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Data Sheet

CiscoCatalyst 6500 Series

Overview

The Cisco Catalyst® 6500 Series delivers secure, converged services from the wiring closet to the

WAN edge. Providing scalable intelligent multilayer switching performance for both enterprise and

service provider networks, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series supports 48 to 576 10/100 Ethernet port

configurations, delivering 210 million packets-per-second throughput across network cores and

multiple gigabit-per-second trunks. Designed to maximize network uptime and investment

protection, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series supports an unparalleled range of services, including data

and voice integration and LAN, WAN, and, metropolitan-area network (MAN) convergence.

Operational consistency is achieved by sharing a common set of modules (Cisco Catalyst 6500

Series modules and Cisco 7600 Series WAN port adapters), the Cisco Catalyst Operating System

(CatOS), and Cisco IOS® Software, including the command-line interface (CLI) and network

management tools, across four modular chassis that can be deployed anywhere in the network. By

integrating advanced multigigabit Layer 2–7 services such as security and content into a converged

network, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series optimizes IT infrastructure utilization and maximizes

return on investment. Together with the Cisco Catalyst 4500, 3550, and 2950 series switches, Cisco

Systems delivers the widest range of intelligent switching solutions, enabling multimedia,

mission-critical data and voice applications in both corporate intranets and the Internet end to end

(refer to Figure 1).

Figure 1: The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series

WS-6503, WS-C6506, WS-C6509, WS-C6509-NEBS, and WS-C6513

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series delivers exceptional scalability, price, and performance, supporting

a wide range of interface densities, performance, and high-availability options, including:

• Flexible 3-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis configurations that allow one platform to be deployed in

wiring closet, core, data center, and WAN edge

• Fast 2–3 second stateful failover of redundant supervisors and integrated services


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• Scalable high-performance switching fabric and forwarding engine architecture currently delivering up to 210 Mpps

• Interface options from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps Ethernet and DS0 to OC-48 WAN interfaces as well as integrated services

modules

• Advanced wire-rate quality-of-service (QoS) and access-control-list (ACL) policy management

• Feature-rich CatOS and Cisco IOS Software choices supported on all supervisor forwarding engines

• Common CLI with Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Series for operational consistency and easy migration

• Industry’s highest-performance Layer 4-7 content switching capabilities, including integrated server load balancing with

200,000 concurrent connections per second

• Integrated multigigabit network security (firewall, intrusion detection, Secure Sockets Layer [SSL], and virtual private

network [VPN]) and network analysis modules (NAMs)

• User-upgradable IP telephony support for up to 576 ports with high-density public switched telephone network (PSTN)

or private branch exchange (PBX) gateway (8 T1 or E1s per module) and traditional phone or fax support (24 foreign

exchange station [FXS] ports per module) for maximum investment protection

As a key component of Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data), the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series

provides unprecedented business agility by enabling the enterprise to rapidly deploy new Internet business applications in

order to boost revenue and reduce operational costs.

Network policy can be applied end to end based on Layer 2, 3, and 4 information such as specific users, IP addresses, or

applications. Coupled with application intelligence, QoS mechanisms, and security, customers can more effectively use their

network for increased client services such as multicast and workforce optimization, e-commerce, e-learning, as well as more

cost-effective corporate communication and supply-chain management applications without sacrificing network performance.

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides a powerful e-commerce solution by combining these capabilities with the integrated

multigigabit SSL services module and the industry’s highest-performance content switching module. Secure Hypertext

Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) content requests are secured by offloading the SSL processing from Web servers to the Cisco

Catalyst 6500 Series SSL service module and load balanced across multiple servers via the content switching module,

allowing the servers to handle peak traffic demands without degrading the user experience. Table 1 lists the features of the

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series.

