Cisco Systems 6500 manual WS-X6548-GE-TX Ethernet Module Variants

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 2-33, provide 48 10/100/1000-Mbps full- or half-duplex ports. Figure 2-15shows the module front panel.

Table 2-33 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).
Figure 2-15	WS-X6548-GE-TX Ethernet Module Front Panel

WS-X6548-GE-TX 1											11
2											12
STATUS
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

13	23
14	24
48 PORT	10/100/1000

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 BASE-T GE

25											35
26											36
25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36

37												47
38												48
SWITCHING MODULE												PHONE	184596
37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48

Table 2-34lists the features and descriptions for the modules, and Table 2-35lists the physical and environmental specifications for the modules.

Table 2-34 WS-X6548-GE-TX Modules Features

Feature	Description
Ports per module	• 48 (all variants). Ports are numbered (left to right):
	– Top row, odd-numbered ports 1–47.
	– Bottom row, even-numbered ports 2–48.
	• 2 port groups
	• Port ranges per port group: 1–24, 25–48
Port connector type	RJ-45 (all variants)
Cabling distance	328 ft (100 m) over Category 5, 5e, and 6 UTP/STP cable (all variants)
Buffer size	1.4 MB per 8 ports
QoS	• Number of egress queues: 3
	• Number of ingress queues: 1
	• Number of thresholds per egress queue: 2
	• Number of thresholds per ingress queue: 2
Maximum frame size	Up to 1518 bytes per frame
Module oversubscription rate	N/A

Catalyst 6500 Series Ethernet Modules Installation Guide

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