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Product Brief
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
The Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
4500 product family is a stackable
system that provides the high-perform-
ance, convergence-ready, secure and
resilient Ethernet switching connectivity
Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Model
Port configurations
ERS 4526FX
24 100BaseFX ports plus 2 combo 10/100/1000/SFP ports
ERS 4526T
24 10/100BaseTX ports plus 2 combo 10/100/1000/SFP ports
ERS 4526T-PWR
24 10/100 802.3af PoE ports plus 2 combo 10/100/1000/SFP ports
ERS 4550T
48 10/100BaseTX ports plus 2 combo 10/100/1000/SFP ports
ERS 4550T-PWR
48 10/100 802.3af PoE ports plus 2 combo 10/100/1000/SFP ports
ERS 4524GT
24 10/100/1000BaseTX ports and 4 shared SFP ports
ERS 4526GTX
24 10/100/1000BaseTX ports and 4 shared SFP ports, plus 2 10GE XFP slots
ERS 4526GTX-PWR
24 10/100/1000 802.3af PoE ports and 4 shared SFP ports, plus 2 10GE XFP slots
ERS 4548GT
48 10/100/1000BaseTX ports and 4 shared SFP ports
ERS 4548GT-PWR
48 10/100/1000 802.3af PoE ports and 4 shared SFP
All switches include built-in Hi-Stack stacking ports that can deliver up to 320 Gbps performance, plus redun-
dant power support. Additionally, each model can be stacked in any combination with other Ethernet Routing
Switch 4500 models to form a stack up to eight units high — enabling you to choose port configurations based
on your unique requirements.
required by today's application- and
competition-driven enterprise networks.
The Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS)
4500 delivers 10/100 and 10/100/1000
switching with Power over Ethernet and
10 Gigabit uplink models for simplified
and flexible network deployments,
driving lower Total Cost of Ownership.
Convergence-ready
For businesses looking to bring together
their major forms of communication —
voice, video and data — onto a single
infrastructure, the Ethernet Routing
Switch 4500 Series delivers the func-
tionality that makes converging these
technologies simple.
Nortel Ethernet Routing
Switch 4500 highlights
• Simplified converged deploy-
ments through PoE, Advanced
QoS and IP Handset port auto-
configuration
• High-density desktop connec-
tivity supporting up to 400
user ports
• Resilience through fail-safe
stacking, distributed trunking
and power redundancy
• Flexible mix-and-match stacking
capabilities to best meet
customers requirements