The Cisco Catalyst® 6800 Series Switches offer a variety of 10 Gigabit and Gigabit Ethernet modules which work in conjunction with the Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T/2TXL (VS-S2T-10G & VS-S2T-10GXL) to serve different needs in the campus and data center for enterprise, commercial, and service provider customers.
The modules in this series include the 6800 Series 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Module, 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper Module, 48-port Gigabit Ethernet Copper Module, 48-port Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Module and 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Module.
The 6800 series 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet fiber module is suitable for deployment in access and aggregation network in Campus and Data Center:

6800 Series 16-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Module
1. WS-X6816-10G-2T: 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Module with DFC4
2. WS-X6816-10G-2TXL: 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Module DFC4XL
Chassis/slot support: They can occupy any slot in Cisco Catalyst 6503E, 6504E, 6506E, 6509E, and 6509-V-E. And can occupy slots 1-6 and 9-13 in a Cisco Catalyst 6513-E.
The 6800 Series 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber module provides up to 176 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber ports in a single Cisco Catalyst 6513-E Switch chassis, 352 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber ports in a Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System (VSS) 2T.
The 6800 series 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper module is suitable for Data center access and switch-to-switch connectivity.

6800 Series 16-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper Module
1. WS-X6816-10T-2T: 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper Module with DFC4
2. WS-X6816-10T-2TXL: 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper Module DFC4XL
Chassis/slot support: They can occupy any slot in Cisco Catalyst 6503E, 6504E, 6506E, 6509E, and 6509-V-E. And can occupy slots 1-6 and 9-13 in a Cisco Catalyst 6513-E.
The 6800 Series 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper module provides up to 176 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper ports in a single Cisco Catalyst 6513-E Switch chassis, 352 10 Gigabit Ethernet Copper ports in a Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System (VSS) 2T and is primarily designed for data center access with a secondary use case for switch-to-switch connectivity.
Feature | 16-port 10GbE Fiber Module | 16-Port 10GbE Copper Module |
Ports | 16 | 16 |
Optics | X2 | Copper (RJ-45) connectors |
Switch fabric connection | 2 x 20 Gbps (40 Gbps total) | 2 x 20 Gbps (40 Gbps total) |
Maximum port density per chassis | 176 ports (6513-E chassis) 128 ports (6509-E chassis) | 176 ports (6513-E chassis) 128 ports (6509-E chassis) |
Maximum port density per VSS | 352 ports | 352 ports |
Supervisor engines supported | Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T and 2TXL | 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 | ● 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 |
Cabling Supported | 10GBASE-CX4, -SR, -LRM, -LX4, -LR, -ZR and -ER X2 fiber modules and 10GBASE-T | Category 6, 6A UTP & STP & Category 7 STP copper cabling |

6800 Series 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module

6800 Series 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module

6800 Series 48-Port 10/100/1000 Interface Copper Module
There are 3 different 1G modules which are supported with new Supervisor 2T and 2TXL:
1. WS-X6824-SFP-2T and WS-X6824-SFP-2TXL: 24-port SFP fiber Gigabit Ethernet Module with DFC4 and DFC4XL
2. WS-X6848-SFP-2T and WS-X68248-SFP-2TXL: 48-port SFP fiber Gigabit Ethernet Module with DFC4 and DFC4XL
3. WS-X6848-TX-2T and WS-X6848-TX-2TXL: 48-port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Module with DFC4 and DFC4XL
Chassis/slot support: They can occupy any slot in Cisco Catalyst 6503E, 6504E, 6506E, 6509E, and 6509-V-E. And can occupy slots 1-6 and 9-13 in a Cisco Catalyst 6513-E.
Items | WS-X6848-TX-2T/2TXL | WS-X6848-SFP-2T/2TXL | WS-X6824-SFP-2T/2TXL |
Transceiver Type | RJ-45 | SFP | SFP |
Ports/Interface/ | 48-port, RJ-45, 100m, Category 5 cable | 48 port; 1000BASE-SX, LX/LH, -ZX, -T; 1000BASE-CWDM; LC connecter | 24-port; 1000BASE-SX, LX/LH, -ZX, -T; 1000BASE-CWDM; LC connecter |
Port Density/ | ● 528 ports/6513E ● 384 ports/6509E | ● 528 ports/6513E ● 384 ports/6509E | ● 264 ports/6513E ● 192 ports/6509E |
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