Table 1 Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series at a Glance

Catalyst 6500 Series

Redundant Supervisors Yes, with Stateful 2-3 second failover (all supervisors, all chassis)

Other High Availability Features Redundant Power Supplies, Switch Fabric, Clocks, Rapid Spanning Tree, MultimoduleCisco Etherchannel® technology, and more

Maximum Port Density

10/100BASE-TX 576, all with user-upgradable inline power for IP phones and wireless access points

100BASE-FL Ports 288

10/100/1000BASE-TX 192

Gigabit Ethernet gigabet interfaceconverter (GBIC)

194

10-Gigabit Ethernet metropolitan (Metro) 12


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Key Features

Scalable Switching Performance

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series currently scales to 256 Gbps of switching bandwidth using a crossbar switching fabric

architecture. With support for hardware-based forwarding based on the proven Cisco Express Forwarding architecture, all

Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches offer superior control-plane scalability, delivering intelligent switching architectures for

e-commerce and high-performance applications such as storage, financial trading, enterprise resource planning (ERP)

systems, and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. With distributed forwarding, the forwarding information

is distributed to the intelligent line cards, further enhancing the platform and providing an unparalleled level of system

performance and scalability.

Flexible Chassis Configurations

Providing the highest levels of scalability, density, and flexibility of interfaces and services, and unmatched operational

consistency across 3-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis configurations, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series shares a common set of

modules, including Cisco 7xxx WAN port adapters, CatOS, and Cisco IOS Software and network management tools that can

be deployed anywhere in the network. Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 deployments can be easily transitioned to the Cisco Catalyst

6500 Series using the familiar CatOS Software and CLI, supported on all supervisors. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series offers

a wide range of configuration, price, and performance options.

The new 3-slot Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis offers a compact four-rack-unit height that is ideally suited for multi-Gbps secure

data centers, remote access, e-commerce, and converged network solutions (refer to Figure 2).

Integrated WAN T1/E1 to OC-48

FlexWAN module Support 12

OC-3 Packet over SONET (POS) 192

OC-12 POS 48

OC-48 POS 12

ATM OC-12 Ports 24

Telephony Support 8-Port T1 or E1 per module gateways and 24-Port FXS connections per module forphoneandfax machines

Gigabit Service Modules Network Analysis, Intrusion Detection, VPN, SSL, Firewall, Layer 4 through 7 ContentSwitching

Table 1 Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series at a Glance

Catalyst 6500 Series


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Figure 2

Cisco Catalyst 6503

The 13-slot Cisco Catalyst 6513 chassis is ideally suited for high-performance, high-port-density Fast Ethernet and Gigabit

Ethernet aggregation in all parts of the network, including the access, distribution, and backbone layers as well as the server

farm and data-center environments. With up to 12 payload slots available, the 13-slot chassis offers industry-leading 10/100

and Gigabit Ethernet port densities while providing unsurpassed levels of network resilience (refer to Figure 3).

Figure 3

Cisco Catalyst 6513

The 6-slot Cisco Catalyst 6506 and 9-slot Cisco Catalyst 6509 provide intermediate port densities, ideal for many

wiring-closet and core network deployments (refer to Figure 4).

Figure 4

Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6509, and 6509-NEBS


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All Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis are designed for Network Equipment Building Systems (NEBS) Level 3 compliance.

Additionally, the 9-slot vertical chassis, Cisco Catalyst 6509-NEBS, has back-to-front airflow and is ideally suited for service

provider environments or for those enterprise customer environments in which front-to-back airflow is preferred.

Scalable Port Density

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series delivers an industry-leading 10/100, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet switching

solution to meet the requirements of today's most demanding enterprise and service provider networks. All Cisco Catalyst

6500 Series switches support a wide range of interface types and including support for up to 576 10/100 Ethernet, 288

100BASE-FX fiber Fast Ethernet, and 194 Gigabit Ethernet ports—the highest in the industry.

Customers can also aggregate up to eight physical Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet links using either Cisco Fast

EtherChannel or Gigabit EtherChannel technology, for logical connections up to 16 Gbps. The same Cisco EtherChannel

technology can be used across the industry's first shipping 10-Gigabit Ethernet modules, providing increased aggregation as

well as resiliency against link failure. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series also supports multimodule Cisco EtherChannel

technology, providing even greater resiliency by creating channels across ports on separate modules in the same chassis. As

a result, connectivity is maintained even if one module (and corresponding ports) fails.

