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WS-X6516A-GBIC adds to a Catalyst 6500 sixteen 1-Gbps ports that take GBIC transceivers, with connectors that are SC or RJ-45 depending on the GBIC fitted. The A suffix means the larger buffer: 1 MB per port, against 512 KB on the WS-X6516-GBIC.
Ports are numbered with odd ports 1 to 15 on the top row and even ports 2 to 16 on the bottom row, arranged as 1 to 8 and 9 to 16. Frames up to 9216 bytes are accepted, oversubscription is 2:1, and queues are Tx 1p2q2t and Rx 1p1q4t. Digital optical monitoring works on some GBICs. PoE is not supported.
Distributed forwarding can be added in the field with a WS-F6K-DFC, WS-F6K-DFC3B or WS-F6K-DFC3BXL daughter card, for example the WS-F6700-DFC3BXL forwarding card. Module current is 3.62 A at 152.04 W, with 190.05 W of AC input and 649.02 BTU/hour, or 204.35 W of DC input and 697.87 BTU/hour. Weight is 8.6 lb (3.9 kg).
The card connects to the 32-Gbps shared bus, takes any slot of a Catalyst 6500 or 6500-E chassis and works with Supervisor Engine 2, 32, 32 PISA, 720 and 720-10GE. More cards of this kind are in Cisco interface cards.
| Part number | WS-X6516A-GBIC |
| Type | Cisco Catalyst 6500 gigabit Ethernet GBIC module |
| Ports | 16 x 1 Gbps, GBIC (SC or RJ-45 by transceiver) |
| Buffer | 1 MB per port |
| Frame size | Up to 9216 bytes |
| Oversubscription | 2:1, 32-Gbps shared bus |
| Queues per port | Tx 1p2q2t; Rx 1p1q4t |
| Forwarding upgrade | WS-F6K-DFC, WS-F6K-DFC3B or WS-F6K-DFC3BXL daughter card |
| Weight | 8.6 lb (3.9 kg) |
| Module current and power | 3.62 A; 152.04 W |
| AC-input power and heat | 190.05 W; 649.02 BTU/hour |
| DC-input power and heat | 204.35 W; 697.87 BTU/hour |
| PoE | Not supported |
| Compatible with | Supervisor Engine 2, 32, 32 PISA, 720 and 720-10GE in Catalyst 6500 and 6500-E chassis |