Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 6500-E Series
The Cisco® Catalyst® 6500 and 6500-E Series sets the new standard for IP Communications and application delivery in enterprise campus and service provider networks by maximizing user productivity and enhancing operational control. As the premier intelligent, multilayer modular Cisco switch, the Catalyst 6500 Series delivers secure, converged, end-to-end services, from the wiring closet to the core network, the data center, and the WAN edge. The 6500-E series switches offer enhancements to scale beyond the 4000W power supply. Today's 6500 series switch cannot scale beyond 4000W of total system capacity except for 6513. The 6513 can support up to 6000W of power.
Ideal for enterprises and service providers seeking to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO), the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides unprecedented investment protection and delivers scalable performance and port density across several chassis configurations and LAN, WAN, and metropolitan-area network (MAN) interfaces. Available in 3-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis, Catalyst 6500 Series switches feature an unparalleled range of integrated services modules, including multigigabit network security, content switching, telephony, and network analysis modules.
Through a forward-thinking architecture that uses a common set of modules and OS software across all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis (Figure 1), the Catalyst 6500 Series delivers a high level of operational consistency that optimizes IT infrastructure usage and enhances return on investment (ROI). From 48-port to 576-port 10/100/1000 or from 1152-port 10/100 Ethernet wiring closets to 400 million packets per second (mpps) network cores supporting up to 192 1-Gbps or 32 10-Gbps trunks, the Catalyst 6500 Series provides an optimal platform that maximizes network uptime with stateful failover capability between redundant routing and forwarding engines.
With numerous industry-leading features, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series supports three generations of modules that continue to demonstrate the value of the Catalyst 6500 Series and the commitment of Cisco Systems® to innovation. The new generation of Catalyst 6500 Series modules and Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720 devices incorporate 11 new application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)-extending Cisco's leadership in networking while providing unparalleled investment protection.
Features and Benefits
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides market-leading services, performance, port densities, and availability with investment protection for enterprise and service provider markets, including:
• Maximum Network Uptime: With Cisco IOS Software Modularity and platform, power supply, supervisor engine, switch fabric, and integrated network services redundancy provides one- to three-second stateful failover and delivers application and services continuity in a converged network, minimizing disruption of mission-critical data and services
• Comprehensive Network Security: Integrates proven, multi-gigabit Cisco security solutions, including intrusion detection, firewall, VPN, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) into existing networks
• Scalable Performance: Provides up to 400-mpps performance with distributed forwarding architecture
• Forward-Thinking Architecture with Investment Protection: Supports three generations of interchangeable, hot-swappable modules in the same chassis, optimizing IT infrastructure usage, maximizing ROI, and reducing TCO
• Operational Consistency: Features 3-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis configurations sharing a common set of modules, Cisco IOS® Software, Cisco Catalyst Operating System Software, and network management tools that can be deployed anywhere in the network
• Unparalleled Services Integration and Flexibility: Integrates advanced services such as security, wireless LAN services, and content with converged networks; provides the widest range of interfaces and densities, from 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet to 10 Gigabit, and from DS-0 to OC-48; and performs in any deployment from end to end
Operational Consistency in End-to-End Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Deployments
• Features 3-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis configurations that share a common set of modules, software, and network management tools
• Deploys anywhere in the network-from the wiring closet to the core network, to the data center, to the WAN edge
• Shares WAN port adapters with Cisco 7xxx Series routers for reduced sparing and training costs
• Offers choice of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco Catalyst Operating System Software supported on all supervisor engines, providing smooth migration from Cisco Catalyst 5000 Series and Cisco 7500 Series deployments
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Port Density Information, WAN Modules and Interfaces
Maximum System Port Densities (Including Supervisor Engine Ports) |
Catalyst 6503 |
Catalyst 6503-E |
Catalyst 6506 and 6506-E* |
Catalyst 6509 and 6509-E* |
Catalyst 6509-NEB and 6509-NEB-A |
Catalyst 6513 |
10 Gigabit Ethernet (XENPAK) |
2 |
8 |
20 |
32 |
32 |
20 |
Gigabit Ethernet (Small Form-Factor Pluggable [SFP] Optics) |
8 |
98 |
242 |
386 |
384 |
410 |
Gigabit Ethernet (gigabit Interface Converter [GBIC]) |
34 |
34 |
82 |
130 |
130 |
194 |
10/100/1000 Ethernet |
97 |
97 |
241 |
385 |
385 |
577 |
10/100 Fast Ethernet |
192 |
192 |
480 |
768 |
768 |
1152 |
100BASE-FX |
96 |
96 |
240 |
384 |
384 |
576 |
FlexWAN (DS-0 to OC-3) |
2 modules with 4 port adapters |
2 modules with 4 port adapters |
5 modules with 10 port adapters |
8 modules with 16 port adapters |
8 modules with 16 port adapters |
12 modules with 24 port adapters |
Integrated WAN Modules |
OC-3 POS ports |
16 |
16 |
40 |
64 |
64 |
96 |
OC-12 POS ports |
8 |
8 |
20 |
32 |
32 |
48 |
OC-12 ATM ports |
4 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
16 |
24 |
OC-48 POS/Dynamic Packet Transport (DPT) Ports |
4 POS
2 DPT |
4 POS
2 DPT |
10 POS
5 DPT |
16 POS
8 DPT |
16 POS
8 DPT |
24 POS
12 DPT |
PSTN Interfaces |
Digital T1/E1 Trunk Ports |
36 |
36 |
90 |
144 |
144 |
216 |
FXS Interfaces |
144 |
144 |
360 |
576 |
576 |
864 |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Chassis Part Numbers
Part Number |
Chassis |
WS-C6503 |
Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis (3 slots) |
WS-C6503-E |
Enhanced Catalyst 6503 chassis (3 slots) |
WS-C6506 |
Catalyst 6506 chassis (6 slots) |
WS-C6506-E |
Enhanced Catalyst 6506 chassis (6 slots) |
WS-C6509 |
Catalyst 6509 chassis (9 slots) |
WS-C6509-E |
Enhanced Catalyst 6509 chassis (9 slots) |
WS-C6509-NEB-A |
Enhanced Catalyst 6509-NEB chassis (9 vertically oriented slots) |
WS-C6513 |
Catalyst 6513 chassis (13 slots) |