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Cisco Catalyst 6500

Even SolbergProduct Manager

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 1

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The Intelligent NetworkA Strategic Business Platformg

New application traffic patternsProvides distributed and intelligentProvides distributed and intelligent communication fabric

Integration of wired and wireless accesswireless access

Seamless delivery of services

Virtualization of network services and reso rcesand resources

Flexibility for long term investment protectionEfficient utilization of IT assetsEfficient utilization of IT assets

Today’s applications require a real-time infrastructure

When the network is the core of the


When the network is the core of the business it has to be available

What Is the Campus Communications Fabric?Communications Fabric?

Six Attribute Blueprint to Guide IT Managers to:

Solve Complex Network Evolution/Planning Considerations

Enable Consistent Services and Policies Anywhere, Anytime, No Matter How Someone Connects to the Campus Network

Support Rich Media Applications That Effectively Connect People / Resources


Someone Connects to the Campus Network

Campus Building Block for Services Oriented Network Architecture (SONA)

Selecting an Enterprise SwitchK C id tiKey Considerations

Capital Expenses and Operational Expenses- How long do I plan to keep this infrastructure in the network:

3 years? 4years? 6+ years?- Can the network adapt to changes over the lifecycle expectation?

H d f G thHeadroom for Growth- What future network services & applications should I account for?- Is there sufficient HW resources (memory, TCAM size, power,

switching capacity, etc.) available to future-proof network for new services g p y, ) pMinimize Network Disruptions

- Does the switch have basic HW resiliency capabilities:redundant power supplies, redundant fans, redundant supervisors

- Is non-stop traffic flow a must-have requirement under failure conditions?- Is minimizing down-time and operational expenses associated with Adds, Moves & Changes – specially software upgrades, bug-fixes & patching a key consideration


- Dealing with increased network environments- Should I think of virtualizing the network?

Cisco Catalyst 6500 – Leading the Campus Communication Fabric Evolution

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•• 400,000 systems deployed400,000 systems deployed

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Core•• Campus Backbone, Datacenters, Wiring Campus Backbone, Datacenters, Wiring ClosetCloset

•• WAN Edge and Metro Ethernet & SPWAN Edge and Metro Ethernet & SPf &f &

Wiring Closet Access

EWAN Distribution•• End to end software & operational End to end software & operational consistencyconsistency

•• Common hardware sparingCommon hardware sparing•• Safe HarborSafe Harbor


•• Safe Harbor Safe Harbor

Catalyst 6500 Chassis FamilyCatalyst 6500 Chassis Family6509/6509-E

(Nine Slot Chassis)

6509-NEB-A/6509-V-E(Nine Slot Chassis)

6506/6506-E(Six Slot Chassis)

(Nine Slot Chassis)

(Six Slot Chassis)

6513(Thirteen Slot Chassis)Chassis)


6503/6503-E(3- Slot Chassis)

6504-E(Four Slot Chassis)

Catalyst 6500 SupervisorsS i 720 Th O tiSupervisor 720 - The Options

Original Supervisor 720 announced in March 2003 -Added HW support for IPV6 GRE NAT PAT Egress

Supervisor 720 3B Integrated MSFC3 and PFC3B which

Added HW support for IPV6, GRE, NAT, PAT, Egress Policing and a host of other accelerated features…

Supervisor 720-3B - Integrated MSFC3 and PFC3B which incorporates some new hardware features like MPLS VPN, EoMPLS, ACL Counters, 4K ACL’s, TCAM utilization improvements and more…

Supervisor 720-3BXL - Same h d f t th hardware features as the Supervisor 720-3B with the additional support of up to 1 Million IPV4 routes and support for up to


pp p256K Netflow table entries

Catalyst 6500 Supervisors S i 32Supervisor 32

The Supervisor 32 is designed for deployment in the Access Layer - there are two Supervisor 32 options, one with 8 GE SFP ports and the other with 2 10GE ports on the front panel…

