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Modular Switches
Model/Series Nexus 7000 Series Catalyst 6500 Series
System Scalability
Switching Fabric (Gbps) 3.7 Tbps - 17.8 Tbps
720Gbps– 2.0 Tbps
4.0 Tbps with VSS
Packets per Second (Mpps) 840-11520
720 mpps of IPv4 and 390
mpps of IPv6
Modular Memory Upgrade • •
LAN Switching Features
Connectivity and Filtering
EtherChannel
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/802.3ad • •
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 16
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 128,000 128,000
Layer 3
Static Routes • •
RIP, RIPv2 • •
EIGRP • •
EIGRP Stub • •
OSPF v2 • •
BGP • •
Introduction
Cisco Data Center Switching Solutions
Intelligent Switching for the Evolving Network