Cisco Catalyst 6500: © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Cisco Confidential Presentation - ID

2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Cisco Catalyst 6500

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Agenda
Chassis and Power Supplies
Supervisor Engine and Switch Fabric Architecture
Ethernet Line card Overview
SSO vs RPR
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CHASSIS OVERVIEW

There are two parts to the processing functionality of the Switch - the Control Plane
and the Data Plane
SWITCH CONTROL PLANE
SWITCH DATA PLANE
Switch Features that are processed in SOFTWARE by a
CPU

There are two control planes
-
the Switch Processor Control Plane (SP) which
processes software based Layer 2 features
-
the Route Processor Control Plane (RP) which
Switch Features that are processed in HARDWARE by
Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs)
CHASSIS
OVERVIEW
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Catalyst 6500 Chassis
The Chassis
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Chassis Architecture - 6503/6503-E
Power Supply
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Power Supply
SLOT 1
SLOT 2
SLOT 3
Clock Clock EEPROM
Dual Channels
Dual Channels
Dual Channels
Switch Fabric Shared Bus
Supervisor
Slots
The three slot chassis supports a Supervisor in either Slot 1 or 2 - Power supplies are
installed into the rear of the chassis - a power entry module (PEM) is used at the front of
the chassis to provide an interface from the power cable to the power supplies at the
back of the chassis
NOTE: A Different PEM is used for the 1400W Power Supply to the 950W Power Supply
Note: Supervisor 2T requires the E-Series Chassis
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Chassis Architecture - 6504-E
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SLOT 1
SLOT 2
SLOT 3
Clock Clock EEPROM
Dual Channels
Dual Channels
Dual Channels
The four slot chassis supports a Supervisor in either Slot 1 or 2 - Power supplies are
installed into the rear of the chassis
Supervisor
Slots
SLOT 4 Dual Channels
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Power Supply

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SLOT 1
SLOT 2
SLOT 3
Clock Clock EEPROM
Dual Channels
Dual Channels
Dual Channels
Supervisor
Slots
The six slot chassis
supports a Supervisor in
either Slot 5 or 6

Power supplies are
installed in the bottom of
the chassis
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Power Supply

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SLOT 1
SLOT 2
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Clock Clock EEPROM
Dual Channels
Dual Channels
Dual Channels
Supervisor
Slots
The nine slot chassis
supports a Supervisor
in either Slot 5 or 6

Power supplies are
installed in the bottom
of the chassis
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Chassis Architecture - 6513
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Power Supply
SLOT 1
SLOT 2
SLOT 3
Clock Clock EEPROM
Single Channel
Single Channel
Single Channel
SLOT 4 Single Channel
Dual Channels SLOT 13
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Clock Clock
The thirteen slot chassis
supports a Supervisor in either
Slot 7 or 8

Power supplies are installed in
the bottom of the chassis

Slots 1-8 have a single fabric
channel

Slots 9-13 have dual fabric
channels
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Chassis Architecture 6513-E
Power Supply
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SLOT 1
SLOT 2
SLOT 3
Clock Clock EEPROM
Dual Channels
Dual Channels
Dual Channels
Dual Channels SLOT 13
Power Supply
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Clock Clock
The Dual Channels in slots 1-6
can only be used with
Supervisor 2T

Slots 7 and 8 are Supervisor-
only when using the Supervisor
2T

When using a Supervisor 720,
the fabric channels are
distributed the same as in a 6513
non-E chassis
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Power Supplies
Power Supplies for six, nine and
thirteen slot chassis are located at
front bottom of chassis
Power Supplies for three and four
slot chassis are located in the rear

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Power Supply Redundancy
Redundant Mode Combined Mode
In redundant mode, each power supply
operates at ~50% capacity and provides
the same total power as a single power
supply if one fails, the backup reverts to
providing 100% power
In combined mode, each power supply
operates at up to 83% capacity - if one
fails, then the running supply provides
100% of its power capacity
Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2
50% 50%
Catalyst 6500
Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2
83% 83%
Catalyst 6500
The Catalyst 6500 Can Utilize Two Power Supplies to
Work in Either Combined or Redundant Mode
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Agenda
SSO vs RPR

