Platform Compatibility: Designed for Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series switches (specific to Supervisor Engine 2T or compatible virtual supervisor setups)
Routing Protocols: Full suite of IP routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, ISIS, RIPv1/v2, PIM (Sparse/Dense Mode)
MPLS Support: Comprehensive Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) capabilities, including MPLS VPNs, Traffic Engineering (MPLS TE), and VRF-Lite
Security Features: Advanced security features such as IPsec, VPN (DMVPN, GET VPN), firewall services, Network Address Translation (NAT), and extensive Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Quality of Service (QoS): Rich QoS mechanisms for granular traffic control, prioritization, bandwidth management, policing, shaping, and congestion management
IPv6 Support: Full IPv6 routing and forwarding capabilities, including OSPFv3, EIGRPv6, and BGP for IPv6
High Availability: Supports advanced high availability features like Stateful Switchover (SSO) and Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF) when used with compatible hardware
Management: Comprehensive management options including SNMPv1/v2/v3, RMON, NetFlow/Flexible NetFlow, and robust Command Line Interface (CLI)
Layer 2 Features: Advanced Layer 2 switching capabilities, including VLANs, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), EtherChannel, and various security features like Port Security
Scalability: Designed for large-scale enterprise and service provider networks, offering high performance and extensive feature sets