The Cisco WS-F6700-DFC3C is a Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC) daughter card used with compatible Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco 7600 Series line cards. It provides hardware-based distributed packet forwarding, allowing supported line cards to forward traffic locally rather than sending every packet to the central supervisor.
Key Features:
- Manufacturer: Cisco Systems
- Part Number: WS-F6700-DFC3C
- Product Type: Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC)
- DFC Version: DFC3C
- Designed for Cisco Catalyst 6500 / 7600 platforms
- Provides local hardware packet forwarding
- Works with compatible CEF-based supervisor architectures
- Installed as a daughter card on supported line cards
- Supports IPv4 and IPv6 forwarding
Technical Specifications:
- Type: Distributed Forwarding Engine / Daughter Card
- Model: DFC3C
- Part Number: WS-F6700-DFC3C
- Architecture: Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF)
- Forwarding: Distributed hardware-based forwarding
- Application: Catalyst 6500 / Cisco 7600
- Installation: Line-card daughterboard
- Function: Local packet forwarding on supported line cards
- Memory: Dedicated forwarding tables; capacity depends on the host line card and DFC implementation
- Compatibility: Selected Cisco WS-X67xx and related 6500/7600 line cards
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