Datasheet
Table Of Contents
- Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet Interface Modules- IP Telephony and User-Mobility Support with Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet Interface Modules
- Cisco Catalyst Prestandard Inline Power and IEEE 802.3AF POE
- Powered Device Discovery
- Auxiliary VLAN
- Cisco IBNS
- Enhanced Operational Control for Enhanced Manageability
- Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Modules
- Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Cisco Express Forwarding 720 10-, 100-, And 1000-MBPS Ethernet-over-Copper Modules
- Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Cisco Express Forwarding 256 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Interface Modules
- Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series PoE, Classic 10/100, and 10/100/1000 Interface€Modules
- Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Data-Only Classic Gigabit Ethernet-over-Copper Interface Module
- Ordering Information
- Ordering Information: DFC Daughter Cards
- Specifications
- Service and Support
- For More Information
 

Solution Overview 
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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)
3
Buffer Size 
per Port 
WS-X6548-
GE-45AF 
Premier 
wiring closet 
48, RJ-45, 
100m, 
Category 5 
cable 
Yes (both 
IEEE 
802.3af and 
Cisco 
Prestandard) 
Up to 1518 
bytes per 
frame 
Tx-1p2q2t 
(per 8 ports) 
Rx-1p2t (per 
port) 
1.4 MB per 8 
ports 
WS-
X6548V-
GE-TX 
Premier 
wiring closet 
48, RJ-45, 
100m, 
Category 5 
cable 
Yes, only 
Cisco 
Prestandard 
Up to 1518 
bytes per 
frame 
Tx-1p2q2t 
(per 8 ports) 
Rx-1p2t (per 
port) 
1.4 MB per 8 
ports 
WS-X6516-
GE-TX 
Data center 
and server 
farm 
16, RJ-45, 
100m, 
Category 5 
cable 
No  Up to 9216 
bytes per 
frame 
Tx-1p2q2t 
Rx-1p1q4t 
512 KB 
WS-X6548-
RJ-45 
Server Farm  48, RJ-45, 
100m, 
Category 5 
cable 
No  Up to 9216 
bytes per 
frame 
Tx-1p3q1t 
Rx-1p1q 
1116KB 
WS-X6548-
RJ-21 
Server Farm  48, RJ-21, 
100m, 
Category 5 
cable 
No  Up to 8092 
bytes per 
frame 
Tx-1p3q1t 
Rx-1p1q 
1116KB 
Figure 2.  Cisco Express Forwarding 256 10100/1000 Interface Module (part number WS-X6548-GE-TX) 
Figure 3.  Cisco Express Forwarding 256 Copper 10/100 Interface Module (part number WS-X6548-RJ-45) 
Figure 4.  Cisco Express Forwarding 256 Copper 10/100 Interface Module (part number WS-X6548-RJ-21) 










