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7609-S Series Overview:

The Cisco 7609-S Router is a high-performance router deployed at the network edge, where performance, IP services, redundancy, and fault resiliency are critical. It enables Carrier Ethernet service providers to deploy an advanced network infrastructure that supports a range of IP video and triple-play (voice, video, and data) system applications in both the residential and business services markets. The Cisco 7609-S enables enterprises to deploy advanced WAN and metropolitan-area network (MAN) networking solutions necessary to succeed in demanding, high-traffic environments.

Providing the foundation for a powerful combination of speed and services, the 9-slot Cisco 7609-S Router is an outstanding choice for multiple applications. Whether deployed as a high-speed WAN aggregator, as a device for peering, as a residential broadband services aggregator, or as a device for Metro Ethernet aggregation and uplink, the Cisco 7609-S meets requirements for redundancy, high availability, and rack density. In the point-of-presence (POP) service provider edge or the metropolitan network edge, the Cisco 7609-S sets new standards as part of the industry-leading Cisco 7600 Series Routers.

With a forwarding rate of up to 400-Mpps distributed and 720-Gbps total throughput, the Cisco 7609-S provides performance and reliability with options for redundant route processors and power supplies. The inclusion of two Gigabit Ethernet ports on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720 with the Multilayer Switch Feature Card 3 (MSFC-3) or the new Cisco Route Switch Processor 720 (RSP 720) with the MSFC-4 used in the Cisco 7609-S eliminates the need for a line-card slot for uplink ports. The result of this design is more efficient use of available line-card slots and increased deployment flexibility. Four Gigabit Ethernet ports are available for use in dual-route processor configurations.

As part of the Cisco 7600 Series, the Cisco 7609-S Router is an enhancement on the highly successful 9-slot chassis (Cisco 7609).

This enhanced chassis delivers numerous design improvements, including:

• Improved failover mechanisms in the hardware which when paired with the proper Cisco IOS Software image, can achieve 100 ms failover
• Ability to deliver higher power of up to 750W per slot
• Redundant high-speed fan tray module with five speeds on a front-to-back airflow design
• Better thermal flow measurement and management
• The power supplies supported on the Cisco 7609-S are the 4000W, 6000W (AC and DC), and 3000W AC power supplies.

Shared port adaptors (SPAs) on the SPA interface processors (SIPs) are available on the Cisco 7600 Series with interface speeds ranging from OC-3 to OC-192 and from Fast Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

The Cisco 7600 Series can also use the Cisco 7600 Series/Catalyst 6500 Series Enhanced FlexWAN Module to take advantage of most Cisco 7200 and 7500 Port Adapters for terminating DS-0 to OC-3 speeds. By using the Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series of Ethernet line cards in conjunction with the SIP-based SPAs and the enhanced FlexWAN module, the Cisco 7600 provides a multitude of options to scale WAN connectivity from DS-0 to OC-192 and LAN connectivity from 10-Mbps Ethernet through 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

The Cisco 7609-S chassis accommodates a broad selection of line cards supporting numerous applications, including:

• SPAs and SIPs (Cisco 7600 Series SPA Interface Processor-200 [SIP-200], SIP-400, and SIP-600): * Channelized T1/E1, Channelized T3, and Channelized OC-3/STM-1 OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4, OC-48/STM-16 Packet over SONET/SDH (PoS), and OC-192/STM-64 PoS OC-3/STM-1 ATM, OC-12/STM-4 ATM, and OC-48/STM-16 ATM Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
• Enhanced FlexWAN module: Supporting Cisco 7200 and 7500 WAN Port Adapters from DS-0 to OC-3 for channelized and ATM interfaces and also Fast Ethernet port adapters
• High-density Ethernet services modules: 10/100 Mbps, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet
• Services modules: IP Security (IPsec), firewall, distributed denial of service, intrusion detection systems, network analysis, and content switching commonly used, for example, in the Cisco Mobile Exchange solution
• Supervisor support: Cisco Route Switch Processor 720 (RSP720-3C-GE and RSP720-3CXL-GE) Cisco Route Switch Processor 720-10GE (RSP720-3C-10GE and RSP720-3CXL-10GE) Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 (WS-SUP32-GE-3B and WS-SUP32-10GE-3B) Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 720 (WS-SUP720-3B and WS-SUP720-3BXL)

The Cisco 7609-S incorporates many service provider and high-end enterprise carrier-class requirements. Line cards are vertically mounted for efficient cooling with front-to-back airflow. High availability is an inherent facet in the form of redundant power supplies and redundant fan-tray modules. Standard or extended cable-tray inserts provide unrestricted management of either fiber and coaxial or multiple conductor types with up to 48 10/100 cables per slot. Two chassis can be installed per 7-foot rack.

The flexible Cisco 7609-S Router is ideal for addressing high-performance applications such as:

• High-end customer premises equipment (CPE)

• Leased line

• IP/Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) provider edge

• Metro Ethernet access

• Enterprise WAN aggregation

• Mobile Radio Access Network (RAN) aggregation

Cisco 7609-S System Features

• Twenty-one rack units (RUs) (36.75 in. [93.3 cm]) high, up to 2 chassis per 7-foot rack

• Nine configurable interface slots

• Route processor, switch fabric, and power supply protection capability: 1 + 1

• Tiered-speed fan design (standard): 1 + 1

• Cable management tray options for fiber and coaxial and dense 10/100 cable configurations

• Single-side connection management for both interface and power terminations

• Front-to-back airflow

Cisco 7609-S System Features

• Total throughput: 720 Gbps

• Up to 400-Mpps distributed forward rate (requires distributed forwarding cards [DFCs])

Cisco 7609-S Technical Specifications

• Nine-slot chassis

• Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS) Level 3 compliance

• Minimum route processor requirement; one Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2 with MFSC-2

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