Product
Description: Cisco Systems Catalyst 6500 Series, 7600
Router/Switch Series - The Cisco VS-S720-10G-3C Virtual
Switching Supervisor Engine 720 comes with 10 Gigabit
Ethernet uplinks and PFC 3C high-capacity uplinks, system
virtualization, and elevated throughput with scalable
performance and a rich IP (Internet Protocol) feature
set. This Supervisor Engine is part of the Cisco Systems
VSS 1440 Virtual Switching System.
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Distributed
Forwarding Card 3 (DFC3) is an optional daughter card
for CEF720-based line cards. The DFC3 provides localized
forwarding decisions for each line card and scales the
aggregate system performance to reach up to 400 Mpps (Million
Packets Per Second). The DFC3BXL offers enhancements to
support Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Access
Control Entries (ACE) counters on the Cisco 7600 Series
line cards. The DFC3BXL daughter card also has enhanced
scalability to support one million IPv4 routes and 256-KB
NetFlow entries.
The hardware-based characteristic set allows applications
such as standard IP (Internet Protocol) forwarding, (L2
and L3) Layer 2 and Layer 3 Multi-protocol Label Switching
(MPLS) VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), Ethernet over
MPLS (EoMPLS) with quality of service (QoS) and protection
features. The Supervisor engine 720 combines a high-presentation
720 Gbps (Giga Bits Per Second) crossbar switch fabric
with a forwarding engine compacted in a single module,
transporting 40 Gbps of switching capability for each
slot (empowering 4-port 10GE (10 Giga Bit Ethernet) and
48-port of auto-switching 10/100/1000 density line cards).
In using hardware-empowered forwarding for IPv4, IPv6
and MPLS, this system routine is proficient of 400 Mpps
for IPv4, 200 Mpps for IPv6 traffic, with aspect and 1024
VRFs each occupied with up to 700 routes/VRF for MPLS
(Multi-Protocol Label Switching).
When talking about the VS-S720-10G-3C’s brawny
set of safety measures, the network system security architecture
is actually toughened with support for capabilities such
as individual Port Security, CPU rate limiting to decrease
spikes, Multi-Path uRPF and a lengthy list 802.1x extensions.
Far-reaching attribute support such as QoS apparatus,
hardware-based (not as obsolete software-based) generic-routing-encapsulation
(GRE) tunneling, and access control lists (ACLs) facilitate
customers to assemble high-presentation, feature-rich
campus networks, metropolitan (metro) port aggregation,
and a mixture of WAN (Wide Area Network) edge networks.
Even data centers needing high-capacity feature-rich networks
would benefit from the set on the VS-S720-10G-3C.
Shipping standard with improved security, prosperous
QoS (Quality of Service) and sizable presentation for
Gigabit and 10Gigabit, this VS-S720-10G-3C is quite idyllic
for enterprise core and allocation and data centers, and
again, as well as campus networks.
The Cisco VS-S720-10G-3C constructs on the time-proven
Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) structural design, by maintaining
centralized forwarding (CEF) and distributed forwarding
(dCEF). The deviations of PFC3 differentiate the diverse
Supervisor 720 families of engines. There are three types,
PFC3A, PFC3B and PFC3BXL, keep up a correspondence to
WS-SUP720, WS-SUP720-3B and WS-SUP720-3BXL. The Supervisor
Engine 720 Series family is carried on both operating
systems-Cisco Catalyst OS® and Cisco IOS (Internetworking
Operating Software).
The VS-S720-10G-3C concentrates on the needs of the majority
of challenging service providers and enterprise installation
standards for designing and maintaining modular, flexible,
scalable, and protected layer 2 or layer 3 solutions by:
• Providing scalable forwarding routine: up to
400 Mpps (Million Packets Per Second) IPv4 and 200 Mpps
IPv6 with dCEF
• Multi Protocol Label Switching support (MPLS)
in hardware: allowing the utilization of Virtual Private
Networks and layer 2 tunneling while enhancing traffic
engineering for QoS (Quality of Service)
• Distributing up to 40 Gbps (Giga Bits per Second)
per individual slot of switching capability; 720 Gbps
(Giga Bits per Second) aggregate range in bandwidth
• Giving support for new high routine next generation
gigabit and 10Gigabit crossing points
• Shielding customer's asset, supporting all (3)
three generations of Cisco Catalyst 6500 series interfaces
and service module IOS configurations
• Providing support for all 3 (three) generations
of Catalyst 6500 switch series interfaces, services modules
and WAN (Wide Area Network) interfaces
• Empowering a definite augment in chassis interface
port solidity and services module IOS configurations
The Virtual Switching VS-S720-10G-3C comes standard with
2 SFP based gigabit Ethernet uplinks, 1 auto-switching
10/100/1000 uplink, and 2 10Gigabit uplinks. For IPv4
Routing, the VS-S720-10G-3C incorporates this in the hardware,
up to 450 million packets per second (Mpps), but the module
would require a DFC3 in order to accomplish this. For
IPv6 Routing, again, it is already incorporated in the
hardware with up to 225 million packets per second (Mpps).
