Here's what I remember (anyone please add thoughts):
--- Catalyst 5000/5500 ---
Supervisor I Engine (original) -- The supervisor that
is used in a 5000 or 5500 chassis. 1.2Gb/s bandwidth.
No hot-standby.
Supervisor II Engine -- Hot-standby capable
supervisor. 1.2Gb/s bandwidth. Used in a 5000/5500.
5500 series required for hot-standby. Uplinks
EtherChannel capable.
Supervisor III Engine -- Hot-standby capable
supervisor. Utilized the Phoenix ASIC that connects
three 1.2Gb/s backplanes together. 3.6Gb/s aggregate
bandwidth. Net Flow Feature Card (NFFC) available as
an option that provides wire-rate layer-3 switching.
Supervisor IIIG Engine -- Hot-standby capable
supervisor. Phoenix & NFFC equipped. Gigabit
Ethernet uplinks (GBIC).
--- Catalyst 6000/6500 ---
Supervisor I -- Original supervisor engine. 16Gb/s
switching capacity (62.5 MHz x 256 bit). Layer 2
only. Used with the MSM to provide layer-3 capability
(6 Mpps w/64 byte packets). Two GBIC.
Supervisor IA -- Updated supervisor engine. Policy
Feature Card (PFC)/Multilayer Switch Feature Card
(MSFC) options allow native layer-3 switching without
a router module. PFC is similar to NFFC, but with
enhancements that allow access control lists to be
used on the MSFC; offers greater performance (15Mpps).
Supervisor II -- Updated supervisor engine. When
utilized with PFC2 & MSFC2, provides Cisco Express
Forwarding (CEF) layer 3 switching. Upgradable to 256
Gb/s capacity with Switch Fabric Module (SFM) on
Catalyst 6500s.
--- Shane Stockman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Could someone please explain the difference between
> the supervisor 1,2,3
> engines that go with the Catalyst 5000 and 6500,why
> are they used and where
> would I use them ( Core , Distribution, Access).
>
> Another question - What would be the easiest way to
> test serial and ethernet
> ports on a router with minimal equipment and cables
> ( what would be needed
> to do so ).
>
>
> Thanks
>
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