The 6-slot Cisco Catalyst 6506-E Switch provides intermediate port densities ideal for many wiring closet and core network deployments. Catalyst 6506-E supports Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series end-to-end operational consistency benefits.

• Supports up to five Catalyst 6500 series modules

Backplane Bandwidth:

• 32 GBps shared bus
• 720 GBps switch fabric

Supervisor Engines:

• Supervisor Engine 1 and Supervisor Engine 2 are installed in slot 1 or slot 2
• Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720 are installed in slot 5 or slot 6