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Catalyst 6500 Series: Latest Innovations

10GBASE-T Customer Success Story
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Why 10GBASE-T will be the connection of choice?
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Run 10G easily on existing copper cables with 10GBASE-T.
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Virtual Switching System (VSS) 1440 now includes support for MPLS and IPv6.
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Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 6500-E Series Switches Obtain IPv6 Ready Logo Phase-2
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Firewall Services Module, Release 4.0 offers improved performance, scalability and integration.
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Find out how the Nexus 7000 and Catalyst 6500 are complementary platforms. (4:43 min)
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Flagship Platform of the Catalyst Series

With more than 35,000 customers world wide, the Catalyst 6500 Series delivers comprehensive feature sets for:

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series allows organizations to increase productivity and control costs in three areas:

Virtualization

Simplify operations, reduce network costs, and maximize existing investments.
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Collaboration

Increase productivity by overcoming the barriers of location, distance, and time.
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Operations

Automate network services, energy control and minimize total cost of ownership (TCO).

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High-speed Catalyst 6500 Series Switches help Caltech and global research partners handle data from huge physics experiments at the frontier of science.

Virtualization Beyond the Data Center
Increase Network Infrastructure Utilization and Efficiency to Reduce Operational Costs.

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