Catalyst 6500

March 31, 2013

NETWORKING

Catalyst 6500 Speaks: Happy Birthday Sup720, Here’s To The Big 10

1 min read

Or in IPv6 speak, you’re an “A”, for Awesome Today Supervisor 720, the most widely deployed Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine, turns 10-years old. Supervisor 720 was launched on March 31, 2003. It enabled me to be the first modular switch to support true 10G Ethernet . Supervisor 720 has brought extensive feature set such as MPLS, […]

December 4, 2012

NETWORKING

Demystifying the Catalyst: Video Application Monitoring and Troubleshooting

3 min read

In my previous blog, we looked at how Catalyst switches can be used to assess video application readiness in the network before rolling out a video based collaboration application. In this blog, let us take a look at available tools on the Catalyst switches to monitor and troubleshoot video problems in the network. As we […]