Cisco 6500

The Cisco 6500 Catalyst Series delivers highly available secure converged network services for Enterprise and Service Provider networks. Designed to address the increased requirements for gigabit scalability, high-availability, rich services, and multilayer switching in backbone, distribution, and wiring closet topologies as well as datacenter environments, the Cisco 6500 Catalyst Series delivers exceptional scalability and price/performance, supporting a wide range of interface densities, performance, and integration of powerful services modules.

By combining superior control-plane and packet-forwarding scalability with a rich set of intelligent services, the Cisco 6500 Catalyst Series delivers the foundation for new-world Enterprise and Service Provider solutions, such as converged voice/video/data and e-commerce services.

The Cisco 6500 Catalyst Series now enables Service Provider and Enterprise environments to take the next step in scalable network architectures. Combining the benefits of industry leading performance, high-performance control plane and extensive intelligent network services, the Cisco 6500 Catalyst Series provides the framework for secure converged network services and next-generation network architectures.