Cisco Catalyst 6503 Product Bulletin page 3

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) offering exceptional scalability and new levels of 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-performance Gigabit Ethernet aggregation in the distribution and core of the network at a new
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
WS-C6509-6816-16
WS-C6509-6816-32
Table 4
Target Schedules
Product
Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis, spare
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Description
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
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
Orderability
October 8
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Target Volume Ship
Target FCS Date Date
October November