The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Distributed Forwarding Card 3 (DFC3) is an optional daughter card for CEF720-based line cards such as WS-X6704-10GE, WS-X6724-SFP, WS-X6748-SFP, and WS-X6748-GE-TX. The DFC3 provides localized forwarding decisions for each line card and scales the aggregate system performance to reach up to 400 mpps. The new DFC3B offer enhancements to support Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Access Control Entries (ACE) counters on the Cisco 6700 Series line cards.
Product Type Distributed Forwarding Card
Memory 256 MB DRAM Installed
Memory 512 MB DRAM Upgradeable
Memory 1 GB DRAM Upgradeable
Miscellaneous
# Package Contents One Catalyst 6500 series DFC3B
# One disposable grounding wrist strap
# One bag of mounting screws
# One bracket
# Additional Information Support of MPLS and ACE counters
# IPv4 routes: 256KB entries
# NetFlow entries: 128 KB
# ACL labels: 4096 KB
DFC3 Supported Combinations:
# WS-SUP720, PFC3A functionality
# WS-SUP720-3B, PFC3B functionality
# WS-SUP720-3BXL, PFC3B functionality
System Requirements
Cisco IOS Software Release: 12.2(18)SXD and later
# Compatibility Catalyst 6500 series switch (Catalyst 6506, 6509, 6509-NEB, or 6513) or Cisco 7600 series router (Cisco 7606, 7609, or 7613)
# Supervisor Engine 720 with MSFC3 running Cisco IOS software on the Supervisor Engine 720 and MSFC3
# Deployed in CEF720 line cards such as WS-X6704-10GE, WS-X6724-SFP, WS-X6748-SFP, and WS-X6748-GE-TX
# Not supported on Cisco 6500 or 6800 series line cards
# Compatibility Catalyst 6500 series switch (Catalyst 6506, 6509, 6509-NEB, or 6513) or Cisco 7600 series router (Cisco 7606, 7609, or 7613)
# Supervisor Engine 720 with MSFC3 running Cisco IOS software on the Supervisor Engine 720 and MSFC3
# Deployed in CEF720 line cards such as WS-X6704-10GE, WS-X6724-SFP, WS-X6748-SFP, and WS-X6748-GE-TX
# Not supported on Cisco 6500 or 6800 series line cards
