Cisco WS-C3550-12G Switch Guide - Page 7

From edge to core, Cisco switches provide a complete range of services for all levels of application intelligence, unified network services, integrated security, virtualization, non-stop communications and operational manageability. Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series • Flagship Catalyst switching services platform for core-distribution deployments • Virtual Switching System bolsters availability and scales to 4-terabit capacity • Up to 160 gigabits per slot; 100 Gigabit Ethernet ready • Simplifies creation of separate logical networks with Easy Virtual Network (EVN) • Integrated services modules enhance security, manageability, and wireless control Efficiently scale, virtualize, secure, and manage your network remotely with Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches. Offering a high-performance, feature-rich platform suitable for deployment in campus, data center, WAN, and Metro Ethernet networks, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides a strong foundation for Borderless Networks, so you can connect anyone, anywhere, at any time. Scale Performance and Network Services • 2 terabits per second (Tbps) fabric delivers 80 Gbps switching capacity per slot and scales to 4 Tbps system capacity with Cisco Catalyst Virtual Switching System (VSS) • 40G-capable system supports up to 360 10G ports and 1068 1G ports per VSS system • Supervisor Engine 2T supports up to 720 mpps of IPv4 and 390 mpps of IPv6 • Provides large table sizes for scalable deployment with protected control plane. Virtual Switching System • Activates all available bandwidth across redundant Catalyst 6500 systems and eliminates assymmetric routing • Supports interchassis stateful failover and provides deterministic subsecond recovery • Provides single point of management • Eliminates need for First-Hop Resiliency Protocol (FHRP), supports simplified loop-free topologies Network Virtualization • Offers infrastructure consolidation by providing segmentation, path isolation, privacy, limited fate sharing, membership definition, and address space separation technologies • Delivers end-to-end network virtualization using IP/MPLS technologies. Security • Identifies (802.1x suite) , tags (SGT), encrypts (MacSec), and enforces (Security Group Access Control List) with Cisco TrustSec • Supports network device admission control (NDAC) and endpoint admission control (EAC) • Provides investment protection with ingress/egress TrustSec Reflector Integrates Services and Operational Efficiency • Helps unify, simplify, and economize your network with next-generation integrated services modules • Facilitates multiple generations of components on one chassis through a modular design • Monitors switches across the network with Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN)/Remote Switched Port Analyzer (RSPAN) and virtually connects an analyzer to almost any port on the network with Encapsulated Remote SPAN (ERSPAN) • Provides application visibility through flexible, egress, sampled Netflow, and CPU Preserving Netflow Export • Offers image recovery and console logging through the Connectivity Management Processor (CMP) • Delivers onboard packet capture with Mini Port Analyzer 5