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Catalyst 6500 Supervisors
Supervisor 32
The Supervisor 32 is designed for deployment in the Access Layer - there are two
Supervisor 32 options, one with 8 GE SFP ports and the other with 2 10GE ports on the
front panel
Sup32-8GE
Sup32-10GE
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Supervisor 32 - Some facts
Supervisor 32 Quick Facts

NO Switch Fabric

Integrated Policy Feature Card 3 (PFC3B) supporting
hardware acceleration for select features

Integrated Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2a (MSFC2a)
supporting two CPUs for Layer 2 and Layer 3
functionality

IPv6 unicast and multicast forwarding support in
hardware

All uplinks can be active in systems with redundant
Supervisors

(more information in the notes)

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Supervisor 32 - The Elements
Both Supervisor 32 models incorporates a Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2a (MSFC2a)
and the Policy Feature Card 3 (PFC3) - each of which is highlighted below
PFC3
MSFC2a
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Supervisor 720
The Supervisor 720 is designed for deployment in the Core and Distribution Layers of the
Network There are two main options available : Sup720 with 10G uplinks and Sup720
with 1G uplinks
VS-S720-10G-3C is shown
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Supervisor 720 - Some Facts

Integrated 720Gbps Switch Fabric

Integrated Policy Feature Card 3 (PFC3) supporting

Integrated Multilayer Switch Feature Card 3 (MSFC3)
supporting two CPUs for Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionality

IPv6 unicast and multicast forwarding support in
hardware

Virtual Switching System (VSS) support with Sup720-10G
models

Supervisors


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Supervisor 720 - The Elements
All Supervisor 720 models incorporates three main elements - the Multilayer Switch
Feature Card 3 (MSFC3), the Policy Feature Card 3 (PFC3) and the Switch Fabric - each
of which is highlighted below
Switch Fabric
PFC3
MSFC3
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Supervisor 2T
The Supervisor 2T is designed for deployment in the Core and Distribution Layers of the
Network - it is the highest performing Supervisor option available for the Catalyst 6500
platform
VS-SUP2T-PFC4 is shown
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Supervisor 2T - Some Facts
Integrated 2-Tbps Switch Fabric

Integrated Policy Feature Card 4 (PFC4) supporting

Integrated Multilayer Switch Feature Card 5 (MSFC5)
supporting a single CPU for L2 and L3 functionality

Connectivity Management Processor (CMP) for improved
management capability

One external compact flash slot (power controlled by IOS)

Supervisors

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Supervisor 2T - The Elements
All Supervisor 2T models incorporate three main elements - the Multilayer Switch
Feature Card 5 (MSFC5), the Policy Feature Card 4 (PFC4) and the Switch Fabric - each
of which is highlighted below
Switch Fabric
MSFC5
PFC4
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MSFC and PFC in more detail
Lets look at the MSFC and PFC in more detail - what they are and what they do
Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC) Policy Feature Feature Card (PFC)
Provides Control Plane Functionality Provides Data Plane Functionality
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MSFC3 Introduction
MSFC3
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MSFC3 Components
Route Processor
Bootflash 64MB
Switch Processor
Bootflash 64MB
Switch Processor
Route Processor
Switch Processor DRAM
512MB
Route Processor DRAM
512MB
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MSFC3 - Switch Processor
MSFC3
Route
Processor
(RP)
Switch
Processor
(SP)
Both the RP and SP perform distinct functions during both the booting of the operating
system and the ongoing operation of the switch
- The SP owns the switch at initial boot
up before handing over to the RP
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The SP runs all layer 2 operations like
VTP, Spanning Tree, Chassis and Power
Management, etc
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Supports other Layer 2 features like
CDP, SPAN, Broadcast Suppression,
Etherchannel, etc
The Switch Processor is physically
located on the MSFC3

