Content-And Application-Aware Layers 2 Through 7 Switching Services; Scalable Performance; Rich Layer 3 Services; Enhanced Data Voice, And Video Services - Cisco WS-C6509 Datasheet

• Gigabit Network Analysis Module—provides a more manageable infrastructure and full Remote Monitoring
(RMON) support
• High-performance SSL—provides high-performance, secure e-commerce traffic termination
• Gigabit VPN and standards-based IP Security (IPSec)—support lower cost Internet and intracampus connections

Content-and Application-Aware Layers 2 Through 7 Switching Services

• Integrated content switching module (CSM) brings high-performance, feature-rich server and firewall load
balancing to the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series, ensuring a safer and more manageable infrastructure with
unprecedented control
• Integrated multigigabit SSL acceleration combined with CSM provides a high-performance e-commerce solution
• Integrated multigigabit firewall and CSM provide a secure, high-performance, data-center solution
• Software features such as Network Based Application Recognition (NBAR) enhance network management
and control of bandwidth utilization

Scalable Performance

• Delivers the industry's highest LAN switch performance, 400 Mpps, using the distributed Cisco Express
Forwarding dCEF720 platform
• Supports a mix of Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) implementations and switch fabric speeds for optimal
wiring closet, core, data center, and WAN edge deployments, as well as service provider networks

Rich Layer 3 Services

• Multiprotocol Layer 3 routing supports traditional network requirements and provides a smooth transition
mechanism in the enterprise
• Provides hardware support for enterprise-class and service-provider-scale routing tables
• Provides IPv6 support in hardware (using Supervisor Engine 720) with an unparalleled high-performance
suite of services
• Provides hardware support for large enterprise-class and service-provider-scale routing tables
• Provides 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

• Provides integrated IP communications throughout all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series platforms
• Provides 10/100 and 10/100/1000 line cards, field upgradable with inline power using a daughter card
• Supports Cisco pre-standard inline power as well as standards-based IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• 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
• Supports high-performance IP multicast video and audio applications
• Provides integrated management necessary to effectively deploy a scalable enterprise-converged network
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