Widest Range of Interfaces, Port Densities, and High-Performance Service Modules

With the widest range of interfaces and densities, from 10/100 Mbps to 10 Gbps Ethernet, from DS0 to OC-48, as well as

multigigabit services modules, the highly flexible Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series can be customized for every deployment

environment, from wiring closet to WAN edge. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series takes advantage of the proven Cisco 7xxx

WAN port adapters and Cisco 7600 Series optical services modules for additional investment protection, as well as providing

common module sparing, training, and support.

Comprehensive Network Security

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series offers a comprehensive group of security features and high-performance gigabit-per-second

security modules. Wire-rate ACL enforcement is an integral part of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series architecture and supervisor

forwarding engines. Furthermore, integrating proven, multigigabit Cisco security solutions into the Cisco Catalyst 6500

platform enables flexible deployments in the campus, WANs, and data centers. With intrusion detection, firewall, VPN, and

SSL acceleration as transparent parts of the existing network, security can be scaled and adapted to a wide range of IP services

and applications, resulting in greater security throughout the entire network.

The firewall module brings the award-winning Cisco PIX® Firewall technology onto an integrated module with true

multigigabit performance. The IP Security (IPSec) VPN module enables multigigabit VPN termination and aggregation of up

to 8000 users on a single module on the Cisco Catalyst 6500. The SSL module terminates SSL sessions on the module, thereby

offloading the computationally intensive encryption function from services and greatly simplifying the cost and complexity

of key management. The intrusion detection system module detects unauthorized activities through the network and responds

in real time either in the form of alerts or by dynamically changing the policies on the system and terminating the route

connection. Integrating network security services modules into the Cisco Catalyst 6500 brings end-to-end security to campus,

WANs, and MANs


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LAN, WAN, and MAN Convergence

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides LAN, WAN, and MAN convergence in a single multilayer switching platform.

Sharing WAN interfaces with the Cisco 7xxx family of Routers, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 supports a wide variety of the proven

port adapter module form factors via the Cisco Catalyst 6500 FlexWAN modules. By using the port adapter form factor,

customers gain additional investment protection through common sparing and operational consistency. Each FlexWAN

module can accept up to two Cisco 7xxx series WAN port adapters, providing distributed, wire-speed forwarding and

intelligent network services. Up to 12 FlexWAN modules can be deployed in a single Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis.

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 also shares optical services modules with the Cisco 7600 Series Internet Router, providing additional

options, including a one port OC-48. In brief, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series supports a broad range of WAN interfaces,

including T1/E1, T3/E3, OC-3 ATM, POS, OC-12, and OC-48 (refer to Figures 5 and 6).

Figure 5

FlexWAN Module for Cisco Catalyst 6000/6500 Series of Switches and Cisco 7600 Internet Router

Figure 6

One-Port OC-48c/STM-16 POS Optical Services Module

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series offers exceptional Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) protocol support, including

Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS), MPLS VPNs, and MPLS QoS, as well as technologies such as coarse wave-division

multiplexing (CWDM) and 10-Gb Ethernet, enabling service providers to offer scalable and flexible services that include

highly secure connectivity, Differentiated Services (Diff-Serv), and QoS guarantees to their customers. Cisco Systems led in

the development and offering of metro services before this segment became the latest industry focus. Cisco’s participation and

leadership within various standards groups, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), as well as development of

new protocols and technologies, enable service providers to address the customer’s real-world needs today. Cisco Systems

will continue to be a leader in the WAN and metro Ethernet market by offering technologies that enable service providers to

offer profitable and value-added services to their customers.


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Intelligent IP Services

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 delivers wire-rate intelligent network services based on the feature-rich CatOS or Cisco IOS

Software to support today’s Web-enabled enterprise applications, Cisco AVVID-enabled convergence of voice, video, and

data, as well as traditional network protocols. By offering a choice of operating systems on all Cisco Catalyst 6500

supervisors, customers can easily migrate from the Cisco Catalyst 5000 Series using the familiar CatOS command line and

functionality or benefit from end-to-end Cisco IOS functionality and operational consistency spanning all Cisco Catalyst

switches, Cisco routers, and other Cisco network platforms.

