The new 3- slot Catalyst 6503 chassis offers a compact 4
rack-unit height that is ideally suited for multi-Gbps secure data
centers, remote access, e-commerce, and converged network solutions.
Supports Catalyst 6500 series end-to-end operational consistency
benefits.
Key Features:
Supports all Catalyst 6500 modules, including all,
- Supervisor engines
- Switch fabric modules
- Fast Ethernet modules
- Gigabit Ethernet modules
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules
- Voice modules
- Flex Wan Modules
- ATM modules
- Multi Gigabit services modules (content services ,firewall,
intrusion detection, IPSec/VPN, network analysis, and SSL
acceleration)
Supports both CatOS and IOS software
Provides maximum uptime with redundancy and rapid 2-3 second
failover across supervisor engine.
The Cisco Catalyst 6503 Firewall Security System is a three-slot
model providing a turnkey solution that integrates a Cisco Catalyst
6000 Supervisor 2 (with integrated Policy and Multilayer Switch
Feature cards [PFC2/MFC2] for system control, routing services, and
dual-Gigabit-Ethernet ports); a Cisco Catalyst Firewall Service
Module providing 5 Gbps of firewall services; and a single open slot
for site customization.
The Cisco Catalyst IPSec VPN systems take advantage of the Cisco
Catalyst IPSec VPN Service Module and provide up to 2 Gbps of Triple
Data Encryption Standard (3DES) encryption. The Cisco Catalyst 6503
IPSec VPN System provides a broad suite of services and a multitude
of I/O interfaces inherent in the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series.
