The Cisco Catalyst 6509-E, part number WS-C6509E-S32P10GE, is a powerful, managed network switch designed for large-scale enterprise environments. This rack-mountable switch offers tremendous connectivity and utilisation flexibility, making it suitable for high-performance networking tasks. It includes the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32, providing advanced capabilities and enabling extensive control over network traffic and resources.
Equipped with 2 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE), this switch ensures high-speed data transfer, which is essential for modern data centre or enterprise-grade applications. These 10GbE ports are crucial for handling bandwidth-intensive tasks, such as virtualisation workloads, large data transfers, or video streaming services. The Cisco Supervisor Engine 32 also incorporates PISA (Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator), which brings advanced Layer 3 routing and security services to this platform, ensuring sophisticated traffic management for your network.
The Cisco Catalyst 6509-E chassis offers scalability with multiple slots, supporting a wide range of line cards and additional port configurations. As part of Cisco's Catalyst series, it supports several key features including Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching, network security features like access control lists (ACLs), Quality of Service (QoS), and advanced redundancy mechanisms to minimise downtime in critical network infrastructures.
Overall, the WS-C6509E-S32P10GE switch is best suited for organisations requiring high reliability, high availability, and flexible expansion options. Its inclusion of advanced supervisor capabilities and 10GbE ports makes it a robust choice for modern networks.
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