The Cisco 3000 is a multiprotocol router in a fixed multiport configuration system that is ready for external network hardware connections. The network interface types include Token Ring, serial, Ethernet, and Basic Rate Interface (BRI).
Sections of this chapter follow:
Figure 1-1 and Figure 1-2 show the six available chassis models.

Figure 1-1: Router Configurations with Serial, Token Ring, and BRI Interface Options

Figure 1-2: Router Configurations with Ethernet, Serial, and BRI Interface Options
Note This publication takes you through the initial hardware installation and selected maintenance procedures. For initial software configuration and operating information, refer to the
Router Products Getting Started Guide or the
Router Products Configuration and Reference publication
.
System Specifications
Design specifications of the router follow:
- Fixed, multiport router platform
- 20-megahertz (MHz) Motorola 68EC030 microprocessor
- Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that indicate network activity
- Flash erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROMs) or Flash single in-line memory modules (SIMMs) for convenient software updating
- Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) SIMMs for convenient system memory expansion
Table 1-1 lists the system specifications of the various models.
System Specifications
| Description |
Design Specification |
| Dimensions W x D x H |
13" x 14" x 4" (33 cm x 35.6 cm x 10 cm) |
| Weight |
15 lb |
| Power |
100/240 VAC VAC at 50-60 Hz
55W (max.)
273 Btu/hr |
| Processor |
20-MHz Motorola 68EC030 |
| Memory |
4-MB processor DRAM (primary memory) (expandable to 16 MB)
1-MB boot ROM
.5-MB1 shared memory
2-MB Flash (expandable)
32-KB nonvolatile configuration RAM |
| Network Interface Options |
1 Token Ring and 1 synchronous serial (3202)
1 Ethernet and 1 BRI (3103)
2 Ethernet (3101)
1 Ethernet and 1 synchronous serial (3102)
1 Ethernet, 2 synchronous serial, and 1 BRI (3104)
1 Token Ring, 2 synchronous serial, and 1 BRI (3204) |
| BRI Interface |
ISDN Basic Rate S/T (RJ-45) |
| Token Ring |
802.5 |
| Ethernet Interfaces |
Ethernet (AUI) 802.3 |
| Serial Interfaces2 |
RS-232, RS-449, V.35, X.21, NRZ/NRZI, DTE/DCE; EIA-530 DTE |
| Console Port |
RS-232 DB-25 female connector |
| Auxiliary Port |
RS-232 DB-25 male connector |
| Operating Environment |
32-104×F (0-40×C ) |
| Nonoperating Temperature |
-40-185×F (-40-85×C) |
| Operating Humidity |
5-95%, noncondensing |
| Noise Level |
40 dBa |
1 Shared memory for the 3104 and 3204 systems is 2 MB.
2 Only models 3104 and 3204 support DCE.
Table 1-2 lists the interface ports of different 3000 models.
Network Interface Options
| Model |
Ethernet |
Token Ring |
Serial |
BRI |
| 3101 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3102 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 3103 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 3202 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 3104 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| 3204 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Memory Configurations
Model 3000 routers have the following memory systems:
- Primary memory (main memory)--Stores the running configuration and routing tables
- Shared memory--Used for packet buffering by the router's network interfaces
- Nonvolatile memory--Stores the system configuration file and the virtual configuration register
- Flash memory--Stores the operating system software image
- Boot ROM memory--Stores a subset of the operating system software image which is called the System Bootstrap image and the Bootstrap Program (ROM Monitor). The System Bootstrap image allows you to boot the router when Flash memory does not contain a valid system image.
- The boot ROM prompt is as follows: Router(boot)>. The Bootstrap Program (ROM Monitor) prompt is the greater than sign (>).
- (See Appendix B, "Virtual Configuration Register," and Appendix C, "Bootstrap Program.")
Table 1-3 shows possible memory configurations for the router.
Memory Configurations
| Memory Type |
Memory Capacity |
| Primary memory (main memory) |
4 MB, expandable |
| Shared memory |
.5 MB1 |
| Nonvolatile memory |
32 KB2 |
| System Code memory (Flash) |
2 MB, expandable |
| Boot ROMs |
1 MB, expandable |
1 2 MB for models 3104 and 3204.
2 128 KB for models 3104 and 3204.
No jumper or PAL changes are necessary to support different memory sizes, except for the boot ROM size differences.