10Gbps cards on core chassis?

[parisdooz12]

Hi,

I'd need to increase 10Gbps interfaces on our core/distribution chassis (C6500). We actually have C6704 card, but only used for chassis interconnection.

We need for the future to connect blade servers racks directly on the core/distribtuion chassis and I thought to the WS-X6716-10G-3C model. Is it a good choice or are there limitations for such a use?

Thanks

P.

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

6716 has sixteen 10 Gbps.  Your supervisor card can push up to 40 Gbps between slots.  So you have a 4:1 over-subscription rate.

Is this acceptable to you?

PS:  Let's not talk about putting this line card into "performance mode". 

[parisdooz12]

Ok, thanks for answer.

It is indeed acceptable as 10 Gbps evolution motivation is mainly to remove 1gbps Etherchannels We don't have critical traffic which would need 1:1 oversubsription.