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.