1. Catalyst 6500 Architecture BRKARC-3465

2. Cisco Live & Networkers Virtual Special Offer Save $100 Cisco Live has a well deserved reputation as one the industrys best educational values. With hundreds of sessions spanning four educational programs Networkers, Developer Networker, Service Provider, IT Management, you can build a custom curriculum that can make you a more valuable asset to your workplace and advance your career goals.Cisco Live and Networkers Virtual immerses you in all facets of Cisco Live, from participating in live keynotes and Super Sessions events to accessing session content to networking with your peers.Visit www.ciscolivevirtual.com and register for Cisco Live and Networkers Virtual. To get $100 USD off the Premier pass, which provides access to hundreds of technical sessions, enter slideshareFY11.BRKARC-3465 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 2 3. Session Goal To provide you with a thorough understanding of the Catalyst 6500 switching architecture, packet flow, forwarding engine functions, and key feature operation.BRKARC-3465 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 33 4. Agenda Chassis and Power SuppliesSupervisor Engine and SwitchFabric ArchitectureModule ArchitectureLayer 2 ForwardingIP Unicast ForwardingIPv4 Multicast ForwardingNetflow, ACL and QoS ProcessingPacket Walks BRKARC-3465 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential4 5. Catalyst 6500 Chassis Architecture Modular chassis in a variety of form factors 3, 4, 6, 9, and 13-slot versions Enhanced (E) chassis offer higher system power capacity and better signal integrity 3, 4, 6, and 9-slot versions Classic switching bus traces/connectors Crossbar fabric traces/connectors Redundant power supplies Fan tray for system cooling 6509-NEB-A and 6509-V-E chassis offers redundant fan trays and air filtration Redundant voltage termination (VTT)/clock modules Redundant MAC address EEPROMsNote: All non-E Series chassis are End-of-Sale exceptfor the WS-C6509-NEB-A.BRKARC-3465 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 5 6. Catalyst 6503/6503E and 6504E Power SupplyPower SupplyClockClockEEPROM SLOT 1 Dual ChannelsFan Tray SLOT 2 Dual ChannelsSLOT 3 Dual ChannelsSLOT 4 Dual ChannelsSwitch Fabric Shared Bus 6504-E6503-E5 RU4 RUNote: CEF720 modules not supported inCatalyst 6503 (non-E) chassisBRKARC-3465 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential6 7. Catalyst 6506/6509 and 6506E/6509E6509-E 6506-E ClockClock EEPROM SLOT 1Dual Channels 12 RUSLOT 2Dual Channels 15 RUSLOT 3Dual ChannelsSLOT 4Dual ChannelsSLOT 5Dual Channels6509-V-ESLOT 6Dual ChannelsFan TraySLOT 7Dual Channels 21 RUSLOT 8Dual ChannelsSLOT 9Dual Channels Switch Fabric Shared BusPower SupplyPower Supply BRKARC-3465 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential7 8. Catalyst 6513 Clock Clock EEPROMSLOT 1Single Channel SLOT 2Single Channel SLOT 3Single Channel SLOT 4Single Channel SLOT 5Single Channel 19 RU SLOT 6Single Channel Fan Tray SLOT 7Single Channel SLOT 8Single Channel SLOT 9Dual ChannelsSLOT 10Dual ChannelsSLOT 11Dual ChannelsSLOT 12Dual ChannelsNote: Modules requiring dual fabric SLOT 13Dual ChannelsChannels (6816,all 67xx except6724) and WiSM will not work in Switch FabricShared Busslots 1-8.Power SupplyPower Supply BRKARC-3465 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential8 9. Catalyst 6513-E Clock ClockEEPROMSLOT 1Dual Channels SLOT 2Dual ChannelsFan Tray (removed from rear) SLOT 3Dual Channels SLOT 4Dual Channels SLOT 5Dual Channels 19 RU SLOT 6Dual Channels SLOT 7Dual Channels SLOT 8Dual Channels SLOT 9Dual Channels SLOT 10 Dual Channels SLOT 11 Dual Channels SLOT 12 Dual ChannelsNote: Modules requiring dual fabricSLOT 13 Dual Channels Fan TrayChannels (6816,all 67xx except6724) and WiSM will not work inSwitch Fabric Shared Busslots 1-8. Power SupplyPower Supply BRKARC-3465 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 9 10. Power SuppliesPower Supplies for six, nine andthirteen slot chassis are located atfront bottom of chassisPower Supplies for three and fourslot chassis are located in the rearAC Power Supplies DC Power Supplies950W ** 950W1000W **1300W **1300W **2500W1400W 2700W2500W **4000W2700W 6000W3000W4000W** Now EOS6000W8700WBRKARC-3465 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 10 11. Power Supply Redundancy The Catalyst 6500 Can Utilize Two Power Supplies to Work in EitherCombined or Redundant Mode Redundant Mode Combined ModeCatalyst 6500 Catalyst 650050% 50%83% 83%Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2Power Supply 1Power Supply 2 Each power supply operates at ~50% capacity Each power supply provides up to 83% of its capacity Neither supply operates at >60% or