The Cisco Enhanced FlexWAN module accepts up to two WAN port adapters commonly used with the Cisco 7200 and 7500 Series Routers, providing an easy migration path for Cisco customers from the Cisco 7500 Series to the Cisco 7600 Series. In addition, the Cisco Enhanced FlexWAN module adds switch fabric connectivity, offers increased performance and memory compared to the existing FlexWAN module, and supports advanced features targeted at Metropolitan (Metro) Ethernet markets. This new innovative architecture is designed to deliver numerous media options and enable scalable, distributed, intelligent network services for the next generation of applications.
A hallmark of the Cisco 7600 Series and the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series is the flexibility to support multiple applications on the same platform, delivering "no-compromise" convergence for a range of applications, including data center, MAN, and WAN edge. The Cisco Enhanced FlexWAN module simplifies network design and deployment by allowing consolidation of LAN, WAN, and MAN interfaces into a single, highly scalable platform. The Cisco 7600 Series and Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series deliver advanced flexibility, supporting any mix of media or traffic within a common system, software, and chassis, thereby easing and simplifying network configuration and installation tasks, and speeding service delivery. Converged data, voice, and video traffic can be transported transparently from end to end across an interconnected LAN, WAN, or MAN, with the ability to manage thousands of simultaneous traffic flows at wire speed with granular QoS and security control.
WAN Aggregation
The Cisco Enhanced FlexWAN module enables the Cisco 7600 Series Router and Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch to do high-end WAN aggregation, including that based on point-to-point circuits, Frame Relay, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC), ATM, or POS. The rich QoS features and distributed processing attributes of the Cisco Enhanced FlexWAN module make it a cornerstone of a highly scalable WAN aggregation solution. Higher-layer applications can easily be supported on this end-to-end network to allow intelligent data, voice, video, and security services-all on the same platform to provide integrated easy-to-use application delivery and control. Figure 2 illustrates a Cisco 7600 or a Cisco Catalyst 6500 deployed as a head-end router for WAN aggregation.
Features and Benefits of Cisco Enhanced FlexWAN Module
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FlexWAN
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Enhanced FlexWAN
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Benefit
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CPU
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Medium performance
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High performance
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Targets the granular DS-0 to the high-end OC-3 market
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Number of CPUs
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2 CPUs, one per bay
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2 CPUs, one per bay
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Offers a high-performance, independently scalable solution across the 2-port adapter bays
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Memory default
Memory upgrade option
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64 MB per bay
Total 128 MB per FlexWAN module
128 MB maximum per bay
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256 MB per bay
Total 512 MB per Enhanced FlexWAN module
512 MB maximum per bay
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Enables support of large routing tables, rich QoS features, and increased scalability
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Switch fabric connectivity
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No
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Yes
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Enables the use of 256- or 720-Gbps switch fabric modules for data forwarding
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Online insertion and removal (OIR) of module
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Yes
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Yes
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Increases high availability, and provides operational ease of use
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Ordering Information
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Description
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Part Number
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Cisco 7600 Series/Catalyst 6500 Series Enhanced FlexWAN module
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WS-X6582-2PA
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Cisco 7600 Series/Catalyst 6500 Series Enhanced FlexWAN module, spare
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WS-X6582-2PA=
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Cisco 7600 Series/Catalyst 6500 Series Enhanced FlexWAN module 256-MB memory
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MEM-CC-WAN-256M
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Cisco 7600 Series/Catalyst 6500 Series Enhanced FlexWAN module 256-MB memory, spare
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MEM-CC-WAN-256M=
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Cisco 7600 Series/Catalyst 6500 Series Enhanced FlexWAN module 512-MB memory
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MEM-CC-WAN-512M
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Cisco 7600 Series/Catalyst 6500 Series Enhanced FlexWAN module 512-MB memory, spare
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MEM-CC-WAN-512M=
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