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CISCO CATALYST 4500 SERIES SWITCHES
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series switches integrate resiliency for advanced control of converged networks.
Figure 1. Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series
OVERVIEW
The Cisco® Catalyst® 4500 Series offers nonblocking Layer 2–4 switching with integrated resiliency, further enhancing control of converged networks. Converged voice, video, and data networks with high availability help enable business resiliency for enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and Metro Ethernet customers deploying Internet-based business applications.
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series includes four Catalyst chassis: the Catalyst 4510R (10 slots), the Catalyst 4507R (seven slots), Catalyst 4506 (six slots), and Catalyst 4503 (three slots). Integrated resiliency enhancements offered in the Catalyst 4500 Series include 1+1 supervisor-engine redundancy (Catalyst 4507R and 4510R), redundant fans, software-based fault tolerance, and 1+1 power-supply redundancy. Integrated resiliency in both hardware and software minimizes network downtime, helping to ensure workforce productivity, profitability, and customer success.
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series extends control to the network edge with intelligent network services, including sophisticated quality of service (QoS), predictable performance, advanced security, comprehensive management, and integrated resiliency. Offering compatibility with all Catalyst 4500 Series line cards and supervisor engines, the Catalyst 4500 Series reduces the cost of ownership by minimizing recurring operational expenses, improving return on investment (ROI).
CISCO CATALYST 4500 SERIES CHASSIS
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series offers four chassis options and four supervisor-engine options. It provides a common architecture that can scale up to 384 ports. The Cisco Catalyst 4507R and 4510R offer high availability in supporting 1+1 redundant supervisor engines with subsecond failover time. Using the same line cards and supervisor engines as the widely deployed Catalyst 4000 Series Switch, the Catalyst 4500 Series enhances the Cisco commitment to affordable enterprise and branch scalability. It provides a cost-effective, flexible network solution that scales to meet today's high- performance needs with investment protection (Table 1).
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