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Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series PoE, Classic 10/100, and 10/100/1000 Interface Modules
Designed for deployment in wiring closets, high-density Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Classic 10/100
and 10/100/1000 interface modules provide line-rate 10/100 Ethernet forwarding and gigabit
bandwidth to the desktop capabilities. These interface modules feature PoE field-installable
daughter cards for pay-as-you-grow investment protection and flexibility.
The 96 port 10/100 module (part number WS-X6196-21AF) is the industry's first 96-port 10/100
RJ-21 module with IEEE 802.3af support for all 96 ports, helping enable the Cisco Catalyst 6500
Series to deliver the industry's highest port densities ranging from 192 10/100 ports in a Cisco
Catalyst 6503 chassis to 1152 10/100 ports in a Cisco Catalyst 6513 chassis for a very cost-
effective solution in the wiring closet.
The WS-X6196-RJ-21 module doubles the port density in the system in the same footprint,
using the stacked standard RJ-21 connectors. Port-density improvement can be achieved with no
incremental investment in the cable infrastructure. With the 802.3af PoE daughter card, this
module can support up to 96 Class 2 devices or 62 Class 3 devices per module (960W of PoE per
module).
The 96-port 10/100 module (part number WS-X6148X2-RJ-45) is the industry's first 96-port 10/100
RJ-45 module that helps enable the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series to deliver industry's highest port
densities, ranging from 192 10/100 ports in a Cisco Catalyst 6503 chassis to 1152 10/100 ports
in a Cisco Catalyst 6513 chassis for a very cost-effective solution in the wiring closet.
The 96-port 10/100 module (part number WS-X6148X2-RJ-45) doubles the port density in the
system by allowing it to expand from 48 ports to 96 ports per slot with the addition of a splitter
(included), typically mounted at the patch panel. The splitting also can occur at the wall jack,
providing another option for doubling the port density of the switch without costly rewiring. This
module also can function as a regular 48-port 10/100 module for maximum flexibility and scalability
in the future. With the 802.3af PoE daughter card, this module can support up to 48 Class 3
devices per module when operating as a 48-port module, or up to 96 Class 2 devices per module
when operating as a 96-port module (960W of PoE per module).
Using RJ-21 or RJ-45 connectors, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series classic 10/100 and 10/100/1000
modules are ready to be deployed in virtually all wiring-closet environments (Table 5) with the
following operational advantages and characteristics:
Forwarding architecture: These modules provide centralized Cisco Express Forwarding.
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Forwarding performance: These modules forward packets up to 15 Mpps per system.
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Fabric connection: These modules provide a 32-Gbps shared bus connection.
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Supervisor engine: These modules work with Supervisor Engine 1A, Supervisor Engine 2,
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Supervisor 32, or Supervisor Engine 720.
Distributed forwarding upgrade: No upgrade is available; classic interface modules
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cannot be upgraded for distributed forwarding.
Slot requirements: These modules can occupy any slot in any Cisco Catalyst 6500
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Series chassis.
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