Supervisor Engines
Name |
VS-S2T-10G |
VS-S2T-10G-XL |
VS-S720-10G-3C |
Virtual Switching System (VSS) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Uplinks |
3 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) based gigabit 1 10/100/100 (Management) 2 X2 Based 10Gb |
2 SFP based gigabit 1 10/100/100 2 X2 Based 10Gb |
IPv4 Routing in Hardware (requires DFC3s) |
Up to 720 megapackets per second (Mpps) |
Up to 450 Mpps |
IPv6 Routing in Hardware (requires DFC3s) |
Up to 360 Mpps |
Up to 225 Mpps |
L2 Bridging in Hardware (requires DCF3s) |
Up to 720 Mpps |
Up to 450 Mpps |
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) in Hardware for Layer 3 VPNs and Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS) Tunneling |
Up to 8192 VRFs (VPN Routing and Forwarding) with a total of up to 256,000 routes per system. |
Up to 8192 VRFs with a total of up to 1,000,000 routes per system. |
Up to 1024 VRFs with a total of up to 256,000 routes per system. |
Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) |
In Hardware |
Network Address Translation (NAT) |
Hardware Assisted |
Media Access Control (MAC) Entries (1K=1024) |
128K |
96K |
Forwarding Entries (1K=1024) |
256K (IPv4) 128K (IPv6) |
1024K (IPv4) 512K (IPv6) |
256K (IPv4) 128K (IPv6) |
Netflow Entries (1K=1024) |
512K |
1024K |
128K |
QoS Features |
VS-S2T-10G |
VS-S2T-10G-XL |
VS-S720-10G-3C |
Layer-3 Classification and Marking Access Control Entries (ACEs) |
64K shared for QOS / Security : 48K for Security, 16K for QoS |
256K shared for QOS / Security : 192K for Security, 64K for QoS |
32K dedicated for QoS |
Aggregate Rate-Limiting Location |
|
|
Ingress port or VLAN and egress VLAN or Layer-3 port |
Rate-Limiting Level Types |
Committed Information Rate (CIR), Peak Information Rate (PIR) |
Aggregate Traffic Rate-Limiting Policers |
16348 |
1023 |
Flow-Based Rate-Limiting Method; Number of Rates |
Per source address, destination address, or full flow; 64 rates |
MAC Access Control Lists (ACLs) Featuring per-Port/per VLAN Granularity |
Yes |
Security Features |
VS-S2T-10G |
VS-S2T-10G-XL |
VS-S720-10G-3C* |
Application Control Engine (ACE) Counters |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Port Security |
Yes |
IEEE 802.1x and 802.1x Extensions |
Yes |
VLAN, Router and Port ACLs |
Yes |
Security ACL Entries |
64K shared for QOS / Security : 48K for Security, 16 K for QoS |
256K shared for QOS / Security : 192K for Security, 64K for QoS |
32K |
Reflexive ACLs |
|
|
128K |
Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF) Check in Hardware |
16 paths |
Up to 6 paths |
CPU Rate Limiters (DoS Protection) Includes Control Plane Policing |
57 special case rate limiters |
10 special case rate limiters |
Private VLANs |
Yes |
Number of Interfaces with Unique ACLs |
16K |
16K |
512 |
MAC ACLs on IP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco TrustSec support |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
CPU HW rate limiters by pulse per second (PPS) or bits per second (BPS) |
Yes |
Yes |
No (PPS only) |
Control Plane Policing (CoPP) for Multicast |
L2 & L3 support |
- |
CoPP for Exceptions: Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), Time-to-Live (TTL) |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
CoPP Exceptions Netflow Support |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
ACL Labels |
16K |
16K |
512 |
Port ACL |
8K |
2K |
ACL Dry Run |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Hitless ACL Changes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
MPLS and Virtualization Features |
VS-S2T-10G |
VS-S2T-10G-XL |
VS-S720-10G-3C |
Label Imposition/Disposition (MPLS-PE), Swapping (MPLS-P) |
Yes |
Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) |
Yes |
Tag Distribution Protocol Support (TDP) |
Yes |
MPLS VPN |
Yes |
Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) Lite |
Yes |
QoS Mechanisms Using Experimental (EXP) Bits |
Yes |
MPLS with Resource Reservation Protocol Traffic Engineering (MPLS-RSVP-TE) |
Yes |
MPLS Differentiated Services (DiffServ)-Aware Traffic Engineering (MPLS-DS-TE) |
Yes |
MPLS Traceroute |
Yes |
EoMPLS |
Yes |
Native Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS in HW) |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Native L2 over Multipoint GRE |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
