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Versatile Interface Processor (VIP6-80)
Installation and Configuration Guide
Product Numbers: VIP6-80(=), MEM-VIP6-64M-SD(=), MEM-VIP6-128M-SD(=), MEM-VIP6-256M-SD(=)
Customer Order Number DOC-7814372=
Introduction
This document describes the Versatile Interface Processor (VIP6-80), an option available for use with
the Cisco 7500 series and the Cisco 7000 series routers using the 7000 Series Route Switch Processor
(RSP7000) and 7000 Series Chassis Interface (RSP7000CI). The VIP6-80 improves high-performance
switching over previous generation VIPs.
The VIP6-80 supports online insertion and removal (OIR), a feature that allows you to remove and
replace a VIP6-80 without first shutting down the system. However, the VIP6-80 does not support OIR
of port adapters (PAs). The VIP6-80 must be removed before removing or installing the port adapter.
The VIP6-80 also supports Single Line Card Reload, a feature that reloads a failed line card on the
network backplane without reloading other line cards. Refer to the “Single Line Card Reload” section
on page 32 for more information.
The VIP6-80 supports any combination of LAN and WAN PAs, including Fast Ethernet, T1/E1,
High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI), T3/E3, T3/E3 ATM, multichannel T1/E1, multichannel T3/E3,
OC-3 ATM, Packet over SONET (POS), and OC-12 ATM. For a list of supported port adapters, refer to
the “Port Adapter Slots” section on page 7.
Contents
This guide includes the following sections:
•Related Documentation, page 2
•Product Description, page 3
•Installation Prerequisites, page 10

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•Guidelines for Removal and Installation, page 15
•Removing a VIP6-80, page 18
•Removing and Installing Port Adapters, page 19
•Installing a VIP6-80, page 24
•Performing a Basic Configuration, page 25
•Checking the VIP6-80 Installation, page 26
•Maintenance Procedures, page 32
•Troubleshooting, page 36
•Obtaining Documentation, page 37
•Obtaining Technical Assistance, page 38
•Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page 39
Related Documentation
Your router and the Cisco IOS software running on it contain extensive features and functionality, which
are documented in the following resources:
•Cisco IOS software:
For configuration information and support, refer to the modular configuration and modular
command reference publications in the Cisco IOS software configuration documentation set that
corresponds to the software release installed on your Cisco hardware.
Note You can access Cisco IOS software configuration and hardware installation and maintenance
documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com. Translated documentation is
available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/public/countries_languages.shtml.
•Cisco microcode:
For information on upgrading microcode in Cisco 7500 series routers, see the Cisco IOS
Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guides for the mainline software release that you are
running. For information on upgrading software and microcode in Cisco 7000 series routers, refer
to the manual Upgrading Software and Microcode in Cisco 7000 Series Routers, available online at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ssr921/7k_921cn/54755.htm.
•Cisco 7000 series routers:
For hardware installation and maintenance information on the Cisco 7000 series routers, refer to the
Cisco 7000 Hardware Installation and Maintenance guide available online at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/cis7000/7000_him/index.htm.
•Cisco 7500 series routers:
For hardware installation and maintenance information on the Cisco 7500 series routers, refer to the
Cisco 7500 Installation and Configuration Guide available online at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/cis7505/cicg7500/index.htm.
•For international agency compliance, safety, and statutory information for WAN interfaces:
– Site Preparation and Safety Guide online at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat4000/hw_doc/safety/index.htm

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– Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco 7500 Series Routers online at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/cis7505/4194pc75.htm
– Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco 7000 Series Routers online at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/cis7000/4195pc70.htm
•Port adapters/interface processors/service adapters:
For port adapter information and maintenance information, refer to the specific port adapter
installation and configuration guide. See the port adapter index online at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/cis7505/portadpt/index.htm.
•To view Cisco documentation or obtain general information about the documentation, refer to the
following sources:
•“Obtaining Documentation” section on page 37
•“Obtaining Additional Publications and Information” section on page 39
Product Description
The topics discussed in this section are as follows:
•CPU, page 5
•Memory Components, page 5
•LEDs, page 6
•Jumpers, page 6
•Microcode, page 6
•ROM Monitor, page 6
•Port Adapter Slots, page 7
•Specifications, page 9
•System Software, page 9
•Traffic Management, page 10
The VIP6-80 is available for use as an option with the Cisco 7505, Cisco 7507, Cisco 7507-MX,
Cisco 7513, Cisco 7513-MX, Cisco 7576, and the Cisco 7000 series routers. The VIP6-80 is not
currently available as an upgrade to an existing VIP.
The VIP6-80 has a main processor and memory. When distributed switching is enabled on the router, the
VIP6-80 can make packet switching decisions to help reduce the load on the Route Switch Processor
(RSP). Interfaces located on port adapters that fit into the VIP6-80 connect the router to the external
network. Either one dual-width or two single-width PAs can be used on the VIP6-80. See the “Port
Adapter Slots” section on page 7 for more information.
The VIP6-80 supports OIR. VIP6-80 PAs do not support OIR, so you must first remove the VIP6-80
before removing or installing the PAs.
The VIP6-80 also supports Single Line Card Reload (SLCR), a feature which speeds recovery of a failed
router by reloading a failed line card without reloading other line cards on the network backplane. For
more information, refer to “Single Line Card Reload” section on page 32.
Table 1 outlines features of the VIP6-80 model.

