Feature | 32-port 10GE Fiber Module | 16-port 10GE Fiber Module | 8-port 10GE Fiber Module |
10GE ports | 32 ports 1GE or 10GE Numbered left to right: <br>? Top row has odd numbered ports: TenGigabitEthernet 1 to 31 ? Bottom row has even numbered ports: TenGigabitEthernet 2 to 32 | 16 ports 1GE or 10GE Numbered left to right: <br>? TenGigabitEthernet 1 to 16 | 8 ports 1GE or 10GE Numbered left to right: <br>? TenGigabitEthernet 1 to 8 |
Port groups | 4 port groups 2 port-sets per port group Port-group 1: ? 1, 3, 5, 7 ? 9,11, 13, 15 Port-group 2: ? 2, 4, 6, 8 ? 10, 12, 14, 16 Port-group 3: ? 17, 19, 21, 23 ? 25, 27, 29, 31 Port-group 4: ? 18, 20, 22, 24 ? 26, 28, 30, 32 | 2 port groups 2 port-sets per port group Port-group 1: ? 1, 2, 3, 4 ? 5, 6, 7, 8 Port-group 2: ? 9, 10, 11, 12 ? 13, 14, 15, 16 | 2 port groups (N/A) Port-group 1: ? 1 to 4 Port-group 2: ? 5 to 8 Performance Mode is not applicable to 8-port 10GE module |
Performance Mode | Yes per port-group | Yes per port-group | N/A |
Switch fabric connection | 160 Gbps in 6807-XL chassis 80 Gbps in 6500-E chassis | 80 Gbps in 6807-XL and 6500-E chassis | 80 Gbps in 6807-XL and 6500-E chassis |
Oversubscription | In C6807-XL: 32 ports: oversubscription mode 2:1 16 ports: performance mode 1:1 In Catalyst 6500-E: 32 ports: oversubscription mode 4:1 16 ports: performance mode 2:1 | In both the C6807-XL and Catalyst 6500-E chassis: 16 ports: oversubscription mode 2:1 8 ports: performance mode 1:1 | In both the C6807-XL and Catalyst 6500-E chassis: 8 ports line rate 1:1 |
Number of forwarding engines | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Throughput (per module) | IPv4: up to 120 Mpps IPv6: up to 60 Mpps | IPv4: up to 60 Mpps IPv6: up to 30 Mpps | IPv4: up to 60 Mpps IPv6: up to 30 Mpps |
Forwarding engine features | ? Non-XL version: comes equipped with DFC4-E for distributed forwarding, supporting: ? 256K IPV4 and MPLS Forwarding entries, 128K IPV6 entries ? 64K IPV4/IPV6 Multicast routes ? 64K ACL entries (shared between QoS and security) ? 1M NetFlow entries (32 port card, with 2 forwarding engines) ? 512K NetFlow entries (8/16 port card, with 1 forwarding engine) ? XL version: equipped with DFC4-EXL for distributed forwarding, supporting ? 1M IPV4 and MPLS Forwarding entries, 512K IPV6 entries ? 64K IPV4/IPV6 Multicast routes ? 256K ACL entries (shared between QoS and security) ? 2M NetFlow entries (32 port card, with 2 forwarding engines) ? 1M NetFlow entries (8/16 port card, with 1 forwarding engine) ? Both models support a MAC Address Table of 128K ? In addition to the increased NetFlow entries, supports Flexible NetfFlow, Sampled NetFlow and Egress NetFlow ? Increased MPLS and VPLS performance of up to: ? 120Mpps for MPLS forwarding and up to 60Mpps for VPLS forwarding (32 port card, with 2 forwarding engines) ? 60Mpps for MPLS forwarding and up to 30Mpps for VPLS forwarding (8/16 port card, with 1 forwarding engine) ? Support for 16K Bridge Domains, allowing the standard 4K VLANs to be reused across these bridge domains ? IPv4 Internet Group Management Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3) snooping in hardware ? IPv6 Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) snooping in hardware ? Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) source registers in hardware ? IPV4 and IPv6 in IPv6 tunneling, IPV4 and IPv6 in MPLS tunneling (6PE/6VPE) ? IPv6 in IPv4 tunneling (Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol [ISATAP], 6to4, GRE) ? Quality-of-service (QoS) support for uniform, short pipe, and pipe mode tunnel; Hierarchical QoS ? Fast Link Notification (FLN) for hardware port state detection with 50ms ? MACsec (802.1ae) link-layer hardware AES 128 bit encryption ? Location ID Separation Protocol (LISP) hardware encapsulation ? Virtual Switch Header (VSH) and Virtual Network Tag (VNtag) hardware encapsulation for VSS and Instant Access | ||