Cisco IOS and CatOS Software deliver a full suite of software services responsible for managing network security, allocating

and enforcing QoS, and providing value-added services that enable high network resiliency. Cisco IOS Software also provides

the management framework for CiscoWorks and Cisco Resource Manager. These two integrated, Web-based management

tools are supported across the Cisco Catalyst product line.

Efficient intranet multimedia and multicast support through Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), Internet Group

Management Protocol (IGMP), Cisco Group Management Protocol (GMP), and GARP Multicast Registration Protocol

(GMRP) deliver end-to-end, scalable bandwidth for multimedia and multicast applications. These services forward traffic

only to switch users who subscribe to individual multicast groups without impacting other users.

QoS policies are enforced using Layer 2, 3, and 4 information such as precedence bits from IP, Cisco Inter-Switch Link (ISL),

or industry-standard IEEE 802.1q and 802.1p frames or Layer 4 port numbers. Within Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches,

multiple queues with configurable thresholds employ Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED), Weighted Round Robin

(WRR), and type-of-service/class-of-service (ToS/CoS) mapping mechanisms to ensure that QoS is maintained as packets

traverse Layer 2 and Layer 3 boundaries. Advanced policing features support traffic bursts and enable Diff-Serv on a

per-customer or per-application basis. Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) priority mapping can also be used, ensuring

timely delivery of time-sensitive intranet applications.

Security in the network is supported with secure port filtering, enabling individual ports to allow access only to certain

workstations. Industry-standard 802.1X is also supported, allowing administrators to require users to log in through a Remote

Access Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) or TACACS+ server before any LAN access is granted. TACACS+ and IP permit lists

prevent unauthorized access to the switch in secure management environments. ACLs secure networks from unauthorized

users. Message digest algorithm 5 (MD5) route authentication is also used to prevent fraudulent routing updates. Secure Shell

Protocol (SSH) provides strong authentication and secure communications over unsecured channels for access to hosts in the

network.

Mobility—moves, adds, and changes—is supported using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name

System (DNS), along with IP mobility and dynamic virtual LAN (VLAN) services for optimal, scalable performance,

regardless of location

Layer 4-7 Content Switching Services

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series offers the industry’s highest-performance content-switching solution by integrating the Cisco

Catalyst 6500 Content Switching Module (CSM). The Cisco CSM balances client traffic to farms of servers, firewalls, SSL

devices, or VPN termination devices, providing a high-performance, cost-effective load-balancing solution for enterprise and

Internet service provider (ISP) networks. Meeting the demands of high-speed content-delivery networks, the CSM supports

tracking of network sessions and server load conditions in real time and directs each session to the most appropriate server.

Fault-tolerant Cisco CSM configurations maintain full state information and provide true hitless failover required for

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Optimal IP Telephony Support for the Campus

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series brings data, voice, and video integration onto the campus for fully integrated communications

on every desktop. Campus multiservice networking, or convergence, provides voice support using the IP network

infrastructure rather than the traditional PBX. This drastically increases the advantage of telephony spending as compared to

overall infrastructure spending, reduces capital and operational costs, and opens the environment to innovation by supporting

new applications. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 system hardware and software fully support Cisco AVVID as an integral part of

network design, enabling voice, video, and data integration.

Instead of requiring power from an outboard power source, such as a wall outlet, terminal devices such as IP telephones and

Cisco wireless access points can utilize power provided from the Cisco Catalyst 6500, delivered over standard Category 5

unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable up to 100 meters away. This capability, referred to as inline power, gives the network

administrator centralized power control, which translates into greater network availability. By deploying Cisco Catalyst 6500

Series switches with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems in secured wiring closets, network administrators can ensure

that building power outages will not affect network telephony connections.

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series offers several 10- and 100-Mbps Ethernet modules that support inline power. The new

WS-X6148 48-port 10/100-Mbps Ethernet modules provide even greater flexibility and maximum protection by supporting

inline power as a user- or field-upgradable option. This provides “pay-as-you-grow” value by allowing the Cisco Catalyst 6500

to be deployed for “data-only” applications and subsequently upgraded to support inline power with the addition of an inline

power daughter card for the WS-X6148.

