SPECIFICATIONS
Standard Network Protocols
• Ethernet: IEEE 802.3
• IEEE 802.1d, 802.1p, 802.1q, 802.1s, 802.1w, 802.3x, 802.3z, 802.3ab, 802.3ad, 802.3ae, and 802.3ak
Physical Specification
• Occupies one slot in a Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series or Cisco 7600 Series Router chassis
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.6 x 15.3 x 16.3 in. (4.0 x 37.9 x 40.3 cm)
Environmental Conditions
• Operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
• Storage temperature: -40 to 167°F (-40 to 75°C)
• Relative humidity: 10 to 90 percent, noncondensing
• Operating altitude: Sea level to 6500 ft (1981 m)
Safety Compliance
• UL 60950
• CSA-C22.2 No. 60950
• EN 60950
• IEC 60950
• AS/NZS 60950/TS001
EMC Compliance
• FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
• VCCI Class A
• EN55022 Class A
• CISPR 22 Class A
• CE marking
• AS/NZS 3548 Class A
• ETS300 386
• EN55024
• EN61000-6-1
• EN50082-1
Network Management
• ETHERLIKE-MIB (RFC 1643)
• IF-MIB (RFC 1573)
• Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)
• CISCO-STACK-MIB
• CISCO-VTP-MIB
• CISCO-CDP-MIB
• RMON MIB (RFC 1757)
• CISCO-PAGP-MIB
• CISCO-STP-Extensions-MIB
• CISCO-VLAN-Bridge-MIB
• CISCO-VLAN-Membership-MIB
• CISCO-UDLDP-MIB
• CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROL-MIB
• CISCO-COPS-CLIENT-MIB
• ENTITY-MIB (RFC 2037)
• HC-RMON
• RFC1213-MIB (MIB-II)
• SMON-MIB
Features and Benefits of Supervisor Engine 32
Features |
Benefits |
Identity-based networking services with IEEE 802.1x:
• VLAN ID assignment
• Security ACL assignment
• QoS policy assignment
• Unidirectional controlled port for "wake-on-LAN" applications
• Authentication identity-to-port description mapping
• Domain Name System (DNS) resolution for RADIUS server configuration
|
Allows close control over which users can access the network and what privileges they are granted |
Intrusion detection and spoofing protection mechanisms:
• DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, IP source guard-Cisco Catalyst 6500 Security Toolkit
• CPU rate limiting
• Control Plane Policing
• Port-based ACLs
• User-based rate limiting
• Hardware-based MAC learning
• Cisco Catalyst 6500 IDS module
• Broadcast and multicast suppression
• Port Security on Access, 802.1Q Trunks and 802.1Q Tunneling ports
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Provides local containment of security threats and protects networks against security vulnerabilities, including malicious and inadvertent intrusion |
Hot-Swapping of Standby Supervisor Engines
• Layer 2 rapid convergence protocol suite includes:
· IEEE 802.1s, multiple spanning trees
· IEEE 802.1w, rapid reconfiguration of spanning tree
· Per-VLAN rapid spanning tree (PVRST)
• Hardware redundancy with subsecond stateful failover and Layer 2 resiliency through 802.1x high availability
• Fault management:
· Fault detection and troubleshooting
· System health check
· Enhanced memory protection
· Proactive detection and prevention of network equipment failures using GOLD
|
Ensures business continuity through minimizing network downtime for mission-critical applications |
Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN), Remote SPAN (RSPAN) |
Enables remote troubleshooting from anywhere, reducing troubleshooting time and tool costs |
Two USB 2.0 ports (hardware ready, software support post-first customer shipment [FCS]) |
Enables direct access from laptops for network management, simplifies software downloading using USB memory devices, and enhances security by enabling USB keys on console port to limit access to authorized personnel |
ACE counters |
Identifies frequency that specific ACL entries are hit for ease of management |
Cisco SmartPort macros, config rollback, and switch profiles |
Simplifies operational complexity |
SNMPv3, SSH Protocol Version 2, Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) |
Provides secure management |
Multicast capabilities:
• Hardware-based multicast
• Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Querier
