Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Switch
Deploy Unified Access with a Modular Access Switch

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Switch:

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 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.

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.

The Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series offers four chassis options and four supervisor engine options. It provides 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.

Managing the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Switch

Network management applications are instrumental in lowering operating expenditures (OpEx) while improving network availability by simplifying and automating many of the day-to-day tasks associated with managing an end-to-end network. The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches offer both a superior CLI for detailed configuration and Cisco Prime™ infrastructure for unified wired plus wireless management. Prime infrastructure provides day 0 and ongoing provisioning, ongoing monitoring and maintenance, configuration templates, and device and user 360-degree views and serves as the FNF collector for user traffic views using the Prime Assurance Manager module.

Unified Access One Management

Cisco Prime Infrastructure combines the wireless functionality of Cisco Prime Network Control System (NCS) and the wired functionality of Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution (LMS) with rich application performance monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities of Cisco Prime Assurance Manager.

This single solution can enable IT organizations to consolidate tools and converge workflows, reducing operational overhead and increasing productivity. It provides a new operational model based on lifecycle processes aligned with the way network operators do their jobs.

Cisco Prime Infrastructure provides:

• Converged wired and wireless management of access, branch, and wide area networks
• Comprehensive network lifecycle management, including user access visibility, inventory, configuration management, plug and play, radio frequency planning, and best practices reporting
• End-to-end application and service assurance visibility to quickly isolate and troubleshoot performance issues, using technologies such as flexible NetFlow, Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR), and Medianet Performance Agent
• Prime 360 Experience providing a relational, multidimensional view of users, applications, and network to simplify the diagnostics and remediation of network and service affecting issues

Cisco Prime Infrastructure is built with scalability and extensibility in mind. It has the ability to manage global enterprise networks with thousands of network devices and hundreds of thousands of access devices, or smaller commercial networks with the same level of control and resiliency. It also provides powerful REST-based APIs enabling IT and service organizations to gather and distribute network information for operations, capacity planning, automation, and business intelligence.

Features and Benefits:

Industry-Leading Modular Access Switch

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Switches with Supervisor 8-E offer exceptional scalability and comprehensive features to meet current and future network demands. This unit:

• Delivers up to 928 Gbps system bandwidth and nonblocking 48 Gbps per slot
• Has eight nonblocking 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks with a field-programmable gate array to support next-generation protocols
• Can scale up to 384 Gigabit copper ports, 200 Gigabit fiber ports, or 104 10-Gigabit ports in non-virtual switching system (VSS) mode
• Offers 116 Universal Power of Ethernet (UPOE) (60 W), 240 PoE+ (30 W), and 384 PoE (15 W) with 9000 W power supply

Converged Wired and Wireless Access

Cisco Catalyst Supervisor 8-E extends wired features to wireless, including infrastructure, resiliency, quality of service (QoS), and scalability. One common set of network capabilities and context-aware intelligence work across wired and wireless networks. You also get:

• A built-in wireless controller with a single software image for the wired and wireless infrastructure
• Support for up to 20 Gbps wireless throughput, 50 access points, and 2000 wireless clients on single system
• Support for up to 250 access points and 4000 clients in a multi-switch controllerless deployment
• Networkwide application visibility and control, and consistent QoS and security, on both wired and wireless networks
• Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO) extended to wireless traffic

Distributed Intelligent Services

The Cisco Catalyst 4500E delivers comprehensive intelligent services and features across wired and wireless networks, including:

• Flexible NetFlow and Wireshark on all ports, which includes wireless attributes
• Medianet capabilities to simplify video QoS, monitoring, and security
• Automation for fast provisioning, diagnosis, and reporting
• Exceptional resiliency with redundant components, NSF/SSO, Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU), and VSS
• Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) and Cisco EnergyWise technology to manage networks, PoE+, and PCs

Foundation for Cisco Open Network Environment

The center of Supervisor 8-E is the new Unified Access Data Plan application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). You can program this ASIC for next-generation features and intelligence to help protect your investment. You also get converged APIs across wired and wireless, which provides a foundation for software-defined networking (SDN) support and the Cisco One Platform Kit (OnePK) toolkit.

