The Catalyst 6500 Series delivers highly available secure converged network services for Enterprise and Service Provider networks. Designed to address the increased requirements for gigabit scalability, high-availability, rich services, and multilayer switching in backbone, distribution, and wiring closet topologies as well as datacenter environments, the Catalyst 6500 Series delivers exceptional scalability and price/performance, supporting a wide range of interface densities, performance, and integration of powerful services modules. By combining superior control-plane and packet-forwarding scalability with a rich set of intelligent services, the Catalyst 6500 Series delivers the foundation for new-world Enterprise and Service Provider solutions, such as converged voice/video/data and e-commerce services.