Queues | Receive: ? 1p7q4t (default) ? 2p6q4t (configurable) Transmit: ? 1p7q4t (default) ? 2p6q4t (configurable) | ||
Queuing mechanisms | ? Class of Service (CoS) based queue mapping ? (Differentiated Service Code Point (DSCP) based queue mapping | ||
Scheduler | Ingress Queuing: ? Deficit Weighted Round Robin (DWRR) Egress Queuing: ? Deficit Weighted Round Robin (DWRR) ? Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED) ? Shaped Round Robin (SRR) ? Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED) ? Class Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ) ? 2 Level Traffic Shaping (HQoS) ? Low-Latency Queuing (LLQ) | ||
Port buffers | Oversubscription mode: ? 250 MB per port (Egress) ? 1.2 MB per port (Ingress) Performance mode: ? 500 MB per port (Egress) ? 2.5 MB per port (Ingress) | Oversubscription mode: ? 250 MB per port (Egress) ? 1.2 MB per port (Ingress) Performance mode: ? 500 MB per port (Egress) ? 2.5 MB per port (Ingress) | ? 500 MB per port (Egress) ? 2.5 MB per port (Ingress) |
Hardware multicast replication | ? Ingress and Egress replication-mode ? Approximately 20 Gbps per replication engine ? 8 replication engines per module | ? Ingress and Egress replication-mode ? Approximately 20 Gbps per replication engine ? 4 replication engines per module | ? Ingress and Egress replication-mode ? Approximately 20 Gbps per replication engine ? 4 replication engines per module |
Jumbo frame support | Up to 9216 bytes | ||
Can be used to form VSS Virtual Switch Link | Yes (on all ports) | ||
Can be used to form Instant Access Remote Switch Link | Yes (on all ports) | ||
Maximum 10G port density per chassis (not including supervisor uplinks) | 160 ports (6807-XL chassis) 352 ports (6513-E chassis) 256 ports (6509-E chassis) 160 ports (6506-E chassis) 96 ports (6504-E chassis) 64 ports (6503-E chassis) | 80 ports (6807-XL chassis) 176 ports (6513-E chassis) 128 ports (6509-E chassis) 80 ports (6506-E chassis) 48 ports (6504-E chassis) 32 ports (6503-E chassis) | 40 ports (6807-XL chassis) 88 ports (6513-E chassis) 64 ports (6509-E chassis) 40 ports (6506-E chassis) 24 ports (6504-E chassis) 16 ports (6503-E chassis) |
Maximum port density per VSS (not including supervisor uplinks) | 320 ports (6807-XL chassis) 704 ports (6513-E chassis) 512 ports (6509-E chassis) 320 ports (6506-E chassis) 192 ports (6504-E chassis) 128 ports (6503-E chassis) | 160 ports (6807-XL chassis) 352 ports (6513-E chassis) 256 ports (6509-E chassis) 160 ports (6506-E chassis) 96 ports (6504-E chassis) 64 ports (6503-E chassis) | 80 ports (6807-XL chassis) 176 ports (6513-E chassis) 128 ports (6509-E chassis) 80 ports (6506-E chassis) 48 ports (6504-E chassis) 32 ports (6503-E chassis) |
Supervisor engines supported | Catalyst® 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T and 2TXL | ||
Chassis supported | ? Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL chassis ? Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-Series chassis, including 6503-E, 6504-E, 6506-E, 6509-E, 6509-V-E (NEBS) and 6513-E ? Not supported in 6500 non-E Series chassis and 7600 Series Chassis | ||
Slot requirements | ? Can occupy slots 1-2 and 5-7 in a Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL chassis ? Can occupy any slot in any Cisco Catalyst 6503-E, 6504-E, 6506-E, 6509-E or 6509-V-E or chassis ? Can occupy slots 1-6 and 9-13 in a Cisco Catalyst 6513-E chassis | ||
Onboard memory | 2 GB default | 2 GB default | 2 GB default |
Minimum IOS software release | 15.2(1)SY |