Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Supervisor Engine 6T Getting Started Guide

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At-a-Glance
Future-Proof Your Foundation for Digital Business
The future of business is digital. Trends like the Internet of Things (IoT), 
rich media communications, mobility, and flexible workspaces have 
redefined the way network services are consumed, paving the way for 
the digital-ready network.
The resulting exponential growth in network traffic requires enhanced 
backbone switching capacity, superior performance, and higher 
scalability. The Cisco Catalyst 6800 Supervisor Engine 6T gives you  
just that. 
Use it to build, manage, secure, and scale your enterprise backbone 
capacity to 6 terabits per second (Tbps) while unlocking the full 
performance of the 6807-XL chassis with 440 Gbps per slot. It is also 
compatible with the next-generation 10/40/100-Gbps line cards. The 
high-performance dual-core CPU allows you to manage 2000 Instant 
Access host ports.
Maximize Investment Protection
Using the Cisco Catalyst 6800 Supervisor Engine 6T means strong 
investment protection for customer deployments. It’s compatible with 
the 6807-XL chassis, 6500-E chassis, and existing line cards. It also 
offers full feature parity and code maturity with the Supervisor Engine 2T 
from day one.
Cisco Catalyst Supervisor Engine 6T
Cisco Catalyst 6800 
Series Supervisor 
Engine 6T
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Benefits
•  Unlock 440 Gbps per slot  
on the Cisco Catalyst  
6807-XL chassis
•  Future-proof your network 
through interoperability with 
next-generation 10/40/100- 
Gbps line cards
•  Establish investment 
protection through 
compatibility with Cisco 
Catalyst 6500-E chassis and 
existing line cards
•  Simplify management by 
using Cisco Instant Access to 
centrally manage up to 2000 
host ports