Cisco Systems 6500 manual WS-X6516-GE-TX Ethernet Module Front Panel

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 provides 16 10/100/1000-Mbps full- or half-duplex ports. (See (Figure 2-14).) Table 2-31lists the features and description for the module, and Table 2-32lists the physical and environmental specifications for the module.

Figure 2-14 WS-X6516-GE-TX Ethernet Module Front Panel

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Table 2-31	WS-X6516-GE-TX Ethernet Module Features
Feature		Description
Ports per module		• 16 ports. Ports are numbered from 1 (left) to 16 (right).
		•	2 port groups
		• Port ranges per port group: 1–8, 9–16
Port connector type		RJ-45
Cabling distance		328 ft (100 m) over Category 5, 5e, and 6 UTP/STP cable
Buffer size		512 KB per port
QoS		• Number of egress queues: 3
		• Number of ingress queues: 2
		• Number of thresholds per egress queue: 2
		• Number of thresholds per ingress queue: 4
Maximum frame size		Up to 9216 bytes per frame
Module oversubscription rate		N/A
Supervisor engine support		Supported on the following supervisor engines:
		•	Supervisor Engine 2
		•	Supervisor Engine 32
		• Supervisor Engine 32 PISA
		•	Supervisor Engine 720
		•	Supervisor Engine 720-10GE
Software support		• With Supervisor Engine 2—12.1(8a)EX
		• With Supervisor Engine 32—12.2(18)SXF
		• With Supervisor Engine 32 PISA—12.2(18)ZY
		• With Supervisor Engine 720—12.2(14)SX
		•	With Supervisor Engine720-10GE—12.2(33)SXH
Queues per port		•	Tx—1p2q2t
		•	Rx—1p1q4t

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