Investment Protection and Reduced TCO

Supervisor 8-E is compatible with all Cisco Catalyst 4500E chassis, line cards, and power supplies to help make full use of your investment. You also get:

• Industry-leading investment protection with more than 10 years of backward compatibility for line cards
• A software lifecycle of greater than three years with extended maintenance releases
• Forward compatibility for new supervisors to easily deploy future innovations

Line Cards:

High-Performance, Mobile, and Secure User Experience

Cisco® Catalyst® 4500 Series Switches enable borderless unified wired and wireless networks, providing high-performance, mobile, and secure user experiences through Layer 2-4 switching. Enabling security, mobility, application performance, video, and energy savings over your network infrastructure, the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Switch supports resiliency, virtualization, and automation, further improving the ease of network use. 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 Switch delivers predictable and scalable high performance, with advanced dynamic quality of service (QoS) capabilities and configuration flexibility for deploying borderless networks. Integrated resiliency features in both hardware and software maximize network availability, helping to ensure workforce productivity, profitability, and customer success. Its centralized, innovative, and flexible system design helps ensure smooth migration to wire-speed IPv6 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GE). The forward and backward compatibility between generations of the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series extends deployment life, providing exceptional investment protection, while reducing the (TCO).

The Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series is a high-performance, next-generation extension to the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series. The new E-Series is composed of the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series supervisor engines, E-Series line cards, and E-Series chassis, which are designed for a high-performance, mobile, and secure user experience with superior backward and forward compatibility, delivering exceptional investment protection for organizations of all sizes.

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series and Classic Line Cards

The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series offers two classes of line cards: classic and E-Series. Classic line cards provide 6 gigabits of switching capacity per slot. E-Series line cards provide increased switching capacity per slot. This increase in per-slot switching capacity with the E-Series line cards requires the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series chassis and the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Supervisor. Two types of E-Series line cards are available based on the per-slot switching capacity. E-Series line cards numbered 47xx operate at 48 gigabits per slot, while E-Series line cards numbered 46xx operate at 24 gigabits per slot. Classic line cards may be deployed in both classic and E-Series chassis with either classic Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series supervisor engines or with the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Supervisor Engine. With the E-Series supervisor engine, the per-slot switching capacity for classic line cards remains at 6 gigabits per slot. However, because of the centralized switching architecture of the Cisco Catalyst 4500, the classic line cards will adopt all of the new E-Series supervisor engine features such as eight queues per port, dynamic QoS, and hardware-based IPv6 routing. For more feature details, refer to the E-Series supervisor engine data sheet. Classic line cards and E-Series line cards may be mixed and matched within a Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series chassis with no performance degradation: classic line cards will operate at 6 gigabits per slot, and E-Series line cards operate at either 48 gigabits per slot or 24 gigabits per slot based on whether they belong to the 47xx or 46xx family of line cards. Table summarizes the chassis and supervisor support for both classic and E-Series line cards.

Features and Benefits

Functional Transparency
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches offer an extensive line of modules that support numerous speeds and physical media combinations. These line cards are functionally transparent; all the packet processing, queuing, buffering, and QoS occur in the supervisor engine. To that end, both classic and E-Series line cards acquire the features and capabilities of the installed supervisor engine. For example, a classic line card previously deployed with a classic supervisor engine using four queues per port will automatically have capability for eight queues per port if redeployed with a Supervisor Engine 8-E/7-E/6-E. This architecture enables customers to easily upgrade all Ethernet line cards on their Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series systems to higher layer switching functions by adding a new supervisor engine. The simple design of the line cards results in a very high mean time between failures (MTBF), helping ensure high availability for a single connection to an end user.

Modular Versatility
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series is a centralized architecture that is designed to provide dedicated wire-speed bandwidth to each line-card slot within the chassis. Each line card has a dedicated bandwidth to the supervisor engine for packet processing. All network data that flows into the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series through the various line cards goes through the supervisor engine for processing, even in single-slot port-to-port communications. All line cards have some per-slot bandwidth that allows network administrators to design a system that offers full dedicated bandwidth-to-server and switch-to-switch applications and still provides high performance over subscribed gigabit to the desktop.

