Cisco WS-C6509 User Manual

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• ISP network—Provides robust high-availability, security, and manageability features; world-class networking
software; high-performance Gigabit and 10 Gigabit interface modules; and network management for the most
demanding service provider networking environments requiring Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS),
Multicast, IP Version 6 (IPv6), an extensive set of WAN interfaces, and hierarchical traffic shaping.
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Deployment Scenarios for Catalyst 6500 Series Switches in ISP Networks
• Metro edge—Features edge-, distribution-, and core-layer interfaces for point-to-point and multipoint Ethernet
services for metro and inter-metro network deployments with the following features:
– High-performance 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
– 802.1Q tunneling
– Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS)
– Layer 2 and Layer 3 QoS
– Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS) compliance
– Security, high availability, and manageability
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Cisco WS-C6509 Specifications

General

Model	WS-C6509
Backplane Capacity	720 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	400 Mpps
Layer Support	Layer 3
Redundancy	Yes (Supervisor, Power Supply)
Product Type	Switch
Ports	Dependent on installed modules
RAM	Dependent on Supervisor Engine
Flash Memory	Dependent on Supervisor Engine
Product Series	Catalyst 6500
Operating System	Cisco IOS
Management	CLI, SNMP, Web
MAC Address Table Size	128, 000
Jumbo Frame Support	9216 bytes
Supervisor Engine	Multiple options (e.g., Supervisor Engine 720, Supervisor Engine 32)