Cisco WS-X6380-NAM enterprise networking (router/Catalyst switch/UCS families) Switch / Carrier Ethernet Line Card

The Cisco WS-X6380-NAM is a Catalyst 6000-series Network Analysis Module, an earlier-generation service module that plugs directly into the chassis to provide embedded traffic monitoring and RMON statistics without needing an external probe fed by a mirrored SPAN port. It taps traffic from the switch’s backplane, giving visibility across the chassis’s ports and VLANs directly from the module.

This module predates the later WS-SVC-NAM-1/NAM-2 service-module generation that succeeded it on the Catalyst 6500 platform, reflecting an earlier stage of Cisco’s embedded-monitoring product line. Chassis fitted with a network analysis module of this type are typically ones where ongoing traffic visibility was a design requirement from the outset, and some remain in service on established networks. Tech-Star (UK-based, shipped worldwide) can confirm software compatibility with your specific supervisor before ordering.