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Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Benefits and Advantages
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Integrated Security
A comprehensive portfolio of proven and integrated
multi-gigabit security services modules are
available with the Catalyst 6500 Series . Integrated
network security simplifies operations and
reduces total cost of ownership . Cisco Catalyst
6500 security service modules include intrusion
detection, firewall, scalable IPsec VPN solutions and
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) .
Services Integration and Flexibility
Catalyst 6500 Series application intelligence
with PISA technology helps ensure application
performance and security in converged data,
voice, video, and wireless Campus and WAN
environments . Catalyst 6500 supports a wide
range of integrated and advanced services such
as security, wireless LAN, and Layer 4-7 content
services; provides the widest range of interfaces
and densities from 10/100/1000 Ethernet to 10
Gigabit, and DS-0 to OC-192; and performs in
deployments from the data center, to the Campus
and WAN edge .
Features Section
Operational Consistency
• Shares WAN SIP and SPA modules with Cisco
7304 Router, 7600, 10000, 12000 Series and
CRS-1 to reduce sparing and training costs
• Shares WAN port adapters with Cisco 7500
Series routers for smooth migration and
investment protection
• Cisco IOS Software and Cisco Catalyst
Operating System Software supported on
all supervisor engines, providing smooth
migration from Cisco 7500 Series deployments;
comprehensive CatOS to IOS migration tool
• Investment Protection with support for three
generations of interchangeable, hot-swappable
modules in the same chassis
Network Uptime and Resiliency
• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series with Cisco IOS
Software Modularity boosts operational
efficiency and minimizes downtime
• Provides packet-loss protection and the fastest
recovery from network disruption
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Scalable Performance
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides up to 400
Mpps performance with a distributed forwarding
architecture that supports a mix of Cisco Express
Forwarding implementations and switch-fabric
speeds for optimal data center, campus, and WAN
edge deployments, as well as service provider
networks . Catalyst 6500 Series provides consistent
and scalable routing services to maximize
application performance to branch offices over the
WAN with advanced IOS routing solutions .
Operational Consistency
Featuring 3-, 4-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis
configurations, Catalyst 6500 Series shares a
common set of modules, Cisco IOS Software, Cisco
Catalyst Operating System Software, and network
management tools . Catalyst 6500 Series can be
deployed across the network from the core network
to the WAN and Internet edge, simplifying network
operations and reducing spares expense .
Validated Solutions
All Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series applications are
tested in Safe Harbor, with the recent addition of
enterprise WAN applications for an End-to-End
tested solution .
• Offers optional, redundant, high-performance
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine
720, passive backplane, multimodule Cisco
EtherChannel technology, IEEE 802 . 3 ad link
aggregation, IEEE 802 . 1 s only, and Hot Standby
Router Protocol/Virtual Router Redundancy
Protocol (HSRP/VRRP) high-availability features
Integrated High-Performance Network Security
Integrated gigabit-per-second services modules,
simplify network management and reduce TCO .
These include:
• Firewall Services Module provides access
security
• Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Services Module
provides intrusion detection and prevention
services
• Network Analysis Service Module provides
network traffic visibility with full Remote
Monitoring (RMON) support and graphical
reporting capability
Features Section
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• SSL Service Module provides high-
performance, secure e-commerce traffic
termination
• IPsec VPN Shared Port Adapter (SPA) provides
secure, cost-efficient connectivity, with support
for Cisco advanced IPsec VPN solutions such as
Dynamic Multipoint VPN and Easy VPN .
• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128, 192,
and 256; Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES);
and DES cryptology support .
Content and Application Services
• Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32
PISA (Programmable Intelligent Services
Accelerator) monitors, classifies, and controls
application traffic in the campus and at the WAN
edge . Hardware accelerated Network-Based
Application Recognition (NBAR) enhances network
management and bandwidth utilization
• Content Switching Module (CSM) delivers high-
performance, feature-rich server and firewall
load balancing to ensure a safer and more
manageable infrastructure with unprecedented
control
• Integrated SSL acceleration, combined with
CSM, provides a high-performance e-commerce
solution
• Integrated firewall and CSM provides a secure,
high-performance, data center solution
Layer 3 Services
• Multiprotocol Layer 3 routing support with
scalable routing table support in hardware
• IPv6 support in hardware with comprehensive
services
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) in hardware
with comprehensive L2 -L3 VPN services
• VPLS and H-VPLS support
• EoMPLS/VPLS over GRE (SXI)
Data, Voice, and Video Services
• Integrated IP Communications support in all
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series platforms
• 10/100 and 10/100/1000 line cards; field-
upgradable with inline power
• IEEE 802 . 3 af Power over Ethernet (PoE) support;
Cisco Inline Power support
• Dense T1/E1 and FXS, voice interfaces for PSTN
access and phone, fax, and PBX connections
• High-performance IP Multicast video and audio
application support
• Integrated management systems
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Interface Flexibility, Scalability, and Density
• Port density and interface options for data
center, campus, and WAN/Internet edge
deployments
• Broad range of high-speed WAN, ATM,
and SONET interfaces
• Support for up to 576 10/100/1000 gigabit-over-
copper ports or 1152 10/100 Ethernet ports
• 96-port 10/100 RJ-45 module, with optional
field-upgrade to 802 . 3 af PoE
• Support for up to 192 Gigabit Ethernet ports
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Channelized OC-48 dense
OC-3 Packet over SONET (POS)
• Single-device management for WAN
aggregation, campus, and metro connectivity
• Layer 3 routing and forwarding with upgradable
supervisor engines
Metro Ethernet WAN
• 802 . 1 Q and 802 . 1 Q tunneling (QinQ) for point-to-
point and multipoint Ethernet services
• Ethernet over MPLS with VLAN translation
capability
• Layer 2 - Layer 3 Quality of Service (QoS) with
rate limiting and traffic shaping
• High-availability features - enhanced Spanning
Tree Protocol, IEEE 802 . 1 s, IEEE 802 . 1 w, and Cisco
EtherChannel IEEE 802 . 3 ad link aggregation
For updated feature and hardware support please
refer to the release notes at: http://www . c isco .
com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/
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