Cisco Catalyst 8510

Cisco Catalyst 8510 Multiservice switch router provides a 10-Gbps switching fabric with data rates that not only apply to IP and IPX traffic but also to IP multicast and bridged traffic. It can provide wire speed non-blocking switching on all interfaces when deployed as an ATM switch. Without sacrificing any of the services required to build a scalable network, the Cisco catalyst 8510 provides a complete IP routing solution.

Enterprise network managers are provided the option to build or upgrade campus network backbones with ATM, Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet, wire-speed multi protocol routing in a single platform. Using each on its advantage, Cisco catalyst 8510 offers a combination that enables designer of networks to combine in a single platform the multiple technologies. It uses a modular chassis with optional dual, fault-tolerant, and five-slot load-sharing power supplies. It has a slot that is dedicated to a single, field-replaceable processor module that gives support to the 10 Gbps shares memory, non-blocking switch fabric, and to the high performance RISC processor that provides the routing intelligence of this particular architecture.

This feature-rich campus switch router that has a full Cisco IOS implementation allows network managers to continue manage and administer their networks while scaling to gigabit speed their backbone bandwidths. The Cisco catalyst 8510 supports all of the routing protocol used in enterprise and Internet environment. Among supported protocols are the following: Interior Gateway Routing Protocol or IGRP, Enhanced IGRP, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol Version 4, Static routes, Route redistribution and Routing Information Protocol Version 1 and 2. It also supports all protocols necessary to build reliable and scalable networks such as Hot Standby Router Protocol, Internet Control Message Protocol and even Bootstrap Protocol Relay.

For IP multicast switching and routing, the Cisco catalyst 8510 supports multicast across all its line cards at wire speeds. Necessary protocols for IP multicast that enables clients to join groups are supported. These supported protocols makes efficient leave processing that saves end-station CPU cycles and bandwidth.

Looking for true ATM production deployment? Cisco catalyst 8510 offers such service with the sophistication and depth of functionality required for an ATM deployment. It supports all the ATM forum-defined traffic classes and other unique traffic classes such as constant bit rate, Real-time variable bit rate, non-real-time variable bit rate, unspecific bit rate and minimum cell rate, and available bit rate.

It is future-proof and serves as platform that acts as network managers with investment protection for its catalyst family switches. The line modules contain upgradeable ASIC technology that enables Layer 3 switching at wire speed. Upgrade of ASICs can be done with a simple microcode upgrade to support IPv6 which is now prevalent in campus environment and the Internet. Additionally, it can seamlessly integrate into the network with its Fast EtherChannel technology, virtual LANs (VLANs) and ISL.

It has safety certifications of UL 1950, EN 60950 and CSA-C22.2 with number 950-93 and electromagnetic emissions certifications of FCC Class A (Part 15), CE MARK. VCCI Class II and EN 55022 Class B.