VRF-aware Operational contexts |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
VPN Netflow support |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
VPN aware NAT |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
VRF-lite scalability |
VLAN reuse per sub-interface |
VLAN reuse per sub-interface |
- |
Per VPN Interface statistics |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Name |
VS-S720-10G-3CXL |
WS-SUP720-3B |
WS-SUP720-3BXL |
Virtual Switching System (VSS) |
Yes |
- |
- |
Uplinks |
|
2 SFP based gigabit |
IPv4 Routing in Hardware (requires DFC3s) |
|
Up to 400 Mpps |
IPv6 Routing in Hardware (requires DFC3s) |
|
Up to 200 Mpps |
L2 Bridging in Hardware (requires DCF3s) |
|
Up to 400 Mpps |
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) in Hardware for Layer 3 VPNs and Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS) Tunneling |
Up to 1024 VRFs with a total of up to 1,000,000 routes per system. |
Up to 1024 VRFs with a total of up to 256,000 routes per system. |
Up to 1024 VRFs with a total of up to 1,000,000 routes per system. |
Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) |
In Hardware |
Network Address Translation (NAT) |
Hardware Assisted |
Media Access Control (MAC) Entries (1K=1024) |
96K |
64K |
Forwarding Entries (1K=1024) |
1024K (IPv4) 512K (IPv6) |
256K (IPv4) 128K (IPv6) |
1024K (IPv4) 512K (IPv6) |
Netflow Entries (1K=1024) |
256K |
128K |
256K |
QoS Features |
VS-S720-10G-3CXL |
WS-SUP720-3B |
WS-SUP720-3BXL |
Layer-3 Classification and Marking Access Control Entries (ACEs) |
32K dedicated for QoS |
Aggregate Rate-Limiting Location |
Ingress port or VLAN and egress VLAN or Layer-3 port |
Rate-Limiting Level Types |
Committed Information Rate (CIR), Peak Information Rate (PIR) |
Aggregate Traffic Rate-Limiting Policers |
1023 |
Flow-Based Rate-Limiting Method; Number of Rates |
Per source address, destination address, or full flow; 64 rates |
MAC Access Control Lists (ACLs) Featuring per-Port/per VLAN Granularity |
Yes |
Security Features |
VS-S720-10G-3CXL* |
WS-SUP720-3B |
WS-SUP720-3BXL |
Application Control Engine (ACE) Counters |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Port Security |
Yes |
IEEE 802.1x and 802.1x Extensions |
Yes |
VLAN, Router and Port ACLs |
Yes |
Security ACL Entries |
32K |
Reflexive ACLs |
128K |
Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF) Check in Hardware |
Up to 6 paths |
CPU Rate Limiters (DoS Protection) Includes Control Plane Policing |
10 special case rate limiters |
Private VLANs |
Yes |
Number of Interfaces with Unique ACLs |
4K |
512 |
4K |
MAC ACLs on IP |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Cisco TrustSec support |
- |
- |
- |
CPU HW rate limiters by pulse per second (PPS) or bits per second (BPS) |
No (PPS only) |
No (PPS only) |
No (PPS only) |
Control Plane Policing (CoPP) for Multicast |
- |
- |
- |
CoPP for Exceptions: Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), Time-to-Live (TTL) |
- |
- |
- |
CoPP Exceptions Netflow Support |
- |
- |
- |
ACL Labels |
4K |
512 |
4K |
Port ACL |
|
|
|
ACL Dry Run |
- |
- |
- |
Hitless ACL Changes |
- |
- |
- |
MPLS and Virtualization Features |
VS-S720-10G-3CXL |
WS-SUP720-3B |
WS-SUP720-3BXL |
Label Imposition/Disposition (MPLS-PE), Swapping (MPLS-P) |
Yes |
Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) |
Yes |
Tag Distribution Protocol Support (TDP) |
Yes |
MPLS VPN |
Yes |
Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) Lite |
Yes |
QoS Mechanisms Using Experimental (EXP) Bits |
Yes |
MPLS with Resource Reservation Protocol Traffic Engineering (MPLS-RSVP-TE) |
Yes |
MPLS Differentiated Services (DiffServ)-Aware Traffic Engineering (MPLS-DS-TE) |
Yes |
MPLS Traceroute |
Yes |
EoMPLS |
Yes |
Native Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS in HW) |
- |
Native L2 over Multipoint GRE |
- |
VRF-aware Operational contexts |
- |
VPN Netflow support |
- |
VPN aware NAT |
- |
VRF-lite scalability |
- |
Per VPN Interface statistics |
- |
10G Line Cards
Feature |
WS-X6704-10GE |
WS-X6708-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6716-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6908-10G-2T/2TXL |
Ports |
4 |