For Layer 2 Bridging capability on the VS-S720-10G-3C,
it matches the packet capacity as IPv4 Routing with hardware-based
of up to 450 Mpps (Million packets per second). For Multi
Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), the VS-S720-10G-3C uses
MPLS in the hardware itself to empower the use of layer
3 VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and EoMPLS type tunneling
with a limit of 1024 VRFs totaling 256,000 routes per
system. The Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) is already
built in the hardware itself.
With hardware assisted NAT and 96,000 MAC address entries,
the VSS72010G3C commands 256,000 IPv4 routes and 128,000
IPv6 routes – as well as 128,000 Netflow entries.
Again, the VS-S720-10G-3C has an enhanced feature set
with Layer 3 Classification and Marking Access Control
Entries (ACE) at 32K specifically designed for QoS. Two
types of rate limiting are combined on this supervisor
engine, Committed Information Rate (CIR) and Peak Information
Rate (PIR). It comes standard with 1023 Aggregate Traffic
Rate-Limiting Policers. On all Cisco Supervisor 720 series,
both workgroup switch and virtual switching, comes flow-based,
rate-limiting method of 64 rates of per source address,
destination address, or full flow. And another QoS feature
on the VS-S720-10G-3C is MAC address ACL (Access Control
List) that features per-port, per VLAN (Virtual Local
Area Network) granularity.
The MPLS features on the VS-S720-10G-3C are complete
and security rich. There is both LAN (Local Area Network)
and WAN (Wide Area Network) interface module support for
this particular supervisor engine. The MPLS traits on
the VS-S720-10G-3C are: Label Imposition/Disposition (MPLS-PE),
Swapping (MPLS-P), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP),
Tag Distribution Protocol Support (TDP), MPLS VPN (Virtual
Private Network), VRF Lite, QoS mechanisms using experimental
bits (EXP), MPLS-RSVP-TE, MPLS Differentiated Services
including Diff-Serv Aware Traffic Engineering (MPLS-DS-TE),
MPLS Traceroute, and finally EoMPLS.
The VS-S720-10G-3C is compatible with the following Cisco
Systems Chassis types: 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 router/switch hybrid.
Also, it is vital to understand that the VS-S720-10G-3C
requires the Cisco High Speed Fan Tray and 2500 Watt AC
(Alternating Current) or DC (Direct Current) power supplies.
The VS-S720-10G-3C also occupies the “Switch Fabric”
slot on the switch or switch/router. For 3 slot chassis,
like the WS-C6503 or the CISCO7603 router/switch hybrid,
the supervisor engine would install in slots 1 or 2. On
the 4 slot chassis, like the WS-C6404-E, again the network
administrator would utilize slots 1 and 2. However, for
the 6 and 9 slot chassis, the position of the VS-S720-10G-3C
is in slots 5 and 6. Finally, on the large 13 slot chassis,
network installation of the supervisor engine uses slots
7 and 8.
The software utilized with the VS-S720-10G-3C is one
of the following: Catalyst 6500 Series IOS, CatOS, Cisco
WS-Sup720: 8.1(1) IOS and higher, Cisco WS-Sup720-3B:
8.3(2) IOS and higher, Cisco WS-Sup720-3BXL: 8.3(2) IOS
and higher, Native IOS, Cisco WS-SUP720: 12.2(14)SX IOS
and higher, Cisco WS-Sup720-3B: 12.2(17d)SXB1 IOS and
higher, Cisco WS-Sup720-3BXL: 12.2(17d)SXB1 IOS and higher,
and also Cisco 7600 Series IOS.
The Cisco Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine VS-S720-10G-3C
with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks operates in conjunction
with the Cisco VSS (Virtual Switching System) 1440 to
provide large-density uplinks and system virtualization
together with scalable performance. VSS 1440's system
virtualization technology brings together multiple Cisco
Catalyst 6500 Series Switches into one virtual switch,
scaling the system bandwidth capacity to 1.4 Tbps (Tera
Bytes Per Second). This modernization assists to close
Information Technology resource distribution and application
integration gaps, modernizing both the Cisco Service-Oriented
Network Architecture (SONA) and the Cisco Campus Communications
Fabric (CCF) framework. Cisco VSS 1440, with the Sup720-10G-VSS
as a key facilitator, delivers the following advantages
to customer data center and campus networks:
• Enhances functional operability: Using Multi-chassis
Ether-Channel, the Cisco VSS 1440 eradicates the need
for Hot Standby Router Protocol/Virtual Router Redundancy
Protocol/ Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (HSRP/VRRP/GLBP)
configuration and gives network customers the decision
to use a standards-based aggregation apparatus for server
network interface card (NIC) teaming across redundant
switches. Because multiple Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Switches are viewed as one virtual switch, the management
operating cost is condensed by at least 50 percent, satisfying
budgetary needs and requirements. Using the Cisco VSS
1440, only one gateway IP (Internet Protocol) address
is needed per VLAN, instead of the current standard of
three IP addresses per each individual VLAN.
