As the premier Cisco® modular multilayer switch, the Cisco Catalyst® 6500 Series delivers secure, converged services from the wiring closet to the core, to the data center, and to the WAN edge.
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides the broadest selection of 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet media, Power over Ethernet (PoE) (inline power) options, densities, performance, interoperability, and chassis deployment options. From basic wiring closets and small campus distribution and core layers to high-performance data centers, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 10/100BASE-TX modules scale from 16 ports up to 1152 ports, and the 10/100/1000BASE-TX modules scale from 16 ports up to 576 ports in a single Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis. Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series10/100 and 10/100/1000 modules are the key enablers of a Borderless Network access solution. Cisco with the Catalyst 6500 is the best choice for architecting and deploying holistic, cost-effective network access architecture. Securely connecting to anyone, anywhere, using any device. These modules are available in copper unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) and shielded twisted-pair (STP) using RJ-45 or RJ-21 making it the most widely deployed Cisco IP Telephony port enabled campus switch.
Note: Refer to the “Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Mixed-Media Gigabit Ethernet Interface Modules” data sheet for information about modular physical layer deployment options using gigabit interface converters (GBICs) and Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) form factors.
● IEEE 802.3af PoE support (for example, IP phone and wireless access point)—These modules support PoE field upgrade, network-interface-card (NIC) and phone auto detection (phone discovery), and voice VLANs.
● IEEE 802.3at PoE+ support—Providing support for up to 30W per device. IEEE 802.3at is ideal for IP telephony, wireless LAN access points and thin client deployments
● Simplified network operation with cable fault detection—These modules offer the ability to test cabling using a time domain reflectometer (TDR), which sends signals down the cable to identify faults in each twisted pair (available on some 10/100 and all 10/100/1000 Ethernet-over-copper interface modules).
● Range of port densities—These modules are available with 16 to 96 ports per module, enabling up to 1152 10/100BASE-TX ports or 576 10/100/1000BASE-TX ports per 13-slot chassis (configured with 12 interface modules).
● Scalable and predictable system performance—These modules provide a selection of switch-fabric connections and throughput options: 32-, 256-, and 720-Gbps bandwidth with a system throughput of: 15, 30, 210, and up to 400 Mpps.
● IEEE 802.3 triple-speed autonegotiation—These modules allow switches to negotiate speed (10, 100, and 1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (half or full) with attached devices.
● Superior traffic management—These modules are available with large (up to 1 MB per interface) buffers and up to 4 transmit queues to aid in congestion avoidance, traffic prioritization, and policing; multiple thresholds can be configured to manage differentiated levels of service.● Operational consistency—These modules Configurations offer configurations for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 3-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis running Cisco IOS® Software and Cisco Catalyst Operating System Software; they are interoperable with all other interfaces and services modules and forward-compatible with all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series supervisor engines.
● Maximum network uptime and resiliency—These modules support the Cisco Enhanced Per- VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+) protocol, IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) protocol, Per-VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree (PVRST) protocol, Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), Cisco EtherChannel® technology, and IEEE 802.3ad link aggregation for fault-tolerant connectivity.
● Extensive management tools—These modules support the CiscoWorks network-management platform; Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Versions 1, 2, and 3; and four Remote Monitoring (RMON) groups (statistics, history, alarms, and events).
IP Telephony and User-Mobility Support with Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet Interface Modules
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series is a lead element in Cisco Borderless Network Access architecture, providing numerous IP telephony and network security features for the enterprise.
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series delivered the industry\'s first Ethernet switching modules that provided PoE for converged data and voice traffic as well as other powered devices, such as wireless access points. Several Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series interface modules support PoE on each interface port, allowing customers to build campus multiservice data and voice networks for wiring closets with the following features:
● PoE—Provides power for Cisco Prestandard Inline Power and IEEE 802.3af standard PoE over standard Category 5 UTP cable up to 100 meters for such as IP phones and wireless access points
● Powered Device Discovery—Detects the presence of a powered device such as an IP phone and supplies inline power automatically
● Auxiliary VLAN using 802.1Q—Segments IP phones and data endpoints into separate, logical networks automatically
● Automatic quality of service (AutoQoS)—Simplifies the task of configuring QoS mechanisms for IP telephony and more
● Cisco Identity Based Networking Services (IBNS)—Enables greater security while simultaneously offering cost-effective management of changes throughout the organization
Cisco Catalyst Prestandard Inline Power, IEEE 802.3af PoE and IEEE 802.3at PoE+
Using existing Category 5 UTP installations, the PoE feature helps enable network administrators to control power distribution from a central location. Configuring Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches with uninterruptible-power-supply (UPS) systems helps ensure that building power outages will not affect network telephony connections, providing greater network availability.
Enabled by a daughter card for \"pay-as-you-grow\" flexibility, several Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet interface modules support PoE. Some of these interface modules support the IEEE 802.3af standard as an additional upgrade option. The Cisco Catalyst PoE feature implementation passes the required domestic and international safety regulations and compliance measures.
All Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 802.3af PoE modules support three classes of powered devices, delivering a maximum of 15.4W per port as defined in the standard:
● Class 0—Up to 4W per port
● Class 1—Up to 7W per port
● Class 2—Up to 15.4W per portThe new 48 x 10/100/1000 PoE/PoE+ module supports all three classes of powered devices in addition to Class 3 power as defined by the IEEE 802.3at PoE+ standard:
● Class 3—Up to 30W per port