Cisco 2500 Series User Manual
Cisco 2500 series overview
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Cisco 2500 Series Overview 1-1
Cisco 2500 Series Overview
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The Cisco 2500 series is a multiprotocol router platform that is the basis for the following four
product types:
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A compact single LAN multiprotocol router
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A compact router/hub with 8, 14, or 16 Ethernet ports
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A compact router/access server with 8 or 16 asynchronous serial ports
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A dual LAN/multiprotocol router
This chapter provides an overview of the systems and their physical configuration, and contains the
following information:
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The 2500 series is available in four fixed-configuration network-interface options, which are listed
in Table 1-1 and shown in Figure 1-2 through Figure 1-8.
Table 1-1
Network Interface Options
Model
Ethernet
Token
Ring
Serial
BRI
Async Hub
Product
Type
2501
1
0
2
0
0
0
Multiprotocol router
2502
0
1
2
0
0
0
2503
1
0
2
1
0
0
2504
0
1
2
1
0
0
2505
0
0
2
0
0
8
Router/hub
2507
0
0
2
0
0
16
2516
0
0
2
1
0
14
2509
1
0
2
0
8
0
Router/access server
2510
0
1
2
0
8
0
2511
1
0
2
0
16
0
2512
0
1
2
0
16
0
2513
1
1
2
0
0
0
Dual LAN/
multiprotocol router
2514
2
0
2
0
0
0
2515
0
2
2
0
0
0