Cisco Systems manual Refer to the Catalyst 6500 Series DFC, DFC3A, DFC3B

Chapter 2 Ethernet Switching Modules

1-Gigabit Ethernet Modules

Table 2-46 WS-X6516-GBIC and WS-X6516A-GBIC Features (continued)

Feature	Description
Software support	• With Supervisor Engine 2—12.1(18a)E, WS-X6516-GBIC;
		12.1(19)E1, WS-X6516A-GBIC
	• 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 Engine 720-10GE—12.2(33)SXH
Queues per port	Both modules:
	•	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	Can be field-upgraded with either the WS-F6K-DFC,
support	WS-F6K-DFC3B, or WS-F6K-DFC3BXL daughter cards.
	Refer to the Catalyst 6500 Series DFC, DFC3A, DFC3B, and
	DFC3BXL Installation Note for additional information and field
	upgrade procedures.
Pluggable transceivers	GBIC transceivers are supported. Refer to your software release notes
support	to determine which GBIC transceivers are supported. See the “1-GB
	Transceivers” section on page B-3in Appendix B for additional
	information on the GBIC transceivers.

Catalyst 6500 Series Ethernet Modules Installation Guide

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