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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-X6548-GE-TX, WS-X6548-GE-45AF, and WS-X6548V-GE-TX Ethernet
Modules
The WS-X6548-GE-TX Ethernet module and its variants, listed in Table 2-31, provide 48
10/100/1000-Mbps full- or half-duplex ports. Figure 2-14 shows the module front panel.
Figure 2-14 WS-X6548-GE-TX Ethernet Module Front Panel
Table 2-32 lists the features and descriptions for the modules, and Table 2-33 lists the physical and
environmental specifications for the modules.
Table 2-31 WS-X6548-GE-TX Ethernet Module Variants
Module Description
WS-X6548-GE-TX Base module without daughter cards installed.
WS-X6548-GE-45AF Base module equipped with a factory-installed
IEEE 802.3af PoE daughter card (WS-F6K-GE48-AF).
WS-X6548V-GE-TX Base module equipped with a factory-installed Cisco
prestandard PoE daughter card (WS-F6K-VPWR-GE).
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WS-X6548-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 2-32 WS-X6548-GE-TX Modules Features
Feature Description
Ports per module 48 (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 1.4 MB per 8 ports
Maximum frame size Up to 1518 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 (per 8 ports)
• Rx—1p2t (per 8 ports)
Chassis/slot restrictions No chassis or slot restrictions; the module can occupy any slot in any
Catalyst 6500 or Catalyst 6500-E chassis (all variants).
Bus connection 32-Gbps shared bus (all variants)