CHAPTER 1
Cisco 8700 Series Routers Overview
• Cisco 8700 Series Routers, on page 1
• Modular Port Adapters Overview, on page 4
• Temperature and Physical Specifications, on page 8
• Weight and Power Consumption, on page 8
• Airflow Direction, on page 8
• Maximum Power Available to Router, on page 10
• Supported Optics, on page 11
Cisco 8700 Series Routers
Cisco 8712-MOD-M
The Cisco 8712-MOD-M is a K100-based, 2-RU router that provides 6.4 Tbps of network bandwidth and
supports fixed architecture with I/O diversity.
The front of the chassis has four pluggable Modular Port Adapters (MPAs) slots.
Figure 1: Cisco 8712-MOD-M - Front View
Modular Port Adapters (MPAs) Slots1
Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco 8700 Series Routers
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