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Modular Switches
Model/Series Nexus 7000 Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500
LAN Switching Features
Connectivity and Filtering
EtherChannel
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/802.3ad • • •
Jumbo Frames—GBE on Copper • • *
Jumbo Frames—GBE on Fiber • • *
Broadcast Suppression • • •
Multicast Suppression • • •
Unicast Flood Suppression • • •
Flexible Packet Matching •
Layer 2
ISL/802.1Q • • •
Private VLAN Edge • • •
Private VLAN • • •
Voice VLAN • •
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) • • •
GVRP •
GARP •
URT/VMPS • •
VTP v3 • •
VTP Bomb Protection • •
VMPS Server • •
Number of Active VLANs 4096 per VDC 4096 4096
Number of VLAN IDs 4096 per VDC 4096 4096
Layer 3
H/W-based MPLS/EoMPLS • •
EIGRP • • •
EIGRP Stub • • •
VPLS/H-VPLS •
MPLS L3 VPNs • •
MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) • •
OSPF • • •
Introduction
Cisco Campus Feature Comparison
Intelligent Switching for the Evolving Network