Overview
The Cisco®Catalyst®4500 Series Switches enable Borderless Networks, providing high performance, mobile, and secure user experiences through Layer 2-4 switching investments. They enable security, mobility, application performance, video, and energy savings over an infrastructure that supports resiliency, virtualization, and automation. Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches provide borderless performance, scalability, and services with reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) and superior investment protection.
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 (Figure 1) has a centralized forwarding architecture that enables collaboration, virtualization, and operational manageability through simplified operations. With forward and backward compatibility spanning multiple generations, the new Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series provides exceptional investment protection and deployment flexibility to meet the evolving needs of organizations of all sizes. The Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series platform has 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) uplinks and supports Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) and Universal PoE (UPOE), enabling customers to future proof their network.
E-Series chassis come in four different form factors: 3-slot (4503-E), 6-slot (4506-E), 7-slot (4507R+E), and 10-slot (4510R+E). 4503-E, 4506-E, 4507R+E, and 4510R+E chassis are extremely flexible and support either 24 or 48 Gbps per line-card slot. Integrated resiliency in the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series includes 1 + 1 supervisor engine redundancy (10-slot and 7-slot chassis only), redundant fans, software-based fault tolerance, and 1 + 1 power supply redundancy. Integrated resiliency in both hardware and software minimizes network downtime, helping to ensure workforce productivity, profitability, and customer success.
Figure 1.Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series
The Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series extends control to the network edge with intelligent network services, including sophisticated quality of service (QoS), predictable performance, advanced security, comprehensive management, and integrated resiliency. Scalability of these intelligent network services is made possible with dedicated, specialized resources known as ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM). Ample TCAM resources (up to 384,000 entries) enable “high feature capacity”, which provides wire-speed routing and switching performance independent of provisioning of services such as QoS and security.
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Chassis
The Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series offers four chassis options and four supervisor engine options (Table 1). Itprovides a common architecture that can scale up to 388 ports. The Cisco Catalyst redundant R+E chassis offer high availability by supporting 1 + 1 redundant supervisor engines with subsecond failover time and full-image In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSUs). Nonstop forwarding with stateful switchover (NSF/SSO) and ISSU help ensure continuous packet forwarding during supervisor engine switchover to help ensure high availability for collaboration applications and voice over IP (VoIP). Using the same line cards as the widely deployed Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series Switches and classic Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches, the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series furthers Cisco's commitment to affordable enterprise and branch-office scalability.
Table 1.Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Chassis Features
Feature
Cisco Catalyst WS-C4503-E Chassis
Cisco Catalyst WSC4506-E Chassis
Total number of slots
3
6
7
10
Line-card slots
2
5
5
8
Supervisor engine slots
11
11
22
23
Dedicated supervisor engine slot numbers
1
1
3 and 4
5 and 6
Supervisor engine redundancy
No
No
Yes
Yes
Supervisor Engines V-10GE, 6-E, 7-E, and 8-E)
Supervisor engines supported
Supervisor Engines 8-E, 8L-E, 7-E, 7L-E, 6-E, and 6L-E
Supervisor Engines 8-E, 8L-E, 7-E, 7L-, 6-E, and 6L-E
Supervisor Engines 8-E, 8L-E, 7-E, 7L-E, 6-E, and 6L-E
Supervisor Engines 8-E, 7‑E,and 6-E4
Maximum PoE per slot
1500W
1500W
1500W
1500W slots 1 and 2; 750W slots 3, 4, and 7-10
Bandwidth scalability per line-card slot
Up to 48 Gbps on all slots
Up to 48 Gbps on all slots
Number of power supply bays
2
2
2
2
AC input power
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
DC input power
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Integrated PoE
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Minimum number of power supplies
1
1
1
1
Power supplies supported
●1000W AC
●1400W AC
●1300W ACV
●2800W ACV
●4200W ACV
●6000W ACV
●9000W ACV
●1400W DC (triple input)
●1000W AC
●1400W AC
●1300W ACV
●2800W ACV
●4200W ACV
●6000W ACV
●9000W ACV
●1400W DC (triple input)
Number of fan-tray bays
1
1
1
1
Location of 19-inch rack-mount
Front
Front
Front
Front
Location of 23-inch rack-mount
Front (option)
Front (option)
Front (option)
Front (option)
1Slot 1 is reserved for supervisor engine only; slots 2 and higher are reserved for line cards.
2Slots 3 and 4 are reserved for supervisor engines only in Cisco Catalyst 4507R+E; slots 1-2 and 5-7 are reserved for line cards.
3Slots 5 and 6 are reserved for supervisor engines only in Cisco Catalyst 4510R+E; slots 1-4 and 7-10 are reserved for line cards.
46 Gbps only on slots 8-10.
5WS-C4507R+E and WS-C4510R+E chassis support up to 24 Gbps per line-card slot when used with Supervisor Engine 6-E.
Configuration Alternatives
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series offers a powerful and flexible network solution that can be built with eight supervisor engine alternatives. Each provides a high-performance, centralized, shared-memory switch fabric, protecting your line-card investment by supporting the addition of optional higher layer engines (Table 2).
Table 2.Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Supervisor Engine Support
Feature
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6L-E
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6-E
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 8-E, 7-E
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 8L-E, 7L-E
Cisco Catalyst WS‑C4503-E chassis
24 Gbps/slot
24 Gbps/slot
48 Gbps/slot
48 Gbps/slot
Cisco Catalyst WS‑C4506-E chassis
24 Gbps/slot
24 Gbps/slot
48 Gbps/slot
48 Gbps/slot
Cisco Catalyst WS‑C4507R+E chassis
24 Gbps/slot
24 Gbps/slot
48 Gbps/slot
48 Gbps/slot
Cisco Catalyst WS‑C4510R+E chassis
Not supported
24 Gbps/slot (slot 1-7)
6 Gbps/slot (slot 8-10)
48 Gbps/slot
Not supported
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series has flexible interface types and port densities that allow you to mix and match network configurations to meet the specific needs of campus networks (Table 3).
