Cisco Systems 4500 manual Catalyst 4506 Switch Features, Catalyst 4506 Switch Front View

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Switch Features

Catalyst 4506 Switch Features

The Catalyst 4506 switch (see Figure 1-2) is a six-slot switch designed for high-performance, high-density wiring closet applications.

Figure 1-2 Catalyst 4506 Switch (Front View)

Power supplies

Supervisor engine		WS-X4515	UPLINK 1
			SUPERVISOR
			ENGINE IV
(slot 1)	4506		UPLINK 2
			LINE ACTIVE
		STATUS
			LINE ACTIVE
			ACTIVE

Switching modules (slots 2 through 6)

Fan assembly

CONSOLE	1M0/G10T0
UTILIZATION
1%
100%	LINK	EJECT

1

13 1

13 1

13 1

13 1

13

13

FLASH

RESET

77510

The Catalyst 4506 switch supports the Supervisor Engine II, II+, II+10GE, III, IV, V, V-10GE, and 6-E. The supervisor engine has a nonblocking, full-duplex, switching fabric that provides connections between the supervisor engine and the switching modules. The Gigabit Ethernet ports can be configured with any combination of copper 1000BASE-T, shortwave SX, LX/LH, and ZX interfaces, or CWDM and DWDM GBICs. For a description of GBICs, refer to the Catalyst 4500 Series Module Installation Guide or the Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engines and Switching Modules Installation Note. Some supervisor engines use

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