Product Overview - Cisco 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Product Overview

The 5-slot Cisco 7010, the newest router/bridge in the Cisco 7000 series, provides high reliability,
availability, serviceability, and performance. Cisco 7000 series routers support multiprotocol,
multimedia routing and bridging with a wide variety of protocols and any combination of Ethernet,
Fast Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, serial, multichannel channel attachment, and HSSI media.
Network interfaces reside on modular interface processors, which provide a direct connection
between the high-speed Cisco Extended Bus (CxBus) and the external networks.
Online insertion and removal (OIR) allows you to add, replace, or remove interface processors
without interrupting the system power or entering any console commands. Environmental
monitoring and reporting functions enable you to maintain normal system operation by resolving
adverse environmental conditions prior to loss of operation. If conditions reach critical thresholds,
the system shuts down to avoid equipment damage from excessive heat or electrical current.
Downloadable software and microcode, which is used for most software and microcode upgrades,
allows you to load new images into Flash memory remotely, without having to physically access the
router, for fast, reliable upgrades.
This chapter provides physical and functional overviews to familiarize you with your new router. It
contains physical descriptions of the system hardware and major components, and functional
descriptions of hardware-related features. Descriptions and examples of software commands appear
only when they are necessary for installing or maintaining the system hardware. For complete
command descriptions and instructions, refer to the Router Products Configuration Guide and
Router Products Command Reference, which are available on UniverCD.
Following is a list of acronyms that identify the system components and features:
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CxBus—Cisco Extended Bus, 533-megabits-per-second (Mbps) data bus for interface processors
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AIP—Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Interface Processor
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CIP—Channel Interface Processor
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EIP—Ethernet Interface Processor
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FEIP—Fast Ethernet Interface Processor
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FIP—Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) Interface Processor
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FRU—Field-replaceable unit, a system component that must be replaced by a Cisco-certified
technician (the arbiter board is an FRU)
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FSIP—Fast Serial Interface Processor
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HIP—High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI) Interface Processor
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MIP—MultiChannel Interface Processor
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