Chapter 2
Ethernet Switching Modules
10-Gigabit Ethernet Modules
This section describes the following 10-Gigabit Ethernet modules:
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All of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet modules are hot swappable.
Note
WS-X6704-10GE Ethernet Module
The WS-X6704-10GE Ethernet module
Table 2-52
specifications.
Figure 2-24
WS-X6704-10GE Ethernet Module Front Panel
WS-X6704-10GE
PORT 1
TX
4 PORT 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET
Table 2-52
WS-X6704-10GE Ethernet Module Features
Feature
Ports per module
Port connector type
Cabling distance
Buffer size
QoS
Maximum frame size
Module oversubscription rate Approximately 1:1
OL-6265-03
WS-X6704-10GE Ethernet Module, page 2-87
WS-X6708-10G-3C and WS-X6708-10G-3CXL Ethernet Modules, page 2-92
WS-X6716-10G-3C and WS-X6716-10G-3CXL Ethernet Modules, page 2-96
WS-X6716-10T-3C and WS-X6716-10T-3CXL Ethernet Modules, page 2-100
lists the module features, and
PORT 2
PORT 3
RX
TX
RX
TX
RX
Description
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4 ports. Ports are numbered from 1 (left) to 4 (right).
4 port groups
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Port ranges per port group: 1 port in each group
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SC or InfiniBand 4X depending on the type of XENPAK transceiver
installed in the module.
Depends on the XENPAK transceiver installed in the module port.
Refer to Appendix B for supported XENPAK transceiver types and
cabling distances.
16 MB
Number of egress queues: 8
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Number of ingress queues: 1 (8 if DFC3x is present)
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Number of thresholds per egress queue: 8
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Number of thresholds per ingress queue: 8
Up to 9216 bytes
(Figure
2-24) provides 4 10-Gbps full- or half-duplex ports.
Table 2-53
lists the module physical and environmental
PORT 4
TX
RX
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