The Cisco 7609 Router is a high-performance router deployed at the network edge, where performance, IP services, redundancy, and fault resiliency are critical. Combined with a central route processor and forwarding engine, the Cisco 7609 Router provides from 30-Mpps up to 400Mpps forwarding rates with 720 Gbps of total throughput. This versatile Cisco 7600 Series system scales WAN connectivity from OC-192/STM-64 to DS0 and LAN connectivity from 10 Gigabit Ethernet through 10 Mbps Ethernet. The Cisco 7609 delivers these capabilities while implementing high-touch, hardware-accelerated IP services through the Cisco Parallel Express Forwarding (PXF) network processor.Cisco router security bundles support the delivery of security features such as Cisco IOS Software-based intrusion prevention systems (IPS), firewall, URL filtering, VPN, and infrastructure security services over numerous WAN access technologies, offering the highest levels of performance, security, scalability, and availability to meet today's growing business requirements.