Cisco Systems Cisco 12406 user manual

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CHAPTER 1
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.

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Chapter 1 Overview Figure 1-1 Typical Cisco 12000 Series Router Deployment Cisco 12000 series internet router ISP Telco switch Gig Eth PoS SONET(SDH) VATM/GE PoS Leased line Frame Relay ATM ATM/MPLS Ethernet Cisco EMF and C12kM server The Cisco 12000/10720 Router Manager application works in conjunction with the Cisco Element Management Framework (Cisco EMF) application to provide element management for the Cisco 12000 Series and Cisco 10720 Routers. The Element Manager includes FCAP manage

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Chapter 1 Overview Cisco Element Manager Framework (Cisco EMF) Cisco Element Manager Framework (Cisco EMF) Cisco EMF is an open carrier class management system, designed to integrate with third party products and proprietary operational support systems. Many different management protocols, both standards-based and proprietary, are supported by Cisco EMF in a transparent manner. New network devices are managed instantly and new management applications can be quickly developed to meet new req

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Chapter 1 Overview Cisco 12000/10720 Router Manager Cisco 12000/10720 Router Manager The Cisco 12000/10720 Router Manager application is a carrier class Element Manager (EM) that allows you to manage Cisco 12000/10720 Routers. Cisco 12000/10720 Router Manager adds custom windows and modeling behavior to the standard Cisco EMF to allow the management of the Cisco 12000 Series and Cisco 10720 Routers. Note This Guide describes the concepts and operating instructions for the Cisco 12000/10720

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Chapter 1 Overview Key Features of Cisco 12000/10720 Router Manager • Configuration operations—Performs in bulk to numerous Cisco 12000/10720 routers • Cisco 12000/10720 Router Manager Management—Fault, Configuration, Accounting and Performance (FCAP) Element Management of Cisco 12000 Series Routers using Cisco EMF windows • Interface profiles—Enables you to apply the same parameters to a large number of objects at one time • Layer 3 QoS support—Includes Committed Access Rate (CAR), Weighte

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Chapter 1 Overview Accessing Online Help • VLAN Management—Configuration and performance monitoring of the VLAN sub-interfaces • VLAN Synchronization—Uploads the existing VLAN information from the network into Cisco 12000/10720 Router Manager Accessing Online Help Each window has the option to click the Help icon, or to select Help from the menu bar. A list of help topics is displayed. Cisco 12000/10720 v3.2 Router Manager User Guide OL-6690-01 1-6