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Cisco 7600 Series Router Module Guide
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Chapter 1 Modules Overview
Gigabit Interface Converters
Gigabit Interface Converters
A Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) is a hot-swappable input/output device that plugs into a supervisor
engine or Gigabit Ethernet module which links the module with the fiber-optic network or with the
copper network.
This section contains these topics:
• WS-G5483 Copper GBIC, page 1-8
• WS-G5484, WS-G5486, and WS-G5487 Optical GBICs, page 1-9
• Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing GBICs, page 1-9
Ta b l e 1-2 Cisco 7600 Series Router Bandwidth and Port Density
Architecture
Cisco 7603
Router
Cisco 7604
Router
Cisco 7606
Router
Cisco 7609
Router
Cisco 7609-S
Router
Cisco 7613
Router
Backplane Bandwidth
for Supervisor Engine
32
32 Gbps 32 Gbps 32 Gbps 32 Gbps 32 Gbps 32 Gbps
Backplane Bandwidth
for Supervisor Engine
720
720 Gbps 720 Gbps 720 Gbps 720 Gbps 720 Gbps 720 Gbps
Backplane Bandwidth
for Supervisor Engine
RSP720
720 Gbps 720 Gbps 720 Gbps 720 Gbps 720 Gbps 720 Gbps
Number of Gigabit
Ethernet ports
34 50 82 130 130 194
Number of OC-3 POS
ports
32 48 80 128 128 192
Number of OC-12 POS
ports
8 12 20 32 32 48
Number of OC-48 POS
ports
2 3 5 8 8 12
Number of OC-12 ATM
ports
4 6 10 16 16 24
Number of channelized
OC-12 ports
8 12 20 32 32 48
Number of FlexWAN
modules
2 3 5 8 8 12