Cisco WS-C6500-SFM Switch Fabric Module

DESCRIPTION OPTIONAL DISTRIBUTED FORWARDING TECHNOLOGY, AND ALLOWS LOCAL FORWARDING AND SWITCHING ON INDIVIDUAL LINE CARDS, MAKING IT A SUITABLE PLATFORM FOR CONVERGENCE OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE NETWORK. THE SWITCH FABRIC MODULE ENABLES A NEW ARCHITECTURE THAT ALLOWS 30 MPPS OF CISCO EXPRESS FORWARDING (CEF)-BASED CENTRAL FORWARDING PERFORMANCE ON SUPERVISOR ENGINE 2 AND OVER 100 MPPS VIA DISTRIBUTED FORWARDING ON LINE CARDS. THE HIGHER BANDWIDTH AND PERFORMANCE ENABLED BY THE SWITCH FABRIC MODULE COUPLED WITH ADVANCED SERVICES SUCH AS QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) AND SECURITY IN HARDWARE VIA ACCESS CONTROL LISTS (ACLS) MAKE CATALYST 6500 SERIES THE PREMIER PLATFORM FOR BOTH SERVICE PROVIDERS AS WELL AS ENTERPRISES. SPECIFICATION - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION : CISCO SWITCH - DEVICE TYPE : SWITCH - FORM FACTOR : PLUG-IN MODULE - DIMENSIONS (WXDXH) : 39.1 CM X 42.7 CM X 4.5 CM - WEIGHT : 4.5 KG - DATA TRANSFER RATE : 256 GBPS - FEATURES : LAYER 3 SWITCHING, LAYER 2 SWITCHING