Datasheet

Data Sheet
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Delivers the industry’s highest LAN switch performance, 400 mpps, using the distributed
Cisco Express Forwarding platform
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Supports a mix of Cisco Express Forwarding implementations and switch-fabric speeds for
optimal wiring closet, core network, data center, and WAN edge deployments, as well as
service provider networks
Rich Layer 3 Services
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Multiprotocol Layer 3 routing supports traditional network requirements and provides a
smooth transition mechanism in the enterprise
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Provides hardware support for enterprise-class and service-provider-scale routing tables
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Provides IPv6 support in hardware (using the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor
Engine 720) with an unparalleled high-performance suite of services
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Provides hardware support for large enterprise-class and service-provider-scale
routing tables
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Provides Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) support in hardware to enable VPN services
within the enterprise and facilitate smooth integration with new high-speed service provider
core infrastructures and Metro Ethernet deployments
Enhanced Data, Voice, and Video Services
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Provides integrated IP Communications throughout all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
platforms
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Provides 10/100 and 10/100/1000 line cards, which are field-upgradable with inline power
using a daughter card
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Supports prestandard Cisco Inline Power as well as standards-based IEEE 802.3af Power
over Ethernet (PoE)
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Provides dense T1/E1 and foreign exchange station (FXS) voice over IP (VoIP) gateway
interfaces for public switched telephone network (PSTN) access and traditional phone, fax,
and private branch exchange (PBX) connections
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Supports high-performance IP Multicast video and audio applications
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Provides the integrated management necessary to effectively deploy a scalable, enterprise-
converged network
Highest Level of Interface Flexibility, Scalability, and Density
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Provides the port densities and interface choices that large, mission-critical wiring closets,
core enterprise networks, and distribution networks require
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Supports up to 576 10/100/1000 gigabit-over-copper ports or 1152 10/100 Ethernet ports
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Features the industry’s first 96-port 10/100 RJ-45 module, with optional, field-upgradable
support for 802.3af PoE
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Provides up to 192 Gigabit Ethernet ports
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Features the industry’s first 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Channelized OC-48 dense OC-3 packet
over SONET (POS)
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Provides investment protection by using Cisco 7xxx Series port adapters on the Cisco
Catalyst 6500 Series FlexWAN Line Card, supporting T1/E1 through OC-48 WAN
interfaces