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Data Sheet
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Feature WS-X6704-10GE WS-X6708-10G-3C
WS-X6708-10G-3CXL
WS-X6716-10G-3C
WS-X6716-10G-3CXL
Can Be Used to Form
Virtual Switch Link
No Yes Performance mode—Yes
(supported in a subsequent
software release)
Oversubscription mode—No
Supervisor Engines
Supported
Virtual Switching
Supervisor Engine 720-
10G or Supervisor Engine
720 with any PFC (chassis
will work in lowest
common denominator
mode)
Virtual Switching
Supervisor Engine 720-
10G or Supervisor Engine
720 with any PFC (chassis
will work in lowest
common denominator
mode)
Virtual Switching Supervisor
Engine 720-10G or
Supervisor Engine 720 with
any PFC (chassis will work in
lowest common denominator
mode)
Chassis Supported
●
Any Cisco Catalyst
6500 E-Series chassis,
C6509-NEB-A
chassis, non-E-Series
chassis with Fan Tray
2, or Cisco 7600
Series chassis, 7600-S
Series chassis (NEBS
compliant: operating
temperature up to
55°C)
●
Not supported in Cisco
Catalyst 6503 non-E
Series chassis
●
Any Cisco Catalyst
6500 E-Series chassis,
including 6503-E,
6504-E, 6506-E, 6509-
E chassis, 6509-V-E
chassis, and C6509-
NEB-A chassis with
dual fan tray, or the
Cisco 7604 chassis
and 7609 chassis with
dual fan tray, or 7600-
S Series chassis
(NEBS compliant:
operating temperature
up to 55°C)
Or
●
Non-E-Series chassis
with Fan Tray 2,
including 6506, 6509,
6513 chassis, and
C6509-NEB-A with
single fan tray or the
Cisco 7606, 7613
chassis and 7609
chassis with single fan
tray (non-NEBS
compliant: operating
temperature up to
40°C)
●
Not supported in Cisco
Catalyst 6503 non-E
Series chassis
●
Any Cisco Catalyst 6500
E-Series chassis,
including 6503-E, 6504-E,
6506-E, 6509-E chassis,
6509-V-E chassis and
C6509-NEB-A chassis
with dual fan tray (NEBS
compliant: operating
temperature up to 55°C)
Or
●
Non-E-Series chassis
with Fan Tray 2, including
6506, 6509, 6513
chassis, and C6509-NEB-
A with single fan tray
(non-NEBS compliant:
operating temperature up
to 40°C)
●
Not supported in Cisco
Catalyst 6503 non-E
Series chassis and 7600
Series chassis
Slot Requirements Can occupy any slot in any
Cisco Catalyst 6503-E,
6504-E, 6506, 6506-E,
6509, 6509-E, 6509-V-E,
6509-NEB-A, Cisco 7604,
7607, 7609, 7600-S Series
chassis; can only occupy
slots 9 through 13 in a
Cisco Catalyst 6513 or
Cisco 7613 chassis
Can occupy any slot in any
Cisco Catalyst 6503-E,
6504-E, 6506, 6506-E,
6509, 6509-E, 6509-V-E,
6509-NEB-A, Cisco 7604,
7606, 7609, 7600-S Series
chassis; can only occupy
slots 9 through 13 in a
Cisco Catalyst 6513 or
Cisco 7613 chassis
Can occupy any slot in any
Cisco Catalyst 6503-E, 6504-
E, 6506, 6506-E, 6509, 6509-
E, 6509-V-E, 6509-NEB-A
chassis; can only occupy
slots 9 through 13 in a Cisco
Catalyst 6513 chassis
Onboard Memory 256 MB default,
upgradable to 512 MB or 1
GB
1 GB default 1 GB default
The 8-port and 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet line cards support the Cisco 10GBASE-CX4, -SR, -
LRM, -LX4, -LR, and -ER X2 modules.
The 4-port line card supports the Cisco 10GBASE-CX4, -SR, -LRM, -LX4, -LR, -ER, -ZR, -DWDM,
-WDM-REC, and -LW XENPAK modules.
XENPAK and X2 of the same type (for example, XENPAK SR and X2 SR) can be connected to
each other.
Table 2 summarizes pluggable optics supported on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 10 Gigabit
Ethernet modules.