[c-nsp] 6500 vs 7600

[Matthew Crocker]

The 7609 is a 6509 with the cards turned vertical.  They are 
functionally identical. You can use the same cards in both chassis.  
You can buy a 6509 on eBay, throw a couple SUP 720s in it and viola!  
you have a 7600.  You'll probably need to upgrade the fan and power 
supply as well.

-Matt

On Aug 11, 2004, at 9:24 AM, rwcrowe at comcast.net wrote:

> Hello,
>      Looking at the 6500 series and 7600 series, I was wondering if 
> there are any major technical differences ? They seem to use pretty 
> much the same chassis and modules, with the exception of the 7600 
> being NEBS chassis and offering a wider variety of optical modules. 
> The also seem to use the same architecture as far as the guts inside 
> the chassis. I know marketing wise that Cisco is aiming the 6500 
> series towards Enterprise level networks and the 7600 towards the 
> Service Provider market.  Are there any current or future major 
> differences ? Thanks.
> --
> Rob Crowe
> rwcrowe at comcast.net
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