Product Overview
This chapter provides an overview of Catalyst 4500 series switches and includes the following major
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Note
For more information about the chassis, modules, and software features supported by the
Catalyst 4500 series switch, refer to the Release Notes for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch at this
location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/prod_release_notes_list.html
Layer 2 Software Features
The following subsections describe the key Layer 2 switching software features on the
Catalyst 4500 series switch:
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Layer 2 Software Features, page 1-1
Layer 3 Software Features, page 1-11
Management Features, page 1-20
Security Features, page 1-30
New and Modified Software Features Supported in Cisco IOS 15.1(1)SG and Cisco IOS XE 3.3SG,
page 1-39
802.1Q Tunneling, VLAN Mapping, and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling, page 1-2
Cisco IOS Auto Smartport Macros, page 1-2
Cisco Discovery Protocol, page 1-3
Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) server, page 1-3
EtherChannel Bundles, page 1-3
Ethernet CFM, page 1-3
Ethernet OAM Protocol, page 1-3
Flex Links and MAC Address-Table Move Update, page 1-4
Flexible NetFlow, page 1-4
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping, page 1-4
IPv6 Multicast Listen Discovery (MLD) and Multicast Listen Discovery snooping, page 1-5
C H A P T E R
Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.3.0SG and IOS 15.1(1)SG
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