8 |
16 |
8 |
Optics |
XENPAK |
X2 |
X2 |
X2 |
Switch fabric connection |
40 Gbps (80 Gbps full duplex) |
40 Gbps (80 Gbps full duplex) |
40 Gbps (80 Gbps full duplex) |
80 Gbps (80 Gbps full duplex) |
Oversubscription |
01:01:00 AM |
02:01:00 AM |
04:01:00 AM |
01:01:00 AM |
Queues |
Receive: 8q8t |
Receive: 8q4t |
Oversubscription mode: |
Receive: 8q4t |
Transmit: 1p7q8t |
Transmit: 1p7q4t |
Receive: 1p7q2t per port |
Transmit: 1p7q4t |
|
|
Transmit: 1p7q4t per port group |
|
|
|
Performance mode: |
|
|
|
Receive: 8q4t per port |
|
|
|
Transmit: 1p7q4t per port |
|
Onboard memory |
256 MB default, upgradeable to 512 MB or 1 GB |
1 GB default |
1 GB default |
2 GB default |
Port buffers |
16 MB per port |
200 MB per port |
90 MB per port group in oversubscription mode 200 MB per port in performance mode |
256 MB per port |
Maximum port density per chassis |
44 ports (6513-E) |
88 ports (6513-E chassis) |
176 ports (6509-E chassis) |
88 ports (6513-E chassis) |
Maximum port density per VSS |
88 ports |
176 ports |
352 ports |
176 ports |
Hardware-based multicast replication (ingress and egress), per replication engine |
Approximately 20 Gbps, 2 engines per module |
Approximately 40 Gbps, 2 engines per module |
Approximately 40 Gbps, 2 engines per module |
Approximately 40 Gbps, 2 engines per module |
Jumbo frame support for bridged and routed packets |
Up to 9216 bytes |
Can be used to form virtual switch link |
- |
Yes |
Performance mode: Yes Oversubscription mode: No |
Yes |
Forwarding Engine |
WS-X6704-10GE |
WS-X6708-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6716-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6908-10G-2T/2TXL |
Centralized Forwarding Card (CFC) |
Default |
- |
- |
- |
Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC) |
Optional: DFC3A, DFC3B, DFC3BXL, DFC3C, DFC3CXL |
With DFC3C, supports 256K forwarding entries; with DFC3CXL, supports 1024K forwarding entries. |
With DFC3C, supports 256K forwarding entries; with DFC3CXL, supports 1024K forwarding entries. |
With DFC4, supports 256K forwarding entries; with DFC4XL, supports 1024K forwarding entries. |
Queue Mapping and Scheduling |
WS-X6704-10GE |
WS-X6708-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6716-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6908-10G-2T/2TXL |
Class of Service (CoS) |
Yes |
Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Deficit Weighted Round Robin (DWRR) Scheduler |
Yes |
Yes |
Oversubscription and performance mode |
Yes |
Weighted Random Early Detection Scheduler |
Yes |
Yes |
Oversubscription and performance mode |
Yes |
Shaped Round Robin (SRR) Scheduler |
No |
Yes |
Performance mode, at egress only |
At egress only |
Supported Supervisor Engines |
WS-X6704-10GE |
WS-X6708-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6716-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6908-10G-2T/2TXL |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 with 10GE uplinks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 2T |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
Supervisor Engine 720 with any policy feature card (chassis will work in lowest common denominator mode) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Virtual Switching Supervisor 2T (with CFC or DFC4 / DFC4XL on the 6704) |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
Supported Chassis |
WS-X6704-10GE |
WS-X6708-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6716-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6908-10G-2T/2TXL |
Any Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-Series (NEBS compliant: operating temperature up to 55°C) |
Yes |
C6509 NEB-A with Dual Fan Tray (NEBS compliant) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Cisco 7600 Series with Dual Fan Tray (NEBS compliant) |
Yes |
Cisco 7604 and 7609 Series only |
- |
- |
Non-E 6500 Series, such as Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6509, 6513, and C6509-NEB-A with Single Fan Tray (non-NEBS compliant: operating temperature up to 40°C) |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Non-E 7600 Series with Single Fan Tray (non-NEBS compliant) |
- |
Cisco 7606, 7613, and 7609 Series only |
- |
- |
Slot Requirements |
WS-X6704-10GE |