Logically considered as the Network
Management Processor (NMP)

Dedicated CPU, DRAM and Flash
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MSFC3 - Route Processor
MSFC3
Both the RP and SP perform distinct functions during both the booting of the operating
system and the ongoing operation of the switch
The Route Processor is physically
located on the MSFC

Logically considered as the MSFC

Dedicated CPU, DRAM and Flash
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The RP runs the Layer 3 routing
protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, etc
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Other layer 3 features like IPX and
Appletalk
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Manages the user interface (CLI)
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All show and configuration commands
are processed on the RP then sent to the
SP for execution
Route
Processor
(RP)
Switch
Processor
(SP)
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PFC3 Introduction
PFC3x Hardware Features Summary
IPV4 and IPV6 CEF Switching
From 256K-1M IPV4 Routes
IPV4 NAT/PAT in Hardware
GRE and IP in IP Tunnels (HW)
Ingress/Egress Policing
From 128K-500K IPV6 Routes
Port Access Control Lists
User Based Rate Limiting
Hardware based Classification
Bi-Directional PIM
Multi-path URPF
4K ACL Labels (3B/3BXL only)
ACL Counters (3B/3BXL only)
VSS (3C/3CXL only)
96K MAC Table (3C/3CXL only)
PFC3
PFC3A - Base PFC

PFC3B - Adds MPLS, 4K ACL Labels, ACL
Counters, improved hash algorithm for Netflow
entries

PFC3C - Adds support for VSS, 96K MAC
addresses, improved hash algorithm or MAC
entries, EtherChannel Enhancements

PFC3CXL - Upgrades FIB to 1M entries and
Netflow table to 256K entries
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PFC3 Components
FIB
TCAM
Adjacency
Table
QoS
ACL
Security
ACL
Netflow
TCAM
Netflow
Table
Netflow
Statistics
Counters
3B/3BXL
Layer 3/4
Forwarding
Engine
Layer 2
Forwarding
Engine
MAC
Table
Contains IPV4, IPV6 prefixes and
MPLS entries
Contains Layer 2 rewrite
information
Contains QoS ACL entries (up to
32K)
Contains Security ACL entries (up
to 32K)
Contains location of flow in Netflow
Table
Contains key packet fields for flow
Collection of statistics for each
active flow
Security ACL Counters
64K CAM containing MAC
addresses
To DBUS To RBUS To EOBC
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SWITCH FABRIC OVERVIEW

and the Data Plane
SWITCH DATA PLANE
CPU

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SWITCH FABRIC
OVERVIEW
Agenda Topics
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Supervisor 720
720-Gbps crossbar fabric
PFC3A/B/BXL forwarding
engine daughter card
Integrated RP/SP CPUs on
MSFC3 daughter card
(600MHz MIPS)
Supported from Cisco IOS
12.2(14)SX and Catalyst OS
8.1(1)
512/512MB (3A/B) or
1/1GB (3BXL) DRAM
Internal RP and SP
bootflash (64MB each)
Optional 512MB and 1GB CF
bootflash upgrade for SP
- WS-CF-UPG-1GB=
- WS-CF-UPG= (512MB)*
Dual external compact
flash slots
2 x GbE uplink ports
2 x SFP <or>
1 x SFP and 1 x 10/100/1000

