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Integrated Security

A comprehensive portfolio of proven and integrated multi-gigabit security services modules are available with the Catalyst 6500 Series.. Integrated network security simplifies operations and reduces total cost of ownership.. Cisco Catalyst 6500 security service modules include intrusion detection, firewall, scalable IPSec VPN solutions and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)..

architecture that supports a mix of Cisco Express Forwarding implementations and switch-fabric speeds for optimal data center, campus, and WAN edge deployments, as well as service provider networks.. Catalyst 6500 Series provides consistent and scalable routing services to maximize application performance to branch offices over the WAN with advanced IOS routing solutions..

Integrated High-Performance Network Security

Integrated gigabit-per-second services modules, simplify network management and reduce TCO.. These include:

• Firewall Services Module provides access security

• Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Services Module provides intrusion detection and prevention services

• Network Analysis Service Module provides network traffic visibility with full Remote Monitoring

(RMON) support and graphical reporting capability

• SSL Service Module provides high-performance, secure e-commerce traffic termination

• IPSec VPN Shared Port Adapter (SPA) provides secure, cost-efficient connectivity, with support for

Cisco advanced IPSec VPN solutions such as Dynamic Multipoint VPN and Easy VPN..

Services Integration and Flexibility

Catalyst 6500 Series application intelligence with PISA technology helps ensure application performance and security in converged data, voice, video, and wireless Campus and WAN environments.. Catalyst 6500 supports a wide range of integrated and advanced services such as security, wireless LAN, and Layer 4-7 content services; provides the widest range of interfaces and densities from 10/100/1000 Ethernet to 10 Gigabit, and DS-0 to OC-192; and performs in deployments from the data center, to the Campus and WAN edge..

Scalable Performance

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides up to 400 Mpps performance with a distributed forwarding

Operational Consistency

Featuring 3-, 4-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis configurations, Catalyst 6500 Series shares a common set of modules, Cisco IOS Software, Cisco Catalyst Operating System Software, and network management tools.. Catalyst 6500 Series can be deployed across the network from the core network to the WAN and Internet edge, simplifying network operations and reducing spares expense..

Validated Solutions

All Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series applications are tested in Safe Harbor, with the recent addition of enterprise WAN applications for an End-to-End tested solution..

• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128, 192, and 256; Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES);

and DES cryptology support..

Content and Application Services

•Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 PISA (Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator) monitors, classifies, and controls application traffic in the campus and at the WAN edge.. Hardware accelerated Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) enhances network management and bandwidth utilization

•Content Switching Module (CSM) delivers high-performance, feature-rich server and firewall load balancing to ensure a safer and more manageable infrastructure with unprecedented control

•Integrated SSL acceleration, combined with CSM, provides a high-performance e-commerce solution

•Integrated firewall and CSM provides a secure, high-performance, data center solution

Layer 3 Services

•Multiprotocol Layer 3 routing support with scalable routing table support in hardware

•IPv6 support in hardware with comprehensive services

•Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) in hardware with comprehensive L2 -L3 VPN services

•VPLS and H-VPLS support

Data, Voice, and Video Services

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Operational Consistency

•Shares WAN SIP and SPA modules with Cisco 7304 Router, 7600, 10000, 12000 Series and CRS-1 to reduce sparing and training costs

•Shares WAN port adapters with Cisco 7500 Series routers for smooth migration and investment protection

•Cisco IOS Software and Cisco Catalyst Operating System Software supported on all supervisor engines, providing smooth migration from Cisco 7500 Series deployments; comprehensive CatOS to IOS migration tool

•Investment Protection with support for three generations of interchangeable, hot-swappable modules in the same chassis

Network Uptime and Resiliency

•Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series with Cisco IOS Software Modularity boosts operational efficiency and minimizes downtime

•Provides packet-loss protection and the fastest recovery from network disruption

•Offers optional, redundant, high-performance Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720, passive backplane, multimodule Cisco EtherChannel technology, IEEE 802..3ad link aggregation, IEEE 802..1s only, and Hot Standby Router Protocol/Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (HSRP/ VRRP) high-availability features

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•Integrated IP Communications support in all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series platforms

•10/100 and 10/100/1000 line cards; field-upgradable with inline power

•IEEE 802..3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) support; Cisco Inline Power support

•Dense T1/E1 and FXS, voice interfaces for PSTN access and phone, fax, and PBX connections

•High-performance IP Multicast video and audio application support

•Integrated management systems

Interface Flexibility, Scalability, and Density

•Port density and interface options for data center, campus, and WAN/Internet edge deployments

•Broad range of high-speed WAN, ATM, and SONET interfaces

•Support for up to 576 10/100/1000 gigabit-over-copper ports or 1152 10/100 Ethernet ports

•96-port 10/100 RJ-45 module, with optional field-upgrade to 802..3af PoE

•Support for up to 192 Gigabit Ethernet ports

•10 Gigabit Ethernet, Channelized OC-48 dense OC-3 packet over SONET (POS)

•Single-device management for WAN aggregation, campus, and metro connectivity

•Layer 3 routing and forwarding with upgradable supervisor engines

Metro Ethernet WAN

•802..1Q and 802..1Q tunneling (QinQ) for point-to-point and multipoint Ethernet services

•Ethernet over MPLS with VLAN translation capability

•Layer 2 - Layer 3 quality of service (QoS) with rate limiting and traffic shaping

•High-availability features - enhanced Spanning Tree Protocol, IEEE 802..1s, IEEE 802..1w, and Cisco EtherChannel IEEE 802..3ad link aggregation

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