WS-X6708-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6716-10G-3C/3CXL |
WS-X6908-10G-2T/2TXL |
Cisco Catalyst 6503-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6504-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6506 |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Any slot |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6506-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509 |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Any slot |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-V-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-NEB-A |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Any slot |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6513 with Supervisor 720 |
Slots 9-13 only |
Slots 9-13 only |
Slots 9-13 only |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6513-E with Supervisor 720 |
Slots 9-13 only |
Slots 9-13 only |
Slots 9-13 only |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6513-E with Supervisor 2T |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only; (6704 must have CFC or DFC4 to operate with Supervisor 2T) |
- |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only |
Cisco Catalyst 7604 |
Any slot |
Any slot |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 7606 |
Any slot |
Any slot |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 7609 |
Any slot |
Any slot |
- |
- |
Cisco 7613 Series |
Slots 9-13 only |
- |
- |
- |
Feature |
WS-X6816-10T-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6816-10G-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6716-10T-3C/3CXL |
Ports |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Optics |
Copper (RJ-45) connectors |
X2 |
No optics; Copper (RJ-45) connectors |
Switch fabric connection |
40 Gbps (80 Gbps full duplex) |
40 Gbps (80 Gbps full duplex) |
40 Gbps (80 Gbps full duplex) |
Oversubscription |
04:01:00 AM |
04:01:00 AM |
04:01:00 AM |
Queues |
Oversubscription mode: |
Oversubscription mode: |
Oversubscription mode: |
Receive: 1p7q2t per port |
Receive: 1p7q2t per port |
|
Transmit: 1p7q4t per port group |
Transmit: 1p7q4t per port group |
|
Performance mode: |
Performance mode: |
Performance mode: |
Receive: 8q4t per port |
Receive: 8q4t per port |
Receive: 8q4t per port |
Transmit: 1p7q4t per port |
Transmit: 1p7q4t per port |
Transmit: 1p7q4t per port |
Onboard memory |
1 GB default |
1 GB default |
1 GB default |
Port buffers |
90 MB per port group in oversubscription mode 256 MB per port in performance mode |
90 MB per port group in oversubscription mode 200 MB per port in performance mode |
90 MB per port group in oversubscription mode 200 MB per port in performance mode |
Maximum port density per chassis |
176 ports (6513-E chassis) |
176 ports (6509-E chassis) |
130 ports (9-slot chassis) |
Maximum port density per VSS |
352 ports |
352 ports |
260 ports |
Hardware-based multicast replication (ingress and egress), per replication engine |
Approximately 40 Gbps, 2 engines per module |
Approximately 40 Gbps, 2 engines per module |
Approximately 50 Gbps, 2 engines per module |
Jumbo frame support for bridged and routed packets |
Up to 9216 bytes |
Can be used to form virtual switch link |
Performance mode: Yes Oversubscription mode: No |
Performance mode: Yes Oversubscription mode: No |
Performance mode: Yes Oversubscription mode: No |
Forwarding Engine |
WS-X6816-10T-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6816-10G-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6716-10T-3C/3CXL |
Centralized Forwarding Card (CFC) |
- |
- |
- |
Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC) |
With DFC4, supports 256K forwarding entries; with DFC4XL, supports 1024K forwarding entries. |
With DFC3C, supports 256K forwarding entries; with DFC3CXL, supports 1024K forwarding entries. |
With DFC3C, supports 256K forwarding entries; with DFC3CXL, supports 1024K forwarding entries. |
Queue Mapping and Scheduling |
WS-X6816-10T-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6816-10G-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6716-10T-3C/3CXL |
Class of Service (CoS) |
Yes |
Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Deficit Weighted Round Robin (DWRR) Scheduler |
Yes |
Oversubscription and performance mode |
Oversubscription and performance mode |
