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What is the differentce between RSP 720 and Supervisor 720?

xuzhi_cisco
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Hello ALL

I want to know what is the differentce between the RSP 720 and Supervisor 720?

Better give me some detailed documentation,

THX.

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William Bell
VIP Alumni
VIP Alumni

Is this detailed enough for you?

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps368/product_data_sheet0900aecd8057f3b6.html

Features and Benefits

Table 1 lists  the features and benefits of the Cisco 7600 RSP 720.

Table  1. Features and Benefits of Cisco 7600 RSP 720

Features

Benefits

Integrated 720-Gbps  switch fabric

• Offers Layer 2 forwarding rates of up to 30  million packets per second (Mpps)
• Provides bandwidth capacity of 40 Gbps per slot
• Allows additional slots for increased port  density

Hardware-based Cisco  Express Forwarding

• Offers Layer 3 (IP and MPLS) forwarding rates  of 30 Mpps

Faster CPU and added  memory (over its predecessor Supervisor Engine 720)

• Performance improvements include:
• Faster protocol convergence times
• Improved Internet Group Management  Protocol (IGMP) snooping times
• Improved router boot-up times
• Faster rates of establishing Dynamic
• Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)  server, Label Distribution Protocol (LDP),
• IP sessions, and traffic engineering

High-density residential  subscribers aggregation

• Allows customers to support a combination of  Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) and L3VPN features for use in a quadruple-play  network

Hardware Enhancements over Supervisor Engine 720

Table 2 lists  the hardware enhancements over the Supervisor Engine 720.

Table  2. Hardware Enhancements

Features

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series/7600 Series Supervisor  Engine 720-3B

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series/7600 Series Supervisor  Engine 720-3BXL

Cisco 7600
RSP 720-3C

Cisco 7600
RSP 720-3CXL

CPU; speed

Millions of instructions  per second (MIPS); 600 MHz

MIPS; 600 MHz

PowerPC; 1.2 GHz

PowerPC; 1.2 GHz

Memory (route  processor/switch processor)

512 MB/512 MB

1 GB/1 GB

1 GB/1 GB

2 GB/1 GB

Compact Flash memory

512 MB; 1 GB (post-FCS)

512 MB; 1 GB (post-FCS)

512 MB; 1 GB (post-FCS)

512 MB; 1 GB (post-FCS)

NVRAM

2 MB

2 MB

4 MB

4 MB

FAT 32 file system

Not supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Regards,
Bill

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HTH -Bill (b) http://ucguerrilla.com (t) @ucguerrilla

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William Bell
VIP Alumni
VIP Alumni

Is this detailed enough for you?

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps368/product_data_sheet0900aecd8057f3b6.html

Features and Benefits

Table 1 lists  the features and benefits of the Cisco 7600 RSP 720.

Table  1. Features and Benefits of Cisco 7600 RSP 720

Features

Benefits

Integrated 720-Gbps  switch fabric

• Offers Layer 2 forwarding rates of up to 30  million packets per second (Mpps)
• Provides bandwidth capacity of 40 Gbps per slot
• Allows additional slots for increased port  density

Hardware-based Cisco  Express Forwarding

• Offers Layer 3 (IP and MPLS) forwarding rates  of 30 Mpps

Faster CPU and added  memory (over its predecessor Supervisor Engine 720)

• Performance improvements include:
• Faster protocol convergence times
• Improved Internet Group Management  Protocol (IGMP) snooping times
• Improved router boot-up times
• Faster rates of establishing Dynamic
• Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)  server, Label Distribution Protocol (LDP),
• IP sessions, and traffic engineering

High-density residential  subscribers aggregation

• Allows customers to support a combination of  Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) and L3VPN features for use in a quadruple-play  network

Hardware Enhancements over Supervisor Engine 720

Table 2 lists  the hardware enhancements over the Supervisor Engine 720.

Table  2. Hardware Enhancements

Features

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series/7600 Series Supervisor  Engine 720-3B

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series/7600 Series Supervisor  Engine 720-3BXL

Cisco 7600
RSP 720-3C

Cisco 7600
RSP 720-3CXL

CPU; speed

Millions of instructions  per second (MIPS); 600 MHz

MIPS; 600 MHz

PowerPC; 1.2 GHz

PowerPC; 1.2 GHz

Memory (route  processor/switch processor)

512 MB/512 MB

1 GB/1 GB

1 GB/1 GB

2 GB/1 GB

Compact Flash memory

512 MB; 1 GB (post-FCS)

512 MB; 1 GB (post-FCS)

512 MB; 1 GB (post-FCS)

512 MB; 1 GB (post-FCS)

NVRAM

2 MB

2 MB

4 MB

4 MB

FAT 32 file system

Not supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Regards,
Bill

Please remember to rate helpful posts.

HTH -Bill (b) http://ucguerrilla.com (t) @ucguerrilla

Please remember to rate helpful responses and identify

THANKS a lot

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