The Cisco 12000 series provides scalable IP forwarding and services performance in a carrier-class platform, enabling high-speed IP backbones to scale to OC-12, OC-48 and in the future, OC-192 (9.6 Gbps). Cisco's 12000 series will initially include a 12-slot model, the Cisco 12012, with switching capacity from 15 Gbps to 60 Gbps, and a 4-slot model, the Cisco 12004, with switching capacity of 5 Gbps. Cisco's Gigabit Switch Router platforms support a combination of IP over SONET/SDH and ATM interfaces, including Gigabit Ethernet and other high-speed media |