Re: 6500 Vs 7600

From: Gabriel Nunes (gabriel.nunes@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jun 27 2007 - 16:13:09 ART


Thanks for your rich information Mike even late :-) I had thought that
information on the following data sheet:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_relevant_interfaces_and_modules.html

In my case the switch is a 6509 so, any slot.

Thanks,

Gabriel Nunes

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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