• Router-port Group Management Protocol (RGMP), Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MBGP)
• PIM SM, PIM SSM and PIM snooping
• IGMP version 3
|
Enables efficient video broadcasting, e-learning, and information sharing |
Integrated high-density uplinks-eight Gigabit Ethernet SFP-based ports or two 10-Gigabit Ethernet XENPAK-based ports |
Increases uplink density and saves slots to deploy integrated service modules or higher-density chassis |
Backward compatibility-supports all Cisco Catalyst 6500 classic and Cisco Express Forwarding 256-based modules and services modules; supported in all Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco 7600 Series Router chassis |
Allows deployment of new advanced services on existing equipment, prolonging the deployment lifetime of interface modules and providing greater return on investment |
• Advanced QoS uses packet classification and marking and congestion avoidance based on Layer 2-4 header information
• User-based rate limiting enforces any of 64 policy rates, maintaining service-level agreements on a per-user basis independent of traffic type or IP address
• QoS scheduling rules with thresholds can be configured in the switch for multiple receive and transmit queues
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Superior traffic management enables efficient handling of converged networks that carry a mix of mission-critical, time-sensitive, and bandwidth-intensive multimedia applications |
• Hardware-enabled MPLS-Enables use of VPNs and Layer 2 tunneling while improving traffic engineering for QoS and adding multiprotocol support
• Hardware-enabled IPv6-Expands available IP addresses, enabling better address allocation and address aggregation and supporting greater end-to-end connectivity and services
• Hardware-enabled GRE tunnels for IP traffic
• NAT (hardware ready, software support post-FCS)-Translates addresses for inbound and outbound traffic in hardware, allowing clean separation between internal and external networks
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Advanced Layer 2-4 forwarding enables service providers and enterprises to build feature-rich networks |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series/Cisco 7600 Series Supervisor Engines Feature Comparison
Feature |
Supervisor Engine 720 |
Supervisor Engine 32 |
Supervisor Engine 2 |
Supervisor Engine 1A (Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series only) EOS-3/25/2005 |
Uplinks
|
Two Gigabit Ethernet ports-one gigabit interface converter (GBIC) based and one configurable to GBIC based or 10/100/1000 RJ-45 based |
• Eight Gigabit Ethernet ports, SFP based + one 10/100/1000 RJ-45 port
OR
• Two 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports, XENPAK based + one 10/100/1000 RJ-45 port
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Two Gigabit Ethernet ports, GBIC based |
Two Gigabit Ethernet ports, GBIC based |
Uplink Queue Structure
|
• Tx 1p2q2t
• Rx 1p1q4t
• 512 KB buffer per port
|
• Tx 1p3q8t
• Rx 2q8t
• 9.5 MB buffer per Gigabit Ethernet port
• 100 MB buffer per 10 Gigabit Ethernet port
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• Tx 1p2q2t
• Rx 1p1q4t
• 512 KB buffer per port
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• Tx 1p2q2t
• Rx 1p1q4t
• 512 KB buffer per port
|
Uplink Port Scheduler
|
WRR |
DWRR or SRR |
WRR |
WRR |
USB Port
|
No |
Two USB 2.0 ports-one host port and one device port |
No |
No |
Self-Power Cycling
|
No, power cycle line cards only |
Yes, power cycle remotely through console port |
No, power cycle line cards only |
No, power cycle line cards only |
Backplane
|
720 Gbps integrated switch fabric module (SFM) |
32 Gbps shared bus |
32 Gbps shared bus or 256 Gbps with SFM |
32 Gbps shared bus |
Performance
|
Up to 400 Mpps for Cisco Express Forwarding interface modules |
Up to 15 Mpps IPv4 services |
• 15 Mpps without SFM
• 30 Mpps with SFM and no distributed forwarding cards (DFCs)
• Up to 210 Mpps with SFM and DFCs
|
15 Mpps |
Cisco Express Forwarding
|
Yes |
Yes, hardware-based forwarding with MSFC2A |
