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Cisco 7200 Series Overview
Figure 2 Cisco 7206—Front View
The port adapters installed in the Cisco 7200 series routers are of the same type as those installed on
the second-generation Versatile Interface Processors (VIP2s) in the Cisco 7000 family routers. The
port adapters installed in the Cisco 7200 series routers support online insertion and removal (OIR).
Port adapter slots in the Cisco 7200 series are numbered from left to right, beginning with port
adapter slot 1 and continuing through port adapter slot 4 for the Cisco 7204, and slot 6 for the
Cisco 7206. Port adapter slot 0 is the Fast Ethernet port on the I/O controller. Figure 3 shows the port
adapter slot numbering for the Cisco 7206.
Note In Figure 3, a blank port adapter is installed in port adapter slot 5. To ensure adequate airflow
across the router’s internal components, ensure that each port adapter slot is filled with either a port
adapter or a blank port adapter.
Figure 3 Port Adapter Slot Numbering—Cisco 7206 Shown
H5997
ETHERNET 10BT
ENABLED
0
2
1
3
LINK
0
1
2
3
FAST SERIAL
EN
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB
CD
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB
CD
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB
CD
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB
CD
ENABLED
MII
LINK
RJ45
FAST ETHERNET
0
TOKEN RING
0
1
2
3
Auxiliary
port
Console
port
Port adapter
lever
I/O controller
0
2
4
1
3
5
6
ETHERNET-10BFL
EN
RX
0
1
2
3
4
TX
RX
TX
RX
TX
RX
TX
RX
TX
Port adapters
Cisco 7200
Series
FAST ETHERNET INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROLLER
ENABLED
PCMCIA
EJECT
SLOT 0
FE
ENABLE
FE LINK
CPU RESET
1O POWER
OK
SLOT 1
FE MII
Fast Ethernet
port (optional)
PCMCIA
slots
H6422
2
ETHERNET 10BT
ENABLED
0
2
1
3
LINK
0
1
2
3
FAST SERIAL
EN
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB
CD
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB
CD
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB
CD
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB
CD
ENABLED
MII
LINK
RJ45
FAST ETHERNET
0
TOKEN RING
0
1
2
3
0
4
1
3
5
6
Port adapter slot 5
Port adapter slot 3
Port adapter slot 1
Blank port adapter
Port adapter slot 0
Port adapter slot 6
Port adapter slot 4
Port adapter slot 2
Cisco 7200
Series
ETHERNET-10BFL
EN
RX
0
1
2
3
4
TX
RX
TX
RX
TX
RX
TX
RX
TX
ENABLED
PCMCIA
EJECT
SLOT 0
FE
ENABLE
FE LINK
CPU RESET
1O POWER
OK
SLOT 1
FE MII
FAST ETHERNET INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROLLER