Software conversion from hybrid to native Cisco IOS Software on a Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series Switch
Software conversion from native Cisco IOS Software to hybrid on a Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series Switch
How to Convert a Catalyst 6500/6000 Supervisor Engine from Hybrid Mode (CatOS) to Native Mode (IOS) Using a Conversion Utility
Software Comparison
Software Feature |
Cisco Catalyst OS
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Cisco IOS Software
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VLAN ranges: up to 4096 VLAN SVIs (Layer 3 VLAN Interfaces) |
x
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x
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Inter VLAN Routing |
x
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x
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4096 Layer 2 VLANs |
x
|
x
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Private VLANs |
x
|
x
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Dynamic VLANs |
x
|
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Trunking: IEEE 802.1q, ISL |
x
|
x
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DTP, VTP |
x
|
x
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VTPv3 |
x
|
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IEEE 802.1q Tunneling |
x
|
x
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Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling |
x
|
x
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Spanning Tree: PortFast, UplinkFast, BackboneFast, BPDU Guard, PRRST+, PVRST |
x
|
x
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IEEE 802.1s and 802.1w |
x
|
x
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Jumbo Frames |
x
|
x
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EtherChannel, Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) |
x
|
x
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EtherChannel, IEEE 802.3ad (LACP) |
x
|
x
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Local and Remote Span (RSPAN) |
x
|
x
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Multicast Services: PIM, IGMP snooping, RGMP, Bi-dir PIM |
x
|
x
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QoS Marking, Policing, Scheduling |
x
|
x
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QoS ACLs |
x
|
x
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Routing ACLs |
x
|
x
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VLAN ACLs |
x
|
x
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Port-based ACLs (PACLs) |
x
|
x
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HSRP |
x
|
x
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VRRP |
x
|
x
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GLBP |
x
|
x
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IPv6 |
x
|
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Any Transport over MPLS (AToM) (PFC3bXL Only) |
x
|
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MPLS (PFC3b and PFC3bXL only) |
x
|
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Cisco IOS Software Server Load Balancing |
x
|
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Broadcast Suppression |
x
|
x
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Protocol filtering, Cisco IOS Software Support on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 1A Systems Only |
x
|
x
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Port Security |
x
|
x
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Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) |
x
|
x
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SSHv1 and SSHv2 |
x
|
x
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Smart Ports Macros |
x
|
x
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IEEE 802.1x and VLAN Assignment |
x
|
x
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IEEE 802.1x Extensions Beyond VLAN Assignment |
x
|
x
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Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) |
x
|
x
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AutoQoS |
x
|
x
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ARP Inspection |
x
|
x
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Dynamic ARP Inspection |
x
|
x
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DHCP Snooping |
x
|
x
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IP Source Guard |
x
|
x
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Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) |
x
|
x
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User-Based Rate Limiting |
x
|
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Cisco Discovery Protocol |
x
|
x
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NetFlow Data Export (NDE) |
x
|
x
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Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD) |
x
|
x
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Voice VLAN ID (VVID) and Inline Power for Cisco IP Phones |
x
|
x
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Supervisor Redundancy and Failover |
x
|
x
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Stateful Supervisor Switchover |
x
|
x
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Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), EoMPLS, MPLS VPN |
x
|
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Distributed Cisco Express Forwarding |
x
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Hardware and Line Card Support
Hardware Modules
Chassis, Supervisors, and PFC Daughter Cards |
Cisco Catalyst OS
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Cisco IOS Software
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WS-C6513, WS-C6509, WS-6509-E, WS-C6509-NEB, WS-C6509-NEB-A, WS-C6506, WS-6506-E, WS-6504-E, WS-C6503, WS-6503-E, OSR-7609-AC/DC, Cisco 7603, Cisco 7604, Cisco 7606, Cisco 7609 |
x
|
x
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WS-SUP720 |
x
|
x
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WS-SUP720-3B |
x
|
x
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WS-SUP720-3BXL |
x
|
x
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WS-SUP32-10GE-3B |
x
|
x
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WS-SUP32-GE-3B |
x
|
x
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WS-X6K-PFC3BXL |
x
|
x
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WS-X6K-S2U-MSFC2 |
x
|
x
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WS-X6K-S2-MSFC2 |
x
|
x
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WS-X6K-S2-PFC2 |
x
|
NS1
|
WS-X6K-S1A-MSFC2 |
x
|
x
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WS-X6K-SUP1A-MSFC |
x
|
x
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WS-X6K-SUP1A-PFC |
x
|
NS2
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WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE |
x
|
NS2
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WS-X6K-SUP1-2GE |
x
|
NS2
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CEF720 Series Modules and XENPAKs
|
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WS-X6748-SFP |
x
|
x
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WS-X6748-GE-TX |
x
|
x
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WS-X6724-SFP |
x
|
x
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WS-X6704-10GE |
x
|
x
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WS-X6708-10GE |
x
|
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WS-X6724-SFP |
x
|
x
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WS-X6748-GE-TX |
x
|
x
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WS-F6k-DFC 3BXL |
x
