Cisco Systems Cisco 10720 Network Router User Manual


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Cisco 12000/10720 v3.2 Router Manager User Guide
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Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco 12000/10720 Routers and the
Cisco 12000/10720 Router Manager application.
The Cisco 12000 Series Routers are part of Cisco’s premier routing product
family and play an integral part in the network architecture. The Cisco 12000
Series Routers were designed and developed for the core of service provider and
enterprise IP backbones.
The Cisco 10720 Router provides IP services to users at optical speeds at the edge
of their networks. The Cisco 10720 Router provides network access using
Ethernet and Dynamic Packet Transport (DPT) technology for optical
connectivity. Each router is equipped with one uplink card and one Ethernet
access card.
Figure 1-1 shows a typical Cisco 12000 Series Routers deployment. The Cisco
12000/10720 Router Manager application supports the entire range of the Cisco
12000 Series Routers like: Cisco 12008, Cisco 12012, Cisco 12016, Cisco 12404,
Cisco 12406, Cisco 12410, Cisco 12416 and the Cisco 10720 Router.
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