C OC3SM 300 PA A2 4T1C T3ATM 90 Enhanced PA A3 T3 High 90 1 00 MB PA A3 E3 PA A3 OC3MM 300 1 00 MB PA A3 OC3SMI PA A3 OC3SML Inverse multiplexing over ATM PA A3 8T1IMA Low 0 4 3 MB PA A3 8E1IMA 0 1 port OC3 multimode PA A6 OC3MM High 300 2 MB 1 port OC3 single...

Page 24: ...Ethernet 10BASET PA 4E 40 2 port Fast Ethernet ISL 100BASETX PA 2FEISL TX High 300 0 68 MB 2 port Fast Ethernet ISL 100BASEFX PA 2FEISL FX 300 0 68 MB 1 port Fast Ethernet 100BASETX PA FE TX High 200 0 10 MB 1 port Fast Ethernet 100BASEFX PA FE FX High 200 0 10 MB 1 port 100VG AnyLAN PA 100VG High 200 0 10 MB 1 port dial shelf interconnect6 PA DSIC High 200 0 10 MB 1 port full duplex Gigabit Ether...

Page 25: ...nnel Serial 1 port channelized T3 dual width PA CT3 4T111 High 011 0 80 MB 2 port channelized E1 Primary Rate Interface PRI ISDN PA 2CE1 PRI 7511 Low 011 1 80 MB 1 20 MB when configured for ISDN PA 2CE1 PRI 12011 2 port channelized T1 PRI ISDN PA 2CT1 PRI11 Low3 0 1 80 MB 1 20 MB when configured for ISDN 8 port multichannel T1 E1 PRI PA MC 8TE1 Low3 0 10 MB 1 port multichannel E3 PA MC E3 High 90 ...

Page 26: ...rfaces configured for PPP encapsulation 2 and 8 port multichannel E1 PRI PA MC 2E1 120 Low3 0 3 50 MB PA MC 8E1 120 2 4 and 8 port multichannel DS1 PRI PA MC 2T1 Low3 0 2 50 MB PA MC 4T1 PA MC 8T1 3 10 MB PA MC 8DSX1 1 port multichannel T3 PA MC T3 EC Supported only on Cisco 7200 VXR chassis with an NPE G1 or NPE G2 90 2 71 MB 2 port multichannel T3 PA MC 2T3 EC 180 2 71 MB 4 and 8 port Basic Rate...

Page 27: ... port T3 high speed serial PA T3 High 90 0 07 MB 2 port T3 high speed serial PA 2T3 High 180 0 10 MB 1 port T3 E3 high speed serial PA T3 E3 EC 90 2 71 MB 2 port T3 E3 high speed serial PA 2T3 E3 EC 180 2 71 MB 4 port E1 G 703 704 serial PA 4E1G 75 Low3 0 0 10 MB PA 4E1G 120 Low3 0 0 10 MB 8 port synchronous serial X 21 PA 8T X21 Low3 0 0 35 MB 8 port synchronous serial V 35 PA 8T V35 8 port synch...

Page 28: ...E 300 600 0 26 MB VPN Service Adapter VSA See Acceleration Module page 1 15 Token Ring 4 port Token Ring half duplex PA 4R11 Medium 6011 0 30 MB 4 port Token Ring full duplex PA 4R FDX11 High 12011 0 30 MB 4 port dedicated Token Ring PA 4R DTR 120 Voice 2 4 and 8 port multichannel T1 E1 PA MCX 2TE1 Low 0 10 MB PA MCX 4TE1 PA MCX 8TE1 Low 0 10 MB PA MCX 8TE1 14 Low 0 10 MB Single port low capacity ...

Page 29: ...Cisco IOS releases and an error message 6 For use only in Cisco 7206 or Cisco 7206VXR router shelves in a Cisco AS5800 Universal Access Server 7 The I O controller with a Gigabit Ethernet port and an Ethernet port C7200 I O GE E operates only in Cisco 7204VXR and Cisco 7206VXR chassis with the following network processing engines NPE 400 and later network processing engines or the network services...

Page 30: ...FE TX PA POS 2OC3 and I O controller c7200 I O 2FE E using only one port with what would normally be oversubscription of bandwidth points but is allowed because of the strict use of only one port the following messages appear in these Cisco IOS releases Cisco IOS Release 12 3 9 Cisco IOS Release 12 1 24 E Cisco IOS Release 12 2 25 S and Cisco IOS Release 12 0 29 S Table 1 7 Calculating the Bandwid...

Page 31: ...380 bandwidth points This configuration is within the PCI bus capacity and is supported under the above condition Please refer to the following document Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Hardware Configuration Guidelines on Cisco com http www cisco com for c7200 bandwidth points oversubscription and usage guidelines Example 2 Showing an oversubscribed configuration Slots 0 1 3 and 5 c7200 I O 2FE E P...

