Cisco 8500 - Cisco 8500 Switch Overview; Cisco 8500 Switches

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Cisco 8500 Switch Overview
• Cisco 8500 Switches, on page 1
• System Control Module Overview, on page 5
• Switch Main Board Overview, on page 7
• Temperature and Physical Specifications, on page 8
• Weight and Power Consumption, on page 9
• Airflow Direction, on page 9
• Maximum Power Available to the Switch, on page 9
• Supported Optics, on page 10
Cisco 8500 Switches
Cisco 8501
The Cisco 8501 is a G200-based, 4-RU switch. It uses a single-slot non-redundant System Control Module
(SCM) card in the front which contains the CPU complex for managing the system. .
The Cisco 8501 supports 64x800G OSFP ports with support for 2x400G optics, providing a total of
128x400GbE ports, for 51.2T total switching bandwidth.
The front of the chassis has the Switch Main Board (SMB) and pluggable System Control Module (SCM).
Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco 8500 Switches
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