The Cisco Catalyst inline power implementation passes the required domestic and international safety regulations and

compliance measures. These modules are fully compliant with the 802.3 standard when no inline power is supplied. Cisco is

committed to standards-based operation and supports the forthcoming IEEE 802.3af standard.

Cisco IP telephony leadership is also demonstrated with both CatOS and Cisco IOS support for such features as auxiliary

VLANs and Cisco phone discovery. The Cisco phone discovery feature automatically detects the presence of an IP phone or

wireless access point and supplies inline power, simplifying network management. The phone discovery mechanism is

intelligent enough to differentiate between an IP phone and a network interface card (NIC), and will not supply inline power

to a NIC or other device not designed to use inline power. Network administrators can depend upon automatic and centralized

control of inline power that is safe to deploy and easy to maintain.

The auxiliary VLAN feature uses 802.1Q as the standards-based VLAN tagging mechanism between the switch and phone

to provide automatic VLAN configuration for IP telephones. Furthermore, these VLAN assignments can be maintained even

if the phone is moved to a new location. IP phones can be automatically assigned to their own VLAN, allowing network

administrators to create and enforce QoS and security policies, using the advanced capabilities of the Cisco Catalyst 6500

Series as well as CatOS and Cisco IOS Software. With the auxiliary VLAN feature, Cisco enables network administrators to

gain all the advantages of physical infrastructure while maintaining separate logical topologies for voice and data terminals.

This creates the most effective way to manage a multiservice network.

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series also offers T1 and E1 voice gateway modules to provide connection to the PSTN or to a PBX.

Additionally, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 supports FXS connections, allowing traditional analog phone and fax machines to take

advantage of the cost savings of IP telephony as well. Coupled with other Cisco IP telephony products, the Cisco Catalyst

6500 Series provides a complete solution, allowing network managers to effectively use existing resources while decreasing

operational expenses by simplifying the network architecture.


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High Availability for Maximum Network Uptime

Unmatched in the industry, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series high-availability features support 2- to 3-second stateful failover

of redundant supervisors and integrated network services, maximizing network uptime and ensuring that mission-critical data

and services are available to users with little to no disruption. These features also help to simplify network management tasks

and maintenance scheduling issues such as software upgrades. To ensure maximum network uptime, the Cisco Catalyst 6500

Series supports multiple levels of inter- and intra-system availability. Device-level fault tolerance includes the following

options:

• Two- to three-second stateful failover of redundant supervisors

• Redundant, load-sharing power supplies (AC and DC)

• Redundant system clocks

• Redundant uplinks

• Redundant switch fabrics

• Passive backplane architecture

In dual supervisor configurations, Cisco Stateful Failover transfers switch control to the redundant supervisor within seconds

for mission-critical applications that require maximum network availability. This is accomplished by synchronizing the Layer

2 protocol states and Layer 3–4 ACLs and QoS policies between the active and redundant supervisors, allowing stateful

failover. All system elements are also field-replaceable units, maximizing serviceability and minimizing network downtime.

In Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series systems with switch fabric modules, multiple levels of redundancy are provided. In dual switch

fabric configurations, the redundant switch fabric module takes over if the primary switch fabric module fails. When a single

switch fabric module is present and the Cisco Catalyst 6500 chassis has a mix of modules that exclusively support the passive

32-Gbps bus and modules with the 256-Gbps switch fabric connections, the system switches to the 32-Gbps bus mode if the

256-Gbps switch fabric module fails, resulting in minimum loss of connectivity.

All system elements, including power supplies, fans, supervisors, line-card modules, and switch fabrics, are hot-swappable

such that elements can be added, removed, or replaced without service interruption of unrelated traffic flows.

For network-level resilience, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches also support automatic recovery from failure using spanning

tree per VLAN, and support load sharing for faster link convergence using Cisco Fast EtherChannel or Gigabit EtherChannel

technologies. Load balancing with even higher availability can also be accommodated using Cisco multimodule channeling,

where ports from different line cards can be aggregated into higher-bandwidth links. Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches are

also capable of load balancing across Layer 3 paths. This is an effective way to avoid downtime caused by topology change,

even during a line-card failure.

