The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 6-E with CenterFlex technology is an
intelligent, high-performance, next-generation extension to the Cisco Catalyst
4500 Series optimized for customers deploying business-critical applications.
Key Supervisor Engine 6-E features include:
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Centralized 320-Gbps switching capacity with 250 Mpps of throughput
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Flexibility to operate at 6 or 24 Gb per line-card slot
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Ability to mix-and-match classic 6-Gb and E-Series 24-Gb line cards, with no
performance degradation
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Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks (X2 optics)
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Twin gigabit converter modules that offer flexibility for up to 4 Gigabit
Ethernet (Small Form-Factor Pluggable [SFP]) uplinks in the X2 optic slots
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IPv6 support in hardware, providing wire-rate forwarding for IPv6 networks
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Dynamic hardware forwarding-table allocations for ease of IPv4-to-IPv6 migration
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Advanced quality of service (QoS) support with 8 queues per port, dynamic queue
sizing, and hierarchical policing
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Enhanced security with Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (URPF) for added
protection against network spoofing attacks
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FAT file system for easier network administration
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Quack support for protection against counterfeit line cards
