Chapter 1 Product Overview
Switch Features
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Catalyst 4500 Series Switches Installation Guide
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Catalyst 4503 Switch Features
The Catalyst 4503 switch (see Figure 1-1) is a three-slot switch designed for
high-performance, high-density wiring closet applications.
Figure 1-1 Catalyst 4503 Switch (Front View)
The Catalyst 4503 switch supports the Supervisor Engine II, II+, II+TS, II+10GE,
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
SFP modules for Gigabit Ethernet connections, or X2 modules for 10-Gigabit
Ethernet connections. Refer to the installation note for your supervisor engine for
more details on these modules.
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4506
UPLINK 1 UPLINK 2
ACTIVE
LINEACTIVELINEACTIVE
RESET
UTILIZATION
STATUS
4503
WS-X4515 SUPERVISOR ENGINE IV
1%100%
CONSOLE
LINK
EJECT
FLASH
10/100
MGT
Supervisor engine
(slot 1)
Fan assembly
Switching modules
(slots 2 and 3)
Power supplies