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Chapter 2 Ethernet Switching Modules
1-Gigabit Ethernet Modules
Software support
•
With Supervisor Engine 720-10GE—12.2(33)SXH
•
With Supervisor Engine 720—12.2(14)SX
•
With Supervisor Engine 2—12.2(17d)SXB
•
With Supervisor Engine 2—12.1(8a)E
Note
With CWDM GBIC and WS-G5483 GBIC
support—12.1(13)E. With DWDM GBIC support—12.1(20)E2
Queues per port
•
Tx—1p2q2t
•
Rx—1p1q4t
Note
Rx is 2q8t when using dCEF.
Chassis/slot restrictions
•
Can occupy any slot in any Catalyst 6500 or Catalyst 6500-E
chassis except for the Catalyst 6513 switch chassis.
•
In the Catalyst 6513 chassis, the module can occupy only slots
9–13. The module does not power up if it is installed in slots 1–8.
Fabric connection
•
Dual switch-fabric connections:
–
Fabric channel 1—Ports 1–8
–
Fabric channel 2—Ports 9–16
Fabric channel speed
8Gb/sec
Module upgrades available
PoE support
Not supported.
Distributed forwarding
support
Can be upgraded in the field to support dCEF with the installation of a
DFC daughter card (WS-F6K-DFC3A, WS-F6K-DFC3B, or the
WS-F6K-DFC3BXL).
Note
Refer to the
Catalyst 6500 Series DFC3A, DFC3B, and
DFC3BXL Installation Note
for additional information and
field upgrade procedures.
Pluggable transceivers
support
GBIC transceivers are supported. Refer to your software release notes
to determine which GBIC transceivers are supported. See the
“1-GB
Transceivers” section on page B-3
in Appendix B for additional
information on the GBIC transceivers.
Table 2-50
WS-X6816-GBIC Ethernet Module Features (continued)
Feature
Description