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WS-X6816-10G-2T, Cisco 6500 Series Switch Module, 16x10GE/with DFC4

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    WS-X6816-10G-2T, Cisco 6500 Series Switch Module, 16x10GE/with DFC4

    WS-X6816-10G-2T, Cisco 6500 Series Switch Module, 16x10GE/with DFC4

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    Overview

    Cisco WS-X6816-10G-2T Overview

    WS-X6816-10G-2T is 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-series switch with exclusively supported by Supervisor Engine 2T. WS-X6816-10G-2T equipped with WS-F6K-DFC4-E daughter card to deliver optimal performance up to a sustained 60 Mpps for L2, IPv4 and MPLS forwarding and 30 Mpps for IPv6 forwarding, and makes this module ideally suited for deployment in access and aggregation network in campus and data center.

    Quick Specs

    Figure 1 shows the appearance of WS-X6816-10G-2T.

    WS-X6816-10G-2T Appearance

    Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.

    Product Code

    WS-X6816-10G-2T

    Description

    6800 Series 16-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Module with DFC4 & DFC4XL

    Feature

    16-port 10GbE Fiber Module

    Ports

    16

    Optics

    X2

    Switch fabric connection

    2 x 20 Gbps (40 Gbps total)

    Oversubscription

    4:1 16 ports (oversubscription mode)

    1:1 4 ports (performance mode)

    Forwarding engine

  • ●   WS-X6816-10G-2T: comes equipped with DFC4 for distributed forwarding, supporting 256K forwarding entries, increased ACL entries to 64K, increased Netflow entries to 512K and increased IPv4 forwarding speed to 60 Mpps

  • ●   WS-X6816-10G-2TXL: equipped with DFC4XL for distributed forwarding, supporting 1 million forwarding entries, increased ACL entries to 256K, increased Netflow entries to 1024K and increased IPv4 forwarding speed to 60 Mpps

  • ●   Increased performance of up to 60Mpps for L2, IPv4 and MPLS forwarding and up to 30Mpps for IPv6 forwarding

  • ●   Support for 16K Bridge Domains, allowing the standard 4K VLANs to be reused across these bridge domains, effectively increasing the number of VLANs available in the system

  • ●   Increased MAC Address Table to 128K

  • ●   Increased multicast routes to 256K

  • ●   IGMPv3 snooping in hardware

  • ●   PIM registers in hardware

  • ●   IPv6 MLDv2 snooping in hardware

  • ●   IPV4 & IPv6 in IPv6 tunnelling

  • ●   IPv6 in IPv4 tunneling ISATAP, 6to4, GRE)

  • ●   QoS support for uniform, short pipe and pipe mode tunnel

  • ●   Terminate the tunnel in the same loopback

    • Queues

    Oversubscription mode:

  • ●   Receive: 1p7q2t per port

  • ●   Transmit: 1p7q4t per port group

    Performance mode:

  • ●   Receive: 8q4t per port

  • ●   Transmit: 1p7q4t per port

    • Queuing mechanisms

  • ●   Class of Service (CoS) based queue mapping

  • ●   (Differentiated Service Code Point (DSCP) based queue mapping

    • Scheduler

    Oversubscription mode:

  • ●   Deficit Weighted Round Robin (DWRR)

  • ●   Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED)

    Performance mode:

  • ●   DWRR

  • ●   WRED

  • ●   Shaped Round Robin (SRR) at egress

    • Port buffers

    Oversubscription mode:

  • ●   90 MB per port group

    Performance mode:

  • ●   256 MB per port (128 MB for ingress and 128 MB for egress)

    • Hardware-based multicast replication

  • ●   Ingress and Egress replication-mode

  • ●   Approximately 20 Gbps per replication engine

  • ●   2 replication engines per module

    • Jumbo frame support for bridged and routed packets

    Up to 9216 bytes

    Maximum port density per chassis

    176 ports (6513-E chassis)

    128 ports (6509-E chassis)

    Maximum port density per VSS

    352 ports

    Can be used to form virtual switch link

  • ●   Performance mode: Yes

       Up to 4 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports can be used for virtual switch link

  • ●   Oversubscription mode: No

    • Supervisor engines supported

    Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T and 2TXL

    Chassis supported

  • ●   Any Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-Series chassis, including 6503-E, 6504-E, 6506-E, 6509-E, 6509-V-E (NEBS compliant) and 6513-E chassis

  • ●   Not supported in non-E Series chassis

    • Slot requirements

  • ●   Can occupy any slot in any Cisco Catalyst 6503-E, 6504-E, 6506-E, 6509-E or 6509-V-E or chassis

  • ●   Can occupy slots 1-6 and 9-13 in a Cisco Catalyst 6513-E chassis

    • Onboard memory

    1 GB default

    Cabling Supported

    10GBASE-CX4, -SR, -LRM, -LX4, -LR, -ZR and -ER X2 fiber modules and 10GBASE-T

    Compare to Similar Items

    Table 2 shows the comparison of WS-X6816-10G-2T, WS-X6816-10G-2TXL and WS-X6816-10T-2T.

