Network traffic has grown exponentially over the last several years, and this trend is expected to continue into the foreseeable future. Networks must be capable of scaling well beyond the needs of today to deal with the traffic of tomorrow while at the same time providing investment protection.
With this in mind, Cisco is introducing the Cisco® Catalyst® 6807-XL Modular Switch for the next-generation campus. The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Modular Switch is ideally suited for enterprise core and aggregation environments and offers industry-leading Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet. The platform is also ready to support 40 Gigabit Ethernet.
Features and Capabilities
Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Switches:
- Offer a 7-slot, 10-rack-unit (RU) form factor chassis
- Offer slot capacity of up to 880 Gb per slot
- Support switching capacity of up to 11.4 Tbps (full duplex)
- Support Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2T and 6900, 6800, and 6700 line cards
- Support Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series services modules: ASA, NAM-3, and WiSM2
The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL chassis is built to be capable of delivering up to 11.4 Tbps of system bandwidth capacity and up to 440 Gbps of per-slot bandwidth. In a system configured for VSS, this translates to a system capacity of up to 22.8 Tbps. With the Supervisor Engine 6T and latest generation of line cards, the 6807-XL chassis supports a maximum of 160 Gbps of per-slot bandwidth.
The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Modular Switch is optimized for high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet and capable of supporting 40 Gigabit Ethernet.
The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL chassis provides superior investment protection by supporting the Supervisor Engine 6T, Supervisor Engine 2T and associated line cards and service modules.
The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL chassis offers integrated resiliency by providing 1+1 supervisor engine redundancy, redundant fans, and N+1 power supply redundancy, thereby limiting network downtime and making sure of workforce productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability.
Cisco Catalyst 6500-E to 6807-XL
The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Modular Switch is built on the rich DNA of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch (runs the same Cisco IOS® Software operating system as the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches.) and provides high levels of scalability and performance. At FCS the switch will support all the features supported on the Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Switch. The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Modular Switch provides unprecedented investment protection for migrations and upgrades from the Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Switch.
Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL product specifications
①Fan tray
②Supervisor engine slot
③Supervisor engine slot
④System ground connector
⑤Power supply converter (PSC), labeled PSC1 and PSC2
⑥Power supply modules (PSMs), labeled 1 through 4
⑦Power entry modules (PEMs), labeled AC1 through AC4
⑧Module slots (line cards) 1, 2, 5,6, and 7