For maximum availability, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches support Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), providing

fast cutover of Layer 3 default gateway services to a backup system if a catastrophic failure occurs.

For minimum network downtime, software upgrades can be performed in a nondisruptive manner using the high-availability

image versioning capability (also referred to as the hitless software upgrade feature), whereby the new software image can be

loaded into the standby supervisor while the active supervisor is still running.


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Powerful Management Capabilities

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series delivers a comprehensive set of management tools to provide the required visibility and

control in the network. Managed with CiscoWorks, Cisco Catalyst Series switches can be configured and managed to deliver

end-to-end device, VLAN, traffic, and policy management. Coupled with CiscoWorks, Cisco Resource Manager, a Web-based

management tool, offers automated inventory collection, software deployment, easy tracking of network changes, views into

device availability, and quick isolation of error conditions.

Policy management is achieved through a combination of intelligent, embedded agents on the switches and CiscoWorks, a

powerful network management application. CiscoWorks provides policy management for all Cisco network services,

including QoS, multicast, security, network resiliency, and mobility of users. Policy management is implemented using Cisco

Virtual Management Policy Server (VMPS). Present on all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches, Cisco VMPS delivers the

database information required to implement policies for all Cisco network services. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series also

supports industry-standard IEEE 802.1x for policy management.

Intelligent, embedded agents on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches include support for Cisco Discovery Protocol, delivering

network topology discovery and mapping, and Cisco Virtual Trunking Protocol (VTP), supporting dynamic VLANs and

dynamic trunk configuration across all switches. Embedded intelligent Remote Monitoring (RMON) agents on every port

deliver powerful traffic monitoring and control—four RMON groups are supported per port to include statistics, history,

events, and alarms groups.

Enhanced Switched Port Analyzer (ESPAN) functionality enables the user to mirror traffic on any port or VLAN to another

Ethernet or Fast Ethernet port for analysis by a Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series NAM or RMON Cisco SwitchProbe® product.

SPAN ports can also be configured from remote hosts via trunk links for centralized management and monitoring. NetFlow

technologies, part of Cisco IOS Software, also can be used to collect detailed traffic statistics for tactical network engineering

and strategic network planning. Remote SPAN (RSPAN) functionality enables mirroring of network traffic between source

ports and destination ports across multiple switches in the network for analysis by a Cisco SwitchProbe device, traffic

analyzer, or other RMON probe.

Support for local, out-of-band management is delivered through a terminal or modem attached to the console or auxiliary

interface; remote in-band management is available via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Telnet client,

BOOTP, and Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP). The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series delivers a comprehensive tool set that

enables network managers to control their fast-growing multiservice networks.

Integrated Gigabit per Second Network Analysis

Additional RMON groups on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series may be monitored using the integrated NAM or switch probes.

The NAM for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 fully supports RMON-1 and RMON-2, in addition to supporting Switch Monitoring

(SMON) and high-capacity RMON (HC-RMON). The NAM not only helps keep the network operating by doing fault

isolation and troubleshooting, but also helps perform trend analysis and capacity management. The new, high-performance,

fabric-enabled NAMs, NAM-1 and NAM-2, meet diverse network analysis needs in a scalable switching environment,

including gigabit speeds. NAM-1 and NAM-2 are supported by the NAM Software Version 2.2, which comes with the

embedded, Web-based traffic analyzer, providing full-scale RMON and troubleshooting capabilities. The NAM-2 delivers the

highest performance by virtue of a high-performance, dual-processor architecture to boost packet-processing performance.


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Investment Protection

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series supports many features designed to protect customer investments. All Cisco Catalyst 6500

Series support the same line-card modules, supervisors, and power supplies, enabling common sparing and cost-effective

performance upgrades. This level of support includes the ability to use the same modules used in both the horizontal slot

chassis and Cisco Catalyst 6509-NEBs vertical slot chassis.

