Specifications

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Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series
Chapter 2 LAN Switching
Competitive Products
Specifications
Catalyst 4503
• Port density up to 116-10/100, 100-FX, 1000BASE-X or 10/100/1000BASE-T and 2 ports 10 GbE
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF)-based switching up to 64 Gbps, 48 Mpps
Note: Compatible sparing between Catalyst 4510R, 4507R, 4506, and 4503 chassis provides investment protection with common Supervisor
Engines, power supplies and switching line cards.
• Extreme Networks: Alpine 3802, Alpine 3804, and Alpine 3808
• Foundry: FastIron 400/800, FastIron II, II+, III
• Hewlett Packard: Procurve 5300XL, 4108GL
• Nortel: Passport 8100/8300
Feature
Supervisor
II-Plus-TS
(WS-X4013+TS)
Supervisor
II-Plus
(WS-X4013+)
Supervisor IV
(WS-X4515)
Supervisor V
(WS-X4516)
Supervisor
V-10GE
(WS-X4516-10GE
)
Switching Capacity &
Throughput
64 Gbps, 48 Mpps 64 Gbps, 48 Mpps 64 Gbps, 48 Mpps 96 Gbps, 72 Mpps 136 Gbps, 102 Mpps
Multilayer Switching
Basic L2/3/4 Services Basic L2/3/4 Services Enhanced L2/3/4
Services & Routing
Enhanced L2/3/4
Services & Routing
Enhanced L2/3/4
Services & Routing
(E)IGRP, OSPF, IS:IS,
BGP
No No Yes Yes Yes
Platform Support
Catalyst 4503 ONLY Catalyst 4507R, 4506,
4503
Catalyst 4507R, 4506,
4503
Catalyst 4507R, 4506,
4503
Catalyst 4510R,4507R
4506, 4503
Supervisor Redundancy
No 4507R Only 4507R Only 4507R and 4510R Only 4507R and 4510R Only
Operating System
IOSIOSIOSIOSIOS
QoS
4Q/Port, policing,
shaping, congestion
avoidance
4Q/Port, policing,
shaping, congestion
avoidance
4Q/Port, policing,
shaping, congestion
avoidance
4Q/Port, policing,
shaping, congestion
avoidance
4Q/Port, policing,
shaping, congestion
avoidance
CPU
266 MHz 266 MHz 333 MHz 400 MHz 800 MHz
NetFlow Support
No No Yes (Optional Daughter
Card)
Yes (Optional Daughter
Card)
Yes (Built-in
functionality; no
Daughter Card
Required)
ISL
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ACLS
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IP FIB entries
32K 32K 128K 128K 128K
MAC Addresses
32K Unicast,
16K Multicast
32K Unicast,
16K Multicast
32K Unicast
16K Multicast
32K Unicast,
16K Multicast
32K Unicast,
16K Multicast
On-Board Flash
32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB
Compact Flash Support
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Non-Blocking
Supervisor Ports
12x10/100/1000 BASET,
PoE, 8xSFP
2xGE ports 2xGE ports 2xGE ports 2x10GE or 4xGE on
Supervisor V-10GE
Feature Catalyst 4510R Catalyst 4507R Catalyst 4506 Catalyst 4503
Modular Slots
Up to 384 ports; 8 linecard
slots
Up to 240 ports, 5 linecard
slots
Up to 240 ports; 5 linecards
slots
Up to 116 ports, 2 linecard
slots
Available Modules
Supervisor Engine V and
V-10GE
Supervisor Engine II-Plus
IV, V, V-10GE
Supervisor Engine II-Plus
IV, V, V-10GE
Supervisor Engine
II-Plus-TS, IV, V, V-10GE
Redundant Supervisor
Capable
Yes Yes No No
Backplane Capacity
136 Gbps 100 Gbps 100 Gbps 64 Gbps
Stackable
No No No No
Hot-Swappable Power
Supplies
Yes Yes Yes Yes
1+1 Power Supply Protection
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Support
Up to 15.4W of PoE on every
port
Up to 15.4W of PoE on every
port
Up to 15.4W of PoE on every
port
Up to 15.4W of PoE on every
port
Embedded RMON
Statistics, History, Alarm,
Events
Statistics, History, Alarm,
Events
Statistics, History, Alarm,
Events
Statistics, History, Alarm,
Events
Dimensions (H x W x D)
24.35 x 17.31 x 12.50 in.
(61.84 x 43.97 x 31.70 cm)
19.19 x 17.31 x 12.50 in (48.74
x 43.97 x 31.70 cm)
17.38 x 17.31 x 12.50 in (44.13
x 43.97 x 31.70 cm)
12.25 x 17.31 x 12.50 in (31.12
x 43.97 x 31.70 cm)
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