The RPM is a high performance router module based on the Cisco 7200 router and modified to fit into a full-height MGX 8850, MGX 8250 and MGX 8230 service module slot.The RPM provides integrated IP in an ATM platform, enabling services such as integrated Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Frame Relay termination, and IP virtual private networks (VPNs) using MPLS technology. It provides Cisco IOS-based multiprotocol routing over ATM, Frame Relay and ATM Interface Layer 3 Termination, Local Server Interconnect over High-Speed LANs, Access Concentration, and switching between Ethernet LANs and the WAN facilities of the MGX 8850.The RPM includes interprocessor communication to the main processor switch control module for management, including configuration, mode supervision, (for example, redundancy/load sharing control) and software and configuration file management.