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Catalyst 6500 Series Power over Ethernet Daughter Cards Field-Upgrade Installation Note
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Overview
Overview
The PoE daughter cards can be installed on select 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet switching modules
in the field to upgrade the Ethernet switching modules to provide inline power for IP phones and other
devices.
Table 2
lists the PoE daughter cards, the Ethernet modules they are supported on, and the port
power and port speed.
Table 3
lists feature of the PoE daughter cards.
Table 2
PoE Daughter Card Support
PoE Daughter Card
Supported on Ethernet Module
Maximum
Power per Port
(Watts)
Port Speed
WS-F6K-VPWR=
•
WS-X6148-RJ-21
•
WS-X6148-RJ-45
•
WS-X6348-RJ-45
7
7
7
10/100
10/100
10/100
WS-F6K-VPWR-GE=
•
WS-X6148-GE-TX
•
WS-X6548-GE-TX
7
7
10/100/1000
10/100/1000
WS-F6K-GE48-AF=
•
WS-X6148-GE-TX
•
WS-X6548-GE-TX
15.4
15.4
10/100/1000
10/100/1000
WS-F6K-FE48X2-AF=
•
WS-X6148X2-RJ-45
15.4
10/100
WS-F6K-48-AF=
•
WS-X6148A-RJ-45
•
WS-X6148-GE-TX
•
WS-X6148A-GE-TX
•
WS-X6548-GE-TX
15.4
15.4
15.4
15.4
10/100
10/100/1000
10/100/1000
10/100/1000
Table 3
PoE Daughter Card Features
Feature
Description
Port inline power
Provides inline power on all ports of the Ethernet
switching module.
Voltages and power
•
Provides 48 VDC over Category 5, Category 5e,
or Category 6 UTP cable up to 328 feet
(100 meters).
•
Provides 6.3 W per port (WS-F6K-VPWR and
WS-F6K-VPWR-GE).
•
Provides up to 15 W port (WS-F6K-GE48-AF
and WS-F6K-48-AF).
Phone discovery
The Catalyst 6500 series switch automatically detects
the presence of an IP phone and supplies inline power.
Auxiliary VLAN via
IEEE 802.1Q
The Catalyst 6500 series switch automatically
segments phones and data endpoints into separate
logical networks.
