Catalyst 4500E Series

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Switches are the foundation for Cisco Enterprise Networks and the industry's most widely deployed modular platform for campus access and distribution deployments. Now with Supervisor 8-E, the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Switch helps enable the Cisco Unified Access solution with wired and wireless convergence.

 
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  • Integrated wireless controller capability with up to 40G of wireless capacity per switch (48-port RJ45 models) and support for up to 100 access points and 2000 wireless clients on each switching entity (switch or stack)
  • 24 and 48 10/100/1000Mbps data PoE+ and Cisco UPOE models with Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
  • 24 and 48 100Mbps/1/2.5/5/10 Gbps Cisco UPOE models with Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
  • 12- and 24-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet SFP-based models
  • 12- and 24-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+-based models
  • 48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ model with 4 fixed 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ uplinks
  • Cisco StackWise-480 technology provides scalability and resiliency with 480 Gbps of stack throughput
  • Cisco StackPower® technology provides power stacking among stack members for power redundancy
  • Five optional uplink modules with 4 x Gigabit Ethernet, 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 8 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet4, or 2 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports
  • Dual redundant, modular power supplies and three modular fans providing redundancy
  • Full IEEE 802.3at (PoE+) with 30W power on all copper ports in 1 Rack Unit (RU) form factor
  • Cisco UPOE with 60W power per port in 1 Rack Unit (RU) form factor
  • IEEE 802.3bz (2.5/5 G/s BASE-T) to go beyond 1 Gb/s with existing Cat5e and Cat6
  • IEEE 802.1ba AV Bridging (AVB) built-in to provide better AV experience for including improved time synchronization and QoS
  • Software support for IPv4 and IPv6 routing, multicast routing, modular Quality of Service (QoS), Flexible NetFlow (FNF), and enhanced security features
  • Single universal Cisco IOS® Software image across all license levels, providing an easy upgrade path for software features
  • Cisco DNA services delivered through Cisco ONE™ Software, providing simplified, high-value solutions with license portability and flexibility
  • Support for AES-256 with the powerful MACSEC 256-bit for SFP+ and Multigigabit models and 128-bit encryption algorithm available on all models
  • Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW) with Next Business Day (NBD) advance hardware replacement and 90-day access to Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support