Line cards, originally supported on the Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series that use the 32-Gbps passive switch backplane, can also

coexist in the same system with the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 256-Gbps switch fabric-enabled line cards. Cisco Catalyst

6500 Series forward and backward module compatibility allow for a “pay-as-you-grow” approach.

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series also protects customer investment in Cisco 7600 Router Series WAN interface port adapters

by sharing these modules via the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series FlexWAN module. Since port adapter functionality is consistent

across the Cisco 7600 routers and the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series, there is no need for additional training when these modules

are used in a Cisco Catalyst 6500 chassis equipped with the FlexWAN module.

Gigabit Ethernet fiber and copper interface flexibility is supported on all Gigabit Ethernet ports, such that one module supports

both fiber and copper connections by simply changing GBIC types.

Because the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series takes advantage of the industry-leading software and management infrastructure of

the Cisco Catalyst Series, customers can apply their existing knowledge of CatOS or Cisco IOS Software, CLI, CiscoWorks

for Switched Internetworks, and Cisco Resource Manager tools without the need to learn a new CLI or management system.

For protecting customer investments in existing equipment, Cisco offers the Technology Migration Program (TMP). The TMP

provides credit toward the purchase of new equipment, easing the cost of network upgrades. The Cisco TMP can be used to

cost-effectively upgrade customers to new Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches.

Summary

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches are a key member of the Cisco Catalyst multilayer switch portfolio, providing

high-performance multilayer solutions for campus backbones, data centers, and wiring closets as well as service provider

networks. Coupled with the most feature-rich software in the industry, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides the required

infrastructure to support high-capacity gigabit switching and the multilayer intelligence to efficiently manage network traffic

in the most demanding environments. With scalability, flexibility, investment protection, and high availability as cornerstones,

all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis can be upgraded to accept a wide range of modules from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps, and T1/

E1 to OC-48, including new supervisors and switching fabric for higher performance. Integration of services modules further

expands the range of deployment options.

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series delivers maximum network uptime, comprehensive network security, scalable

high-performance, and unparalleled services integration.


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Technical Specifications

Standard Network Protocols

• IEEE 802.1Q, 802.1p, 802.3x, and 802.1x

• Ethernet: IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T, and 10BASE-FL

• Fast Ethernet: IEEE 802.3u, 100BASE-TX, and 100BASE-FX

• Gigabit Ethernet: IEEE 802.3z and 802.3ab

• 10 Gigabit Ethernet: IEEE 802.3ae

Network Management

CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks graphical user interface (GUI) management, including but not limited to:

• CiscoView

• Cisco VLAN Director Software

• Cisco TrafficDirector Software

• Cisco Discovery Protocol

• VTP

• SNMP agent V.1 (RFCs 1155–1157)

• SNMPv2c

• Cisco workgroup Management Information Base (MIB)

• Ethernet MIB (RFC 1643)

• Ethernet repeater MIB (RFC 1516)

• SNMP MIB II (RFC 1213)

• RMON (RFC 1757)

• Interface table (RFC 1573)

• Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)

• Station Management (SMT) 7.3 (RFC 1285)

• ESPAN

• Port snooping and connection steering

• Text-based CLI based on familiar router interface

• Standard Cisco IOS Software security capabilities: passwords and TACACS+

• Telnet, TFTP, and BOOTP for management access


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Licensing

Use of mini-RMON on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches requires the purchase of the RMON agent license. Only one

RMON agent license is required per chassis (that is, a chassis with redundant supervisors does not require two licenses).

Note: The Cisco Catalyst 6500 NAM does not require a license.

Mini-RMON Agent Licenses

Supervisor Engine Indicators and Interfaces

• Console or auxiliary port via RJ-45 (female) data terminal equipment (DTE) for local or remote connectivity

• Approximates switch load from 1 to 100 percent

Table 2 Part Numbers for Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series Agent Licenses

WS-C6X06-EMS-LIC Cisco Catalyst 6006 RMON Agent License

WS-C6X09-EMS-LIC Cisco Catalyst 6009 RMON Agent License

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