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Cisco cisco Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 6506-Emodular chassis

The Cisco Catalyst 6506-E is a 6-slot enterprise modular chassis switch delivering carrier-class reliability and high line card flexibility for campus backbones and datacenter distribution. With dual supervisor engine slots and four payload slots in a 12U chassis, the 6506-E supports up to 192 Gigabit Ethernet or 64 10GbE ports alongside dedicated hardware firewall and wireless service modules.

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Specifications

Brandcisco
FamilyCatalyst 6500
Form factormodular chassis
ReleasedOct 2004
End of saleOct 2017
End of supportOct 2022
Chassis slots6
Supervisor slotsSlots 5 and 6 (redundant supervisors)
Line card slots4 payload line card slots (Slots 1 through 4)
Chassis height12U rack mount
BackplaneUp to 80 Gbps per slot fabric interconnect
ServicesSupports ASA Services Module (ASASM), WiSM2 wireless, and NAM network analysis

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FAQ

What service modules can run inside the 6506-E chassis?

It supports hardware blade modules including ASA Services Module, Wireless Services Module 2 (WiSM2), and Network Analysis Module (NAM).

Can the 6506-E run Cisco VSS?

Yes, with Supervisor 720-10G or Supervisor 2T engines, two 6506-E chassis can form a single VSS 1440 virtual switch.

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