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Chapter 1 Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Installation Requirements Guidelines for Installation Table 1-1 Initial Guidelines for Cisco 7200 Series Routers Question Answer What port adapters are supported on which If you have a Cisco.com login ID1, use the Software Advisor. To access the Cisco IOS release? Software Advisor, go to: http://www.cisco.com, Technical Support and Documentation, and click Tools and Resourcess, and click Software Advisor. Under Software Support for Hardware, click the appropriate link. Then choose your platform and a Cisco IOS release. Do NPEs or the NSE use bandwidth points? No. The network processing engine (NPE) or network services engine (NSE) provide bandwidth to the system. Newer NPEs or NSEs provide more bandwidth than older NPEs. Are there memory requirements associated with both the individual port adapter and the number and type of port adapters that can be installed? For individual port adapter processor memory requirements, see Table 1-6. For NPE or NSE, Cisco IOS, and router SDRAM memory requirements, see Chapter 2, "Memory Requirements." 1. You can request a Cisco.com login ID. To become a registered user, refer to Registration at http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do. OL-3875-11 Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Hardware Configuration Guidelines 1-7