Backplane speed V/s Number of Ports supported on catalyst 4006.

nsravi · ‎08-21-2002

Hi,

Understand that catalyst 4006 switch has 64 Gbps backplane speed.

Also understand from the maximum port density table of catalyst 4006 as

10/100 - 240 ports, 100 Base FX - 240 ports.

Also understand that this switch supports 10/100/1000 - 240 ports.

How do we justify the back plane speed(64 Gbps) with 240 * 1000 Mbps ports on a single catalyst 4006 switch.

What is the relationship between the Backplane speed and the number of available ports?

regards,

n.s.ravishankar

rfroom · ‎08-21-2002

The uplinks are non-blocking. Each line module has 12 GBbps (6 each way) for switch fabric connections.

nsravi · ‎08-22-2002

Hi,

Understand this, Can we have more detailed information on catalyst 4006 architecture.

Regards,

n.s.ravishankar