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This chapter describes the Catalyst 6000 family switches and contains these sections:
The Catalyst 6000 series consists of the six-slot Catalyst 6006 switch and the nine-slot Catalyst 6009 switch. The Catalyst 6500 series consists of the six-slot Catalyst 6506 switch, the nine-slot Catalyst 6509 switch, and the nine-slot Catalyst 6509-NEB switch.
These high-performance, modular, frame-based switches support high-density Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet in both campus-backbone and server-aggregation environments. The Catalyst 6006 and the Catalyst 6009 switches have a 32-Gbps switching capacity, while the Catalyst 6506, the Catalyst 6509, and the Catalyst 6509-NEB switches can support a backplane architecture that scales from 32 Gbps to 256 Gbps.
All platforms share the same supervisor engines, switching modules, and software, and support redundant configurations of supervisor engines, power supplies, and port interfaces.
Typically, the Catalyst 6000 family Ethernet interfaces connect workstations and repeaters while the Fast Ethernet interfaces connect workstations, servers, switches, and routers. The Gigabit Ethernet switching module provides a high-performance gigabit switching backbone while the supervisor engine gigabit interfaces serve as uplinks that aggregate traffic from high-density 10/100-Mbps wiring closets.
ATM LAN Emulation (LANE) and Multiprotocol over ATM (MPOA) support is provided by the ATM dual PHY OC-12 LANE/MPOA module.
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Table 1-1 lists and describes the features of the switches.
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The Catalyst 6006 and Catalyst 6506 switch chassis have six slots each (see Figure 1-1). Slot 1 is reserved for the supervisor engine, which provides switching, local and remote management, and multiple gigabit uplink interfaces.
Slot 2 can contain an additional redundant supervisor engine, which can act as a backup if the first module fails. If a redundant supervisor engine is not required, slot 2 is available for a switching module.
For a detailed description of supervisor engine operation in a redundant configuration, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide.
The Catalyst 6009 and Catalyst 6509 switch chassis have nine slots each (see Figure 1-2). Slot 1 is reserved for the supervisor engine, which provides switching, local and remote management, and multiple gigabit uplink interfaces.
Slot 2 can contain an additional redundant supervisor engine, which can act as a backup if the first module fails. If a redundant supervisor engine is not required, slot 2 is available for a switching module.
For a detailed description of supervisor engine operation in a redundant configuration, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide.
The Catalyst 6509-NEB switch chassis has nine vertical slots that are numbered from right to left (see Figure 1-3). Slot 1 is reserved for the supervisor engine, which provides switching, local and remote management, and multiple gigabit uplink interfaces.
Slot 2 can contain an additional redundant supervisor engine, which can act as a backup if the first supervisor engine fails. If a redundant supervisor engine is not required, slot 2 is available for a switching module.
For a detailed description of supervisor engine operation in a redundant configuration, refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide.
Posted: Sun Jun 11 02:28:06 PDT 2000
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