Page 32: ...figuration on bus mb2 has a total of 400 bandwidth points This configuration is within the PCI bus capacity and is supported Please refer to the following document Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Hardware Configuration Guidelines on Cisco com http www cisco com for c7200 bandwidth points oversubscription and usage guidelines Example 2 Showing an oversubscribed configuration Slots 1 3 and 5 PA 2FE S...

Page 33: ...nstalled the following error messages are displayed when the bandwidth points exceed the system limit C7200 3 PACONFIG Exceeds 3 high speed port adapters C7200 3 PACONFIG Exceeds 5 high medium speed port adapters C7200 3 PACONFIG Exceeds 800 aggregate port adapter bandwidth points For a Cisco 7200 VXR router that has an NPE 400 NPE 300 or NSE 1 installed the following error messages are displayed ...

Page 34: ...1 26 Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Hardware Configuration Guidelines OL 3875 11 Chapter 1 Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Installation Requirements Error Messages ...

Page 35: ...main memory whereas the NPE 100 NPE 150 and NPE 200 use DRAM SIMMs for main memory The NPE 400 uses a single SDRAM SODIMM for main memory The NPE G1 uses two SDRAM SODIMMs for main memory The NPE G2 uses a single SDRAM DIMM for main memory This chapter contains the following sections Determining Port Adapter and System Memory Requirements page 2 2 Sample Configuration Showing Processor Memory Requ...

Page 36: ...etermines the amount of SDRAM or DRAM memory required The DRAM or SDRAM required by a Cisco 7200 series router to support a combination of installed port adapter types and a Cisco IOS software subset image is influenced by such variables as the features in the software you plan to use and the size of your network Where can I find Cisco IOS memory requirements Cisco IOS memory requirements are list...

Page 37: ...e 11 1CA 22 0 MB2 2 Specific to Cisco IOS Release 12 0T Port adapters 1 Fast Ethernet port on the I O controller 0 10 MB3 3 Specific to Cisco IOS Release 11 1CA Release 11 1CC Release 11 2P Release 11 3T Release 11 3AA and Release 12 0 1 full duplex multimode FDDI 0 10 MB3 1 high speed serial 0 10 MB3 1 4 port Token Ring half duplex 0 30 MB3 2 2 port channelized T1 PRI ISDN 1 80 MB3 1 80 MB3 1 20 ...

Page 38: ...ncluded For Cisco IOS Release Notes see the documentation page for Cisco IOS software configuration Step 1 Click the appropriate Cisco IOS release Step 2 Click Release Notes Step 3 Click the appropriate release Step 4 Locate your platform and memory requirements Table 2 3 Worksheet for Various Hardware and Software Memory Requirements Item Processor Memory Required Cisco IOS software subset image1...

Page 39: ... 7200 series router contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center TAC See the Obtaining Documentation Obtaining Support and Security Guidelines section on page vii for information on contacting TAC Tip Use the worksheets in the Sample Configuration Showing Processor Memory Required section on page 2 2 to help calculate your system memory requirements if your router has 32 MB of memory Step 1 Add t...

Page 40: ...ry provided by the DRAM or SDRAM options listed in Table 2 7 through Table 2 11 Step 3 Choose a DRAM or SDRAM memory option This completes the procedure for determining the minimum amount of DRAM or SDRAM required by a Cisco 7200 series router to support a combination of installed port adapters and the Cisco IOS software subset image For a sample configuration of a Cisco 7206 router that has an in...

Page 41: ...MB 12 MB 256 MB 240 MB 16 MB Table 2 7 SDRAM Options for the NPE 400 SDRAM Option Processor Memory I O Memory 128 MB 112 MB 16 MB 256 MB 240 MB 16 MB 512 MB 480 MB 32 MB Table 2 8 SDRAM Options for the NPE 300 SDRAM Option Processor Memory I O Memory 64 MB 28 MB 36 MB 96 MB 60 MB 36 MB 160 MB 120 MB 40 MB 288 MB 248 MB 40 MB Table 2 9 SDRAM Options for the NPE 225 SDRAM Options Processor Memory I ...

Page 42: ...ory1 1 The I O memory for the NPE 150 DRAM options includes 1 MB of packet SRAM Processor Memory I O Memory2 2 The I O memory for the NPE 200 DRAM options includes 4 MB of packet SRAM 32 MB 26 MB 6 MB 26 MB 7 MB 26 MB 10 MB 64 MB 56 MB 8 MB 56 MB 9 MB 56 MB 12 MB 128 MB 120 MB 8 MB 120 MB 9 MB 120 MB 12 MB3 3 For Cisco 7206 router shelf memory requirements refer to the Cisco AS5800 Universal Acces...

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