Weighted Random Early Detection Scheduler |
Yes |
Oversubscription and performance mode |
Oversubscription and performance mode |
Shaped Round Robin (SRR) Scheduler |
Performance mode, at egress only |
Performance mode, at egress only |
Performance mode, at egress only |
Supported Supervisor Engines |
WS-X6816-10T-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6816-10G-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6716-10T-3C/3CXL |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 with 10GE uplinks |
- |
- |
Yes |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 2T |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Supervisor Engine 720 with any policy feature card (chassis will work in lowest common denominator mode) |
- |
- |
Yes |
Virtual Switching Supervisor 2T (with CFC or DFC4 / DFC4XL on the 6704) |
- |
- |
- |
Supported Chassis |
WS-X6816-10T-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6816-10G-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6716-10T-3C/3CXL |
Any Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-Series (NEBS compliant: operating temperature up to 55°C) |
Yes |
C6509 NEB-A with Dual Fan Tray (NEBS compliant) |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco 7600 Series with Dual Fan Tray (NEBS compliant) |
- |
- |
- |
Non-E 6500 Series, such as Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6509, 6513, and C6509-NEB-A with Single Fan Tray (non-NEBS compliant: operating temperature up to 40°C) |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Non-E 7600 Series with Single Fan Tray (non-NEBS compliant) |
- |
- |
- |
Slot Requirements |
WS-X6816-10T-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6816-10G-2T/2TXL |
WS-X6716-10T-3C/3CXL |
Cisco Catalyst 6503-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6504-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6506 |
- |
- |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6506-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509 |
- |
- |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-V-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-NEB-A |
- |
- |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6513 with Supervisor 720 |
- |
- |
Slots 9-13 only |
Cisco Catalyst 6513-E with Supervisor 720 |
- |
- |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6513-E with Supervisor 2T |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only |
Cisco Catalyst 7604 |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 7606 |
- |
- |
|
Cisco Catalyst 7609 |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco 7613 Series |
- |
- |
- |
1G Line Cards
Feature |
WS-X6724-SFP |
WS-X6748-SFP |
WS-X6748-GE-TX |
Ports |
24 |
48 |
48 |
Optics |
SFP |
SFP |
None. RJ-45 |
Queues per Port |
Transmit: 1p3q8T; Receive: 2q8T |
Deficit Weighted Round Robin (DWRR) Scheduler |
Yes |
Port Buffers |
Receive: 166 KB; Transmit: 1.17 MB |
Onboard Memory |
256 MB default, upgradable to 512 MB or 1 GB |
256 MB default, upgradable to 512 MB or 1 GB |
256 MB default, upgradable to 512 MB or 1 GB |
Maximum port density (for 6513-E chassis) |
264 ports |
528 ports |
528 ports |
Maximum port density per VSS |
576 ports |
1056 ports |
1056 ports |
Hardware-based multicast replication, ingress and egress, per replication engine |
Approximately 20 Gbps, 2 replication engines per module |
Jumbo frame support for bridged and routed packets |
Up to 9216 bytes |
Forwarding Engine |
WS-X6724-SFP |
WS-X6748-SFP |
WS-X6748-GE-TX |
Centralized Forwarding Card (CFC) |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC4 or DFC4XL) |
- |
- |
- |
Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC3A, DFC3B, DFC3BXL, DFC3C, DFC3XL) |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
Supported Supervisor Engine |
WS-X6724-SFP |
WS-X6748-SFP |
WS-X6748-GE-TX |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 2T |
Yes; 6724 must have CFC, DFC4, or DFC4XL to operate with Supervisor 2T |
Yes; 6724 must have CFC, DFC4, or DFC4XL to operate with Supervisor 2T |
Yes; 6724 must have CFC, DFC4, or DFC4XL to operate with Supervisor 2T |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Supported Chassis |
WS-X6724-SFP |
WS-X6748-SFP |
WS-X6748-GE-TX |