A modular centralized design allows customers to use their investment in high-performance line cards across the entire line of Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series chassis and supervisor engines. For example, line cards that shipped with the original Cisco Catalyst 4003 Switch in 1999 will work in the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series chassis. Because of the centralized architecture of the Cisco Catalyst 4500, all line cards deployed in a chassis benefit from the enhanced features that the supervisor engine provides, including QoS, Layer 2/3/4 routing, and hardware-based IPv6.

Following are descriptions of line cards that are available for Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches.

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Line Card
WS-X4712-SFP+E 48 gigabits per-slot capacity Bandwidth is allocated across four 3-port groups, providing 12 Gbps per port group (2.5:1) Up to 12 ports 10GE SFP+ (10GBASE-R) or 12 ports GE SFP (1GBASE-X) SFP+ and SFP can be used simultaneously on the same line card without any restrictions Cisco IOS XE Release 3.1.0SG or later IEEE 802.1AE and Cisco TrustSec capability in hardware L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Enterprise and commercial: designed for high-speed backbone and switch-to-switch applications Service provider: 10GE/GE mix aggregation for DSLAM/PON/mobile data backhaul WS-X4712-SFP+E is not supported on 4507R-E and 4510R-E chassis	WS-X4606-X2-E 24 gigabits per-slot capacity 24-gigabit bandwidth is allocated across six 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (2.5:1) 10GBASE-X (X2) and 1GBASE-X (SFP) Up to 6 ports 10GE X2 or 12 ports GE SFP using TwinGig Converter Module TwinGig modules must be used in groups of three: ports 1-3 or ports 4-6 Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(40)SG or later L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Enterprise and commercial: designed for high-speed backbone and switch-to-switch applications Service provider: 10GE/GE mix aggregation for DSLAM/PON/mobile data backhaul	WS-X4624-SFP-E 24-port line-rate SFP line card, providing 24 gigabits per-slot capacity (1:1 oversubscribed) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(44)SG or later L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Inherits Supervisor Engine QoS capability Compatible only with E-Series supervisor engines Enterprise, mid-market, and commercial core and distribution deployments requiring line-rate capability Service provider: GE aggregation for DSLAM/PON/mobile data backhaul
WS-X4612-SFP-E 12 Port line-rate SFP line card, providing 12 gigabits per-slot capacity (1:1 oversubscribed) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(54)SG or later L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Inherits Supervisor Engine QoS capability Compatible only with E-Series supervisor engines Enterprise, mid-market, and commercial core and distribution deployments requiring line-rate capability Service provider: GE aggregation for DSLAM/PON/mobile data backhaul Figure 7 shows WS-X4640-CSFP-E	WS-X4640-CSFP-E 40 modules of Gigabit SFP line card (1000BaseX), providing 24 gigabits per-slot capacity (SFP optional) 40 ports with Gigabit SFP (2:1 oversubscribed) 80 ports with Gigabit compact SFP (4:1 oversubscribed) Customers can mix and match Gigabit SFP and Gigabit compact SFPs 6E/6LE Supports WS-X4640-CSFP-E with IOS version 15.1.(1)SG 7E, 7L-E supports WS-X4640-CSFP-E from 15.0(2)SG1/3.2.0SG onwards Supported on 3, 6, and 7 slot chassis IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.3x flow control L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Inherits supervisor engine QoS capability Service Provider: Point-to-Point fiber to the home (FTTH) or building (FTTB) for residential and business applications Enterprise: Providing Fiber to the Desktop (FTTD), for deployments where non-blocking is not a mandatory requirement
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 10/100/1000 Line Cards
