Cisco Systems 6500 manual Transceivers section on page B-3in Appendix B for additional

Chapter 2 Ethernet Switching Modules

1-Gigabit Ethernet Modules

Table 2-52 WS-X6816-GBIC Ethernet Module Features (continued)

Feature		Description
Maximum frame size		Up to 9216 bytes per frame
Module oversubscription rate		Approximately 1:1
Supervisor engine support		Supported by the following supervisor engines:
		• Supervisor Engine 2 (requires a Switch Fabric Module or SFM2 be
			installed in the switch chassis and a DFC3 daughter card installed
			on the WS-X6816-GBIC)
		• Supervisor Engine 720 (requires a DFC3A, DFC3B, or DFC3BXL
			daughter card be installed on the module)
		• Supervisor Engine 720-10GE (requires a DFC3A, DFC3B, or
			DFC3BXL daughter card be installed on the module)
Software support		• With Supervisor Engine 720-10GE—12.2(33)SXH
		• With Supervisor Engine 720—12.2(14)SX
		• With Supervisor Engine 2—12.2(17d)SXB
		• With Supervisor Engine 2—12.1(8a)E
		Note With CWDM GBIC and WS-G5483 GBIC
			support—12.1(13)E. With DWDM GBIC support—12.1(20)E2
Queues per port		•	Tx—1p2q2t
		•	Rx—1p1q4t
		Note Rx is 2q8t when using dCEF.
Chassis/slot restrictions		• Can occupy any slot in any Catalyst 6500 or Catalyst 6500-E
			chassis except for the Catalyst 6513 switch chassis.
		• In the Catalyst 6513 chassis, the module can occupy only slots
			9–13. The module does not power up if it is installed in slots 1–8.
Fabric connection		•	Dual switch-fabric connections:
			– Fabric channel 1—Ports 1–8
			– Fabric channel 2—Ports 9–16
Fabric channel speed		8 Gb/sec
Module upgrades available
PoE support		Not supported.
Distributed forwarding		Can be upgraded in the field to support dCEF with the installation of a
support		DFC daughter card (WS-F6K-DFC3A, WS-F6K-DFC3B, or the
		WS-F6K-DFC3BXL).
		Note Refer to the Catalyst 6500 Series 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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