Cisco Systems 4500 manual Feature Description

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Switch Features

Slot 1 is reserved for the supervisor engine only, which provides switching, local and remote management, and switch-status monitoring. Slots 2 and 3 are available for switching modules.

Table 1-1describes the features of the Catalyst 4503 switch.

Table 1-1	Features of the Catalyst 4503 Switch
Feature		Description
Ethernet speeds		• Ethernet (10BASE-T) interface to workstations and repeaters
		• Fast Ethernet (100BASE-T) interface to workstations, servers, switches,
		and routers
		Note Autonegotiation of link speed on each 10/100 port allows migration to
		100BASE-T from a 10BASE-T installed base.
		• Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T and 1000BASE-X) interfaces for
		backbone interconnection of high-performance switches and routers
		• 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for backbone interconnection of
		high-performance switches and routers
Standard equipment		• Three-slot modular chassis with one slot reserved for a supervisor engine
		and two slots for switching modules
		• One hot-swappable fan assembly
		• Two power supply bays
Power supplies		• Supports a 1000 W, 1300 W, 1400 W, 2800 W, or 4200W AC-input power
		supply or a 1400 W DC-input single input or triple-input power supply1
		• Optional redundant power supply
Supervisor engine		• Supports the Supervisor Engine II, II+, II+TS, II+10GE, III, IV, V, 6-E
support		• Holds the ASIC-based forwarding engine (data path) and the management
		processor and software (control path)
		• Features interface monitoring, environmental status, and SNMP and
		console/Telnet interface
		Note Packets are not forwarded while the module is removed; a system
		reboot occurs when a supervisor engine is reinserted.

	Catalyst 4500 Series Switches Installation Guide
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