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WS-F6k-DFC 3B |
x
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WS-F6K-DFC3A |
x
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WS-X6700-DFC3A |
x
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WS-F6700-DFC3BXL |
x
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WS-F6700-DFC 3B |
x
|
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XENPAK-10GB-SR |
x
|
x
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XENPAK-10GB-LX4 |
x
|
x
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XENPAK-10GB-CX4 |
x
|
x
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XENPAK-10GB-LR |
x
|
x
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XENPAK-10GB-ER |
x
|
x
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Switching Fabric Modules
|
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WS-C6500-SFM |
x
|
x
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WS-X6500-SFM 2 |
x
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x
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CEF256 and dCEF256 Series Modules
|
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WS-F6K-DFC |
x
|
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WS-X6816-GBIC |
x
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WS-X6501-10GEX4 |
x
|
x
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WS-X6502-10GE |
x
|
x
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WS-G6483 |
x
|
x
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WS-G6488 |
x
|
x
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WS-X6516-GBIC |
x
|
x
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WS-X6516A-GBIC |
x
|
x
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WS-X6516-GE-TX |
x
|
x
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WS-X6524-100FX-MM |
x
|
x
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WS-X6548-GE-TX/V |
x
|
x
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WS-X6548-RJ-21 |
x
|
x
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WS-X6548-RJ-45 |
x
|
x
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Classic Modules
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WS-X6416-GBIC |
x
|
x
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WS-X6416-GE-MT |
x
|
x
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WS-X6316-GE-TX |
x
|
x
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WS-X6408A-GBIC |
x
|
x
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WS-X6408-GBIC |
x
|
x
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WS-X6324-100FX-SM/MM |
x
|
x
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WS-X6224-100FX-MT |
x
|
x
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WS-X6348-RJ-21/V |
x
|
x
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WS-X6348-RJ-45/V |
x
|
x
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WS-X6148X2-RJ-45 |
x
|
x
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WS-X6148-GE-TX/V |
x
|
x
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WS-X6148-RJ-45V |
x
|
x
|
WS-X6148-RJ21V |
x
|
x
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WS-X6248-RJ-45 |
x
|
x
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WS-X6248A-TEL |
x
|
x
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WS-X6248-TEL |
x
|
x
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WS-X6024-10FL-MT |
x
|
x
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Voice Daughter Cards for Modules
|
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WS-F6K-FE48X2-AF (for WS-X6148X2-RJ-45) |
x
|
x
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WS-F6K-FE48-AF (for WS-X6148-RJ-45 and WS-X6148-RJ-21) |
x
|
x
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WS-F6K-GE48-AF (for WS-X6548-GE-TX and WS-X6148-GE-TX) |
x
|
x
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Services Modules and Voice Modules
|
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WS-X6624-FXS (EOS and EOL-May 15, 2005) |
x
|
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WS-X6608-T1/E1 |
x
|
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WS-X6381-IDS (EOS and EOL-March 26, 2004) |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-IDSM2-BUN-K9 |
x
|
x
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WS-X6380-NAM (EOS External Announcement-June 24, 2002) |
x
|
x
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WS-X6066-SLB-APC |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-CSG-1 |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-CMM-6T1/E1 |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-NAM-1 |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-NAM-2 |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-FWM-1-K9 |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-CMM |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-MWAM-1 |
x
|
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WS-SVC-CSG-1 |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-PSD-1 (Persistent Storage Device) |
x
|
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WS-SVC-IDSM2-K9 |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-SSL-1-K9 |
x
|
x
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WS-SVC-IPSEC-1 |
x
|
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WS-SVC-WLAN-1-K9 |
x
|
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ACE10-6500-K9 |
x
|
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WS-SVC-WEBVPN-K9 |
x
|
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Miscellaneous Modules
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WS-X6101-OC12-SMF/MMF |
x
|
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WS-X6302-MSM |
x
|
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WAN Modules
|
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WS-X6582-2PA |
x
|
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WS-X6182-2PA |
x
|
x
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OSM-4GE-WAN |
x
|
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OSM-2+4GE-WAN+ |
x
|
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OSM-4GE-WAN-GBIC |
x
|
x
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OSM-16OC3-POS-MM/SI/SL |
x
|
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OSM-2OC12-POS-MM/SI/SL |
x
|
x
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OSM-4OC12-POS-MM/SI/SL |
x
|
x
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OSM-4OC3-POS-SI |
x
|
x
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OSM-8OC3-POS-MM/SI/SL |
x
|
x
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OSM-16OC3-POS-MM/SI/SL |
x
|
x
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OSM-1OC48-POS-SS/SI/SL |
x
|
x
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OSM-1CHOC48/T3-SS/SI |
x
|
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OSM-4CHOC12/T3-MM/SI |
x
|
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OSM-2OC12-ATM-MM/SI |
x
|
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OSM-2OC12-POS-MM+/SI+ |
x
|
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OSM-4OC12-POS-SI+ |
x
|
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OSM-4OC3-POS-SI+/SL+ |
x
|
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OSM-8OC3-POS-SI+ |
x
|
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OSM-16OC3-POS-SI+ |
x
|
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OSM-1OC48-POS-SS+/SI+/SL+ |
x
|
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OSM-2OC12-ATM-MM+/SI+ |
x
|
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OSM-2OC48/1DPT-SS/SI/SL |
x
|
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OSM-1CHOC12/T3-SI |
x
|
|
OSM-12CT3/T1 |
x
|
|
OSM-2+4GE-WAN+ |
x
|