Data Sheet

Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Chassis

Product Overview
Cisco introduces the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Enhanced Series Chassis (6500-E Series) delivering up to 2 terabits
per second of system bandwidth capacity and 80 Gbps of per-slot bandwidth. In a system configured for VSS, this
translates to a system capacity of 4 Tbps. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Enhanced Series Chassis will be capable of
delivering up to 180 Gbps of per-slot bandwidth with a system capacity of up to 4 terabits per second. A system
configured for VSS will be capable of delivering up to 8 Tbps of system bandwidth.
The Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Switch offers the broadest range of interface modules with industry-leading
performance and advanced feature integration. The Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Switch also offers high port
densities and comes in 3-, 4-, 6-, 9, 9-Vertical, and 13-slot versions that make it ideal for a range of deployment
scenarios.
The Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Chassis provides superior investment protection by supporting multiple
generations of products in the same chassis, lowering the total cost of ownership. The Cisco Catalyst 6500-E
Series Chassis (Figure 1) supports all the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engines up to and including the Cisco
Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2T, and associated LAN, WAN, and services modules.
Figure 1.

Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Chassis

Applications
The versatile Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Chassis is ideal for addressing high-performance, high- port-density
Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet applications in all parts of the network. This series
is ideally suited for enterprise core and aggregation environments. The Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series chassis offers
industry-leading 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 40 Gigabit Ethernet port densities while
providing high levels of network resilience.

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Features and Benefits

Table 1 lists the Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Chassis features and benefits.
Table 1.

Features and benefits

Feature

Benefit

Scalability
3, 4, 6, 9, 9-V and 13-slot modular chassis

Allows flexibility and room for future growth

Delivers up to 2 terabits per second of system bandwidth capacity

and 80 Gbps per-slot for all slots. A system configured for VSS
has a system capacity of 4 terabits per second.

Scales the system capacity for future needs

Capable of delivering up to 4 terabits per second of system

bandwidth and 180Gbps of per-slot bandwidth. A system
configured for VSS will be capable of delivering up to 8 Tbps of
system capacity.
High interface capacity

Scales to high-density 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and

Gigabit Ethernet configurations

Increased resiliency
Standby fabric hot sync

Decreases the supervisor engine switchover time of Supervisor Engine

720 and Supervisor Engine 2T based systems to between 50 and 200
ms, depending on the modules being used

Redundant control channel

Increases resiliency to protect against backplane control channel

failures

Redundant supervisor engine option

Increases availability with redundant supervisor engine options

Redundant power supply option

Supports redundant power supplies for increased availability

Fan tray

Supports hot-swappable fan tray

The 6509-V-E provides for redundant, hot-swappable fan trays

Environmental
Side-to-side airflow (except Cisco Catalyst 6509-V-E)

Allows ease of access to ports and cables

6509-V-E has front-to-back air flow to support hot aisle or cold aisle
designs

AC and DC power supply

Supports both AC and DC power supply options, including AC and DC

mixing

Network Equipment Building Standards Layer 3 (NEBS L3)

compliant

Supports NEBS L3 compliance for deployment in demanding

environments

Product Specifications
Table 2 lists the Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Product Specifications.
Table 2.

Product Specifications
6503-E

6504-E

6506-E

6509-E

6509-V-E

6513-E

Number of Slots

13

Supervisor
Compatibility

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 32

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720-3B
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720-3BXL
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720-10G-3C
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720-10G-3CXL
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2T
AC: 2700W

AC: 2500W*,
3000W, 4000W,
6000W, 8700W

AC: 2500W*,
3000W, 4000W,
6000W, 8700W

AC: 2500W*,
3000W, 4000W,
6000W, 8700W

AC: 3000W,
4000W, 6000W,
8700W

DC: 2500W,
4000W, 6000W

DC: 2500W,
4000W, 6000W

DC: 2500W,
4000W, 6000W

DC: 2500W,
4000W, 6000W

Power Supply
Compatibility

AC: 1400W,
950W*

Indicates EoS Power

Supply

DC: 950W*

Module Compatibility

All modules based on the software release in the system

DC: 2700W

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6503-E

6504-E

6506-E

6509-E

6509-V-E

6513-E

Software Compatibility (Minimum Software Version)

With Supervisor
Engine 32

12.2(18)SXF

12.2(18)SXF

12.2(18)SXF

12.2(18)SXF

12.2(18)SXF1
0

12.2(33)SXI1
12.2(33)SXH2

With Supervisor
Engine 720

12.2(14)SX

12.2(18)SXE

12.2(14)SX

12.2(14)SX

12.2(18)SXF1
0

With Supervisor
Engine 720-10 GE

12.2(33)SXH

12.2(33)SXH

12.2(33)SXH

12.2(33)SXH

12.2(33)SXH

12.2(33)SXI1
12.2(33)SXH2

With Supervisor
Engine 2T-10 GE

15.0(1)SY

15.0(1)SY

15.0(1)SY

15.0(1)SY

15.0(1)SY

15.0(1)SY

12.2(18)SXF14
12.2(33)SXI1
12.2(33)SXH2
12.2(18)SXF14

Reliability and
Availability

860,868

677,643

441,418

348,935

330,888

311,778

Calculated Mean Time

Between Failure
(MTBF)
MIBS

Check the corresponding supervisor engine data sheet

Network Management

Check the corresponding supervisor engine data sheet

Physical Dimensions
Inches

7 x 17.37 x 21.75

8.75 x 17.5 x
21.75

19.2 x 17.5 x 18

24.5 x 17.5 x 18.2

36.65 x 17.2 x
20.7

32.7 x 17.3 x 18.1

Centimeters

17.8 x 44.1 x 55.2

22.2 x 44.45 x
55.25

48.8 x 44.5 x 46.0

62.2 x 44.5 x 46.0

93.3 x 43.1 x 53.3

83.0 x 43.9 x 46

Rack Units (RU)

