Catalyst 6503 Switch
Catalyst 6503 Switch
The Catalyst 6503 switch is a 3-slot horizontal chassis.
switch chassis.
the front view and
Table 1-1
Catalyst 6503 Switch Features
Feature
Chassis
Supervisor Engine
Modules
Backplane Bandwidth
Clock and VTT modules
Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Installation Guide
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Table 1-2
lists the specifications of the Catalyst 6503 switch chassis.
Figure 1-2
shows the rear view of the Catalyst 6503 switch.
Description
Three horizontal slots. Slots are numbered from 1 (top) to 3 (bottom).
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Supports Supervisor Engine 1, Supervisor Engine 2, Supervisor
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Engine 32, and Supervisor Engine 720.
Supervisor engines are installed in slot 1 and slot 2.
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Using a Supervisor Engine 32 or a Supervisor Engine 720 requires
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that you install the optional high-speed fan tray.
The uplink ports are fully functional on the redundant supervisor engine
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in standby mode.
Redundant supervisor engines must be configured identically.
Note
Supports up to two Catalyst 6500 series modules.
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Does not support the WS-C6500-SFM and WS-X6500-SFM2 Switch
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Fabric Modules.
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Does not support the WS-X67xx modules.
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Some Catalyst 6500 series modules may:
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Not be supported
Require that you install a Supervisor Engine 720
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Have chassis slot restrictions
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Require a specific software release level
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Check your software release notes for specific information.
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32 GBps shared bus.
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720 GBps switch fabric.
One replaceable clock module (CLK-7600=) provides clocking signals
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to the EOBC channel and the switching bus.
Non-replaceable voltage termination (VTT) module provides reference
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voltage for bus signals.
Chapter 1
Table 1-1
lists the features of the Catalyst 6503
Product Overview
Figure 1-1
shows
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