cisco Catalyst 6800 Catalyst 6807-XL
The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL is a 7-slot modular enterprise campus backbone chassis designed to provide high-bandwidth 10G, 40G, and 100G aggregation. Occupying 10U of rack space, the 6807-XL delivers up to 880 Gbps per slot switching bandwidth (up to 11.4 Tbps system capacity with future fabrics), full hardware compatibility with Supervisor 2T, and native support for 6800-series high-density line cards.
Specifications
| Brand | cisco |
|---|---|
| Family | Catalyst 6800 |
| Form factor | modular chassis |
| Released | Nov 2013 |
| End of sale | Oct 2020 |
| End of support | Oct 2025 |
| Chassis slots | 7 |
| Supervisor slots | Slots 3 and 4 (redundant supervisor slots) |
| Line card slots | 5 payload slots (Slots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7) |
| Chassis height | 10U rack mount |
| Backplane bandwidth | 880 Gbps per slot architecture |
| Module compatibility | Supports Catalyst 6800 line cards and Catalyst 6500-E line cards with Sup2T |
| Redundancy | N+1 power supply redundancy and high-efficiency fan trays |
Generations
- Previous generation: cisco Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 6509-E
- Next generation: cisco Catalyst 9600 Catalyst 9606R
Check compatibility with Cisco
Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that Cisco has tested with the cisco Catalyst 6800 Catalyst 6807-XL.
- Compatibility Cisco UCS Hardware Compatibility List
- Compatibility Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix
- Support Cisco Support and Downloads
Equivalent models from other brands
FAQ
What was the design goal of the 6807-XL chassis?
It provided Catalyst 6500 customers an upgraded 10U chassis with four times the per-slot backplane bandwidth while preserving investments in Supervisor 2T and existing modules.
What line cards offer 40GbE on the 6807-XL?
The C6800-16P40G and C6800-8P40G line cards provide native 40GbE QSFP+ interfaces for campus aggregation.
Buying or selling Catalyst 6807-XL?
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Sources
- Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Product Documentation, checked 2026-10-27
- Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Data Sheet and Technical Specifications, checked 2026-10-27