CISCO WS-X6524-100FX-MM 24 PORT 100BASE FX MODULE

The 24-port 100BASE-FX switching module WS-X6524-100FX-MM provides 24 switched, 100-Mbps, full- or half-duplex ports. (See Figure 2-15.) Ports have MT-RJ connectors for MMF cable. The WS-X6524-100FX-MM module has 1-MB per-port packet buffers and a single fabric channel interface. The switching WS-X6524-100FX-MM module is upgradable to support distributed forwarding with an optional Distributed Forwarding Card (WS-F6K-DFC).

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Fiber-Based WS-X6524-100FX-MM Ethernet Modules are designed for small campus distribution and core layers and for data-center and Web-hosting applications, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series WS-X6524-100FX-MM Ethernet fiber-optic interface modules provide line-rate forwarding with the following operational advantages and characteristics:

WS-X6524-100FX-MM Specifications

• Forwarding architecture-Use the central CEF engine located on the supervisor engine
• Forwarding performance-Forward packets up to 30 Mpps per system and up to 15 Mpps per slot for slots upgraded to support distributed forwarding
• Fabric connection-Connect to the switch fabric using one 8-Gbps connection and the 32-Gbps shared bus
• Supervisor engine-Work with Supervisor Engine 1A, Supervisor Engine 2, Supervisor 32, or Supervisor Engine 720
• Distributed forwarding upgrade-Optional, field upgradeable to support distributed forwarding: DFC3 (part number WS-F6K-DFC3A or WS-F6K-DFC3B or WS-F6K-DFC3BXL) upgrade to operate with Supervisor Engine 720, DFC (part number WS-F6K-DFC) upgrade to operate with Supervisor Engine 2/MFSC2 and a Switch Fabric Module
• Slot requirements-Can occupy any slot in any Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis.
• WS-X6524-100FX-MM support maximum port density per chassis-up to 288 ports per Cisco Catalyst 6513 chassis, and up to 192 ports per Cisco Catalyst 6509 chassis.