Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
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The Cisco Catalyst 4500 is a mid-range modular chassis network switch
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. A Cisco Catalyst 4500 comprises a chassis, power supplies, one or two supervisors, line cards and service modules. The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series includes two series of Catalyst chassis: The Classic and newly launched E-Series chassis. The Classic and E-Series Catalyst 4500 chassis come in four sizes: ten-slot, seven-slot, six-slot, and three-slot.
across the chassis. Due to this, power supplies are a key element of configuration. The Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series offers AC power with several internal supplies: 1000W (data only), 1400W (data only), 1300W (data and PoE), 2800W (data and PoE), 4200W (data and PoE), and 6000W (data and PoE).
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series has two DC power options—one is optimized for data-only deployments in service provider central offices (part number PWR-C45-1400DC), and the other is used for high-power PoE deployments (PWR-C45-1400DC-P).
Network switch
A network switch or switching hub is a computer networking device that connects network segments.The term commonly refers to a multi-port network bridge that processes and routes data at the data link layer of the OSI model...
manufactured by Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems
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. A Cisco Catalyst 4500 comprises a chassis, power supplies, one or two supervisors, line cards and service modules. The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series includes two series of Catalyst chassis: The Classic and newly launched E-Series chassis. The Classic and E-Series Catalyst 4500 chassis come in four sizes: ten-slot, seven-slot, six-slot, and three-slot.
Catalyst 4500 Chassis
The Classic and E-Series Catalyst 4500 chassis come in four sizes: ten-slot, seven-slot, six-slot, and three-slot.Catalyst 4500 Supervisor
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 is capable of supporting 1+1 supervisor-engine redundancy in the "R" models (4510R+E, 4507R+E, 4510R-E, 4510R, 4507R).Catalyst 4500 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 increase the per slot switching capacity to 24 gigabits or 48 gigabits depending on the line card model and supervisor.Catalyst 4500 power supplies
The 4500 is able to deliver high densities of Power over EthernetPower over Ethernet
Power over Ethernet or PoE technology describes a system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling. The IEEE standard for PoE requires category 5 cable or higher for high power levels, but can operate with category 3 cable for low power levels...
across the chassis. Due to this, power supplies are a key element of configuration. The Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series offers AC power with several internal supplies: 1000W (data only), 1400W (data only), 1300W (data and PoE), 2800W (data and PoE), 4200W (data and PoE), and 6000W (data and PoE).
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series has two DC power options—one is optimized for data-only deployments in service provider central offices (part number PWR-C45-1400DC), and the other is used for high-power PoE deployments (PWR-C45-1400DC-P).