* Internal CF Adapter with 512MB CF comes
standard on all Supervisor 720s ordered with
12.2(18)SXE5 or newer
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Catalyst 6500 Supervisor 720
The 720Gb Switch Fabric
- Integrated 720Gbps Switch Fabric
- Provides backplane interconnects between linecards
- Fabric Traces are distributed across each linecard slot
- Each Fabric Trace can run at 8Gb/sec OR 20Gb/sec
Switch Fabric
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Catalyst 6500 Supervisor 720
Switch Fabric and the 6513 / 6513-E
SWITCH
FABRIC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
The Switch Fabric has 18 channels which are spread across the available chassis slots -
The 6503/6504/6506 and 6509 each get two fabric channels per slot - but what about the
6513 and 6513-E? How do we split 18 channels across 13 slots?
Slots 1 thru 8 each get a single
fabric channel
Slots 9 thru 13 each get dual
fabric channels
8 x 1 = 8
5 x 2 = 10
8 + 10 = 18 Total fabric channels
Catalyst 6513 / 6513-E Fabric Channel Assignment
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The 32Gbps Bus
The 32Gbps Classic Bus is a legacy backplane that originated with the first release of
the Catalyst 6500 back in 1999.
Supervisor
DBUS
RBUS
EOBC*
Linecard Linecard
DBUS - Data Bus - path over which data is transferred between
linecards
RBUS - Results Bus - path over which results of forwarding
lookups by the Supervisor are passed back to linecards
EOBC - Ethernet Out of Band Channel - path Supervisor uses
for internal communication with linecards
*E-Series Chassis have a dual EOBC
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The Backplanes
Two forwarding backplanes exist in the Catalyst 6500, the Classic BUS and the
Switch Fabric
Classic BUS Switch Fabric
Supported by Sup2T Yes 20Gbps, 40Gbps
Supported by Sup720
Supported by Sup32
Yes 8Gbps, 20Gbps
Yes No
Full Duplex Yes Yes
Linecard Connection Single Connection Single or Dual Channel
Backplane is Shared Medium?
Yes - All modules connect to
same BUS
No - Each module has discrete
connection(s)
Supports Classic Linecard Yes No
Supports CEF256 Linecard Yes Yes
Supports CEF720 Linecard Not for data traffic Yes
Supports Linecard with DFC No Yes
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Agenda
SSO vs RPR
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ETHERNET LINECARD OVERVIEW

and the Data Plane
SWITCH DATA PLANE
CPU

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ETHERNET LINECARD
OVERVIEW
Agenda Topics
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Catalyst 6500 Linecards
Introduction
There are a multitude of linecards available for the Catalyst 6500 platform - they essentially fall into one of a number of categories
defined below
Classic
CEF256
CEF720
dCEF720
dCEF2T
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Classic Linecards
The Classic linecard connects to the 16Gb BUS - typically it has a number of Port ASICs
on board that provide this connection as well as providing the front facing ports that
hosts connect into
DBUS
RBUS
EOBC
Supervisor
PORT PORT PORT PORT
Linecard
The BUS is often
referred to as a 32Gb
BUS

It is in fact a 16Gb
BUS however, as it
supports Full Duplex
communication is
was marketed as
32Gb (i.e. 16Gb Read
+ 16Gb Write)
16Gb BUS
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CEF256 Linecards
CEF256 represents the second generation of linecards - supporting a connection to the
Classic Bus in addition to a connection to the Switch Fabric
Supervisor
Linecard
Switch Fabric
FABRIC ASIC
PORT ASIC PORT ASIC PORT ASIC PORT ASIC
A CEF256 linecard
supports a single
8Gb Fabric channel
connection into the
Switch Fabric plus a
connection into the
16Gb Classic BUS

Note the CEF256
Linecards also use a
local BUS on the
linecard
8Gb
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CEF720 Linecards
The CEF720 is the third generation of high performance linecards to be introduced into
the Catalyst 6500 linecard family
Supervisor
Linecard
Switch Fabric
CFC or DFC
PORT
ASIC
20Gb
FIRE ASIC FIRE ASIC
PORT
ASIC
PORT
ASIC
PORT
ASIC
CEF720 Linecards
connect into the BUS
using a Centralized
Forwarding Card
(CFC)

They connect into the
Switch fabric via dual
20Gb Fabric
channels

NOTE: The BUS is
NOT used for data
only control traffic
20Gb
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dCEF720 Linecards WS-X6708-10G-3C/CXL
The dCEF720 linecards are the fourth generation of high performance linecards to be introduced into the Catalyst 6500 linecard
family
dCEF720 Linecards
have no connection
to the Data or Results
buses

