Name

WS-SUP720-3BXL

VSS

No

Uplinks

2 Gigabit

IPv4 Routing

In hardware

Up to 400 Mpps

IPv6 Routing

In hardware

Up to 200 Mpps

L2 Bridging

In hardware

Up to 400 Mpps**

MPLS

MPLS in hardware to enable use of layer 3 VPNs and EoMPLS tunneling. Up to 1024 VRFs with a total of up to 1,000,000 routes per system.

GRE

In hardware

NAT

Hardware assisted

MAC Entries

64,000

Routes

1,000,000 (IPv4), 500,000 (IPv6)

Netflow Entries

256,000

Chassis Compatibility

• Cisco 6503, 6503-E, 6404-E, 6506, 6506-E, 6509, 6509-E, 6509-NEB, 6509-NEB-A, 6513

• Cisco 7603, 7606, OSR-7609, 7609, 7613

Fan Tray and Power Supply Required

• High speed fan

• 2500W AC or DC

Slot Requirements

Occupies the switch fabric slots in the chassis:

• 3-slot chassis: slots 1 and 2

• 4-slot chassis: slots 1 and 2

• 6-slot chassis: slots 5 and 6

• 9-slot chassis: slots 5 and 6

• 13-slot chassis: slots 7 and 8

Software Compatibility

• Catalyst 6500 Series

• CatOS: 8.3(2) and higher

• Native: 12.2(17d)SXB1 and higher

• Cisco 7600 Series: supports Cisco IOS 12.2(17b)SXB and later

Protocols

• Layer 3 routing protocols, Border Gateway Protocol version 4 (BGPv4), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol(EIGRP), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Distributed FIB Switching, Cisco Discover Protocol (CDP), Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

• Traditional Protocols such as Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), Appletalk, DECnet, Virtual Integrated Network Service (VINES), Connectionless Network Service (CLNS)

• Multicast forwarding, Protocol independent Multicast (PIM) (both sparse and dense mode), (S,G), (*,G), Bi-Directional PIM in hardware

• Comprehensive MPLS support

• Cisco Group Management Protocol and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping

Memory

• supports 1GB DRAM for route the processor and 1GB DRAM for the switch processor

• 64MB or 512MB (s/w image dependent) Boot Flash for SP switch processor and 64-MB of Boot Flash for the route processor

Options

Removable storage: 64MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB (Compact Flash)

Uplink Ports

Two Gigabit Ethernet ports, one Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP), one selectable SFP or 10/100/100 RJ-45

Console Ports

One (RS-232)

Reliability and Availability

• FSU (Fast software upgrade)

• RPR+ (Route Processor Redundancy+)

• SSO+NSF (Stateful Switchover + Nonstop Forwarding)

• OIR (Online insertion and removal) Hot Swap

Physical Specifications

• (H x W x D): 1.6 x 15.3 x 16.3 in. (4.0 x 37.9 x 40.3 cm)

• Weight: 11.5 lb

Power Consumption

7.82A (328W)

Environmental Conditions

• Operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)

• Storage temperature: -40 to 167°F (-40 to 75°C)

• Relative humidity: 10 to 90 percent, noncondensing

• Regulatory compliance