Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Installation Guide

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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Module Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules
WS-X6501-10GEX4 Switch fabric
and bus
Centralized. Support for
distributed forwarding
with optional DFC
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32
WS-X6502 -10GE Switch fabric
and bus
Centralized. Support for
distributed forwarding
with optional DFC
1
32
WS-X6516-GBIC Switch fabric
and bus
Centralized. Support for
distributed forwarding
with optional DFC
1
32
WS-X6516A-GBIC Switch fabric
and bus
Centralized. Support for
distributed forwarding
with optional DFC
1
32
WS-X6516-GE-TX Switch fabric
and bus
Centralized. Support for
distributed forwarding
with optional DFC
1
32
WS-X6704-10GE Switch fabric
2
(dual channel)
Centralized. Support for
distributed forwarding
with optional DFC
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32
WS-X6724-SFP Switch fabric Centralized. Support for
distributed forwarding
with optional DFC
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32
WS-X6816-GBIC Switch fabric
2
(dual channel)
Distributed forwarding
with integrated DFC
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32
1. DFC = Distributed Forwarding Card
2. The module can be installed in slots 2–6 in the Catalyst 6506, slots 2–9 in the Catalyst 6509 and Catalyst 6509-NEB, and
slots 9–13 in the Catalyst 6513 switches. It cannot be installed in slots 2–8 of the Catalyst 6513 switch. The module requires
a Supervisor Engine 720.
Table 1-5 Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules Features (continued)
Product Number
Backplane
Connection Forwarding
Number of
Transmit
Queues/Port
Number of
Receive
Queues/Port

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 6500 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English