The Supervisor Engines for the Catalyst 5000 Family switches deliver advanced switching technology with proven Cisco software to power a new generation of scalable, intelligent multilayer switching solutions for both Enterprise and Service Provider environments. Cisco Systems' Catalyst 5000 series switches are the industry's most powerful switching solutions in the wiring closet, data center, or backbone. The series features a Gigabit Ethernet and ATM-ready platform offering users high-speed trunking technologies and media-rate performance with a broad variety of interface modules.