Cisco VS-S720-10G Cisco Catalyst supervisor / route processor
Brand: Cisco | Category: Accessories & Components
SKU: CSC-VS-S720-10G | Part #: VS-S720-10G | MPN: VS-S720-10G
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About the Cisco VS-S720-10G Cisco Catalyst supervisor / route processor
Accessories in production networks require fast replacement paths—the Cisco VS-S720-10G Supervisor Engine with integrated Route Processor delivers carrier-grade resilience for mission-critical switching fabrics. This modular line card belongs to the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and combines the Supervisor Engine 720, MSFC3 (Multilayer Switch Feature Card 3) route processor, and PFC3 (Policy Feature Card 3) forwarding engine into a single high-availability module. Network engineers and IT infrastructure teams rely on this unit to sustain 720 Gbps switching capacity and forward up to 400 Mpps of hardware-accelerated traffic across supported chassis platforms.
The VS-S720-10G ships with 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports and supports all major routing protocols—OSPFv2/v3, EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, RIP, PIM, and MPLS—while maintaining hardware-accelerated IPv6 forwarding. Redundancy is built in: dual supervisor slot support enables 1+1 redundancy with Stateful Switchover (SSO) and Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF). QoS functionality, hardware-enforced ACLs, and NetFlow v5/v9 export via PFC3 provide visibility and traffic control at line rate. The module installs into Cisco Catalyst 6503, 6504, 6506, 6509, 6509-NEB, and 6513 chassis, making it a proven workhorse for data center aggregation, service provider peering, and enterprise core switching.
Deployment Scenarios
- Data center core and aggregation switching with redundant supervisor failover
- Service provider backbone routing and MPLS label switching
- High-speed multi-protocol environments requiring simultaneous IPv4 and IPv6 routing
- Mission-critical networks demanding Stateful Switchover and Non-Stop Forwarding
- Large-scale QoS and security policy enforcement across 720 Gbps fabric capacity
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Technical Specifications
| Brand | Cisco |
| Category | Accessories & Components |
| SKU | CSC-VS-S720-10G |
| Part Number | VS-S720-10G |
| Condition | New |
| Interface | 10GbE |
| Manufacturer Part Number | VS-S720-10G |
| Product Line | Catalyst 6500 Series |
| Module Type | Supervisor Engine with integrated Route Processor |
| Supervisor Engine Version | Supervisor Engine 720 |
| Route Processor | MSFC3 (Multilayer Switch Feature Card 3) |
| Forwarding Engine | PFC3 (Policy Feature Card 3) |
| Uplink Ports | 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) |
| Switching Capacity | 720 Gbps (system fabric capacity with VS-S720) |
| Forwarding Rate | Up to 400 Mpps (hardware-accelerated via PFC3) |
| Supported Chassis | Cisco Catalyst 6503, 6504, 6506, 6509, 6509-NEB, 6513 |
| High Availability | Stateful Switchover (SSO), Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF) |
| Routing Protocols | OSPFv2/v3, EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, RIP, PIM, MPLS |
| IPv6 Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated IPv6 forwarding |
| QoS | Hardware-based classification, marking, policing, and queuing |
| ACL Support | Hardware-enforced ingress and egress ACLs via PFC3 |
| NetFlow | Hardware NetFlow v5/v9 export supported via PFC3 |
| MPLS Support | Yes, MPLS forwarding and LDP supported |
| Redundancy | Dual supervisor slot support for 1+1 redundancy |
| Form Factor | Modular line card for Catalyst 6500 chassis |
| Operating System | Cisco IOS |
Frequently Asked Questions about Cisco VS-S720-10G Cisco Catalyst supervisor / route processor
What does the Cisco VS-S720-10G Cisco Catalyst supervisor / route processor do?
The Cisco VS-S720-10G Cisco Catalyst supervisor / route processor is enterprise IT hardware deployed in production data centers, server rooms, and edge sites across the GCC and EMEA region.