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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
Chassis/slot restrictions No chassis or slot restrictions; the module can occupy any slot in any
Catalyst 6500 or Catalyst 6500-E chassis.
Bus connection 32-Gbps shared bus (both modules)
Module upgrades available
PoE support WS-X6196-RJ-21—Field upgradeable to both Cisco prestandard and
IEEE 802.3af with the WS-F6K-FE48X2-AF= PoE daughter card.
Note With the PoE daughter card installed, the WS-X6196-RJ-21
module can support 96 Class 2 (7 W) devices or 62 Class 3
(15.4 W) devices per module.
See the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Power over Ethernet Daughter
Cards Field-Upgrade Installation Note for field upgrade procedures.
See Appendix A for further information on the PoE daughter cards.
Distributed forwarding
support
Not supported.
Pluggable transceivers
support
Not supported.
TDR support Not supported.
Module front panel LEDs STATUS
• Green—All diagnostics pass; the module is operational.
• Orange—The module is booting or running diagnostics.
An overtemperature condition has occurred. (A minor temperature
threshold has been exceeded during environmental monitoring.)
• Red—The module is resetting. The switch has just been powered
on or the module has been hot inserted during the normal
initialization sequence.
An overtemperature condition has occurred. (A major temperature
threshold has been exceeded during environmental monitoring.)
If the module fails to download code and configuration information
successfully during the initial reset, the LED stays red; the module
does not come online.
LINK
• Green—The port is active (the link is connected and operational).
• Orange—The module or port is disabled through the CLI command
or the module is initializing.
• Flashing orange—The port is faulty and has been disabled.
• Off—The port is not active or the link is not connected.
PHONE
• Green—The PoE daughter card is installed and detected.
• Off—The PoE daughter card is not detected or is not installed.
Table 2-22 WS-X6196-RJ-21 and WS-X6196-21AF Ethernet Modules Features (continued)
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