Cisco 7400 Series - Cisco SOHO Series Quick Reference Manual

Cisco 7400 Series

Internet Router
The Cisco 7400 Series Internet Router is the highest performance single-rack unit,
service-rich router in the industry. This modular, one-port adapter slot unit uses more
than 40 standard 7200/7500/7600 series port adapters. Its compact, stackable archi-
tecture makes the the Cisco 7400 an excellent router for either a stacked
configuration or a distributed edge CPE for access environments. Leveraging patented
Cisco Parallel Express Forwarding (PXF) technology, the Cisco 7400 series delivers a
premium suite of hardware-accelerated network services.
Benefits and Advantages
Form Factor with High Density
The smallest form factor with stackability
feature. One-RU form factor with front-to-back
airflow and single port adapter slot delivers
maximum performance density. Cisco Parallel
Express Forwarding (PXF): Patented technology
with unique advantages delivers high-
performance, hardware-accelerated, high-touch
IP services such as ACL, NAT, NetFlow, LLQ,
CAR, traffic shaping, PPP , L2TP , and RBE.
Flexibility/Investment Protection
Supports a broad range of connectivity options
via more than 40 port adaptors (PA), from 64
Kbs to T1/T3 and OC-3 interfaces. The Cisco
7400 supports common PAs with the Cisco 7200,
7500, and 7600 routers, enabling stocking
spares simplification and interface investment
protection.
Comprehensive Management
Services
Includes remote management, provisioning,
trouble shooting and software upgrades. Cisco
Element Manager Framework (EMF) simplifies
and accelerates the deployment and
management of new services and elements
across the network.
Maximum LAN Connectivity
Two fixed 10/100/1000 Mbps ports (RJ-45 for
Fast Ethernet and Ethernet, and Gigabit Interface
Converter [GBIC] for Gigabit Ethernet),
delivering the most LAN connectivity without
the extra rack space.
Superior Efficiency
Flexibility and high availability with one-third of
traditional power consumption, with AC, DC
48V, DC 24V, or dual DC 48V with 50 W power
consumption options.
Cisco IOS Software
Supports IP network services, including quality
of service (QoS), security, compression, and IP
Security Triple Digital Encryption Standard
(IPSec 3DES) encryption at high speed.
Cisco Cluster Management Suite
Saves time and money by enabling
management of an entire stack as a cluster
using a single interface.
Stackability
"Pay-as-you-grow" option provides an
opportunity to build and even redeploy
the stack to other parts of the network as
requirements change.
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