CISCO WS-X6516-GE-TX 6500 16 PORT COPPER MODULE

16-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switching Module WS-X6516-GE-TX

The Catalyst 6500 WS-X6516-GE-TX 16-port 10/100/1000 BASE-T module is designed for server farms and data centers featuring a dedicated 8Gbps connection to the Catalyst 6500's switch fabric (CEF256) as well as a connection to the 32Gbps shared bus. Additionally, the WS-X6516-GE-TX module can be equipped with a distributed forwarding card for high performance packet forwarding, QoS and ACL policy enforcement.

The 16-port Gigabit Ethernet switching module WS-X6516-GE-TX provides 16 switched, 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet ports. The ports have RJ-45 connectors for Category 5 UTP. The WS-X6516-GE-TX module has a single fabric channel interface. The switching WS-X6516-GE-TX module is upgradable to support distributed forwarding by installing an optional Distributed Forwarding Card (WS-F6K-DFC).

WS-X6516-GE-TX Key Features:

• Interface: RJ-45, used with the large installed based of Category 5 cabling
• Backplane Connection: 8Gbps connection to 256Gbps or 720Gbps switch fabric and shared bus connection
• Forwarding: Centralized and optional Distributed Cisco Express Forwarding (dCEF) via field-upgradable daughter card
• Compatible with Catalyst 6500 series Supervisor Engine1A, Supervisor Engine 2 and Supervisor Engine 720 Queues per Port: 3 transmit, 2 receive

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