Yes, hardware-based forwarding with MSFC2 |
No, flow-based forwarding |
Distributed Cisco Express Forwarding
|
Yes, with a DFC3 present |
No |
Yes, with a DFC present |
No |
SP NVRAM
|
2 MB (SP) |
2 MB (SP) |
512 KB (SP) |
512 KB (SP) |
SP Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
|
512 MB default, upgradeable to 1 GB on Supervisor Engine 720 and Supervisor Engine 720-3B; 1 GB default on Supervisor Engine 720-3BXL |
512 MB default, upgradeable to 1 GB |
256 MB default, upgradeable to 512 MB |
128 MB default |
SP Onboard Flash (BootFlash)
|
64 MB upgradeable to 512 MB, 1GB |
256 MB, through internal compact flash (referred to as bootdisk in command-line interface), upgradeable to 512 MB, 1 GB |
32 MB |
16 MB |
Removable Memory
|
Compact flash type II-64, 128, and 256 MB; hardware capable to support 512 MB, 1 GB |
Compact flash type II-64, 128, and 256 MB; hardware capable to support 512 MB, 1 GB; USB |
PCMCIA 16, 24, and 64 MB; ATA 64 MB |
PCMCIA 16, 24, and 64 MB; ATA 64 MB |
Chassis Supported
|
All Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis and Cisco 7600 Series chassis with fan tray 2 or E-Series fan tray and 2500W power supplies or above |
All Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis with fan tray 2 or E-Series fan tray and 2500W power supplies or above; Cisco 7604, Cisco 7606, Cisco 7609, and Cisco 7613 with high speed fan tray |
All Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series chassis, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis, and Cisco 7600 Series chassis with any fan tray |
All Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series chassis, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis, and Cisco 7600 Series chassis with any fan tray |
MinimumSoftware Support
|
• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series:
· CatOS 8.1(1)
· Cisco IOS ® Software 12.2(14)SX
• Cisco 7600 Series: Future
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• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series:
· CatOS 8.4(1)
· Cisco IOS 12.2(18)SXF
• Cisco 7600 Series: IOS 12.2.18SXF
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• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series:
· CatOS 6.1
· Cisco IOS 12.1(8a)E
• Cisco 7600 Series: IOS 12.1E, 12.2.SX
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• Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series:
· CatOS 5.3
· Cisco IOS 12.0(7)XE1
• Cisco 7600 Series: Not supported
|
Slot Requirements
|
Slots 1 and 2 in a 3-slot chassis, slots 5 and 6 in a 6- or 9-slot chassis, and slots 7 and 8 in a 13-slot chassis |
Slots 1 and 2 in a 3-slot and 4 slot chassis, slots 5 and 6 in a 6- or 9-slot chassis, and slots 7 and 8 in a 13-slot chassis |
Slots 1 and 2 in all chassis |
Slots 1 and 2 in all chassis |
Hardware-Based Forwarding Engine
|
PFC3A, PFC3B, or PFC3BXL onboard |
PFC3B onboard |
PFC2 onboard; not field-upgradeable |
Two versions: with and without PFC onboard; not field-upgradeable |
MSFC Daughter Card Version
|
MSFC3 ONBOARD |
MSFC2A onboard; Layer 3 support with layer 3 license |
MSFC2 optional |
MSFC2 optional; not field upgradeable |
The Supervisor Engine 32 PFC3B and MSFC2A daughter cards provide the following functions:
• PFC3B: Performs hardware-based Layer 2-4 packet forwarding as well as packet classification, traffic management, and policy enforcement
• MSFC2A: Performs Layer 3 control-plane functions, including address resolution and routing protocols; compared with MSFC2, MSFC2A supports more memory (1 GB)
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series/Cisco 7600 Series Supervisor Engine 32 Part Numbers
Product Number |
Description |
WS-SUP32-GE-3B
|
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series/Cisco 7600 Series Supervisor Engine 32 with 8 ports Gigabit Ethernet, PFC3B, and MSFC2A |
WS-SUP32-10GE-3B
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Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series/Cisco 7600 Series Supervisor Engine 32 with 2 ports 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PFC3B, and MSFC2A |