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CHAPTER
4-1
Network Processing Engine and Network Services Engine Installation and Configuration
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NSE-1 Overview
This chapter describes the network services engine (NSE-1) and contains the following sections:
• Supported Platforms, page 4-1
• Software Requirements, page 4-1
• NSE-1 Description and Overview, page 4-1
• NSE-1 Memory Information, page 4-4
For NSE-1 configuration and PXF troubleshooting information including NSE-1-specific show and
debug commands, see
Chapter 10, “Configuration Tasks and Troubleshooting Information.”
Supported Platforms
The NSE-1 is supported only in the Cisco 7200 VXR routers. The NSE-1 is not supported in the
Cisco
uBR7200 VXR series routers.
Software Requirements
For minimum software release information, see the “Software Requirements” section on page 8-4.
NSE-1 Description and Overview
This section contains information about the network services engine components and the system
management functions. The network services engine maintains and executes the system management
functions for the Cisco
7200 VXR routers. The NSE-1 also shares the system memory and
environmental monitoring functions with the I/O controller. Its performance is greater than that of the
network processing engines because of the Parallel eXpress Forwarding (PXF) processor. The PXF
processor works with the routing processor to provide accelerated packet switching, as well as
accelerated IP Layer
3 feature processing.
The NSE-1 consists of two modular boards: the processor engine board and the network controller board.
It is keyed so that it can be used only in the Cisco
7200 VXR routers.