Cisco Catalyst 6503, Catalyst 6500 Series Product Bulletin

Announcing New Products

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series—Broadening Options for Wiring Closet, Core, and Security Services Deployment

New Products:

®

• Cisco Catalyst

• 48-port 10/100 modules that can be upgraded in the field to Cisco Inline PowerandIEEE802.af
standard, RJ-45 or RJ-21 interfaces

New Value-Priced Gigabit Ethernet Core Bundles:

• 16-port Gigabit Ethernet bundle with switch fabric

• 32-port Gigabit Ethernet bundle with switch fabric

Pricing Updates:

• Supervisor Engine II with Policy Feature Card 2 (PFC2)

• Supervisor Engine II with Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2 (MSFC2)

• 48-port 10/100 Cisco Inline Power modules

• 16-port fabric-enabled Gigabit Ethernet module

Refer to Product Bulletin “New Product Offerings for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series” for
additional service module product offerings in the Catalyst 6500 Series for security and content
services solutions.

6503 chassis

Product Bulletin No. 1968

New Products

Cisco Catalyst 6503 Chassis

Cisco Systems announces the availability of
the Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis—the latest
addition to the award-winning Cisco Catalyst
6500 Series of modular switches. A three-slot
chassis in a compact size, the Cisco Catalyst
6503 is ideally suited for multi-Gbps secure
data centers, remote access, e-commerce, and
converged network solutions.

With the addition of the Cisco Catalyst 6503,
the Cisco Catalyst 6500 chassis family is now
available in 3, 6, 9, and 13 slots, offering the
most scalable switching platform with an
unparalleled range of interfaces and port

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densities, from 10/100 Mbps to 10 Gbps and
DS0 to OC-48, for a comprehensive,
end-to-end, converged solution.

Using the same supervisor modules and line
cards from the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series, the
Cisco Catalyst 6503 offers maximum
investment protection and broadens the
deployment options of the Cisco Catalyst 6500
in the wiring closet, distribution, core, data
center, and WAN edge.

48-Port 10/100 Ethernet Modules

To expandtherangeoftheCiscoCatalyst6500
Series wiring closet deployments, Cisco is also
announcing two new 48-port 10/100 Ethernet
modules (RJ-45 and RJ-21 interfaces) with
IEEE 802.3af inline power upgrade
capabilities.

Offeringthe standard Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series rich feature set and high availability, these modules are optimized to provide
a scalable future-proof and cost-effective wiring closet solution on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series.

Available in RJ-45 or RJ-21 interfaces, these modules provide standard 48-port 10/100 Ethernet connectivity and are field
upgradable to Cisco Inline Power by the addition of the Cisco Inline Power Voice Feature Card for the deployment of a
converged multiservice voice, video, and data network.

These latest-generation 10/100 modules can be upgraded in the field to support the emerging IEEE 802.3af inline power
standard in the future, offering maximum investment protection to the customer.

Table 1 lists the new product offerings, and Table 2 gives software requirements.

Table 1 New Products

Part Number Description

WS-C6503 Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis (3 slots)
WS-C6503= Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis (3 slots), spare
PWR-950-AC 950W AC power supply for Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis
PWR-950-AC= 950W AC power supply for Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis, spare
PEM-15A-AC Power entry module for 950W AC power supply
PEM-15A-AC= Power entry module for 950W AC power supply, spare
PWR-950-DC 950W DC power supply for Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis
PWR-950-DC= 950W DC power supply for Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis, spare
PEM-DC/3 Power entry module for 950W DC power supply
PEM-DC/3= Power entry module for 950W DC power supply, spare
WS-X6148-RJ-45 48-port 10/100 module, field upgradable to Cisco Inline Power or IEEE

802.3af, RJ-45

WS-X6148-RJ-45= 48-port 10/100 module, field upgradable to Cisco Inline Power or IEEE

802.3af, RJ-45, spare

WS-X6148-RJ-21 48-port 10/100 nodule, field upgradable to Cisco Inline Power or IEEE 802.3af,

RJ-21

WS-X6148-RJ-21= 48-port 10/100 module, field upgradable to Cisco Inline Power or IEEE

802.3af, RJ-21, spare

Table 2 Minimum Software Requirements

Product Cisco Catalyst Operating System (CatOS) Cisco IOS® Software

WS-C6503 7.4(2) 12.1(11b)E7
WS-X6148-RJ-45 7.2(2) 12.1(11b)EX1
WS-X6148-RJ-21 7.2(2) 12.1(11b)EX1

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New Value-Priced Gigabit Ethernet Core Bundles

To further enhance the deployment of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series in the core, Cisco is pleased to announce two Gigabit
Ethernet bundles (16 and 32 ports) offeringexceptionalscalability and new levelsof price and performance for the customers.