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The VIP6-80 installs in any of the following interface processor slots on your router:
•Slots 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 in the Cisco 7000 router
•Slots 0, 1, or 2 in the Cisco 7010 router
•Slots 0, 1, 2, or 3 in the Cisco 7505 router
•Slots 0, 1, 4, 5, or 6 in the Cisco 7507 router
•Slots 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, and 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 in the Cisco 7513 router
•Slots 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of Router A, and slots 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 of Router B in the Cisco 7576 router
For more information on interface processor slots on your router, refer to the Cisco 7500 Series
Installation and Configuration Guide or the appropriate Quick Start Guide for the Cisco 7500 series
routers, or refer to the Cisco 7000 Hardware Installation and Maintenance guide for the Cisco 7000
series routers.
Table 1 VIP6-80 Features
Product
Packets Forwarding
(PPS)1
1. PPS = packets per second
Bandwidth
Distributed Switching/
Services (DSW) Usage
VIP6-80 ~ 140,000 - 215,000 750+ MB Yes;
Very high DSW
High distributed switching performance
Multiple high-speed PAs with high link utilization
Extensive use of distributed IP services
Cisco Content Networking (CCN)

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Figure 1 VIP6-80
CPU
Memory Components
You can use any combination of available CPU memory configurations and packet memory
configurations on the VIP6-80. You do not need to have equal amounts of CPU memory and
packet memory installed. (For information about upgrading memory, see the “Upgrading VIP6-80
Memory” section on page 32.) For a description of memory components, see Table 3.
1Bus connector 4Port adapter slot 1
2CPU 5Port adapter slot 0
3SDRAM DIMM (program or CPU memory) U1 6SDRAM DIMM (packet memory) U5
Ta b l e 2 C P U
Type Size Description
Location
(See Figure 1.)
CPU 400 megahertz (MHz)
internal operating frequency
Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC),
MIPS R7000 processor
CPU
75368
3
1
5
4
6
2