Table 3.Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Port Densities
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switching Modules
Number of Interfaces Supported per Line Card
Cisco Catalyst 4503-
Switched 10/100 Fast Ethernet (RJ‑45)
48
96
240
240
384
Switched 10/100 Fast Ethernet (RJ+45) with IEEE 802.3af at Power over Ethernet (PoE/PoE+)
48
96
240
240
384
Switched 100 FX Fast Ethernet (MT‑RJ)
48
96
240
240
384
Switched 1000BASE-X (fiber)
6, 18, or 48
100
244
244
388
Switched 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
48
96
240
240
384
Switched 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet with IEEE 802.3af at PoE/PoE+
48
96
240
240
384
Switched 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet with UPOE
48
96
Switched 10 Gigabit Ethernet
6 or 12
32
68
68
104
Configuration Flexibility and Modular Superiority
You can mix and match Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Line Cards to suit numerous LAN access, server connectivity, small and medium-sized business (SMB), or branch-office deployments. The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series supports the line cards listed in Table4 by part number.
Table 4.Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Line Cards
Product Number
Description
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Line Cards
Cisco Catalyst 4500E 48-Port UPOE w/ 12-Port MultiGigabit and 36-Port 10/100/1000
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port UPOE 10/100/1000 (RJ-45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port 802.3at PoEP 10/100/1000 (RJ-45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port 10/100/1000 (RJ-45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 12-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port GE (SFP)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 24-Port GE (SFP)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 12-Port GE (SFP)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 24-port GE (SFP)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 12-port GE (SFP)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port PoE 10/100/1000(RJ45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port Premium PoE 10/100/1000(RJ45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 6-Port 10GE (X2)
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port Data 10/100/1000(RJ45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Classic 10/100 Line Cards
WS-X4148-RJ
Cisco Catalyst 4500 10/100 Auto Module, 48-Port (RJ-45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500 PoE 802.3af 10/100, 48-Port (RJ-45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Classic 10/100/1000 Line Cards
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Enhanced 48-Port 10/100/1000 Module (RJ-45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500 48-Port 802.3af PoE and 802.3at PoEP 10/100/1000 (RJ-45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500 PoE IEEE 802.3af 10/100/1000, 48 Ports (RJ-45)
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Classic 100 BASE-X FE Line Cards
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series 48-Port 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet Line Card (MT-RJ) for multimode fiber
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Fast Ethernet Switching Module, 48-Port 100BASE-X (SFP)
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Classic 1000 BASE-X GE Line Cards
Cisco Catalyst 4500 6-Port 10/100/1000 RJ-45 PoE IEEE 802.3af and 1000BASE-X (SFP)
WS-X4418-GB
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Gigabit Ethernet Module, Server Switching 18 Ports (GBIC)
In the event of discontinuance of product manufacture, Cisco warranty support is limited to 5 years from the announcement of discontinuance.
Hardware replacement
Cisco or its service center will use commercially reasonable efforts to ship a replacement part within 10 business days after receipt of the return materials authorization (RMA) request and confirmation that a replacement part is appropriate response. Actual delivery times may vary depending on customer location.
Effective date
Hardware warranty commences from the date of shipment to the customer (and in case of resale by a Cisco reseller, not more than 90 days after original shipment by Cisco).
Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support
None
Cisco.com access
Warranty allows guest access only to Cisco.com.
1Cisco reserves the right to refund the purchase price as its exclusive warranty remedy.
Cisco and Partner Services for Expanding the Borderless Network
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Adding a Cisco technical services contract to your device coverage provides benefits not available with warranty, including access to the Cisco TAC, a variety of hardware replacement options to meet critical business needs, updates for licensed Cisco IOS Software, and registered access to the extensive Cisco.com knowledge base and support tools. Choose from a flexible suite of support services designed to meet your business needs and help you maintain high-quality network performance while controlling operating costs. Table 13 shows the Cisco technical services available for Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Series Switches.
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Table 13.Cisco Technical Services for Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Series Switches
Technical Services
Cisco Smart Net Total Care™Service
●Twenty-four-hour global access to the Cisco TAC
●Unrestricted access to the extensive Cisco.com resources, communities, and tools
●Next-business-day, 8 x 5 x 4, 24 x 7 x 4, and 24 x 7 x 2 advance hardware replacement2and onsite parts replacement and installation available
●Ongoing operating system software updates within the licensed feature set1
●Proactive diagnostics and real-time alerts on Smart Call Home-enabled devices
Cisco Smart Foundation Service
●Next-business-day (NBD) advance hardware replacement as available
●Business hours access to SMB TAC (access levels vary by region)
●Access to Cisco.com SMB knowledge base
●Online technical resources through Smart Foundation Portal
●Operating system software bug fixes and patches
Cisco Focused Technical Support Services
Three levels of premium, high-touch services are available:
●Cisco High-Touch Operations Management Service
●Cisco High-Touch Technical Support Service
●Cisco High-Touch Engineering Service
Valid Cisco Smart Net Total Care or SP Base contracts on all network equipment are required.
Notes:
1Cisco operating system updates include the following: maintenance releases, minor updates, and major updates within the licensed feature set.
2Advance hardware replacement is available in various service-level combinations. For example, 8 x 5 x NBD indicates that shipment will be initiated during the standard 8-hour business day, 5 days a week (the generally accepted business days within the relevant region), with next-business-day (NBD) delivery. Where NBD is not available, same-day shipping is provided. Restrictions apply; review the appropriate service descriptions for details.
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