WS-X4748-UPOE+E Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port 802.3af PoE, 802.3at PoEP, and UPOE 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) 48 ports nonblocking 10/100/1000 module (RJ-45) Cisco IOS XE Release 3.1.0SG or later UPOE: capable of up to 60 W per port up to 1440 W Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az IEEE 802.3af/at and Cisco prestandard PoE, IEEE 802.3x flow control IEEE 802.1AE and Cisco TrustSec capability in hardware L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Capable of up to 30 W of inline power per port on all ports simultaneously Enterprise and commercial: designed to power next-generation IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, virtual desktop clients, and other PoE/UPOE devices Campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups	WS-UPOE-12VPSPL Cisco Power Splitter Receives both data and power from an UPOE (RJ45) connector Regular 12V DC connector 10/100/1000 RJ45 PoE/PoEP connector Provide integrated solution to PoE and regular DC power device from a single source	WS-X4748-RJ45V+E Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port 802.3af PoE and 802.3at PoEP 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) 48 ports nonblocking 10/100/1000 module (RJ-45) Cisco IOS XE Release 3.1.0SG or later IEEE 802.3af/at and Cisco prestandard PoE, IEEE 802.3x flow control IEEE 802.1AE and Cisco TrustSec capability in hardware L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Capable of up to 30 W of inline power per port on all ports simultaneously Enterprise and commercial: designed to power next-generation IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, and other PoE devices Campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups
WS-X4748-RJ45-E Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) 48 ports nonblocking 10/100/1000 module (RJ-45) Cisco IOS XE Release 3.1.0SG or later Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az IEEE 802.1AE and Cisco TrustSec capability in hardware L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Enterprise and commercial: designed for data only user access Campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups	WS-X4648-RJ45V+E Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port 802.3af PoE and 802.3at PoEP 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) 24 gigabits per-slot capacity 48 ports 10/100/1000 module (RJ-45) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(40)SG or later IEEE 802.3af/at and Cisco prestandard PoE, IEEE 802.3x flow control Bandwidth is allocated across eight 6-port groups, providing 3 Gbps per port group (2:1) L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Capable of up to 30 W of inline power per port on up to 24 ports simultaneously Enterprise and commercial: designed to power next-generation IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, and other PoE devices Campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups	WS-X4648-RJ45V-E Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series 48-Port 802.3af PoE 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) 24 gigabits per-slot capacity 48 ports 10/100/1000 module (RJ-45) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(40)SG or later Bandwidth is allocated across eight 6-port groups, providing 3 Gbps per port group (2:1) L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) IEEE 802.3af and Cisco prestandard PoE, IEEE 802.3x flow control Enterprise and commercial: designed to power IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, and other IEEE-compliant powered devices Campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups
WS-X4648-RJ45-E Cisco Catalyst 4500 48-Port 802.3af PoE and 802.3at PoEP 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) 48 ports 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(50)SG or later IEEE 802.3af/at and Cisco prestandard PoE, IEEE 802.3x flow control Bandwidth is allocated across six 8-port groups, providing 1 Gbps per port group Capable of up to 30 W of inline power per port on up to 24 ports simultaneously Enterprise and commercial: designed to power next-generation IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, and other PoE devices that require power up to 30 watts	WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V Cisco Catalyst 4500 PoE IEEE 802.3af 10/100/1000, 48 Ports (RJ-45) 48 ports 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(18)EW or later IEEE 802.3af and Cisco prestandard PoE, IEEE 802.3x flow control Bandwidth is allocated across six 8-port groups, providing 1 Gbps per port group Enterprise and commercial: designed to power IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, and other IEEE-compliant powered devices	WS-X4548-GB-RJ45 Cisco Catalyst 4500 Enhanced 48-Port 10/100/1000 Module (RJ-45) 48 ports 10/100/1000 module (RJ-45) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(19)EW or later IEEE 802.3x flow control Bandwidth is allocated across six 8-port groups, providing 1 Gbps per port group Enterprise and commercial: designed for gigabit to the desktop