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LEDs
The VIP6-80 has LEDs; however, they are not be visible once the VIP is installed in the Cisco 7500 or
the Cisco 7000 router. The port adapters that fit into the VIP do have visible LEDs. Refer to the
Installation and Configuration Guide for your specific port adapter for more information.
Jumpers
There are no user-configurable jumpers on the VIP6-80.
Microcode
The Cisco 7500 and Cisco 7000 series routers support downloadable microcode, which enables you to
upgrade microcode versions by downloading new microcode images, storing them in system Flash
memory, and instructing the system to load its image from Flash memory. You can store multiple images
for an interface type, such as the VIP6-80, and, with a configuration command, instruct the system to
load any one of them or the default microcode image. Although multiple microcode versions for a
specific interface type can be stored concurrently in Flash memory, only one image can load at startup.
The show controllers cbus command displays the currently loaded and running microcode version for
each interface processor and the VIP6-80. The show startup-config EXEC command shows the current
system instructions for loading microcode at startup.
Software and interface processor microcode images are bundled to work together. Overriding the bundle
can result in system incompatibilities. We recommend that you use the microcode included in the
software bundle. For information on upgrading software and microcode in Cisco 7500 series routers, see
the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guides for the mainline software
release that you are running.
ROM Monitor
The VIP6-80 read-only memory (ROM) monitor, known as Rommon, is firmware. It runs a brief set of
system diagnostics, initializes the VIP6-80 hardware, and downloads a copy of the Cisco IOS image. The
ROM monitor loads the Cisco IOS image from Flash memory or from a TFTP server. While multiple
Cisco IOS images can be stored in RSP Flash memory, just one can be loaded at system startup.
Table 3 Memory Components
Type Size Description
Location
(See
Figure 1.)
SDRAM DIMMs 1
(program or CPU
memory)
1. 8-bit error correction code (ECC), rather than byte parity, for single error-bit correction and double error-bit detection
64 (default), 128, or 256 MB 100-MHz synchronous dynamic random-access
memory (SDRAM) as CPU memory contained on
dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs)
U1
SDRAM DIMMs 1
(packet memory)
64 MB (default) 100-MHz synchronous dynamic random-access
memory (SDRAM) as packet memory contained on
dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs)
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The VIP6-80 ROM monitor functions similarly to the boot loader image on the RSP, which runs a copy
of the Cisco IOS image. The boot loader image allows the router to access the Cisco IOS image when
powering up or initializing the system.
Port Adapter Slots
The VIP6-80 supports up to two single-width port adapters, or one dual-width port adapter. Figure 1
shows a VIP6-80 with two single-width port adapter slots. A dual-width port adapter occupies both port
adapter slots (not shown).
To ensure proper airflow in the router and compliance with EMI prevention standards, a VIP6-80 with
one single-width port adapter must have a blank port adapter installed in the empty port adapter slot
location.
VIP6-80 does not support OIR of PAs. To install or replace port adapters, first remove the VIP6-80.
Note A VIP6-80 without at least one installed port adapter is not supported.
The VIP6-80 does not support the PA-GE.
Table 4 identifies the port adapters supported by the VIP6-80 at the time of this writing.
Note The following table does not address which software release applies to the VIP6-80 port adapters. For
more information, refer to the Software Advisor at
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/CompNav/Index.pl.
Table 4 Port Adapters Supported by the VIP6-80
Product Number Description
Number of
Ports
Single or
Dual Width
PA-A3-T3 ATM DS3 port adapter, enhanced 1 Single
PA-A3-E3 ATM E3 port adapter, enhanced 1 Single
PA-A3-8T1IMA ATM inverse multiplexer over ATM port adapter 8 Single
PA-A3-8E1IMA ATM inverse multiplexer over ATM port adapter 8 Single
PA-A3-OC3MM ATM OC-3c/STM-1 multimode, enhanced 1 Single
PA-A3-OC3SMI ATM OC-3c/STM-1 single-mode intermediate reach (IR), enhanced 1 Single
PA-A3-OC3SML ATM OC-3c/STM-1 single-mode long reach (LR), enhanced 1 Single
PA-A3-OC12-MM ATM OC-12/STM-4 single-mode intermediate reach (IR); multimode 1 Dual
PA-A3-OC12-SMI ATM OC-12/STM-4 single-mode intermediate reach (IR); multimode 1 Dual
PA-POS-OC3-MM Single-wide OC-3c/STM-1 1 Single
PA-POS-OC3-SMI Single-wide OC-3c/STM-1 1 Single
PA-POS-OC3-SML Single-wide OC-3c/STM-1 1 Single
PA-FE-TX Fast Ethernet 100BaseTX 1 Single
PA-FE-FX Fast Ethernet 100BaseFX 1 Single
PA-2FE-TX Dual-Port Fast Ethernet 100BaseTX 2 Single

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PA-2FE-FX Dual-Port Fast Ethernet 100BaseFX 2 Single
PA-4E Ethernet 10BaseT 4 Single
PA-8E Ethernet 10BaseT 8 Single
PA-F-MM FDDI Multimode 1 Single
PA-F-SM FDDI Single-Mode 1 Single
PA-FD-MM FDDI Full Duplex Multimode 1 Single
PA-FD-SM FDDI Full Duplex Single-mode 1 Single
PA-4T+ Serial, Enhanced 4 Single
PA-8T-V35 Serial, V.35 8 Single
PA-8T-232 Serial, RS232 8 Single
PA-8T-X21 Serial, X.21 8 Single
PA-T3/PA-T3+ T3 Serial Interface 1 Single
PA-2T3/ PA-2T3+ T3 Serial Interface 2 Single
PA-E3 E3 Serial Interface 1 Single
PA-2E3 E3 Serial Interface 2 Single
PA-4E1G/75 E1 G.703 Serial (75 ohm/Unbalanced) 4 Single
PA-4E1G/120 E1 G.703 Serial (120 ohm/Balanced) 4 Single
PA-MC-T3 Multichannel T3 1 Single
PA-MC-E3 Multichannel E3 1 Single
PA-MC-2T1 Multichannel DS1/PRI T1 (100 ohm) 2 Single
PA-MC-4T1 Multichannel DS1/PRI T1 (100 ohm) 4 Single
PA-MC-8T1 Multichannel DS1/PRI T1 (100 ohm) 8 Single
PA-MC-2T3+ Multichannel with two T3 interfaces 2 Single
PA-MC-8DSX1 Multichannel DS1/PRI T1 (100 ohm) 8 Single
PA-MC-2E1/120 Multichannel E1 with G.703 120-ohm interface 2 Single
PA-MC-8E1/120 Multichannel E1 with G.703 120-ohm interface 8 Single
PA-MC-STM-1MM Multichannel STM-1 Port Adapter 1 Single
PA-MC-STM-1SMI1Multichannel STM-1 Port Adapter 1 Single
PA-H HSSI 1 Single
PA-2H HSSI 2 Single
PA-SRP-OC12MM 2Multimode fiber 2 Dual
PA-SRP-OC12SMI 2Single-mode fiber, intermediate reach 2 Dual
PA-SRP-OC12SML 2Single-mode fiber, long reach 2 Dual
PA-SRP-OC12SMX 2Single-mode fiber, extended reach 2 Dual
1. Supported only on the Cisco VIP6-80.
2. Requires Cisco IOS 12.1(12)E or later or Cisco IOS 12.1(22)S or later.
Table 4 Port Adapters Supported by the VIP6-80 (Continued)
Product Number Description
Number of
Ports
Single or
Dual Width