The Gigabit Ethernet bundles include the following components:

• One Cisco Catalyst 6509 chassis

• One Supervisor Engine II with MSFC2

• One switch fabric module (SFM2)

• One or two WS-X6816-GBIC line cards (for the 16-port Gigabit Ethernet or 32-port Gigabit Ethernet bundle,
respectively)

• Requires the purchase of two 2500W AC or DC power supplies

With integrated distributed forwarding capabilities for maximum scalability and performance, these bundles offer ideal
solutions for high-density,high-performanceGigabitEthernetaggregationinthedistributionandcoreofthenetworkatanew
price/performance level.

Table 3 lists the new product offerings, and Table 4 gives the orderability and FCS schedule.

Table 3 Gigabit Ethernet Bundles

Part Number Description

WS-C6509-6816-16 16-port Gigabit Ethernet Bundle:

• Cisco Catalyst 6509 chassis with two 2500W AC power supplies

• One Supervisor Engine II with MSFC2

• One SFM2

• One WS-X6816-GBIC line card

• Requires purchase of two 2500W AC or DC power supplies

WS-C6509-6816-32 32-port Gigabit Ethernet bundle:

• Cisco Catalyst 6509 chassis with two 2500W AC power supplies

• One Supervisor Engine II with MSFC2

• One SFM2

• Two WS-X6816-GBIC line cards

• Requires the purchase of two 2500W AC or DC power supplies

Table 4 Target Schedules

Target Volume Ship

Product Orderability Target FCS Date

Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis, spare October 8 October November

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Table 4 Target Schedules

Target Volume Ship

Product Orderability Target FCS Date

Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis, system October 22 October November
WS-X6148-RJ-45 September 28 October November
WS-X6148-RJ-21 September 28 October November
WS-C6509-6816-16 October 8 October October
WS-C6509-6816-32 October 8 October October

Date

As with all new products, these products will be on new product hold initially; the expected lead time for delivery is
approximately four weeks.

Pricing Updates

Cisco is pleased to announce new pricing, effective September 28, 2002, for several key components in the Cisco Catalyst
6500 Series: Supervisor Engine II modules (WS-X6K-S2-PFC2, WS-X6K-S2-MSFC2, WS-XG6-S2U-MSFC2), 10/100 inline

power modules (WS-X6148-RJ45V,WS-X6148-RJ21V, WS-F6K-VPLUR=), and the fabric-enabled Gigabit Ethernet module
(WS-X6516-GBIC). All enjoy reduced pricing, and offer even more value to customers in deploying a secure, converged

services network from the wiring closet to the core.
Based onthelatestadvancedswitching technology, the Supervisor Engine II modules deliverrich intelligent network services,

high availability, and scalable performance for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches. This new pricing facilitates the
end-to-end deployment of the Supervisor Engine II modules throughout the network, from the wiring closet to the core, by
providing operational consistency across the network while delivering a more scalable platform for the future.

With the decrease in the Supervisor Engine II module pricing, the special discount for redundant supervisors in a configured
chassis is no longer available for these supervisors (product numbers WS-X6K-S2-PFC2/2, WS-X6K-S2-MSFC2/2, and
WS-X6K-S2U-MSFC2/2). With this new Supervisor Engine II pricing, the total costs for both a single Supervisor Engine II
solution and a redundant Supervisor Engine II solution have been reduced.

The 48-port 10/100 inline power modules (RJ-45 and RJ-21 interfaces) come already equipped with the voice power feature
card to provide Cisco Inline Power capability to power up IP phones for the deployment of converged multiservice voice,
video, and data networks.

The 16-port fabric-enabled Gigabit Ethernet module, with support forthe short-reach, long-reach, and extended reach GBICs,
is ideally suited for gigabit aggregation in the distribution and core layers of the network.

Online Documentation

Additional product information relating to this announcement, including overviews, data sheets, white paper, and more, can
be found at http://www.cisco.com/go/catalyst6500.

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