Classic Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Line Card (GBIC or SFP)
WS-X4306-GB Cisco Catalyst 4500 Gigabit Ethernet Module, 6 Ports (GBIC) 6 ports 1000BASE-X (GBIC) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(8a)EW or later IEEE 802.3 L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Enterprise and commercial: designed for high-speed backbone, switch-to-switch applications, or small server farms Service provider: GE small aggregation for DSLAM/PON/mobile data backhaul	WS-X4418-GB Cisco Catalyst 4500 Gigabit Ethernet Module, Server Switching 18 Ports (GBIC) 18 ports 1000BASE-X (GBIC) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(8a)EW or later IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3x flow control 2 ports of wire-speed 1000BASE-X Gigabit Ethernet uplinks 16 ports: 4:1 oversubscribed Enterprise and commercial: designed for fiber to the desktop, switch-to-switch applications, or small server farms	WS-X4448-GB-SFP Cisco Catalyst 4500 Gigabit Ethernet Module, 48 Ports 1000X (SFP) 48 ports 1000BASE-X (SFP) Customers can mix and match 1000BASE-X SFP optics on the same line card IEEE 802.3x flow control Service provider: Run point-to-point Gigabit Ethernet fiber to the home (FTTX) Enterprise and commercial: designed for server farms and switch-to-switch applications
WS-X4506-GB-T Cisco Catalyst 4500 6-Port 10/100/1000 RJ-45 PoE IEEE 802.3af and 1000BASE-X (SFP) 6-port 10/100/1000 and 6-port SFP (any combination of up to 6 ports can be active at one time) 10/100/1000 RJ-45 PoE and 1000BASE-X (SFP) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(20)EWA PoE IEEE 802.3af and Cisco prestandard (RJ-45 only) Provides full line-rate gigabit switching on all ports L2-4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes) Designed to give customers the choice of RJ-45 with or without PoE and SFP without incurring extra costs Enterprise and commercial: high-performance desktop connectivity and server farms; designed to power IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, and other IEEE-compliant appliances Service provider: GE small aggregation for DSLAM/PON/mobile data backhaul
Classic 10/100 Ethernet Line Card and Fast Ethernet Fiber Line Card
WS-X4248-RJ45V Cisco Catalyst 4500 PoE IEEE 802.3af 10/100, 48 Ports (RJ-45) 48 ports 10/100 (RJ-45) Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(18)EW or later IEEE 802.3af PoE and Cisco prestandard Enterprise and commercial: designed to power IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, and other IEEE-compliant powered devices	WS-X4148-RJ Cisco Catalyst 4500 10/100 Module, 48 Ports (RJ-45) 48 ports 10/100BASE-T module (RJ-45) Enterprise and commercial: high-port-density solution for desktop connectivity	WS-X4248-FE-SFP Cisco Catalyst 4500 Fast Ethernet Switching Module, 48-Port 100BASE-X (SFP) 48-port 100BASE-X (SFP optional) Customers can mix and match 100BASE-X SFP optics on the same line card IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.3x flow control Enterprise and commercial: fiber-to-the-desktop applications Service providers: running point-to-point Fast Ethernet to the home or business (FTTH)
WS-X4148-FX-MT Cisco Catalyst 4500 Gigabit Ethernet Module, 48-Port 100BASE-FX 48-port IEEE 802.3 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet Connectors: MT-RJ Distance: 1.2 miles (2 km) over multimode fiber Status: green (operational), red (faulty) Link: green (operational), red (faulty) Standards: IEEE 802.3 Service provider: Run point-to-point Fast Ethernet fiber to the home (FTTX) Enterprise and commercial: designed for server farms and switch-to-switch applications

