Catalyst 4500 Series - Cisco Catalyst 2000 Configuration Handbook

■ Forwarding rate:
■ 3560E-24TD 65.5 Mpps
■ 3560E-24PD 65.5 Mpps
■ 3560E-48TD 101.2 Mpps
■ 3560E-48PD 101.2 Mpps
■ 3560E-48PD-F 101.2 Mpps
■ 3560E-12D 90 Mpps
■ 3560E-12SD 47.6 Mpps
■ Catalyst 3750-E performance:
■ 160-Gbps switching fabric capacity
■ Stack-forwarding rate of 95 Mpps for 64-byte packets
■ Forwarding rate:
■ 3750E-24TD-65.5 Mpps
■ 3750E-24PD-65.5 Mpps
■ 3750E-48TD-101.2 Mpps
■ 3750E-48PD-101.2 Mpps
■ 3750E-48PD-F-101.2 Mpps
Because of its flexibility, the 3000 series makes an excellent switch in small to midsize
campus environments and can be deployed as an access switch or a distribution switch.
The 3000 series can run either the IP Base image for Layer 2 switching or the IP Services
software image for Layer 2 and 3 switching. The IP Base image supports basic routing
such as RIP, static, and EIGRP stub routing.

Catalyst 4500 Series

The Catalyst 4500 series switch is a midline switch that can act as a high-port-density
access switch and distribution switch and a low-density core device. The 4500 series is
also a modular switch that offers both Layer 2 and Layer 3 services. This switch offers
Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and Ten Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. The Catalyst 4500
series offers a wide variety of supervisor engines—Supervisor II, IV , V , and VI. The
Supervisor IV , V , and VI for the 4500 series have an integrated Layer 3 switching capabili-
ty. These switches also perform Layer 2 trunking functions and provide support for
EtherChannel, QoS, and PoE.
The Catalyst 4500 also offers a fixed form factor switch, which is based on the chassis
Supervisor forwarding engine V and VI. The Catalyst 4948 is based on the Supervisor V ,
and the Catalyst 4900M and is based on the Supervisor VI forwarding engine. The
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