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Cisco Data Center Switching Solutions (continued)
Modular Switches
Model/Series Nexus 7000 Series Catalyst 6500 Series
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Power Circuit Failure Redundancy • •
Redundant Fan Trays • •
Redundant Supervisors • •
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Network Protocols
Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD) • •
Aggressive UDLD • •
UplinkFast •
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RSTP (802.1w) • •
PortFast • •
Per VLAN STP (PVSTP) •
Per VLAN RSTP (PVRSTP) • •
Multiple Instance STP (MISTP) • •
MSTP (802.1s) • •
STP Root Guard • •
BPDU Guard • •
Loop Guard • •
Bridge Assurance • •
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Flexlink •
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Software Modularity
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Memory Protection • •
Process Restartability • •
Fixed-Configuration Switches
Nexus 5000 Series Nexus 3000 Series Catalyst 4948E/4900M
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Introduction