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Sup7-E and Sup 720

rajesh.rajappa
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I am looking for options to upgrade the existing Cisco 4507R switch to a higher end model. The options I have considered is

1) Cisco 4507R+E with Sup 7-E

2) Cisco 6509-E with Sup720

But in the backplane capacity , the Sup 7-E shows as 848 Gbps and Sup 720 shows as 720 Gbps. Is my understanding correct ?

Any Suggestions

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Joseph W. Doherty
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Correct.

re: suggestions:

There's more to consider than just fabric bandwidth.  From a performance perspective, there's also bandwidth to particular cards and/or card ports.  There's also PPS performance.  There's IOS features.  Lastly, there's also what your card options are.

PS:

To get the full performance out of the latest 4500 components, you might not want to reuse any current components.

Leo Laohoo
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VS-Sup2T coming out next month. 

rajesh.rajappa
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Thanks All...

If I am not planning to use any service modules and only gigabit line cards, is it a good option to consider 4507R+E with Sup7-E rather than going with 6509-E with Sup720 ?

Am thinking from the cost perspective also..Please suggest

If cost is a concern it would be better to go with 4507R+E with Sup7-E. In fact this combination would give you more per slot bandwidth than 6500. 4507R+E with Sup7-E will give you 48 Gig/slot , nonblocking Gig port while using a 48 port gig module. 4748 modules are mandatory for 48 gig/slot bandwidth.You would save approx 20-35 % cost as well. 

WS-X4748-RJ45-ECatalyst 4500 E-Series 48-Port 10/100/1000 Non-Blocking

Regards,

Johny

rajesh.rajappa
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Thanks Guys for the suggestions!!!