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Chapter 2 Ethernet Switching Modules
1-Gigabit Ethernet Modules
WS-X6516-GBIC and WS-X6516A-GBIC
The WS-X6516-GBIC and the WS-X6516A-GBIC Ethernet modules (
Figure 2-20
) provide 16 1-Gbps
full- or half-duplex ports.
Table 2-44
lists the module features, and
Table 2-45
lists the module physical
and environmental specifications.
Figure 2-20
WS-X6516-GBIC and WS-X6516A-GBIC Ethernet Modules Front Panel
Table 2-44
WS-X6516-GBIC and WS-X6516A-GBIC Features
Feature
Description
Ports per module
•
16 ports. Ports are numbered (left to right):
–
Top row, odd numbered ports 1–15.
–
Bottom row, even numbered ports 2–16.
•
2 port groups
•
Port ranges per port group: 1–8, 9–16
Port connector type
SC or RJ-45 depending on the type of GBIC transceiver installed in the
module port
Cabling distance
Depends on the GBIC transceiver installed in the module port. Refer to
Appendix B for descriptions of the GBIC transceiver types and
supported cabling distances.
Speed
1 Gbps
Buffer size
•
512 KB per port—WS-X6516-GBIC
•
1 MB per port—WS-X6516A-GBIC
QoS
•
Number of egress queues: 3
•
Number of ingress queues: 2
•
Number of thresholds per egress queue: 2
•
Number of thresholds per ingress queue: 4
Maximum frame size
Up to 9216 bytes per frame (both modules)
Module oversubscription rate 2:1
Supervisor engine support
Supported on the following supervisor engines:
•
Supervisor Engine 2
•
Supervisor Engine 32
•
Supervisor Engine 32 PISA
•
Supervisor Engine 720
•
Supervisor Engine 720-10GE
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16 PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET
WS-X6516-GBIC
2
ST
AT
U
S
LI
N
K
LI
N
K
1
1
2
4
LI
N
K
LI
N
K
3
3
4
6
LI
N
K
LI
N
K
5
5
6
8
LI
N
K
LI
N
K
7
7
8
10
LI
N
K
LI
N
K
9
9
10
12
LI
N
K
LI
N
K
11
11
12
14
LI
N
K
LI
N
K
13
13
14
16
LI
N
K
LI
N
K
15
15
16
