The Cisco 7603 Router is a small-form-factor, high-performance router designed for deployment at the network edge, where a combination of performance and services is necessary to meet the requirements of both enterprises and service providers. The Cisco 7603 delivers high performance with a forwarding rate of 15 Mpps, and 32 Gbps of bandwidth across the backplane while delivering high-touch, hardware-accelerated IP services via Cisco Parallel Express Forwarding (PXF) IP services processor technology.One of the Cisco 7600 Series Routers, the Cisco 7603 delivers optical LAN, WAN, and metropolitan-area network (MAN) networking with high-touch IP services at the network edge, enabling service providers and enterprises to "service enable" their networks at optical speeds. This creates opportunities for service providers to offer high-value, differentiated services, and for enterprises to develop the advanced network infrastructure necessary to succeed in the modern business environment.