The Cisco VSS 1440 is elastic enough to be installed in
distinct geographical locales. Cisco Works software further
allows Cisco VSS 1440 management by visualizing two Cisco
Catalyst switches as one virtual switch.
• Advancing uninterrupted communication: The Cisco
VSS 1440 utilizes Multichassis EtherChannel for link failover
and abolishes Layer 2 and 3 protocol reunion. This results
in a specified, sub-second virtual switch revitalization
steering clear of any interference to applications that
depend on network state information (such as forwarding
table information, Net-Flow, Network Address Translation
[NAT], authentication, or authorization).
• Caps system bandwidth capacity to 1.4 Tbps: The
Cisco VSS 1440 gives immediate, consistent load sharing
by using all the obtainable Layer 2 bandwidth across superfluous
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches. The Cisco VSS 1440
removes uni-cast flooding caused by unbalanced routing
in the campus network, and maximizes the application of
all of the 10-gigabit ports in a virtual switch.
• Utilizes accessible multilayer switching structural
design: Despite many innovative technologies, the Cisco
VSS 1440 simplifies operation by using customers' vacant
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series investments and by supporting
standards-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections. Standards-based
10 Gigabit Ethernet connections between Cisco Catalyst
6500 Series Switches result in bendable distances between
connections. Also, the CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution
(LMS) management tool converts existing switch configurations
into simpler VSS 1440 configurations, again simplifying
installations and operations.
• Provides slot effectiveness: With two X2-based
10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports built into the supervisor
engine, the system saves slot for additional integrated
services or high-density chassis.
• Augments throughput: The Cisco Virtual Switching
Supervisor Engine 720 with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
allows all Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet links
to be dynamic at the same time. This is also true for
redundant systems (that is, systems with dual supervisor
engines in the chassis), also increasing the supervisor
throughput to 82 Mpps (Million packets per second). Because
of this, the system throughput amplifies to 450 Mpps for
IPv4 traffic and 225 Mpps for IPv6 traffic.
• Advances resiliency: The Cisco Virtual Switching
Supervisor Engine 720 with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
incorporates switch fabric abilities that propose specified,
sub-second failover. This results in quicker switching
over to a standby supervisor engine.
Functional Areas
The Cisco Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine VS-S720-10G-3C
with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks demonstrates its resourcefulness
and aptitude to meet the standards of areas of the network
with its hardware capabilities and a blend of Gigabit
Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. The supervisor
engine can also be utilized in plentiful applications,
including (but not limited to):
Enterprise backbone (core/distribution) and data center:
The Cisco Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 with
10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks provides lofty-density uplinks,
system virtualization, enhanced security, rich QoS (Quality
of Service), and measurable presentation for Gigabit Ethernet
and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, producing it perfectly for enterprise
core and distribution applications and also for data centers.
Campus access, Ethernet WAN (Wide Area Network), and Metro
Ethernet: The Cisco Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine
720 with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks provides a well-built
set of security components. System security is toughened
with support for applications such as one-touch Auto-Secure,
CPU rate limiting, multi-path unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
(uRPF), and copious 802.1x extensions. Extensive hardware-based
characteristic support of QoS devices, hardware-based
Generic Route Encapsulation (GRE) tunneling, and access
control lists (ACLs) allow customers to construct high-performance,
feature-rich campus networks, metropolitan aggregation,
and various WAN edge networks with ease.
In summary, being designed for installation and operation
in the distribution core and in the data center, the VS-S720-10G-3C
carries all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series interface module
classes (Classic, CEF256, dCEF256, and CEF720) presenting
hardware support for MPLS and IPv6. Maintained in both
IOS (Internetworking Operating Software) and hybrid (IOS
on RP and CatOS on SP) the Supervisor engine 720 puts
forward momentous enhancements in performance (with speeds
up to 400 Mpps) with dCEF, maximum bandwidth of 720 Gbps,
DRAM of up to 1GB, integrated switch fabric. The Cisco
Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 with 10 Gigabit
Ethernet uplinks simplifies the 10 Gigabit Ethernet relocation,
providing system virtualization profits by facilitating
the Cisco VSS 1440 and capping the system bandwidth to
1.4 Tbps (Terra bytes per second). Support for all Cisco
Catalyst 6500 Series interface module classes (Classic,
CEF256, dCEF256, and CEF720) shared with hardware support
for MPLS and IPv6 makes the Cisco Virtual Switching Supervisor
Engine 720 an outstanding option in all network locations.
For the first time ever in the network industry, with
all links dynamic (including redundant supervisor links),
the Cisco Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 with
10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks provides superior forwarding
capacity (82 Mpps) and system throughput, together with
system virtualization through VSS 1440. Call or email
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