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Solution Overview
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Note: PoE is not supported on Cisco Express Forwarding 720 10/100/1000 interface modules.
Table 3. Cisco Express Forwarding 720 Copper 10/100/1000 Ethernet Interface Module
Product Number Primary
Application
Ports,
Connector,
Maximum
Distance,
and Cable
Type
PoE
Support
Maximum
Frame
Size
(jumbo
frame)
Support
Queues per
Port
(Tx=Transmit,
Rx=Receive)
2
Buffer
Size
per
Port
WS-X6748-GE-TX Data center
and server
farm
48, RJ-45,
100m,
Category 5
cable
No Up to 9216
bytes per
frame
Tx-1p3q8t;
Rx-1q8t
(when using
Distributed
Cisco Express
Forwarding)
1.3 MB
Figure 1. Cisco Express Forwarding 720 10/100/1000 Interface Module (part number WS-X6748-GE-TX)
with Distributed Cisco Express Forwarding Daughter Card (part number WS-F6700-DFC3A)
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Cisco Express Forwarding 256 10/100 and 10/100/1000
Interface Modules
Designed for premier wiring closets, small campus backbone, and server farm applications,
Cisco Express Forwarding 256 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet-over-copper interface modules
provide line-rate 10/100 Ethernet forwarding and gigabit bandwidth options. (Refer to Table 4).
The PoE Cisco Express Forwarding 256 10/100/1000 interface modules provide flexible 10-, 100-,
and 1000-Mbps access to the desktop through standard RJ-45 connectors. These interface
modules feature PoE field-installable daughter cards for pay-as-you-grow investment protection
and flexibility. Purposefully designed for the wiring closet with 8:1 oversubscription, these
10/100/1000 interface modules cannot be equipped with distributed forwarding cards.
Offered with a choice of RJ-45 and RJ-21 connectors, the data-only Cisco Express Forwarding 256
10/100 and 16-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet interface modules can be deployed where PoE
capability is not required, and they can be equipped with distributed forwarding daughter cards for
higher-performance local packet-forwarding environments.
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Cisco Express Forwarding 256 10/100 and 10/100/1000 interface
modules offer the following operational advantages and characteristics:
●
Forwarding architecture: These modules use the central Cisco Express Forwarding
engine located on the supervisor engine.
●
Forwarding performance: These modules forward packets up to 30 Mpps per system
and up to 15 Mpps per slot if upgraded to support distributed forwarding.
●
Fabric connection: These modules connect to the switch fabric through one 8-Gbps
connection and the 32-Gbps shared bus.
2
Queues Legend: 1p3q1t = 1 priority queue, 3 round robin queues, 1 threshold