From: Ben (bmunyao@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jun 27 2007 - 15:53:19 ART
The 7600 supports any-to-any Layer 2 VPN (MPLS) e.g. HDLC to Ethernet, while
the 6500 only supports like-to-like L2VPN deployments.
My 2cents
Ben
On 6/26/07, Mike Kraus (mikraus) <mikraus@cisco.com> wrote:
>
> 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).
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> 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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