Technical Specifications:

Features
Models	Catalyst WS-C4503-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4506-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4507R+E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4510R+E Chassis
Total number of slots	3	6	7	10
Line-card slots	2	5	5	8
Supervisor engine slots	1 1	1 1	2 2	3 3
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, 7-E, 7L-E, 6-E, and 6L-E	Supervisor Engines 8-E, 7-E, 7L-, 6-E, and 6L-E	Supervisor Engines 8-E, 7-E, 7L-E, 6-E, and 6L-E	Supervisor Engines 8-E, 7-E, and 6-E 4
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	Up to 48 Gbps on all slots 5	Up to 48 Gbps on all slots 5
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) • 1400W-DC-P	• 1000W AC • 1400W AC • 1300W ACV • 2800W ACV • 4200W ACV • 6000W ACV • 9000W ACV • 1400W DC (triple input) • 1400W-DC-P	• 1000W AC • 1400W AC • 1300W ACV • 2800W ACV • 4200W ACV • 6000W ACV • 9000W ACV • 1400W DC (triple input) • 1400W-DC-P	• 1400W AC • 2800W ACV • 4200W ACV • 6000W ACV • 9000W ACV • 1400W DC (triple input) • 1400W-DC-P
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)
Supervisor Engine Support
Models	Catalyst WS-C4503-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4506-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4507R+E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4510R+E Chassis
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6L-E	24 Gbps/slot	24 Gbps/slot	24 Gbps/slot	Not supported
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6-E	24 Gbps/slot	24 Gbps/slot	24 Gbps/slot	24 Gbps/slot (slot 1-7) 6 Gbps/slot (slot 8-10)
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 8-E, 7-E	48 Gbps/slot	48 Gbps/slot	48 Gbps/slot	48 Gbps/slot
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 7L-E	48 Gbps/slot	48 Gbps/slot	48 Gbps/slot	Not supported
Port Densities
Models	Catalyst WS-C4503-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4506-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4507R+E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4510R+E Chassis
Switched 10/100 Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)	96	240	240	384
Switched 10/100 Fast Ethernet (RJ-45) with IEEE 802.3af at Power over Ethernet (PoE/PoE+)	96	240	240	384
Switched 100 FX Fast Ethernet (MT-RJ)	96	240	240	384
Switched 1000BASE-X (fiber)	100	244	244	388
Switched 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet	96	240	240	384
Switched 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet with IEEE 802.3af at PoE/PoE+	96	240	240	384
Switched 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet with UPOE	96	240	240	384
Switched 10 Gigabit Ethernet	32	68	68	104
Cisco Catalyst Supervisor Engine Software Minimum Requirements
Models	Catalyst WS-C4503-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4506-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4507R+E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4510R+E Chassis
Supervisor Engine	Supervisor Engine 6-E Supervisor Engine 6L-E Supervisor Engine 7-E Supervisor Engine 7L-E Supervisor Engine 8-E			Supervisor Engine 6-E Supervisor Engine 7-E Supervisor Engine 8-E
Minimum Software Requirement	Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(54)SG Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(54)SG Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.0(1)SG Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.2.0XO Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.3.0XO			Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(54)SG Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.0(1)SG Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.3.0XO
Physical Specifications
Models	Catalyst WS-C4503-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4506-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4507R+E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4510R+E Chassis
Dimensions (H x W x D)	12.25 x 17.31 x 12.50 in. (31.12 x 43.97 x 31.70 cm)	17.38 x 17.31 x 12.50 in. (44.13 x 43.97 x 31.70 cm)	19.19 x 17.31 x 12.50 in. (48.74 x 43.97 x 31.70 cm)	24.35 x 17.31 x 12.50 in. (61.84 x 43.97 x 31.70 cm)
Rack units (RU)	7RU	10RU	11RU	14RU
Chassis weight (with fan tray)	32.25 lb (14.63 kg)	40.50 lb (18.37 kg)	44.50 lb (20.19 kg)	54.50 lb (24.73 kg)
Mounting	19- and 23-in. rack compatible (19-in. rack and cable guide hardware included)	19- and 23-in. rack compatible (19-in. rack and cable guide hardware included)	19- and 23-in. rack compatible (19-in. rack and cable guide hardware included)	19- and 23-in. rack compatible (19-in. rack and cable guide hardware included)
Fan Trays
Fan Trays	Each Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series uses a single fan tray for cooling. All fan trays are composed of independent fans. If one fan fails, the system will continue to operate without a significant degradation in cooling. The system will detect and notify the user (through LED, CLI, and Simple Network Management Protocol [SNMP]) that a fan has failed and the tray needs to be replaced.
Environmental Conditions
Operating temperature	32 to 104ºF (0 to 40ºC)
Storage temperature	-40 to 167ºF (-40 to 75ºC)
Relative humidity	10 to 90 percent, noncondensing
Operating altitude	-60 to 3000 meters (m)
Power and MTBF Information
Models	Catalyst WS-C4503-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4506-E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4507R+E Chassis	Catalyst WS-C4510R+E Chassis
Maximum Rated Power (W)	60	120	135	200
Rated MTBF (Hours)	1,064,279	710,119	248,630	179,714
Regulatory Standards Compliance
Regulatory compliance	CE Marking
Safety	UL 60950 CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950 EN 60950 IEC 60950 TS 001 AS/NZS 3260
EMC	FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A ICES-003 Class A EN55022 Class A CISPR22 Class A AS/NZS 3548 Class A VCCI Class A EN 50121-4 EN 55022 EN 55024 EN 61000-6-1 EN 50082-1 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 ETS 300 386
Industry EMC, safety, and environmental standards	NEBS Level 3 ETS 300 019 Storage Class 1.1 ETS 300 019 Transportation Class 2.3 ETS 300 019 Stationary Use Class 3.1 ETS 300 386
Telecom (E1)	CTR 12/13 CTR 4 ACA TS016
Telecom (T1)	FCC Part 68 Canada CS-03 JATE Green Book
ROHS compliance	ROHS5
Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty
Warranty duration	As long as the original end user continues to own or use the product, except for the fan and power supply, which are limited to 5 years
End-of-life policy	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

