cisco MSFC

[sarahr202]

hi every body!

i just want to know if MSFC is used by fixed configuration switches ?or by modular switches only?

thanks a lot!

[satish_zanjurne · Accepted solution]

It is used only by Modular Switches..

Basically it is part of Supervisor Engine.

Only Supervisor Engines which are installed in Catalyst 6000, Caatlyst 6500 , Cisco 7600 Router has MSFC.

HTH..rate if helpful..

[sarahr202]

thanks for your reply Satish! could you please tell me what function supervisor engine performs?

i find the following:

1)supervisors offer layer 2 processing and layer 3 and higer forwading using MSFC.

My question does it (supervisor)also control the communication between different modules?

Does this supervisor do what a cpu does on motherboard in Personal computer?

[satish_zanjurne · Accepted solution]

Yes, it does control the communication to some extent, again depends on the SUP you are using.

Yes, it does like motherboard of PC alongwith other components like Policy FEature Card ( PFC ) , Switch Fabric , and all modules.

Refer below mentioned links for more details..Architecures of 6500 & SUP's

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

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/product_data_sheet09186a0080159856.html

http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/products_tech_note09186a00801c6652.shtml

HTH..rate if helpful..