Feature
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Supervisor Engine 720
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Supervisor Engine 32
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Supervisor Engine 2
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Supervisor Engine 1A (Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series only)
EOS-3/25/2005
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Uplinks
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Two Gigabit Ethernet ports-one gigabit interface converter (GBIC) based and one configurable to GBIC based or 10/100/1000 RJ-45 based
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• Eight Gigabit Ethernet ports, SFP based + one 10/100/1000 RJ-45 port
OR
• Two 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports, XENPAK based + one 10/100/1000 RJ-45 port
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Two Gigabit Ethernet ports, GBIC based
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Two Gigabit Ethernet ports, GBIC based
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Uplink Queue Structure
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• Tx 1p2q2t
• Rx 1p1q4t
• 512 KB buffer per port
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• Tx 1p3q8t
• Rx 2q8t
• 9.5 MB buffer per Gigabit Ethernet port
• 100 MB buffer per 10 Gigabit Ethernet port
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• Tx 1p2q2t
• Rx 1p1q4t
• 512 KB buffer per port
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• Tx 1p2q2t
• Rx 1p1q4t
• 512 KB buffer per port
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Uplink Port Scheduler
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WRR
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DWRR or SRR
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WRR
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WRR
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USB Port
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No
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Two USB 2.0 ports-one host port and one device port
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No
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No
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Self-Power Cycling
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No, power cycle line cards only
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Yes, power cycle remotely through console port
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No, power cycle line cards only
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No, power cycle line cards only
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Backplane
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720 Gbps integrated switch fabric module (SFM)
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32 Gbps shared bus
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32 Gbps shared bus or 256 Gbps with SFM
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32 Gbps shared bus
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Performance
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Up to 400 Mpps for Cisco Express Forwarding interface modules
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Up to 15 Mpps IPv4 services
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• 15 Mpps without SFM
• 30 Mpps with SFM and no distributed forwarding cards (DFCs)
• Up to 210 Mpps with SFM and DFCs
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15 Mpps
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Cisco Express Forwarding
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Yes
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Yes, hardware-based forwarding with MSFC2A
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Yes, hardware-based forwarding with MSFC2
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No, flow-based forwarding
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Distributed Cisco Express Forwarding
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Yes, with a DFC3 present
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No
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Yes, with a DFC present
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No
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SP NVRAM
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2 MB (SP)
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2 MB (SP)
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512 KB (SP)
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512 KB (SP)
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SP Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
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512 MB default, upgradeable to 1 GB on Supervisor Engine 720 and Supervisor Engine 720-3B; 1 GB default on Supervisor Engine 720-3BXL
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512 MB default, upgradeable to 1 GB
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256 MB default, upgradeable to 512 MB
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128 MB default
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SP Onboard Flash (BootFlash)
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64 MB upgradeable to 512 MB, 1GB
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256 MB, through internal compact flash (referred to as bootdisk in command-line interface), upgradeable to 512 MB, 1 GB
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32 MB
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16 MB
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Removable Memory
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Compact flash type II-64, 128, and 256 MB; hardware capable to support 512 MB, 1 GB
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Compact flash type II-64, 128, and 256 MB; hardware capable to support 512 MB, 1 GB; USB
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PCMCIA 16, 24, and 64 MB; ATA 64 MB
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PCMCIA 16, 24, and 64 MB; ATA 64 MB
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Chassis Supported
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All Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis and Cisco 7600 Series chassis with fan tray 2 or E-Series fan tray and 2500W power supplies or above
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All Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis with fan tray 2 or E-Series fan tray and 2500W power supplies or above; Cisco 7604, Cisco 7606, Cisco 7609, and Cisco 7613 with high speed fan tray
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All Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series chassis, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis, and Cisco 7600 Series chassis with any fan tray
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All Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series chassis, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis, and Cisco 7600 Series chassis with any fan tray
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Minimum Software Support
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• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series:
· CatOS 8.1(1)
· Cisco IOS ® Software 12.2(14)SX
• Cisco 7600 Series: Future
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• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series:
· CatOS 8.4(1)
· Cisco IOS 12.2(18)SXF
• Cisco 7600 Series: IOS 12.2.18SXF
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• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series:
· CatOS 6.1
· Cisco IOS 12.1(8a)E
• Cisco 7600 Series: IOS 12.1E, 12.2.SX
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• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series:
· CatOS 5.3
· Cisco IOS 12.0(7)XE1
• Cisco 7600 Series: Not supported
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Slot Requirements
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Slots 1 and 2 in a 3-slot chassis, slots 5 and 6 in a 6- or 9-slot chassis, and slots 7 and 8 in a 13-slot chassis
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Slots 1 and 2 in a 3-slot and 4 slot chassis, slots 5 and 6 in a 6- or 9-slot chassis, and slots 7 and 8 in a 13-slot chassis
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Slots 1 and 2 in all chassis
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Slots 1 and 2 in all chassis
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Hardware-Based Forwarding Engine
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PFC3A, PFC3B, or PFC3BXL onboard
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PFC3B onboard
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PFC2 onboard; not field-upgradeable
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Two versions: with and without PFC onboard; not field-upgradeable
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MSFC Daughter Card Version
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MSFC3 ONBOARD
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MSFC2A onboard; Layer 3 support with layer 3 license
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MSFC2 optional
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MSFC2 optional; not field upgradeable
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