¹ Slot 1 is reserved for supervisor engine only; slots 2 and higher are reserved for line cards.
² Slots 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.
³ Slots 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.
⁴ 6 Gbps only on slots 8-10.
⁵ WS-C4507R+E and WS-C4510R+E chassis support up to 24 Gbps per line-card slot when used with Supervisor Engine 6-E.

Power Supply Indicators and Interfaces:

• Output Fail LED (per unit): RED
• Input OK LED(per input): Green
• Fan OK LED(per input): Green

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Power Supply Specifications (Data Only)
Power Supply	1000W AC	1400W AC	1400W DC Triple Input
Integrated PoE	No (data only)	No (data only)	No (data only)
Input current (rated)	12A at 100 VAC, 5A at 240 VAC	16A at 100 VAC, 7A at 240 VAC	Two -48 VDC at 15A; One -48 VDC at 12.5A
Output current (data)	12V at 83.4A 3.3V at 12.2A	12V at 113.4A 3.3V at 12.2A	12V at 1360W 3.3V at 40W
Output power redundant mode (data)	1000W + 40W	1360W + 40W	1400W + 40W
Output power combined mode (data)	1667W	2473W	-
Heat dissipation	943 Btus per hour	1048 Btus per hour	1048 Btus per hour
Holdup time	20 ms	20 ms	8 ms
Hot-swappable	Yes	Yes	Yes

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Power Supply Specifications (Data and PoE)
Power Supply	1300W AC	2800W AC	4200W AC	6000 AC	9000 AC	1400W DC with Power Entry Module (PEM)
Integrated PoE	Yes (up to 800W)	Yes (up to 1400W)	Yes (up to 3855W)	Yes (up to 4800W)	Yes (up to 7500W)	Up to 7500W (minus the power consumed for data) when connected directly to a DC power plant or 2 external AC power shelves
Input current (rated)	• 16A at 100 VAC • 7A at 240 VAC	16A at 200 VAC	• Two 12A at 100 VAC Or • Two 12A at 200 VAC	• Two 12A at 100 VAC Or • Two 16A at 200 VAC	• Three 12A at 100 VAC Or • Three 16A at 200 VAC	• 31A at -60 VDC (data only) • 180A at -48 VDC (PoE)
Output current (data)	• 12V at 84.7A • 3.3V at 12.5A	• 12V at 113.3A • 3.3V at 12.5A	• 12V at 115.3A • 3.3V at 12.5A	• 12V at 186.9A • 3.3V at 12.5A	• 12V at 163.3A • 3.3V at 12.5A	• 12V at 120A • 3.3V at 12.5A
Output current (PoE)	-50V at 16.7A	-50V at 28A	-50V at 77.1A (200V) -50V at 38A (100V)	-50V at 100.0A (200V) -50V at 38.5A (120V)	-50V at 150.0A (200V) -50V at 50.0A (120V)	140A at -48/-60 VDC
Output power redundant mode (data)	1000W + 40W	1360W + 40W	1383W + 40W	2200W + 40W	1960W + 40W	1360W + 40W
Output power redundant mode (PoE)	800W maximum per power supply	1400W maximum per power supply	• 3700W (220V) • 1850W (110V)	• 4800W (220V) • 1850W (110V)	• 7500W (220V) • 2500W (110V)	Up to 7500W (minus the power consumed for data)
Output power combined mode (data)	1667W	2473W	2766W	4400W	3920W	-
Output power combined mode (PoE)	1333W	2333W	6700W (220V) 3360W (110V)	8700W (220V) 3360W (110V)	14,400W (220V) 4150W (110V)	3800W (100V)
Heat dissipation	1568 BTU/hr	2387 BTU/hr	3580 BTU/hr	2720 BTU/hr	3010 BTU/hr	Data only: 1591 Btus per hour Data and voice: 2905 Btus per hour
Holdup time	20 ms	20 ms	20 ms	20 ms	20 ms	4 ms
Hot-swappable	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Models Comparison:

Supervisor engine slots do not support switching line-card modules.

