32
33
Supervisor Engines SUP 720
WS-SUP720-3BXL
WS-SUP720-3B
SUP 32
WS-SUP32-10GE-3B
WS-SUP32-GE-3B
Chassis supported All All
Bandwidth per slot (Gbps) 40 32 shared
Total bandwidth (Gbps) 720 32
Packets per second (Mpps) 407 15
MAC addresses supported 64K max./32K effective 64K max./32K effective
Routes supported 1,000,000 (3BXL) 256,000 (3B) 256,000
Onboard memory (DRAM) Up to 1GB Up to 1GB
Uplinks 2xGE 2x10GE (-10GE) 8-GE (-GE)
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Cisco IOS Software Modularity
Catalyst 6500 Series with Cisco IOS
Software Modularity boosts operational
efficiency and minimizes downtime through
evolutionary software infrastructure
advancements. By enabling modular Cisco
IOS subsystems to run as independent,
self-healing processes, this innovation
minimizes unplanned downtime through
fault containment and stateful process
restarts, simplifies software changes
through subsystem In-Service Software
Upgrades (ISSU), and enables process-level,
automated policy control by integrating
the Embedded Event Manager (EEM).
Maximum PoE Scalability
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides the
industry leading levels of power scalability
needed to support high-density PoE
deployments. The enhanced 6- and 9-slot
chassis (C6506-E and C6509-E models) are
designed to scale beyond the current 6000W
power supplies. Continuing this product
line’s tradition of unmatched investment
protection, all existing supervisors, line
cards, switch fabrics, and software releases
are supported in the E-series chassis.

Hardware Features: Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engines Series Spotlight

Catalyst Supervisor

Engine 720

• Optimized for maximum
bandwidth
• Integrated 720Gbps switch fabric
• 3BXL Policy Feature Card
expands routing, MPLS,
and netflow capacity

Catalyst Supervisor

Engine 32

• Optimized for the access layer
• Shared 32Gbps bus

Catalyst 6500 Supervisor

Common Features

• Supports next generation
performance of Gigabit and
10 Gigabit interfaces
• Compatible with all three
generations of Catalyst
6500 series interfaces
and service modules
• User-based rate limiting
enforcing up to 64 policy rates
• High performance
features in hardware:
• IPv4 and IPv6 forwarding
• Layer 2 and Layer 3
MPLS and EoMPLS
• Virtual Route Forwarding
Lite (VFR-Lite)
• Generic Route
Encapsulation (GRE)
• Advanced security features
• 802.1x and NAC
• Access control lists (ACLs)
• Virtual LANs (VLANs)
• Port Security
• CPU rate limiting
• Multi-path uRFP

Catalyst Supervisor

Engine 32 with

10 Gigabit Uplinks

• Optimized for the access layer
• Shared 32Gbps bus
• High bandwidth 10GE uplinks