Data Sheet
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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:
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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
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Comprehensive Network Security: Integrates proven, multi-gigabit Cisco security
solutions, including intrusion detection, firewall, VPN, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) into
existing networks
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Scalable Performance: Provides up to 400-mpps performance with distributed
forwarding architecture
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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
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Operational Consistency: Features 3-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis configurations sharing a
common set of modules, Cisco IOS
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Software, Cisco Catalyst Operating System Software,
and network management tools that can be deployed anywhere in the network
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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
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Features 3-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis configurations that share a common set of modules,
software, and network management tools
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Deploys anywhere in the network—from the wiring closet to the core network, to the data
center, to the WAN edge
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Shares WAN port adapters with Cisco 7xxx Series routers for reduced sparing and
training costs
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