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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-X6516-GE-TX Ethernet Module

The WS-X6516-GE-TX Ethernet module (Figure 2-13) provides 16 10/100/1000-Mbps full- or

half-duplex ports. Table 2-29 lists the features and description for the module, and Table 2-30 lists the

physical and environmental specifications for the module.

Figure 2-13 WS-X6516-GE-TX Ethernet Module

Table 2-29 WS-X6516-GE-TX Ethernet Module Features

Feature Description

Ports per module 16

Connector type RJ-45

Cabling distance 328 ft (100 m) over Category 5, 5e, and 6 UTP/STP cable

Speed 10/100/1000 IEEE 802.3 triple-speed autonegotiation

Buffer size 512 KB per port

Maximum frame size Up to 9216 bytes per frame

Supervisor engine support Supported on the following supervisor engines:

• Supervisor Engine 2

• Supervisor Engine 32

• Supervisor Engine 720

Queues per port

• Tx—1p2q2t

• Rx—1p1q4t

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

Module upgrades available

PoE support Not supported.

Distributed forwarding

support

Not supported.

Pluggable transceivers

support

Not supported.

TDR support Not supported.

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