Any Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-Series (NEBS compliant: operating temperature up to 55°C) |
Yes |
C6509 NEB-A with Dual Fan Tray (NEBS Compliant) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco 7600 Series (NEBS compliant) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Slot Requirements |
WS-X6724-SFP |
WS-X6748-SFP |
WS-X6748-GE-TX |
Cisco Catalyst 6503-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6504-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6506 |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6506-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509 |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-V-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-NEB-A |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6513 with Supervisor 720 |
Slots 9-13 only |
Slots 9-13 only |
Slots 9-13 only |
Cisco Catalyst 6513-E with Supervisor 720 |
Slots 9-13 only |
Slots 9-13 only |
Slots 9-13 only |
Cisco Catalyst 6513-E with Supervisor 2T |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only; (6724 must have CFC, DFC4, or DFC4XL to operate with Supervisor 2T) |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only; (6724 must have CFC, DFC4, or DFC4XL to operate with Supervisor 2T) |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only; (6724 must have CFC, DFC4, or DFC4XL to operate with Supervisor 2T) |
Cisco Catalyst 7604 |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 7606 |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 7609 |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Any slot |
Cisco 7613 Series |
Slots 9-13 only |
Slots 9-13 only |
Slots 9-13 only |
Feature |
WS-X6824-SFP-2T / 2TXL |
WS-X6848-SFP-2T / 2TXL |
WS-X6848-TX-2T / 2TXL |
Ports |
24 |
48 |
48 |
Optics |
SFP |
SFP |
None. RJ-45 |
Queues per Port |
Transmit: 1p3q8T; Receive: 2q8T |
Deficit Weighted Round Robin (DWRR) Scheduler |
Yes |
Port Buffers |
Receive: 166 KB; Transmit: 1.17 MB |
Onboard Memory |
1GB Default |
1GB Default |
1GB Default |
Maximum port density (for 6513-E chassis) |
264 ports |
528 ports |
528 ports |
Maximum port density per VSS |
528 ports |
1056 ports |
1056 ports |
Hardware-based multicast replication, ingress and egress, per replication engine |
Approximately 20 Gbps, 2 replication engines per module |
Jumbo frame support for bridged and routed packets |
Up to 9216 bytes |
Forwarding Engine |
WS-X6824-SFP-2T / 2TXL |
WS-X6848-SFP-2T / 2TXL |
WS-X6848-TX-2T / 2TXL |
Centralized Forwarding Card (CFC) |
- |
- |
- |
Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC4 or DFC4XL) |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC3A, DFC3B, DFC3BXL, DFC3C, DFC3XL) |
- |
- |
- |
Supported Supervisor Engine |
WS-X6824-SFP-2T / 2TXL |
WS-X6848-SFP-2T / 2TXL |
WS-X6848-TX-2T / 2TXL |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 2T |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720 |
- |
- |
- |
Supported Chassis |
WS-X6824-SFP-2T / 2TXL |
WS-X6848-SFP-2T / 2TXL |
WS-X6848-TX-2T / 2TXL |
Any Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-Series (NEBS compliant: operating temperature up to 55°C) |
Yes |
C6509 NEB-A with Dual Fan Tray (NEBS Compliant) |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco 7600 Series (NEBS compliant) |
- |
- |
- |
Slot Requirements |
WS-X6824-SFP-2T / 2TXL |
WS-X6848-SFP-2T / 2TXL |
WS-X6848-TX-2T / 2TXL |
Cisco Catalyst 6503-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6504-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6506 |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6506-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509 |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-V-E |
Any slot |
Cisco Catalyst 6509-NEB-A |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6513 with Supervisor 720 |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6513-E with Supervisor 720 |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 6513-E with Supervisor 2T |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only |
Slots 1-6 and 9-13 only |
Cisco Catalyst 7604 |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 7606 |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco Catalyst 7609 |
- |
- |
- |
Cisco 7613 Series |
- |
- |
- |
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