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Catalyst 6500 Series Ethernet Modules Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Ethernet Switching Modules
10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet Modules
WS-X6148-GE-TX and WS-X6148A-GE-TX Ethernet Modules
The base WS-X6148-GE-TX and the base WS-X6148A-GE-TX Ethernet modules and their variants,
listed in Table 2-9, provide 48 10/100/1000-Mbps full- or half-duplex ports. Figure 2-5 shows the
module front panel.
Figure 2-5 WS-X6148-GE-TX Ethernet Module Front Panel
Table 2-10 lists the features and descriptions for the base modules and their variants, and Table 2-11 lists
the physical and environmental specifications for the base modules and their variants.
Note The WS-X6148-GE-TX and the WS-X6148A-GE-TX Ethernet modules share the same front panel. The
product numbers located in the upper-left corner will differ.
Table 2-9 WS-X6148-GE-TX and WS-X6148A-GE-TX Ethernet Module Variants
Module Description
WS-X6148-GE-TX Base module without daughter cards installed.
WS-X6148-GE-45AF Base module equipped with a factory-installed
IEEE 802.3af PoE daughter card (WS-F6K-GE48-AF).
WS-X6148V-GE-TX Base module equipped with a factory-installed Cisco
prestandard PoE daughter card (WS-F6K-VPWR-GE).
WS-X6148A-GE-TX Base module (with enhanced port buffer size) without
daughter cards installed.
WS-X6148A-GE-45AF Base module (with enhanced port buffer size) equipped
with a factory-installed IEEE 802.3af PoE daughter
card (WS-F6K-GE48-AF).
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WS-X6148-GE-TX
STATUS
48 PORT 10/100/1000
BASE-T GE
SWITCHING MODULE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
PHONE
1
2
11
12
13
14
23
24
25
26
35
36
37
38
47
48
Table 2-10 WS-X6148-GE-TX Features
Feature Description
Ports per module 48 ports (all variants)
Connector type RJ-45 (all variants)
Cabling distance 328 ft (100 m) over Category 5, 5e, and 6 UTP/STP cable (all variants)
Speed 10/100/1000 IEEE 802.3 triple-speed autonegotiation (all variants)
Buffer size
• WS-X6148-GE-TX, WS-X6148V-GE-TX, and
WS-X6148-GE-45AF—1.4 MB per 8 ports
• WS-X6148A-GE-TX and WS-X6148A-GE-45AF—5.5 MB per port