11

14

21

19

Chassis Only (lbs)

33

40

50

60

121

102

Fully Configured (lbs)

85.4

97

159

190

270

280

Input Voltage

100 to 240 VAC

Weight

-48 to -60 VDC

Safety

UL 60950 Second Edition

CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950 Second Edition
EN 60950 Second Edition
IEC 60950 Second Edition
AS/NZS 60950

EMC

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

NEBS/ETSI

GR-1089-Core NEBS Level 3

ETS 300 019 Storage Class 1.1
ETS 300 019 Transportation Class 2.3
ETS 300 019 Stationary Use Class 3.1

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6503-E
ATIS Pb free and
Energy Efficiency

6504-E

6506-E

6509-E

6509-V-E

6513-E

ATIS-0600020.2010 Pb Free circuit packs

ATIS-0600015-2009 General Energy Efficiency Requirements (TEER)
ATIS-0600015.03-2009 Switch and Router Energy Efficiency
ATIS-0600015.01-2009 Server Energy Efficiency
VZ.TPR.9205 Verizon Energy Efficiency Requirements for Telecommunication Equipment (TEEER)

Operating Environment
Operating
Temperature

32F to 104F (0 to 40C)

Storage Temperature

-4 to 149F (-20 to 65C)

Thermal Transition

0.5C per minute (hot to cold)

0. 33C per minute (cold to hot)

Relative Humidity

Ambient (noncondensing) operating: 5% to 90%

Ambient (noncondensing) nonoperating and storage: 5% to 95%

Operating Altitude

Certified for operation: 0 to 6500 ft (0 to 2000 m)

Designed and tested for operation: -200 to 10,000 ft (-60 to 3000 m)

Ordering Information
Table 3 lists the ordering information for the Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Chassis. To place an order, visit the
Cisco ordering homepage.
Table 3.

Ordering Information

Product Name

Part Number

Cisco Catalyst 6503 Enhanced Chassis

WS-C6503-E

Cisco Catalyst 6503 Enhanced Chassis Spare

WS-C6503-E=

Cisco Catalyst 6503 Enhanced Chassis Fan Tray Spare

WS-C6503-E-FAN=

Cisco Catalyst 6504 Enhanced Chassis

WS-C6504-E

Cisco Catalyst 6504 Enhanced Chassis Spare

WS-C6504-E=

Cisco Catalyst 6504 Enhanced Chassis Fan Tray Spare

WS-C6504-E-FAN=

Cisco Catalyst 6506 Enhanced Chassis

WS-C6506-E

Cisco Catalyst 6506 Enhanced Chassis Spare

WS-C6506-E=

Cisco Catalyst 6506 Enhanced Chassis Fan Tray Spare

WS-C6506-E-FAN=

Cisco Catalyst 6509 Enhanced Chassis

WS-C6509-E

Cisco Catalyst 6509 Enhanced Chassis Spare

WS-C6509-E=

Cisco Catalyst 6509 Enhanced Chassis Fan Tray Spare

WS-C6509-E-FAN=

Cisco Catalyst 6509 Vertical Enhanced Chassis

WS-C6509-V-E

Cisco Catalyst 6509 Vertical Enhanced Chassis Spare

WS-C6509-V-E=

Cisco Catalyst 6509 Vertical Enhanced Chassis Fan Tray Spare

WS-C6509-V-E-FAN=

Cisco Catalyst 6513 Enhanced Chassis

WS-C6513-E

Cisco Catalyst 6513 Enhanced Chassis Spare

WS-C6513-E=

Cisco Catalyst 6513 Enhanced Chassis Fan Tray Spare

WS-C6513-E-FAN=

Cisco Catalyst 6500 1400 W AC Power Supply

PWR-1400-AC=

Cisco Catalyst 6500 2700W AC Power Supply

PWR-2700-AC/4=

Cisco Catalyst 6500 3000W AC Power Supply

WS-CAC-3000W=

Cisco Catalyst 6500 6000W AC Power Supply

WS-CAC-6000W=

Cisco Catalyst 6500 8700W Enhanced AC Power Supply

WS-CAC-8700W-E=

Cisco Catalyst 6500 4000W AC Power Supply for US

WS-CAC-4000W-US=

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Product Name

Part Number

Cisco Catalyst 6500 4000W AC Power Supply for International

WS-CAC-4000W-INT=

Cisco Catalyst 6500 2500W DC Power Supply

WS-CDC-2500W=

Cisco Catalyst 6500 2700W DC Power Supply

PWR-2700-DC/4=

Cisco Catalyst 6500 4000W DC Power Supply

PWR-4000-DC=

Cisco Catalyst 6500 6000W DC Power Supply

PWR-6000-DC=

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series chassis, visit:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/switches/ps708.

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