Catalyst 6000 Series - Cisco RJ-45-to-AUX Brochure

configuration across all switches
Support for all advanced switching features of the Cisco IOS software
Support for advanced multicasting with CGMP
The Catalyst 5000 series of switches uses an architecture based on Supervisor Engines I, II, and III. The
Supervisor Engine provides network management and uplink ports. The Supervisor Engine II uses a fixed
configuration, but it supports Fast EtherChannel technology on all uplink ports. The Supervisor Engine III
module can be deployed in any Catalyst chassis. In a Catalyst 5500, 5505, or 5509, the Supervisor Engine III
enables the 3.6Gbps crossbar fabric. The Supervisor Engine III also has modular uplinks, with Fast
EtherChannel and Gigabit Ethernet support.
NetFlow LAN Switching provides multilayer switching for the Catalyst 5000 series. It is supported through
the NetFlow feature card, an upgrade that is available for Supervisor Engine III. Table E.9 shows the key
features of the Catalyst 5000 family of switches.
Table E.9: The key features of the Catalyst 5000 family of switches.
Feature 5000
Modular slots 5
Backplane 1.2Gbps
Forwarding rate 1 million pps
Max VLANs 1,000
Table E.10 shows the switching modules, the ports available for each module, and the maximum allowable
ports on each switch chassis.
Table E.10: Catalyst 5000 family port densities for each switch chassis.
Switching Module
Gigabit Ethernet
Group−Switched
10BaseT Ethernet
Switched 10BaseT
Switched 10BaseFL
Group−Switched
Switched
10/100BaseTX
Switched
10/100BaseTX
Switched 100BaseFX 12
ATM Uplink
CDDI/FDDI
The Catalyst 5000 series has many switching modules that have made it popular for high−density wiring
closets and data center connectivity. These switching modules provide the ability to have a high port density
for connectivity to the desktop, in addition to a high−speed uplink.

Catalyst 6000 Series

The Catalyst 6000 series has become the popular choice for those upgrading from the Catalyst 5000 series.
These switches are designed to address the needs for gigabit scalability, high availability, and multilayer
5002
2
1.2Gbps
3 million pps
1,000
Ports Supported per Module
2, 3, 9
48
24/48
24/48
12
24
12/24
24
1 (dual−PHY)
1
5500 5505
13 5
3.6Gbps 3.6Gbps
25 million pps 25 million pps
1,000 1,000
Max Ports per Chassis
5002 5000
3 20
48 192
48 192
24 96
12 48
24 96
26 98
26 98
12 50
1 4
1 4
366
5509
9
3.6Gbps
25 million pps
1,000
5505 5509 5500
20 38 32
192 384 528
192 384 528
96 192 264
48 96 132
96 192 264
98 194 266
98 194 266
50 98 134
4 7 7
4 8 11