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Catalyst 5000 Route Switch Module

The WS-X5302 route switch module, the latest member of the Catalyst 5000 series of line modules, provides the performance, scalability, and sophisticated multiprotocol capabilities of Cisco IOS software integrated into the award-winning Catalyst 5000 switch series. With the introduction of the route switch module, the Catalyst 5000 becomes the first truly multiprotocol, multilayer switch available today, and allows network managers the option to deploy cost-effective distributed Layer 3 services from the wiring closet to the data center. The route switch module provides high-performance, multilayer switching and routing services between switched VLANs, emulated LANs within an ATM fabric, or across mixed media via an optional VIP and port adapters.

Multiprotocol Switching with Cisco IOS Software

The Cisco Catalyst 5000 series route switch module builds on the Route Switch Processor (RSP) featured in Cisco's premier multiprotocol routing platform, the Cisco 7500. It combines Cisco Systems proven software technology with the exceptional performance features of the Catalyst 5000 series of LAN switches to meet the requirements of today's mission-critical networks. The route switch module delivers the full suite of Cisco IOS software services, which includes the widest set of protocols available on any multilayer switch:

• IP--Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP), Enhanced IGRP, Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol Version 4 (BGP4)
• IPX--RIP, SAPs, NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP), Enhanced IGRP
• AppleTalk
• DECnet
• VINES
• Xerox Network Systems (XNS)
• Systems Network Architecture (SNA)
• Multimedia services--Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP)
• Security Services--access lists, encryption, Lock and Key

• Class of Service (CoS)--RSVP, Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ), Random Early Detection (RED)
  
  The Catalyst 5000 series route switch module offers multiple software feature sets and feature licenses, which allow the selection of a package that best meets the user's network needs. Network managers can select from multiple feature sets, which can be enhanced with additional feature licenses. If requirements change in the future, an easy software change can be made to upgrade to a higher-level feature set or add another feature license. Feature licenses include encryption, network address translation (NAT), and interdomain routing.
  
  Features and Benefits
  
  The route switch module offers a rich set of capabilities that address the need for performance, reliability, and multiprotocol switching support that is required for networks both today and in the future.