Cisco
7200 Series Network Processing Engine NPE-G1
the Cisco® 7200 Series introduces its newest processor-the
NPE-G1 (Figure 1). The Cisco 7200 Series Network Processing Engine NPE-G1
(NPE-G1) addresses the demand for performance and flexibility by doubling its
processing capacity and enabling unprecedented LAN performance. Benefits of the
NPE-G1 include the following (see Table 1 for details):
• Provides performance of up to 1 million
packets per second (PPS) in Cisco Express Forwarding switching (an increase of
up to 250 percent over the Cisco 7200 Series NPE-400)
• Offers three Gigabit Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
ports that do not take up bandwidth points
• Doubles the amount of available DRAM (to 1 GB)
• Eliminates the requirement for an input/output
(I/O) controller
• Eliminates I/O controller LAN interface
bandwidth points
• Provides modular processors and the ability to
upgrade
• Offers improved price performance
Table 1. Features and Benefits Overview
Features
Benefits
Performance of up to 1 million PPS in Cisco
Express Forwarding switching
Dramatically increases the performance of the
Cisco 7200 Series
3 fixed 10/100/1000-Mbps ports (RJ-45 or
gigabit interface converter [GBIC]) directly on the processor
Maximizes LAN connectivity and performance
without taking up bandwidth points or midplane capacity
256 MB (default), 512 MB, and 1 GB of DRAM
are available
Doubles the amount of DRAM available on the
Cisco 7200 Series, which offers the following benefits:
• Supports more
routing tables
• Supports more
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) virtual routing and forwarding instances
(VRFs)
• Supports more
sessions for broadband aggregation
• Enables higher
scalability on features such as NetFlow, Network Address Translation (NAT),
access control lists (ACLs), and more
Incorporates the functionality (flash memory
and auxiliary and console ports) of the I/O controller
Reduces costs (Note: an I/O controller can
still be used)
Supports a third peripheral component
interconnect (PCI) bus to the I/O controller slot
Frees the current I/O controller ports from
bandwidth limitations, allowing 2 PCI buses to be dedicated to the port
adapter slots
Modular
Enables maximum investment protection through
the ability to upgrade processors
Supports Cisco IOS® Software
Supports a wide range of IP network services
including quality of service, MPLS, broadband aggregation, security,
multiservice, compression, and IPSec Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES)
encryption
PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS: COMPONENTS
Connectivity
Gigabit Ethernet ports:
Three 10/100/1000 ports are available on the NPE-G1 (Figure 2). Either copper
or fiber is available.
• Gigabit Ethernet port features: all three
ports support the IEEE 802.1Q standard.
• NPE-G1 supports three types of GBICS: SX,
LX/LH, and ZX for varying fiber length requirements.
• Console and auxiliary ports: Because the
NPE-G1 has a console port and an auxiliary port, and handles the other
functionality of the I/O controller, the need for an I/O controller is
eliminated. However, an I/O controller can still be used. If an I/O controller
is detected in the I/O controller slot, I/O controller functionality defaults
to the I/O controller (with the exception of Non-volatile Random Access Memory
[NVRAM] and boot flash). The console and auxiliary ports of the NPE-G1 are then
disabled.
Memory
• SDRAM: 256 MB (default), 512 MB, and 1 GB.
There are two DRAM memory slots, so 256 MB of memory consists of two 128 MB
memory SODIMMs, 512 MB consists of two 256 MB memory SODIMMs, and 1 GB consists
of two 512 MB memory SODIMMs. It is necessary to have the same size SODIMM in
each memory bank on an NPE-G1. The type of DRAM memory being used on the NPE-G1
is double data-rate (DDR) memory. DDR memory provides high-performance memory
access rates.
• Compact flash: 64 MB (default), 128 MB, and
256 MB. The compact flash used on the NPE-G1 is the same compact flash used
with the Cisco 7400 and 7300 series Internet routers.
• 512 KB NVRAM or 512 KB.
• 512 KB Layer 2 cache.
• 16 MB packet memory on 256 MB SDRAM and 32 MB
packet memory on 512 MB and 1 GB SDRAM.
• ECC support (SDRAM and Layer 2 cache).
Processor
700 MHz Broadcom BCM1250
processor.
PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
• Storage temperature: -38 to 150°F (-40 to
70°C)
• Operating temperature, nominal: 41° to 104°F
(5 to 40°C)
• Operating temperature, short term: 23 to 131°F
(-5 to 55°C)
• Storage relative humidity: 5 to 95% relative
humidity (RH)
• Operating humidity, nominal: 5 to 85% RH
• Operating humidity, short term: 5 to 90% RH
• Operating altitude: -60 to 4000 m
PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS: PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
• Height: 1.40 in. (3.556 cm)
• Width: 15.15 in. (38.481 cm)
• Depth: 11.12 in. (28.245 cm)
• Weight: 3.25 lb (1.49 kg)
PRODUCT REGULATORY
APPROVALS AND COMPLIANCE
Product Regulatory Approvals
• Safety and Electromagnetic Emissions
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for the United
States
• Underwriters Laboratories, Canada (cUL) or
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
• European Norm (EN)
• International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC)
• Australia/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS)
Product Regulatory Compliance
• FCC Part 15 Class A device for electromagnetic
interference limits
• FCC Part 68 for connection to the public
telephone network
• Electrostatic Discharge EN61000-4
PRODUCT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Hardware Requirements
• Chassis: The NPE-G1 is supported on the Cisco
7204VXR and Cisco 7206VXR chassis.
• I/O controllers: Although a Cisco 7200VXR
chassis with an NPE-G1 does not require the use of an I/O controller, an I/O
controller can still be used. The NPE-G1 is supported with the following Cisco
7200 Series I/O controller part numbers: C7200-I/O, C7200-I/O-2FE/E,
C7200-I/O-GE+E.
• Port adapters: The NPE-G1 is supported with
all port adapters that can be ordered with the Cisco 7200VXR chassis as of
August 1, 2002 except for the following:
– PA-A2-4T1C-OC3SM
– PA-A2-4T1C-T3ATM
– PA-A2-4E1XC-OC3SM
– PA-A2-4E1XC-E3ATM
Software
The NPE-G1 is supported
in 12.2(4)BW, 12.2(15)B, 12.2(14)S, 12.2(14)SU, 12.2(15)T, 12.1(14)E, 12.3(1),
12.3(2)T, 12.0(28)S, 12.3(1a)B, and later Cisco IOS releases. For the most
current release information, refer to
Table 2. Product Ordering
Details: Product Part Number
Product Number
Product Description
NPE-G1
Cisco 7200 Series NPE-G1 including 256 MB
default DRAM and 64 MB default flash memory
NPE-G1=
Cisco 7200 Series NPE-G1 including 256 MB
default DRAM and 64 MB default flash memory-Spare
MEM-NPE-G1-512MB
2 256 MB memory modules (512 MB total) for the
Cisco 7200 Series NPE-G1
MEM-NPE-G1-512MB=
2 256 MB memory modules (512 MB total) for the
Cisco 7200 Series NPE-G1-Spare
MEM-NPE-G1-FLD256
256 MB Compact Flash Disk for the Cisco 7200
Series NPE-G1
MEM-NPE-G1-FLD256=
256 MB Compact Flash Disk for the Cisco 7200
Series NPE-G1-Spare
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