The Cisco Redundant Power System 675 (RPS 675) is designed to increase availability in a converged data, voice, and video network. The system delivers superior internal power supply redundancy and resiliency at an affordable price. The Cisco RPS 675 supports internal power supply redundancy for up to six Cisco networking devices and features an innovative power architecture that provides customers with an immediate failover capability. The Cisco RPS 675 incorporates a quick failover feature, ensuring customers that the connected device will not reboot in the event of an internal power supply failure. For example, if an internal power supply fails on one of the six connected devices, the Cisco RPS 675 automatically senses the failure and delivers uninterrupted power to that device. When a failure is detected, the Cisco RPS 675 sends status information showing that the other connected devices will not be supported until the failed device is restored or replaced.

This status information can be monitored through CiscoWorks 2000 and the Cisco Cluster Management Suite (CMS) Software that provides Web-based network management. To achieve one-to-one redundancy, each device must be connected to a separate Cisco RPS 675. The Cisco RPS 675 can be combined with the Cisco Catalyst 3550-24 PWR desktop switch, featuring inline power and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system, to establish all of the elements of the Cisco Centralized Power Provisioning System. This combination provides a resilient, highly available converged network.