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Software Configuration Guide—Release 12.2(25)SG
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Product Overview
This chapter provides an overview of Catalyst4500 series switches and includes the following major
sections:
Layer 2 Software Features, page 1-1
Layer 3 Software Features, page 1-5
Management Features, page 1-9
Security Features, page 1-12
Note For more information about the chassis, modules, and software features supported by the
Catalyst 4500series switch, refer to the Release Notes for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS
Release 12.2(25)EWA at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat4000/relnotes/

Layer 2 Software Features

The following subsections describe the key Layer 2 switching software features on the
Catalyst 4500 series switch:
802.1Q and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling, page 1-2
CDP, page 1-2
EtherChannel Bundles, page 1-2
Jumbo Frames, page 1-2
MST, page 1-2
PVRST+, page 1-3
QoS, page 1-3
Spanning Tree Protocol, page 1-3
SSO, page 1-4
UDLD, page 1-4
Unidirectional Ethernet, page 1-4
VLANs, page 1-5