Product Positioning
When to Deploy
Cisco 7300 Series
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Deploy the Cisco 7300 when you need:
• A compact and modular form factor that
allows for incremental investments;
• Scalable deployment with range of
connectivity options, including OC-12 POS and
OC-48 POS;
• High availability — redundant route processor,
a high-availability feature ensures reliability of
the network;
• NSE-100 Network Services Forwarding Engine,
offering 3.5 Mpps performance for PXF-
accelerated services to enable optical speed at
the edge;
• 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports per NSE-100, enabling
cost-effective and high-performance Gigabit
Ethernet connectivity;
• Hardware-accelerated services;
• Multiprotocol support;
• Multiple OC-3 ports for redundant connectivity
and segregation of the network.
Internet
Service Provider Small POP
High-End Enterprise CPE
Enterprise HIgh Speed
WAN/MAN Aggregation
OC-48
OC-12
OC-3
T3
Cisco
7300
Cisco
7300
Cisco
7300
T3
T3
T3
GE
GE
OC-3
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