The Cisco Distributed Forwarding Card 3B (DFC3B), part number WS-F6K-DFC3B, is a switching accelerator designed to enhance the performance and functionality of Cisco Catalyst switches. The DFC3B is compatible with the Catalyst 6500 series and delivers advanced forwarding capabilities to accelerate packet processing.
The DFC3B integrates seamlessly with Supervisor Engines and line cards equipped with Policy Feature Cards (PFCs). Its primary role is to offload and distribute forwarding tasks from the central supervisor module, enabling distributed forwarding across multiple line cards. This design reduces the workload on the primary Supervisor Engine, which leads to higher overall throughput and greater network scalability.
This forwarding card supports several routing and switching protocols and is suitable for large-scale enterprise networks or service provider environments. The DFC3B offers hardware-based forwarding for Layer 2 bridging and Layer 3 routing, which significantly improves the processing speeds for network traffic. Additionally, the DFC3B comes equipped with forwarding tables that support a wide range of network services including Multicast, QoS (Quality of Service), and advanced security features like Access Control Lists.
An essential part of this hardware is its forwarding engine capacity, which ensures optimal performance by handling large traffic volumes while maintaining network reliability. In high-performance networks demanding scalability, the WS-F6K-DFC3B can be relied on to ensure operational efficiency and minimal latency.
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