Description The Catalyst 5000 platform is a 5-slot chassis that supports both wiring closet and data center applications. The Catalyst 5000 supports all supervisor engines and will support all new line cards to create a complete networking solution. Supervisor II engine ports on 10/100 ports on Fast EtherChannel-capable line cards enable high-speed connectivity between switches, switches and routers, and switches and servers. Up to four Fast Ethernet ports can be grouped to provide up to 800 Mbps of load sharing, redundant, and point-to-point connections between the Catalyst 5500, 5509, 5505, 5002, and 5000 switches. To achieve higher bandwidth, Gigabit EtherChannel can be deployed, which supports up to 8 Gbps (full-duplex) of inter-switch bandwidth, and is supported across the Catalyst 5000 Family. The Catalyst 5000 chassis fits into a standard 19 in. (48.26 cm) rack, and all system components are accessible from the same side of the chassis.
