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Software Configuration Guide—Release 15.0(2)SG
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Product Overview
This chapter provides an overview of Catalyst 4500 series switches and includes the following major
sections:
Layer 2 Software Features, page 1-1
Layer 3 Software Features, page 1-11
Management Features, page 1-18
Security Features, page 1-23
Note For more information about the chassis, modules, and software features supported by the
Catalyst 4500 series switch, refer to the Release Notes for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch at this
location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/prod_release_notes_list.html

Layer 2 Software Features

The following subsections describe the key Layer 2 switching software features on the
Catalyst 4500 series switch:
802.1Q Tunneling, VLAN Mapping, and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling, page 1-2
Auto SmartPort Macros, page 1-2
Cisco Discovery Protocol, page 1-3
Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) server, page 1-3
EtherChannel Bundles, page 1-3
Ethernet CFM, page 1-3
Ethernet OAM Protocol, page 1-3
Flex Links and MAC Address-Table Move Update, page 1-4
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping, page 1-4
IPv6 Multicast Listen Discovery (MLD) and Multicast Listen Discovery snooping, page 1-4
Jumbo Frames, page 1-5
Link Aggregation Control Protocol, page 1-5