The Cisco® 7201 Router (Figure 1) is the latest generation of the Cisco 7200 Series portfolio. It is a compact, high-performance 1-rack-unit (1RU) router that uses the latest Cisco 7200VXR Series Network Processing Engine NPE-G2 coupled with a comprehensive range of interface options.
Figure 1. Cisco 7201 Router
Table 1. Features of Cisco 7201 Router
| Feature | Description |
| Performance of up to 2 million packets per second (pps) in Cisco Express Forwarding switching |
• Doubles the
performance compared
to that of Cisco
7301 Router
• Dramatically
increases the
performance and
scalability in
broadband, WAN, and
metropolitan-area
network (MAN)
applications for
both enterprises and
service providers
|
| Backward compatibility with existing port adapters (with a few exceptions) |
• Maximizes
investment
protection and
flexibility by
allowing customers
to use existing port
adapters, also
simplifying sparing
Note: Only a few end-of-sale port adapters are not supported with the Cisco 7201. Please refer to the Cisco 7201 data sheet for more information. |
|
Four fixed Gigabit
Ethernet ports (2 Small Form-Factor Pluggable [SFP]-only ports, 2 SFP or 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports) |
• Maximizes LAN
connectivity and
performance
• Eliminates the
need to use the port
adapter slot for
extra Gigabit
Ethernet or Fast
Ethernet ports and
frees the port
adapter slot.
|
| Dual field-replaceable AC or DC power supplies with Field-Replaceable Unit (FRU) Capability |
• Offers high
reliability and
flexibility
|
| 1 GB of DRAM default memory |
• Delivers the most
memory by default
compared to existing
Cisco 7301, offering
the following
benefits:
• Supports more
routes and routing
tables
• Supports more
Multiprotocol Label
Switching (MPLS)
virtual routing and
forwarding (VRF)
instances
• Supports more
sessions for
broadband
aggregation
• Helps enable
higher scalability
on features such as
NetFlow, Network
Address Translation
(NAT), access
control lists
(ACLs), and more
• Supports optional
upgrade to 2-GB DRAM
|
| Cisco IOS Software |
• Supports a wide
range of IP and
non-IP network
services, including
quality of service
(QoS), MPLS,
broadband
aggregation,
integrated security,
encryption, voice,
and more
|
| Dedicated management for 10/100-Mbps Ethernet |
• Reduces costs and
protects chassis
port density
|
| One USB port |
• Provides a large,
removable storage
for files
• Stores security
e-tokens for VPN
applications
• Supports the
32-kilobit Aladdin
Token key for VPN
applications
|
| Digital diagnostics on SFP interfaces |
• Provides a
powerful tool that
monitors many
manageable
parameters,
including optical
transmit and receive
power, voltage and
temperature
measurement, and
factory parameters
|
| Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) on copper interfaces |
• Provides an
effective method of
isolating fault at
the remote end of
the copper wire by
monitoring reflected
pulsed signals
|
| Front-to-back airflow |
• Allows you to
mount the router
from either front or
back
|
New Features
• Provides double the performance compared to the Cisco 7301 1RU router-up to 2 million pps in Cisco Express Forwarding switching
• Provides four native Gigabit Ethernet (GE) interfaces-six physical access ports:
¨C Four fixed GE ports are available on the Cisco 7201. The first two ports provide either RJ45 copper or SFP optical connectivity; the other two ports provide only SFP optical connectivity because of space constraint. The first two ports can also be configured as 10/100Mbps (Ethernet/FE) when RJ45 copper interface is used.
• Provides one dedicated 10-/100-Mbps copper Ethernet port for management
• Offers dual field-replaceable AC or DC power supplies
• Provides one USB port for general storage and security token storage
• Offers 1 GB of DRAM memory by default, with optional upgrade to 2-GB synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM)
• Offers backward compatibility with existing port adapters (with a few exceptions)
• Offers greatly improved price/performance ratio
Upgrade Paths
Availability
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Table 2. Ordering Information for Cisco 7201 Router
| Product Name | Part Number |
| Cisco 7201 Router base system-Chassis, 1GB Memory, Dual power supplies by default (you have choice between Dual AC or Dual DC) and 256MB Flash | CISCO7201 |
| Cisco 7201 AC Power Supply option | PWR-7201-AC |
| Cisco 7201 AC Power Supply option-Spare | PWR-7201-AC= |
| Cisco 7201 DC48 Power Supply Option | PWR-7201-DC |
| Cisco 7201 DC48 Power Supply Option-Spare | PWR-7201-DC= |
| Cisco 7201 Series 1GB Memory System | MEM-7201-1GB |
| Cisco 7201 Series 1GB Memory Spare | MEM-7201-1GB= |
| Cisco 7201 Series 2GB Memory System | MEM-7201-2GB |
| Cisco 7201 Series 2GB Memory Spare | MEM-7201-2GB= |
| Cisco 7201 Compact Flash Disk, 256 MB System | MEM-7201-FLD256 |
| Cisco 7201 Compact Flash Disk, 256 MB Spare | MEM-7201-FLD256= |
| 64-MB USB flash token for Cisco 1800, 2800, 3800, and 7200 series | MEMUSB-64FT |
| 64-MB USB flash token for Cisco 1800, 2800, 3800, and 7200 series-Spare | MEMUSB-64FT= |
| 128-MB USB flash token for Cisco 1800, 2800, 3800, and 7200 series | MEMUSB-128FT |
| 128-MB USB flash token for Cisco 1800, 2800, 3800, and 7200 series-Spare | MEMUSB-128FT= |
| 256-MB USB flash token for Cisco 1800, 2800, 3800, and 7200 series | MEMUSB-256FT |
| 256-MB USB flash token for Cisco 1800, 2800, 3800, and 7200 series-Spare | MEMUSB-256FT= |
| Cisco 1000BASE-SX SFP (DOM) | SFP-GE-S |
| Cisco 1000BASE-SX SFP (DOM)-Spare | SFP-GE-S= |
| Cisco 1000BASE-LX/LH SFP (DOM) | SFP-GE-L |
| Cisco 1000BASE-LX/LH SFP (DOM)-Spare | SFP-GE-L= |
| Cisco 1000BASE-ZX Gigabit Ethernet SFP (DOM) | SFP-GE-Z |
| Cisco 1000BASE-ZX Gigabit Ethernet SFP (DOM)-Spare | SFP-GE-Z= |
| Cisco 1000BASE-T SFP (NEBS 3ESD) | SFP-GE-T |
| Cisco 1000BASE-T SFP (NEBS 3ESD)-Spare | SFP-GE-T= |
| Rack Mount KIT for Cisco 7201 | RCKMNT-7201 |
| Rack Mount KIT for Cisco 7201 Spare | RCKMNT-7201= |
