WS-C6509-V-E Overview
Cisco introduces the Cisco Catalyst 6509 Enhanced Vertical Chassis as part of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series of enhanced (E-Series) switches, delivering chassis with up to 1440 Gbps of system bandwidth capacity (80 Gbps/slot), enhanced cable management, and front-to-back airflow optimized for hot aisle/cold aisle designs in data center and service provider colocation (NEBS-L3 compliant) deployments.
Quick Specs
Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.
| Product Code | WS-C6509-V-E |
| Bandwidth Capacity per Slot | 80 Gbps |
| System Bandwidth Capacity | 1440 Gbps |
| Cable Management | Category 5e, Category 6, Category 6a and fiber |
| Supported Maximum System Power | 14500W |
| Standby Fabric Hot Sync (Supervisor Engine Switchover) | 50 ms |
| Number of EoBC Channels | 2 |
The Modules, Cards, Licenses
Table 2 shows the recommended elements for the WS-C6509-V-E.
| Category | Model | Description |
| Cards and Modules | VS-S2T-10G | Cisco 6500 Supervisor 2T VS-S2T-10G Catalyst 6500 Supervisor 2T – 2 ports 10GbE X2 – 2 ports SFP – MSFC5 PFC4 |
| VS-S2T-10G-XL | Cisco 6500 Supervisor 2T VS-S2T-10G-XL Catalyst 6500 Supervisor 2T 80G System XL | |
| Power | WS-CAC-3000W | Cisco WS-CAC-3000W Catalyst 6500 3000W AC power supply |
| WS-CAC-4000W-INT | Cisco WS-CAC-4000W-INT Catalyst 6500 4000W AC PowerSupply, International (cable included) | |
| Fan Tray | WS-C6509-V-E-FAN | Catalyst 6509-V-E Fan Tray |
Compare to Similar Items
Table 3 shows the comparison of WS-C6509-V-E and WS-C6513-E.
| Product Code | WS-C6513-E |
WS-C6509-V-E |
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Product Description |
Cisco Catalyst switch Enh C6513 Chassis, 13slot, 19RU, No Pow Supply, No Fan Tray |
Catalyst 6500 Enhanced 9-slot Chassis (Vertical), No PS, Fan |



























