Cisco Systems manual DFC3BXL Installation Note or the Catalyst 6500 Series

Chapter 2 Ethernet Switching Modules

10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet Modules

Table 2-40 WS-X6748-GE-TX and WS-X6848-TX-2T/-2TXL Ethernet Module Features (continued)

Feature	Description
Software support	• WS-X6748-GE-TX
	– With Supervisor Engine 720—12.2(17a)SX
	– With Supervisor Engine 720-10GE—12.2(33)SXH
	• WS-6848-TX-2T/-2TXL
	– With Supervisor Engine 2T-10GE—12.2(50)SY
Queues per port	• With CFC daughter card:
	–	Tx—1p3q8t
	–	Rx—1q8t
	• With DFC daughter card:
	–	Tx—1p3q8t
	–	Rx—2q8t
Chassis/slot restrictions	• The WS-X6748-GE-TX is not supported in the Catalyst 6503
	switch chassis. The WS-X6748-GE-TX module can occupy any
	slot in any other Catalyst 6500 or Catalyst 6500-E chassis except
	the Catalyst 6513 chassis where the module must be installed in
	slots 9–13. The module does not power up when it is installed in
	slots 1–8.
	• The WS-X6848-TX-2T/-2TXL operates only in a Catalyst 6500
	E-series chassis equipped with a Supervisor Engine 2T-10GE
Fabric connection	• Dual switch-fabric connections:
	– Fabric channel 1: Ports 25–48
	– Fabric channel 2: Ports 1–24
Fabric channel speed	20 Gb/sec
Module upgrades available
PoE support	Not supported.
Distributed forwarding	• WS-X6748-GE-TX ships with the WS-F6700-CFC daughter card
support	factory-installed. The module can be upgraded in the field to
	support the WS-F6700-DFC3A, WS-F6700-DFC3B,
	WS-F6700-DFC3BXL, WS-F6700-DFC3C,
	WS-F6700-DFC3CXL, WS-F6K-DFC4-A, or the
	WS-F6K-DFC4-AXL daughter cards.
	• WS-X6848-TX-2T/-2TXL supports either the DFC4-A or the
	DFC4-AXL daughter card.
	Note Refer to the Catalyst 6500 Series CFC, DFC3A, DFC3B, and
		DFC3BXL Installation Note or the Catalyst 6500 Series
		Distributed Forwarding Card 4 for WS-X68xx Modules
		Installation Note for additional information and field upgrade
		procedures.
	See Appendix A for additional information on the DFC daughter cards.

Catalyst 6500 Series Ethernet Modules Installation Guide

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