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Since the initial native Cisco IOS Software releases in early 2000, native releases have evolved to
include the majority of Layer 2/3/4 access layer features originally available only in the Cisco
Catalyst OS. As of August 2007, the following features previously unique in the Cisco Catalyst OS
are now available in the native Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SXH software train:
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IEEE 802.1x user authentication in combination with important extensions
Authentication failure VLAN
Auxiliary/voice VLAN
Accounting
Private VLAN
Guest VLAN
Port Security interoperability
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Snooping
Critical port fail open
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AutoQoS
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Call Home
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Port-based access control lists (ACLs)
With the addition of these primary features, combined with the strengths of Cisco IOS Software,
Cisco is now able to recommend native Cisco IOS Software deployments end to end in the
network. Subsequently Cisco has announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the hybrid
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2SX software train.
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End of sale hybrid Cisco IOS Software 12.2SX is January 29, 2008.
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Last customer ship hybrid Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2SX April 28, 2008.
See Product Bulletin EOL5829 for complete details about the end-of-sale and end-of-life
announcement for the hybrid Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2SX.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/prod_end-of-
life_notice0900aecd80699ddb.html.
Architecture Comparison
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series offers a high-performance blend of Layer 2/3/4+ technology.
Independent of the software model chosen, the forwarding intelligence of the system is handled in
the following hardware: the supervisor engine baseboard, the policy feature card (PFC) daughter
card, and the MSFC (route processor) daughter card (Figure 1).
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