| Feature | 16-Port 10GbE Fiber Module |
| Ports | 16 |
| Optics | X2 |
| Switch fabric connection | 40 Gbps (80 Gbps full duplex) |
| Oversubscription | 4:1 |
| Forwarding engine | - WS-X6716-10G-3C: equipped with DFC3C for distributed forwarding, supporting 256,000 routes
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| Queues | - Oversubscription mode:
- Receive: 1p7q2t per port
- Transmit: 1p7q4t per port group Performance mode:
- Receive: 8q4t per port
- Transmit: 1p7q4t per port
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| Queuing mechanisms | - CoS-based queue mapping
- DSCP-based queue mapping
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| Scheduler | - Oversubscription mode:
- DWRR
- WRED Performance mode:
- DWRR
- WRED
- SRR at egress
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| Port buffers | - Oversubscription mode:
- 90 MB per port group Performance mode:
- 200 MB per port
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| Hardware-based multicast replication (Layer 2) | - Ingress and egress
- Approximately 20 GB per replication engine
- 2 replication engines per module
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| Hardware-based multicast replication (Layer 3) | - Ingress and egress
- Approximately 20 GB per replication engine
- 2 replication engines per module
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| Jumbo frame support for bridged and routed packets | Up to 9216 bytes |
| Maximum port density per chassis | 130 ports (9-slot chassis) |
| Maximum port density per VSS | 260 ports |
| Can be used to form virtual switch link | - Performance mode: Yes (supported in a subsequent software release)
- Oversubscription mode: No
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| Supervisor engines supported | Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720 with 10GE uplinks or Supervisor Engine 720 with any PFC (chassis will work in lowest common denominator mode) |
| Chassis supported | - Any Cisco Catalyst 6500 E-Series chassis, including 6503-E, 6504-E, 6506-E, 6509-E, 6509-V-E, 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 Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6509, 6513, 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
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| Slot requirements | - Can occupy any slot in any Cisco Catalyst 6503-E, 6504-E, 6506, 6506-E, 6509, 6509-E, 6509-V-E, or 6509-NEB-A chassis
- Can occupy only slots 9 through 13 in a Cisco Catalyst 6513 chassis
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| Onboard memory | 1 GB default |