B-5
Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine Guide
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Appendix B      Port, Cable, and Connector Specifications
  Uplink Ports
Console Port Mode 2 Signaling and Pinouts
This section provides the signaling and pinouts for the console port in mode 2 (CONSOLE PORT MODE 
switch in the out position). See 
Table B-4 for the pinouts.
Uplink Ports
The Supervisor Engine 2, Supervisor Engine 32, Supervisor Engine 32 PISA, the Supervisor 
Engine
 720, Supervisor Engine 720-10GE, and the Supervisor Engine 2T all have Ethernet uplink ports 
available on the front panel. These Ethernet ports can be used to provide additional port capacity for a 
fully configured switch or can reduce the need to use a chassis slot for a Gigabit Ethernet module or 
10-Gigabit Ethernet module where only a few Gigabit or 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports are required. 
Table B-5 lists the supervisor engine model and the number and type of uplink ports available.
Ta b l e  B-4 Console Port Pinouts (Port Mode Switch Out) 
Console Port Console Device
Pin (signal) Input/Output 
1 (RTS)
1
1. Pin 1 is connected internally to Pin 8.
Output
2 (DTR)  Output
3 (RxD) Input
4 (GND)  GND
5 (GND)  GND
6 (TxD) Output
7 (DSR) Input
8 (CTS)
1
Input
Ta b l e  B-5 Supervisor Engine Uplink Ports 
Supervisor Engine Number of 
Uplink Ports
Type of Uplink Port
Supervisor Engine 2 2 Two 1000BASE-X ports 
(The two ports require GBIC transceivers.)
Supervisor Engine 32 
(WS-SUP32-GE-3B and 
WS-SUP32P-GE)
9   • Eight 1000BASE-X ports (The eight ports 
require SFP transceivers.)
  • One 10/100/1000 RJ-45 port (The port does 
not require a pluggable transceiver.)
Supervisor Engine 32
(WS-SUP32-10GE-3B and 
WS-SUP32P-10GE)
3   • Two 10-GBASE-X (The two ports require 
XENPAK transceivers)
  • One 10/100/1000 RJ-45 port (The port does 
not require a pluggable transceiver)