Cisco offers this Gigabit Ethernet line card for the Cisco 12000 series family of Internet routers to address the needs for interconnecting devices within points of presence (POPs) at gigabit rates. This Gigabit Ethernet line card is the second Ethernet-based product for the Cisco 12000 series family of Internet routers, providing a cost-effective, high-bandwidth solution. This compelling solution is sought by Internet service providers (ISPs) with large Web hosting equipment such as servers, caches, edge routers, Gigabit Ethernet switches, and so on, who are looking for cost-effective links between their Cisco 12000 series platforms and other network equipment.