6509 module speed question

[saime_cisco]

hi, im reading about the supervisor 720 for the 6509 chassis, and this comes up:

Q. Does the Supervisor 720 support all existing Cisco Catalyst 6500 series  interface and services module, protecting customer investments?

A. Yes. The supervisor 720's integrated 720 Gbps switch fabric features  auto-detect, auto-negotiation capabilities that connect to a module's  required speed: 32 Gbps, 256 Gbps or 720 Gbps.

It said that it will support all existing interfaces and services modules, but i dont know how to see my modules speed... (32, 256 or 720 Gbps).

I dont know if that speed its this that i found and its related about (Interface Module Class).

CEF720

dCEF256

Classic

P.S...I also have a FWSM model WS-SVC-FWM-1, I guess that it will not be any trouble with this and the Supervisor 720.

Thanks in advance.

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

Have a look at this doc.  It has different types of line cards with different speeds:

example:

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Architecture: CEF720 Line Cards

In  2003, Cisco announced the next generation Supervisor Engine 720 along  with a new series of line cards. They are designed to take advantage of  architecture extensions of the Supervisor Engine 720 and the enhanced  crossbar switch fabric.

Four  Cisco Express Forwarding 720 line cards are available providing higher  performance, and higher port densities of high speed interfaces over  earlier generations of line cards. The new CEF720 line cards (Figure 18)  are:

• WS-X6724-SFP:  a 24 port Gigabit Ethernet SFP based line card supporting a single  20-Gbps fabric channel to the Supervisor Engine 720 crossbar switch  fabric. Also supports an optional Distributed Forwarding Card 3a (DFC3a,  DFC3B or DFC3BXL)

• WS-X6748-GE-TX:  a 48 port 10/100/1000 RJ45 based line card supporting 2 x 20-Gbps  fabric channels to the Supervisor Engine 720 crossbar switch fabric.  Also supports an optional Distributed Forwarding Card 3a (DFC3a, DFC3B  or DFC3BXL)

• WS-X6748-SFP:  a 48 port 1000Mb SFP based line card supporting 2 x 20-Gbps fabric  channels to the Supervisor Engine 720 crossbar switch fabric. Also  supports an optional Distributed Forwarding Card 3 (DFC3a, DFC3B or  DFC3BXL)

• WS-X6704-10GE:  a 4 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Xenpak based line card supporting 2 x  20-Gbps fabric channels to the Supervisor Engine 720 crossbar switch  fabric. Also supports an optional Distributed Forwarding Card 3a (DFC3a,  DFC3B or DFC3BXL)

• WS-X6704-10GE:  an 8 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet X2 optic based line card supporting 2 x  20-Gbps fabric channels to the Supervisor Engine 720 crossbar switch  fabric. Also supports an integrated Distributed Forwarding Card 3CXL

Here is the link;

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/prod_white_paper0900aecd80673385.html

HTH