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Modular Switches
Model/Series Nexus 7000 Series Catalyst 6500 Series
System Scalability
Switching Fabric (Gbps) 4.1 Tbps-7.4 Tbps 32 Gbps–720 Gbps
Packets per Second (Mpps) 960-7680 15–400
Modular Memory Upgrade • •
LAN Switching Features
Connectivity and Filtering
EtherChannel
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LACP Fast Rate • •
Jumbo Frames—GbE on Copper • •
Jumbo Frames—GbE on Fibre • •
Broadcast Suppression • •
Multicast Suppression • •
Unicast Flood Suppression • •
Number of Member Links in Port Channel Up to 16 Up to 8
Layer 2
ISL/802.1Q • •
Private VLAN Edge • •
Private VLAN • •
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) • •
VTP Transperant VTP Transperant • •
VTP Client /Server • •
VLAN Trunking Protocol Pruning • •
Number of Active VLANs 4096 per VDC 4096
Number of VLAN IDs 4096 per VDC 4096
MAC Entries 128,000 96,000
Layer 3
Static Routes • •
RIP, RIPv2 • •
EIGRP • •
EIGRP Stub • •
OSPF v2 • •
BGP • •
Fixed-Configuration Switches
Nexus 5000 Series Nexus 3000 Series Catalyst 4948E/4900M
520 Gbps-1.92 Tbps 1.28 Tbps 176-320 Gbps
384-1428 Mpps 950 Mpps 131-250 Mpps
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4013 4013 4096
4096 4096 4096
32,000 128,000 55,000
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Introduction
Cisco Data Center Switching Solutions
Intelligent Switching for the Evolving Network