    Product Code

    WS-X6816-10G-2T

    WS-X6816-10G-2TXL

    WS-X6816-10T-2T

    Description

    6800 Series 16-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Module with DFC4 & DFC4XL

     16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Module DFC4XL

     6800 Series 16-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper Module with DFC4 & DFC4XL

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    Quality Certifications

    • ISO 14001
    • ISO 9001
    • RoHS
    • REACH
    • CE
    • FCC
    Specification

    Cisco WS-X6816-10G-2T Specification

    6800 Series 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules Specifications

    Standard protocols

    IEEE 802.1d, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3aq, and IEEE 802.3an

    Physical specifications

    ●  Occupies one slot in the Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-Series chassis

    ●  Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.2 x 14.4 x 16 in. (3.0 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm)

    ●  Weight:

    ◦   WS-X6816-10G-2T & 2TXL, WS-X6816-10T-2T & 2TXL: 13.6 pounds excluding X2 components; ¼ pound for each X2

    Environmental conditions

    Operating temperature:

    ●  Agency-certified for operation: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)

    ●  Design and tested for operation 32 to 130°F (0 to 55°C)

    ●  Storage temperature: -40 to 167°F (-40 to 75°C)

    ●  Relative humidity: 10 to 90 percent, noncondensing

    Operating altitude:

    ●  Agency-certified for operation: -500 to 6500 ft (-150 to 2000m)

    ●  Designed and tested for operation -500 to 10000 ft (-150 to 3000m)

    Regulatory compliance

    6800 Series 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper module, when installed in a system, comply with the following EMC and safety standards:

    EMC Standards:

    ●  FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A

    ●  ICES-003 Class A

    ●  VCCI Class A

    ●  EN55022 Class A

    ●  EN55024

    ●  CISPR24

    ●  CISPR 22 Class A

    ●  AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class A

    ●  ETS 300 386

    ●  KN 22 Class A

    ●  EN 50082-1

    ●  EN61000-3-2

    ●  EN61000-3-3

    ●  EN61000-6-1

    ●  CNS13438 Class A

    ●  KN6100 -4 Series

    Safety Standards:

    ●  UL 60950-1

    ●  CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950

    ●  EN 60950-1

    ●  IEC 60950-1

    ●  AS/NZS 60950-1

    ●  IEC 60825 Class 1

    ●  EN 60825 Class 1

    ●  21CFR 1040

    NEBS criteria levels

    SR-3580 Issue 3, June 2007 (GR-63-CORE, issue 3, and GR-1089-CORE, issue 4)

    ETSI

    ●  ETS 300 019-2-1, Class 1.1 Storage

    ●  ETS 300 019-2-2, Class 2.1 and 2.2 Transportation

    ●  ETS 300 019-2-3, Class 3.1E Stationary Use

    Network management

    ●  ETHERLIKE-MIB (RFC 1643)

    ●  IF-MIB (RFC 1573)

    ●  Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)

    ●  CISCO-STACK-MIB

    ●  CISCO-VTP-MIB

    ●  CISCO-CDP-MIB

    ●  RMON MIB (RFC 1757)

    ●  CISCO-PAGP-MIB

    ●  CISCO-STP-EXTENSIONS-MIB

    ●  CISCO-VLAN-BRIDGE-MIB

    ●  CISCO-VLAN-MEMBERSHIP-MIB

    ●  ENTITY-MIB (RFC 2037)

    ●  HC-RMON

    ●  RFC1213-MIB (MIB-II)

    ●  SMON-MIB

    Power requirements

    ●  WS-X6816-10G-2T: 488.5 Watts

    ●  WS-X6816-10G-2TXL: 503.5 Watts

    ●  WS-X6816-10T-2T: 514.96 Watts

    ●  WS-X6816-10T-2TXL: 529.96 Watts

    Indicators

    ●  Status: green (operational), red (faulty), and orange (module booting)

    ●  Link: green (port enabled and connected), orange (port disabled), and off (port enabled and not connected)

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    Questions & Answers

    What accessories are available for the Cisco 6500 Module WS-X6816-10G-2T?

    Accessories include transceivers, cables, and power supplies that complement and extend the functionality of the WS-X6816-10G-2T.

    How does the WS-X6816-10G-2T compare to other similar modules?

    The WS-X6816-10G-2T offers high port density and DFC4 capabilities, providing better performance compared to older modules.

    What are the product features of the Cisco 6500 Module WS-X6816-10G-2T?

    Key features include 16 ports of 10G, DFC4, minimal latency, and high throughput, making it ideal for demanding network environments.

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