Sup32-8GE


Sup32-10GE

Catalyst 6500Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 10GVirtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720-10G

Key enabler of Virtual Switching System (VSS 1440) technology

Enables System Performance of 450Mpps/ 720Gps Switching FabricSystem (VSS 1440) technology

2x 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (X2 optics); 3x Gigabit Ethernet Ports

450Mpps/ 720Gps Switching FabricSupports multiple generations of line cards Ri h i t h NAM Rich services support such as NAM, firewall, wireless controller, Netflow, MPLS/ EoMPLS

Enhances Existing Cisco Catalyst 6500 Investments and


Multi-Layer Switching Architectures with VSS Capabilities

Catalyst 6500Supervisor Engine 32 PISA Overview

► NBARApplication awareness and

Supervisor Engine 32 PISA Overview

Application awareness and intelligent classification

Multigigabit Performance

Supervisor Engine 32 PISA8x1GE Uplinks + 1x 10/100/1000

► Flexible Packet MatchingRapid Security Protection

Multigigabit Performance

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► Programmable architectureSeamless new service adoption

► Full Integration withIPv4 & IPv6 in hardwareAdvanced multicast & MPLS


Supervisor Engine 32 PISA2x10GE Uplinks + 1x 10/100/1000

Enhanced ManageabilityHA with NSF/SSO and more

Deep Packet Inspection – Going Mainstream

“ To deal with the problem many organizations are beginning to use To deal with the problem, many organizations are beginning to use sophisticated traffic-control systems that can sort out less-important online material while giving higher priority to business-critical files. The technology, called DPI, for deep packet inspection, is an improvement on the traditional firewall, which simply blocks unwanted traffic. DPI grantsthe traditional firewall, which simply blocks unwanted traffic. DPI grants network administrators greater flexibility ”

30th July 2007


Catalyst 6500 High AvailabilityR ili IOS ith S ft M d l itResilience - IOS with Software Modularity

Software Modularity supports the ability to restart IOS processes as well as the ability to patch processes without other subsystems incurring downtime…

Software Modularity extends RESILIENCEextends RESILIENCEand AVAILABILITY for

the Catalyst 6500…


Subsystem ISSU and patching of Software processes is available as of release of IOS 12.2(18)SXF4…

Catalyst 6500 High AvailabilityResilience - IOS with Software Modularity

Process Patch is appliedResilience IOS with Software Modularity

Process Restart is initiated…

Other Processes unaffected…unaffected…

Process Restarts Restarts maintaining System AvailabilityAvailability


NetFlow – Essential Component of Campus NetworkNetwork

Understand your Campus traffic and top talkers. Netflow supports the exporting of v5, v7, v8 and v9 records to an external Netflow collector…

Recent enhancements to the IOS software allow for the export of Multicastdata in a v9 Netflow record, Per-Interface data in a v9 Netflow record, Per Interface Neflow, Netflow Top Talker


Catalyst 6500 supports Netflow in all Supervisor (up to 256K entries)

Catalyst 6500Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 10GVirtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720-10G

Key enabler of Virtual Switching System (VSS 1440) technology

Enables System Performance of 450Mpps/ 720Gps Switching FabricSystem (VSS 1440) technology

2x 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (X2 optics); 3x Gigabit Ethernet Ports

450Mpps/ 720Gps Switching FabricSupports multiple generations of line cards Ri h i t h NAM Rich services support such as NAM, firewall, wireless controller, Netflow, MPLS/ EoMPLS

Enhances Existing Cisco Catalyst 6500 Investments and


Multi-Layer Switching Architectures with VSS Capabilities

Virtual Switching System 1440Network System Virtualization

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Features Benefits of VSSI d O ti l Effi iNetwork System Virtualization

Inter-Chassis Stateful Switch Over (SSO)

Increased Operational Efficiency via Simplified NetworkBoost Non-stop Communication


