Cisco GEIP enterprise networking (router/Catalyst switch/UCS families) Router Line Card

The Cisco GEIP is a Gigabit Ethernet Interface Processor for the Cisco 7200 and 7500 series routers, providing a single Gigabit Ethernet port on the router’s modular interface bus. As one of the earlier Gigabit-capable interface processors for these platforms, it let 7200/7500-series routers connect directly to a Gigabit Ethernet backbone or server segment.

This avoided the need for a separate external media converter, at a time when Gigabit Ethernet was becoming the standard core-network speed. Interface processors of this type are specific to the chassis and bus generation they were designed for, and are not interchangeable with the newer port-adapter or SPA-based interfaces used on later Cisco router platforms. Cisco 7200/7500-series routers of this generation remain in service on some established WAN-edge and core deployments. Tech-Star (UK-based, shipped worldwide) can confirm exact compatibility with your specific chassis on request.