20Gb Fabric
channels

They come with a
DFC3/4 pre-installed
with no option for a
CFC

20Gb 20Gb
Switch Fabric
PORT
7
FPGA
Supervisor
EOBC
PORT
4
PORT
1
PORT
6
PORT
8
PORT
2
PORT
3
DFC3/4
FABRIC
INTF
PORT
5
FPGA MUX FPGA MUX
FPGA
FIRE
ASIC
FPGA MUX FPGA MUX
FABRIC
INTF
FIRE
ASIC
BACKPLANE INTF
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dCEF2T Linecards WS-X6908-10G / -10G-XL
The dCEF2T linecards are the latest generation of high performance linecards to be
introduced into the Catalyst 6500 linecard family
Linecard
40Gb
dCEF2T Linecards
have no connection
to the Data or Results
buses

40Gb Fabric
channels

They come with a
DFC4 pre-installed
with no option for a
CFC

40Gb
Switch Fabric
PORT
ASIC
FPGA FPGA
Supervisor
FABRIC INTERFACE
EOBC
CTS
ASIC
PORT
ASIC
PORT
ASIC
PORT
ASIC
PORT
ASIC
PORT
ASIC
PORT
ASIC
PORT
ASIC
CTS
ASIC
CTS
ASIC
CTS
ASIC
CTS
ASIC
CTS
ASIC
CTS
ASIC
CTS
ASIC
FIRE
ASIC
FIRE
ASIC
FIRE
ASIC
FIRE
ASIC
DFC4
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Services Modules
JUST A QUICK NOTE: Services Modules are not directly supported by the ISBU - rather
they are supported by the respective BU that developed them
WiSM

Supported by the Wireless BU
(WNBU)
FWSM,IDSM, ACE,

Supported by the Security Technology
Group (STG)
NAM-1, NAM-2

Supported by the Network Management BU
(NMBU)
Services Modules
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Agenda
SSO vs RPR

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Redundancy options:
Route Processor Redundancy:
RPR is the first redundancy mode of operation
introduced in Cisco IOS Software
In RPR mode, the startup configuration and boot
registers are synchronized between the active and
standby supervisors
An important distinction of RPR mode is that the
software images between the active and standby
supervisors do not have to be the same version.
The RPR switchover time is 1 or more minutes.
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Redundancy options:
Route Processor Redundancy+:
The running configuration is synchronized between the
active and the standby supervisors
RPR+ is an enhancement to RPR in which the standby
supervisor is completely booted and line cards do not
reload upon switchover
The software images must of the same license type and
same version.
The RPR+ switchover time is 30 or more seconds.
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Redundancy options
Stateful Switchover
SSO expands the RPR+ capabilities to provide
transparent failover of certain Layer 2 protocols and
certain Cisco IOS Software applications when a
supervisor switchover occurs. These protocols and
Cisco IOS Software applications that are synchronized
between the active and standby supervisor module are
called HA-aware applications
The software images must of the same license type
and same version.
SSO data-plane switchover time is 0 to 3 seconds
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Related Networkers Sessions
RST-2031: Multilayer Campus Architectures and
Design Principles
RST-3032: Resilient High-Availability Enterprise Campus Design
RST-3033: Enterprise Campus Infrastructure Virtualization
RST-3034: Integrating Emerging/Advanced Technology in the
Enterprise Campus Architecture
RST-3035: Emerging Enterprise Campus Design Alternatives
RST-3143: Troubleshooting Catalyst 6500 Series Switches
RST-3467: Cisco IOS Software ModularityArchitecture and
Deployment
RST-3468: Cisco Catalyst Virtual Switch System (VSS)
TECRST-2001: Enterprise High Availability
TECRST-2002: Cisco Catalyst 6500 Technical Deep Dive
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