Cisco 7600 Series Module Guide

CHAPTER
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Cisco 7600 Series Router Module Guide
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Multilayer Switch Module
This chapter describes the Multilayer Switch Module (MSM) (WS-X6302-MSM).
The Multilayer Switch Module provides multiprotocol routing for the switch Ethernet interfaces. Cisco
IOS features available for the MSM are listed in
Table 5-1.
Ta b l e 5-1 Cisco IOS Features for the Multilayer Switch Module
Feature Description
Layer 3 forwarding • Wire speed IP, IP multicast, and IPX routing between VLANs
• Support for up to 64K entries for IP network prefixes, IP unicast
and multicast addresses, IPX network numbers, and MAC
addresses
• IP precedence-based IP forwarding
• Forwarding information base (FIB) and adjacency database
support as defined in other Cisco routers
• Destination or destination/source-based load sharing among
equal cost paths
Layer 3 routing protocols • Static IP routing
• IP routing protocols such as Internet Group Management
Protocol (IGRP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
(EIGRP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Routing Information
Protocol (RIP), and RIP-2
• IP multicast routing protocols such as Protocol Independent
Multicast (PIM) (sparse and dense mode) and Distance Vector
Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)
• IPX routing protocols such as RIP and EIGRP

Cisco 7600 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	7600 Series
Category	Network Router
Language	English