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DATA SHEET
CISCO 7301 SERIES ROUTER
The Cisco
®
7301 Series Router is a compact, high-performance single-rack-unit (1RU) router coupled with a broad set of
interfaces and Cisco IOS
®
Software features, which makes it ideal for both service providers and enterprise applications.
As part of the industry-leading Cisco 7000 Series routers, the Cisco 7301 packs high performance in a space- and power-efficient chassis that
includes a single Cisco 7000 Series port adapter slot, three onboard Gigabit Ethernet (copper or optical) or Fast Ethernet ports, and new high-
speed bus technologies. The key features of the Cisco 7301 Router are:
• Three times the performance increase over existing 1RU routers
• Compact, power-efficient 1RU form factor
• Single Cisco 7000 Series port adapter slot
• Complete Cisco IOS Software feature support
• Three onboard Gigabit Ethernet (copper or optical) or Fast Ethernet ports
• Pluggable Gigabit Ethernet optics (Small Form-Factor Pluggable [SFP] optics)
• Up to 1 GB of available DRAM, supporting up to 1 million routes
• Up to 256 MB of removable compact Flash memory
• Front-to-back airflow and single-sided management
The Cisco 7301 delivers a full suite of Cisco IOS Software services for managing network security, allocating quality of service (QoS) among
applications and users, and providing value-added services such as NetFlow accounting and encryption. QoS applications such as Committed
Access Rate (CAR), Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED), and Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ) can be flexibly applied to provide
precedence across IP addresses, applications, or specific users with a high level of granularity.
With its combination of scalable performance, compact architecture, high density, and low price per port, the Cisco 7301 is ideally suited for a
variety of key applications within both the service provider and enterprise markets.
SERVICE PROVIDER APPLICATIONS
The Cisco 7301 is targeted towards five principal application areas within a service provider network:
• Broadband aggregation: PTA/LAC or LNS/TS aggregation router capable of handling up to 16,000 simultaneous sessions and allowing for
a pay-as-you-grow “rack and stack” architecture.
• IPv6 gateway: Linking between an IPv4 network and an IPv6 network, including IPv6 VPN architectures.
• Managed services: High-end customer premises equipment (CPE) or Multiprotocol Label Switching-customer edge (MPLS-CE) devices due
to its high-performance, feature-rich support with both Gigabit Ethernet LAN connectivity and WAN port adapter connectivity.
• High-availability design: 100 percent redundancy via 2 CPEs configured for Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) or Layer 3 load
balancing.
• Cost-effective route reflector: Ideally suited as a low cost route reflector with its ability to hold one million routes with its maximum of 1
GB memory installed.
