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Catalyst 8500—Features at a Glance
• High-performance IP, IPX, IP multicast, and Layer 2 switching with wire-speed integrated routing and bridging (IRB); performance rated
at 6 and 24 million pps for the Catalyst 8510 and the Catalyst 8540, respectively
• Cisco IOS routing protocols, including:
– OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, Routing Information Protocol (RIP), RIP-2
– Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) can be supported via a software upgrade
– RIP, EIGRP for IPX
– NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP) will be supported via a future software upgrade
– PIM—sparse mode, dense mode, and DVMRP interoperability for IP multicast
• Rich QoS:
– Per-Flow Queuing (IP precedence and TOS-based flows)
– Differentiated delay and loss priorities using WRR scheduling and per-flow queue thresholds
– IP source/IP destination-based flows and TCP/UDP port-based flows, RSVP-based flows (future)
– Traffic classification, shaping, and policing (future)
• Cisco IOS security, including:
– TACACS+, RADIUS, Kerberos encrypted passwords, Lock and Key features
– Message Digest 5 (MD5) route authentication
• Reliability features such as:
– HSRP for router redundancy
– Layer 3 load balancing across multiple network paths and Fast and Gigabit EtherChannel
®
technology for multilink load sharing
– High system availability (Catalyst 8540), redundant switching fabric, CPUs, and power supplies
• Mobility features such as DHCP relay, BOOTP relay, and local-area mobility
• Virtual LAN encapsulations such as Inter-Switch Link (ISL) and 802.1Q (via future software upgrade)
• Network management capabilities, including:
Table 4 Catalyst 8540 Layer 3 Line Cards
Line Card Media Options Maximum Switch Density
16-Port Fast Ethernet • 10/100 UTP with RJ-45 connectors
• 100 BaseFX MMF with mini-MT connectors
128 ports
2-Port Gigabit Ethernet • GBIC connectors
– Short wavelength (250m)
– Long wavelength (500m)
– Single mode (3 km)
16 ports
Modular ATM and Packet over SONET Uplinks • OC-3c, OC-12c Details to be announced
Table 5 Catalyst 8540 Multiservice Line Cards in Addition to Layer 3 Line Cards Above (Note: The LightStream 1010 PAMs in Table 3 can be used in the Catalyst
8540 also.)
Line Card Media Options
Max Per
Catalyst 8540
16-Port OC-3c Line
Card
MMF with Mini-MT
connectors
128 ports
4-Port OC-12c Line
Card
SMF-IR and MMF
with SC connectors
32 ports
1-Port OC-48 Line
Card
SMF with SC
connectors
8 ports
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