Cisco, said Nielsen, should also highlight that to use the virtual switching system (VSS) on the Catalyst 6500, an upgraded line card is required.

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switch System (VSS) 1440, which is enabled by the Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 with 10 Gig E. Essentially, the system combines several Catalyst ...

With the introduction of a new management blade for its Catalyst 6500 switches, Cisco can make two switches look like one while dramatically reducing failover times in the process. Topics ...

New Catalyst 4500 E-Series chassis and supervisor promise an easy onramp to 10Gig, while new Catalyst 6500 supervisor and Virtual Switching System remake redundant networking ...

In other words, said Gainey at the time, three times the price for only 720 Gbps -- one-third -- of the throughput. HP was quick to challenge Cisco's Catalyst 6500 announcement, and in a targeted ...

Looking at some 10GE options for a new DC deployment. I've only had experience with the traditional cisco stacking and we're spec'ing some 4500X switches that stack using VSS. I've never used it ...

CME Group has tested and plans to deploy new virtual switching gear from Cisco to improve performance in its Catalyst 6500 switches. Topics Spotlight: Optimizing the Cloud ...

Cisco is stepping up its enterprise switch game to support the collaboration and multimedia it's been pushing as the next generation of work. Topics Spotlight: Optimizing the Cloud; ...