RE: 6500 Vs 7600

From: Mike Kraus \(mikraus\) (mikraus@cisco.com)
Date: Tue Jun 26 2007 - 11:45:05 ART


I hate to say always or never to a question like this. But, in general,
you can use an optical module (such as the 2-port OC-12c ATM SI+) in
any slot. But, for each particular particular module you should always
check the documentation as to what slots are supported. Especially when
using the 6513.

There is a 32 Gbps connection to the shared bus in a 6500, but a 40 Gbps
connection to the switch fabric (20Gbps per channel). Doing some
math... 720/40 equals 18. So, you can have 18 20Gbps channels per
Sup720. On the current 6513, slots 1-8 only have a single channel.
Where, 9-13 have a dual channel. So, 1 channel per the first 8 slots is
8 channels, 2 channels for the last 5 slots is 10 channels, for a
combined 18 channels. All current E chassis's (6503-E, 6504-E, 6506-E,
6509-E have dual channels on all slots).

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From: Gabriel Nunes [mailto:gabriel.nunes@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 1:48 PM
To: Mike Kraus (mikraus)
Cc: ccie2bee before 20000; Cisco certification
Subject: Re: 6500 Vs 7600

Hi Mike,

Regarding 6500... Do you know if we can install an optical card on any
module? Or it is restrict on Slot 1?

Thanks,

Gabriel

On 6/21/07, Mike Kraus (mikraus) <mikraus@cisco.com> wrote:

        Up until recently, you could even run 7600 code on a 6500, so
this has
        caused a lot of confusion over time.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps368/prod_bulletin0900ae
        cd805df25d.html

        As a very broad generalization, the 6500 is geared towards
Converged
        Enterprise LAN+WAN customers. The 7600 is typically seen more
in
        service provider environments or as WAN edge for large
enterprises.
        Yes, I know, it's a generalization.

        More information about 7600/6500 codes 12.2S:
        - IOS 12.2SR is not supported on 6500s, and future 6500 IOS
        versions will not be supported on 7600s.
        - 7600 chassis is not equivalent to the enhanced 6500 chassis
(7600 is
        architecturally similar to the non-E 6500 chassis)
        - Currently no hardware differences between 6500 and 7600,
depending
        upon IOS version. For example, OSMs are not support in the new
IOS with
        Software Modularity.
        - Next 6500 IOS releases will have a lot of CatOS parity
features
        (especially 802.1X extensions) that will not be on the 7600.
        - Software feature differences between 12.2SRA and the 12.2SX on
the
        6500.

        12.2(33)SRA delivers the following functionality - ranging
        from Carrier Ethernet to Mobile to the Enterprise WAN.

        - Carrier Ethernet: Ethernet OAM (802.1ag, 802.3ah), Multipoint
        Bridging with Locally Significant VLANs, Muxed L2+L3 UNI, H-VPLS
on
        SIP-400
        - IP / MPLS Routing: Prefix-Independent MPLS TE+FRR,
Class-based &
        AToM Tunnel Selection, BGP Next Hop Tracking, BFD for eBGP
        - High Availability: Layer 3 MPLS NSF/SSO, OSPF Graceful
Restart
        (RFC 3623)
        - Hardware: FE SPAs, OC-48/STM-16 POS SPAs, CHSTM-1/CHOC3 SPAs
        - Network Management: Config Rollback, IP SLA, PWE3 MIB

        www.cisco.com/go/fn is probably the best way to look for
detailed
        feature differences.

        As always, for the most up to date and accurate information,
contact
        your Cisco account team today! (/end of commercial)

        -----Original Message-----
        From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
Behalf Of
        ccie2bee before 20000
        Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 7:20 PM
        To: Cisco certification
        Subject: 6500 Vs 7600

        Hi Guys

        just a quick question, what are the technicval difference
between a
        cisco 7600 router and cisco 6500 switch. to my understanding
they seem
        the same, lots of modules are nterchangeable so far i cannot
find a
        module that is not interchangeable.
        your inouts will be appreaciated.

        TIA

        josh



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