6 VIP-4R/4T Installation and Configuration
Versatile Interface Processor Functions
Cisco 7000 Series
Figure 2 and Figure 3 show the rear of the Cisco 7000 series routers: the seven-slot Cisco 7000 and
the five-slot Cisco 7010, respectively. In the Cisco 7000 series, two slots are reserved for the SP (or
SSP) and RP, or for the 7000 Series Route Switch Processor (RSP7000) and the 7000 Series Chassis
Interface (RSP7000CI). The remaining slots are for interface processors: slots 0 through 4 in the
Cisco 7000, and slots 0 through 2 in the Cisco 7010.
Figure 2
Cisco 7000, Interface Processor End
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Interface processor slots 0
1
2
3
4
RSP
7000
slot 5
RSP
7000CI
slot 6
Upper
power supply
Lower
power supply
I
O
DC FAIL
AC POWER
I
O
DC FAIL
AC POWER
Captive
installation screw
Captive
installation screw
EJECT
SLOT 0
SLOT 1
NORMAL
CPU HALT
RESET
AUX.
CONSOLE
ROUTE SWITCH PROCESSOR
ENABLE
ENABLE