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Chapter 1 Cisco 7500 Series Product Overview
Cisco 7513-MX Overview
Cisco 7513-MX Overview
The Cisco 7513-MX router supports multiprotocol, multimedia routing and bridging with a wide variety
of protocols and any combination of available electrical interfaces and media. Network interfaces reside
on interface processors that provide a direct connection between the two CyBuses in the Cisco 7513-MX
and your external networks. The Cisco 7513-MX has 13 slots: interface processor slots 0 through 5,
Route Switch Processor (RSP2, RSP4/4+, RSP8, or RSP16) slots 6 and 7, and interface processor slots
8 through 12. The Cisco 7513-MX supports 11 VIPs, one for each interface processor slot.
There are bays for up to two AC-input or DC-input power supplies. The chassis will operate with one
power supply. Although a second power supply is not required, it allows load sharing and increased
system availability.
Caution
Because of agency compliance and safety issues, mixing AC-input and DC-input power supplies in the
same Cisco 7513-MX is not a supported configuration and should not be attempted. Doing so might
cause damage.
The Cisco 7513-MX is shown in
Figure 1-13
. The three front-panel LEDs indicate system and power
supply status, and LEDs on the RSP, interface processors, and power supplies indicate status.
