Cisco Network Router 12000 Series

Deploy Differentiated Services While Protecting Investments

Rapidly deploy new services that can generate new revenue-and reduce your capital and operating expenses-by taking full advantage of the modular, intelligent architecture of the Cisco 12000 Series.

The flexibility to scale the Cisco 12000 Series routers from 2.5-Gbps to n x 10-Gbps capacity per slot helps enable carrier-class IP/MPLS networks while protecting your investments in chassis and line cards.

Also read about the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router, which combines the innovation of Cisco IOS XR Software with the investment protection of the Cisco 12000 Series.

IP/MPLS Applications:

• IP/MPLS core (long-haul and regional)
• Peering
• Optical private line aggregation (OC-48 to DS0)
• ATM/Frame Relay transport services (over an IP/MPLS core)

Important Features:

• Cisco I-Flex design--A portfolio of shared port adapters (SPAs) and SPA interface processors (SIPs) that prioritize voice, video, and data services so you can meet your customers' diverse service needs and stringent service-level agreements
• Advanced silicon and software technologies, for high standards of routing performance and QoS
• Comprehensive high-availability support to help avoid planned and unplanned network downtime
• Integrated core and edge feature set, supporting a wide range of business and consumer services
• Fully upgradable modular switch fabric and Cisco IOS XR Software upgrade capability, to protect investments and reduce total cost of ownership.

Deliver new services to your customers and generate new revenues with Cisco XR 12000 Series routers. Combining the unparalleled innovation of Cisco IOS XR Software with the investment protection of the Cisco 12000 Series they offer highly secure virtualization, integral service delivery, continuous system operation, and multiservice scale. With upgradeable, intelligent routing solutions and platforms ranging from 2.5 Gbps to n x 10-Gbps capacity per slot, the Cisco XR 12000 Series facilitates the move to Next-Generation IP Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks.

Powered by Cisco IOS XR Software, the Cisco XR 12000 Series isolates public and private services. Cisco IOS XR Software is a unique self-healing, self-defending operating system. It equips the Cisco XR 12000 with distributed processing intelligence and robust quality-of-service and multicast mechanisms that help you scale capacity while accommodating customers.

The XR 12000 Series also supports both fixed and modular line cards (LCs), including a flexible Multi-Service Blade (MSB), which provides integral, route-aware virtual firewall and video/voice Session Border Control (SBC), eliminating the need for external appliances. And the I-Flex design offers a new portfolio of modular interfaces featuring shared port adapters (SPAs) and SPA interface processors (SIPs).