Over (SSO)Multi-Chassis EtherChannel (MEC)

Scale the System Bandwidth Capacity to 1.4 Tbps

Virtual Switching SystemVirtual Switch System is a new technology break through for the Catalyst 6500 family…


Introduction to Virtual SwitchC tConcepts


Virtual Switch SystemB fitBenefits


Virtual Switching Reduces Latency by 25%Traditional L2/L3

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VLAN X VLAN Y VLAN X VLAN Y

VSS Simplifies Intra Datacenter Traffic PatternVSS Simplifies Intra-Datacenter Traffic Pattern—Minimum Hop to Intra-Data Center Destination

—Reduced Latency up to 25% and Simplifies traffic pattern—All links forwarding resulting in simple traffic pattern

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—Etherchannel on virtual Switch member enhanced to prefer local link

For more Information on VSS : http://wwwin.cisco.com/dss/isbu/tech/vss/

CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) 3.0.1 Simplifying Managementp y g g

Centralized management of

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Centralized management of VSS deployments

- VSS setup wizard- Inventory, Configuration and y, gSoftware Image support of VSS enabled switches- Physical view of both VSS member switchmember switch

Additional Enhancements- Identifies EoL / EoS devices

Simplifies IOS Soft are- Simplifies IOS Software Modularity image deployments– Open “portal” framework and new workflows for setup


and troubleshooting

VSS – User InterfaceVSS User Interface


VSS Pair Chassis – Dual Rear ViewVSS Pair Chassis Dual Rear View


VSS Pair Chassis - Configuration DetailsVSS Pair Chassis Configuration Details

Double clicking the whole chassis gets you the device configuration


Double clicking the whole chassis gets you the device configuration information. You can see “Physical” category which shows information for both Active and Standby Chassis

VSS Pair Chassis – Multiple Port SelectionVSS Pair Chassis Multiple Port Selection

Select the ports using Ctrl button and click “Configure” from the popup menu to view Single Configuration dialog for both the ports from Standby as well as Active Chassis.


Enterprise Network ManagementDi t ib t d d E b dd d O tiDistributed and Embedded OperationsAlways on and always visible: In addition to the network always being available you always need to know what is going on in the

Improved Fault Detection & faster reaction to events

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Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD)Embedded Event Manager (EEM) & E h d Obj t

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(EEM) & Enhanced Object Tracking (EOT)

More visibility into actual state of applications and the ERSPANstate of applications and the network

NetflowIP SLA

NetFlowIP SLA

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NBARERSPAN

IP SLA

Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD)P ti F lt D t ti d N tifi tiProactive Fault Detection and Notification

Can be used to proactively detect software and hardware Proactivedetect software and hardware malfunctions before they adversely impact network traffic

Runtime execution of

Proactive tests can serve as HA event triggers

Proactive

Runtime execution of diagnostic routines—on-demand or scheduled diagnostics

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Symptom events can invoke diagnostic tests

Reactive

Bootup diagnostics (during initial boot and OIR)Health monitoring diagnostics while system is in operationHealth monitoring tests are non

diagnostic tests

SyslogSNMP THealth monitoring tests are non-

disruptive

Can be integrated with “Call Home” applications and EEM

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Embedded Event ManagerDistributed Intelligence

Embedded Event Manager is a programmable subsystem that allows Operational staff to define pre-emptive actions based on certain events that occur on the

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Distributed Intelligence

switch…14 Event Detectors available on the Catalyst 6500


User defined TCL scripts can invoke actions on the switch when selected events occur

Embedded Event ManagerEEM Application ExampleEEM Application ExampleUpon Matching the Provided SYSLOG Message ‘LINK-3-UPDOWN’, the Switch Performs the Following Actions:

Display error statistics for the link that has gone downStart a Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) test Start a GOLD Loopback test

Interface Error CountersSend the results using a provided templateto a user-configurable address

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Loopback Test

GOLD


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