Configuration Alternatives - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Datasheet

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.

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.
Feature
Cisco Catalyst WS-
C4503-E chassis
Cisco Catalyst WS-
C4506-E chassis
Cisco Catalyst WS-
C4507R+E chassis
Cisco Catalyst WS-
C4510R+E chassis
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 Switching
Modules
Switched 10/100 Fast Ethernet
(RJ-45)
Switched 10/100 Fast Ethernet
(RJ-45) with IEEE 802.3af at Power
over Ethernet (PoE/PoE+)
Switched 100 FX Fast Ethernet
(MT-RJ)
Switched 1000BASE-X (fiber)
Switched 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit
Ethernet
Switched 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit
Ethernet with IEEE 802.3af at
PoE/PoE+
Switched 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit
Ethernet with UPOE
Switched 10 Gigabit Ethernet
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 Table 4 by part number.
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Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Supervisor Engine Support
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series
Supervisor Engine 6L-E
24 Gbps/slot
24 Gbps/slot
24 Gbps/slot
Not supported
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Port Densities
Number of
Interfaces
Supported per
Line Card
48
48
48
6, 18, or 48
48
48
48
6 or 12
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series
Supervisor Engine 6-E Supervisor Engine 8-E, 7-
E
24 Gbps/slot 48 Gbps/slot
24 Gbps/slot 48 Gbps/slot
24 Gbps/slot 48 Gbps/slot
24 Gbps/slot (slot 1-7) 48 Gbps/slot
6 Gbps/slot (slot 8-10)
Cisco Catalyst Cisco Catalyst
4503-E 4506-E
96 240
96 240
96 240
100 244
96 240
96 240
96 240
32 68
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series
Supervisor Engine 7L-E
48 Gbps/slot
48 Gbps/slot
48 Gbps/slot
Not supported
Cisco Catalyst Cisco Catalyst
4507R+E 4510R+E
240 384
240 384
240 384
244 388
240 384
240 384
240 384
6
68 104
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