Line-card slots do not support supervisor engines.

Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Switch Model Comparisons
Model	Catalyst 4510R+E Switch	Catalyst 4507R+E Switch	Catalyst 4510R-E Switch	Catalyst 4507R-E Switch	Catalyst 4506-E Switch	Catalyst 4503-E Switch
Total Slots	10	7	10	7	6	3
Supervisor 8-E	Supported	Supported	Roadmap	Roadmap	Supported	Supported
Supervisor 7-E	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported
Supervisor 7-LE	-	Supported	-	Supported	Supported	Supported
Supervisor 6E	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported
Supervisor 6-LE	-	Supported	-	Supported	Supported	Supported
Supervisor V-10 GE	Supported	-	-	-	-	-
Supervisor Engine Slot Number	5, 6	3,4	5, 6	3,4	1	1
Supervisor Engine Redundancy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Line Cards	Catalyst 4510R+E Switch	Catalyst 4507R+E Switch	Catalyst 4510R-E Switch	Catalyst 4507R-E Switch	Catalyst 4506-E Switch	Catalyst 4503-E Switch
Line Card Slots	8	5	8	5	5	2
Line Card Support	E-Series (requires E-Series chassis) and classic
Line Card Slot Speed	48 Gbps, 24 Gbps, and 6 Gbps		24 Gbps and 6 Gbps		48 Gbps, 24 Gbps, and 6 Gbps
Power	Catalyst 4510R+E Switch	Catalyst 4507R+E Switch	Catalyst 4510R-E Switch	Catalyst 4507R-E Switch	Catalyst 4506-E Switch	Catalyst 4503-E Switch
Power Supply Bays	2	2	2	2	2	2
AC Input	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DC Input	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PoE Plus (PoEP)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Universal PoE (UPOE)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minimum Number of Power Supplies	1	1	1	1	1	1
Fan Tray Bays	1	1	1	1	1	1
Mount	Catalyst 4510R+E Switch	Catalyst 4507R+E Switch	Catalyst 4510R-E Switch	Catalyst 4507R-E Switch	Catalyst 4506-E Switch	Catalyst 4503-E Switch
Location of 19-inch Rack-Mount	Front	Front	Front	Front	Front	Front
Location of 23-inch Rack-Mount	Front (option)	Front (option)	Front (option)	Front (option)	Front (option)	Front (option)

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Switch Model Comparison
Model	Catalyst 4510R Switch	Catalyst 4507R Switch	Catalyst 4506 Switch	Catalyst 4503 Switch
Total Slots	10	7	10	7
Supervisor Engine Slots	2 2	2 2	1 1	1 1
Line Card Slot Speed	6 Gbps	6 Gbps	6 Gbps	6 Gbps
Supervisor Engine Redundancy	Yes (Supervisor Engine 6-E,V-10GE, V)	Yes (Supervisor Engine 6-E, 6L-E, V-10GE, V, IV, II-Plus-10GE, II-Plus)	No	No
Supervisor Engines Supported	Supervisor Engine 6-E,V-10GE, V	Supervisor Engine 6-E, 6L-E, V-10GE, V, IV, II-Plus-10GE, II-Plus	Supervisor Engine 6-E, 6L-E, V-10GE, V, IV, II-Plus-10GE, II-Plus	Supervisor Engine 6-E, 6L-E, V-10GE, V, IV, II-Plus-10GE, II-Plus Engine II-Plus-TS
Line Card Slots	8 2	5 2	5	2
Power Supply Bays	2	2	2	2
AC Input	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DC Input	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minimum Number of Power Supplies	1	1	1	1
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)

Documentation:

Download the Catalyst 4500E Series Switches Datasheet (PDF).