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Chapter 2 Ethernet Switching Modules
10-Gigabit Ethernet Modules
Supervisor engine support
Supported on the following supervisor engines:
•
Supervisor Engine 720
•
Supervisor Engine 720-10GE
Software support
•
With Supervisor Engine 720—12.2(17a)SX
•
With Supervisor Engine 720 and DFC3C or
DFC3CXL—12.2(33)SXH
•
With Supervisor Engine 720-10GE—12.2(33)SXH
Queues per port
•
With CFC daughter card:
–
Tx—1p7q8t
–
Rx—1q8t
•
With DFC daughter card:
–
Tx—1p7q8t
–
Rx—8q8t
Chassis/slot restrictions
•
Not supported in the Catalyst 6503 chassis.
•
Supported only in slots 9–13 in the Catalyst 6513 chassis. The
module does not power up if it is installed in slots 1–8.
Switch fabric connection
•
Dual switch-fabric connections:
–
Fabric channel 1—Ports 3 and 4
–
Fabric channel 2—Ports 1 and 2
Fabric channel speed
20Gb/sec
Module upgrades available
PoE support
Not supported.
Distributed forwarding
support
Ships with the WS-F6700-CFC daughter card factory-installed. Can be
upgraded in the field to support dCEF with the installation of a DFC
daughter card (WS-F6700-DFC3A, WS-F6700-DFC3B,
WS-F6700-DFC3B, WS-F6700-DFC3C, or the
WS-F6700-DFC3CXL).
Note
Refer to the
Catalyst 6500 Series DFC3A, DFC3B, and
DFC3BXL Installation Note
for additional information and
field upgrade procedures.
Pluggable transceivers
support
XENPAK transceivers are supported. Refer to your software release
notes to determine which XENPAK transceivers are supported. See the
“10-GB Transceivers” section on page B-8
in Appendix B for
additional information on the XENPAK transceivers.
Table 2-52
WS-X6704-10GE Ethernet Module Features (continued)
Feature
Description