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Note All interface processors are dual-width.
For more information on the available port adapters, interface processors, and service adapters supported
by the VIP6-80, refer to the Cisco Product Catalog online, or contact a Cisco sales representative. For
more information on a specific port adapter, refer to the specific port adapter installation and
configuration guide. The port adapters, including part numbers for ordering, are listed in the Cisco Port
Adapter Documentation flyer. This document is available online at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/interfaces_modules/port_adapters/roadmaps/11022pa.html.
Specifications
The VIP6-80 physical specifications are listed in Table 5.
System Software
The Cisco 7505, Cisco 7507, Cisco 7507-MX, Cisco 7513, Cisco 7513-MX, and Cisco 7576 routers
support downloadable system software and microcode for most Cisco IOS and microcode upgrades. This
enables you to remotely download, store, and boot from a new image. For information on upgrading
software and microcode in Cisco 7500 series routers, see the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals
Configuration Guides for the mainline software release that you are running.
The Cisco IOS software images reside in Flash memory, in the form of a dual in-line memory module
(DIMM). Flash memory contains the default system software image and bundled microcode images.
Storing the Cisco IOS images in Flash memory enables you to download and boot from upgraded Cisco
IOS images remotely or from software images resident in the VIP6-80 Flash memory.
For the latest software release information, refer to the Software Advisor at
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/CompNav/Index.pl.
At system startup, an internal system utility scans for compatibility problems between the installed
interface processor types and the bundled microcode images. The utility then decompresses the images
into running dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). The bundled microcode images then function
the same as the EPROM images.
Table 5 VIP6-80 Specifications
Description Specifications
Physical dimensions The VIP6-80 occupies one chassis slot and can only be operated in Cisco
7500 series or Cisco 7000 series routers using the 7000 Series Route
Switch Processor (RSP7000) and 7000 Series Chassis Interface
(RSP7000CI)
Shipping weight 5 lb (2.25 kg)
Operating temperature 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Relative humidity 10 to 90 percent, noncondensing
Storage temperature –4 to 149°F (–20 to 65°C)

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Traffic Management
The VIP6-80 supports the following:
•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent V1 (RFCs 1155–1157)
•Management Information Base (MIB) II (RFC 1213)
Installation Prerequisites
This section provides installation prerequisites to ensure a successful VIP6-80 installation, and includes
the following sections:
•Software Requirements, page 10
•Hardware Requirements, page 10
•Microcode Requirements, page 11
•Tools and Parts Required, page 11
•Agency Approvals, page 11
•Safety Guidelines, page 11
Software Requirements
The minimum Cisco IOS Release requirements for VIP6-80 are listed in Table 6. For configuration
information and support, refer to the modular configuration and modular command reference
publications in the Cisco IOS software configuration documentation set that corresponds to the software
release installed on your Cisco hardware.
Note You can access Cisco IOS software configuration and hardware installation and maintenance
documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com. Translated documentation is available
at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/public/countries_languages.shtml.
Hardware Requirements
The VIP6-80 is a single motherboard. It operates with the following:
•Cisco 7505, Cisco 7507, Cisco 7507-MX, Cisco 7513, Cisco 7513-MX, and the Cisco 7576 routers
with the Route Switch Processor (RSP1, RSP2, RSP4, RSP4+, RSP8, or RSP16); the RSP should
have at least 64 MB of DRAM
Table 6 VIP6-80 Minimum Software Release Requirements
VIP Release Minimum Cisco IOS Supported Releases
VIP6-80 Cisco IOS Release 12.0(22)S or later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.0 S
Cisco IOS Release 12.1(12)E or later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.1 E
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(12)T or later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.2 T