Specifications

Chapter 2 LAN Switching
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Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Key Features
• Supervisor Engine 720—Position for enterprise core, distribution, and data centers: Up
to 720 Gbps Switch Fabric Connection; 400 Mpps; Supports new accelerated Cisco
Express Forwarding (CEF720) and distributed Cisco Express Forwarding (dCEF720)
interface modules; IPv6 and MPLS in hardware
• Supervisor Engine 2 MSFC2—Position for enterprise distribution, data centers, and
WAN edge: Up to 256 Gbps Switch Fabric Connection with SFM; 210 Mpps; Supports
distributed Cisco Express Forwarding (dCEF256) interface modules; Supports Layer 3
routing protocols
• Supervisor Engine 2 PFC2—Position for premium wiring closet and data center access;
Up to 256 Gbps Switch Fabric Connection with SFM; 30 Mpps Centralized Forwarding
using Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) in hardware
• Supervisor Engine 32—Position for , wiring-closet: 32-Gbps shared bus connection to
modules; 15 Mpps; Centralized Layer 2, Layer 3 forwarding and comes in two models,
either 8-port 1GE model or 2-port 10GbE uplinks
Competitive Products
Specifications
Selected Part Numbers and Ordering Information
1
• Extreme: Black Diamond
• Foundry: Big Iron
• Lucent: Cajun Switch 550
• Nortel: Passport 8600
Feature 6503-E 6506-E 6509-E 6513
Modular Slots
36913
Maximum Port Density
192 10/100
104 10/100/1000
96 100FX
98 SFP Gigabit
34 GBIC Gigabit
8 10GE
480 10/100
248 10/100/1000
240 100FX 242
242 SFP Gigabit
82 GBIC Gigabit
20 10 GE
768 10/100
392 10/100/1000
384 100FX
386 SFP Gigabit
130 GBIC Gigabit
32 10GE
1152 10/100
584 10/100/1000
576 100FX
410 SFP Gigabit
194 GBIC Gigabit
20 10GE
WAN Interfaces
DS0 to OC-48 DS0 to OC-48 DS0 to OC-48 DS0 to OC-48
Available Bandwidth
Scalable to 240 Gbps Scalable to 480 Gbps Scalable to 720 Gbps Scalable to 720 Gbps
Throughput
Scalable to 99 Mpps Scalable to 243 Mpps Scalable to 387 Mpps Scalable to 425 Mpps
Redundant Supervisor
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hot-Swappable Power
Supplies
Yes Yes Yes Yes
VLAN Maximum
4000 4000 4000 4000
FEC/GEC
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Management Capabilities
CiscoWorks 2000, RMON,
Enhanced Switched Port
Analyzer (ESPAN), SNMP,
Telnet, BOOTP, and Trivial
File Transfer Protocol
(TFTP)
Same as Catalyst 6503 Same as Catalyst 6503 Same as Catalyst 6503
Dimensions H x W x D (in.)
4 RU, 7 x 17.5 x 21.7 12 RU, 19.2 x 17.5 x 18.2 15 RU, 24.5 x 17.5 x 18.2 20 RU, 33.3 x 17.3 x 18.1
Catalyst 6500 - Bundles
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WS-C6503-E-PFC2 Cat6503 SMARTnet Bundle chassis,Sup2-PFC2,Fan Tray,No wrSup
WS-C6503-E-FWM-K9 Cisco Catalyst 6503 Firewall Security System
WS-C6503-E-IPSEC-K9 Cisco Catalyst 6503 IPsec VPN System
WS-C6506-E-PFC2 Cat6506 SMARTnet Bundle chassis,Sup2-PFC2,Fan Tray,No wrSup
WS-C6506-E-FWM-K9 Cisco Catalyst 6506 Firewall Security System
WS-C6506-E-IPSEC-K9 Cisco Catalyst 6506 IPSec VPN System
WS-C6509-E-PFC2 Cat6509 SMARTnet Bundle chassis,Sup2-PFC2,Fan Tray,No wrSup
WS-C6509-E-FW-IDS-K9 Catalyst Firewall and Intrusion Prevention System
WS-C6509-E-FW-VPN-K9 Catalyst Firewall and VPN Security System
Catalyst 6500 - Chassis
WS-C6503-E Enhanced Cat 6503 Chassis, 3slot, 4RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray
WS-C6506-E Enhanced Cat 6506 Chassis, 6slot, 12RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray
WS-C6509-E Enhanced Cat 6509 Chassis, 9slot, 15RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray
WS-C6509-NEB-A Cat 6509 NEBS Chassis for all Supervisors,No PS,No Fan
WS-C6513 Cat 6513 Chassis, 13slot, 19RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray