The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch extends a comprehensive set of intelligent network services to the network edge. Key features include:

Collaboration:

• Power over Ethernet (PoE): Comprehensive PoE support, including IEEE 802.3af, 802.11n for wireless access points and PoEP up to 30watts per port.
• Intelligent services: Hardware-based quality of service, video delivery, multicast, security, Location Service, and IPv63.
• Scalability: Up to 384 PoE ports or 34 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports to support multiple concurrent services.

Operational Efficiency:

• Automated operations and troubleshooting: Embedded Event Manager, Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU), Cisco Smart Call Home, Location Services, IP SLA, Smartports, AutoQoS.
• Energy sustainability: Switch-level energy efficiency and full support for Cisco EnergyWise architecture.
• Hot-swappable components: Supervisor, line cards, power supplies, and fan tray are hot-swappable.

• Hardware resiliency: All critical components, such as supervisors, power supplies, and fans, are redundant
• Software resiliency: Subsecond supervisor switchover (SSO) and Cisco In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) occur without dropping IP calls
• Extensive security features: Network disruptions from security threats are minimized

• Backward and forward compatibility: Mix Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series line cards and classic line cards in the same chassis without performance degradation.
• Investment enhancement: Upgrade currently deployed classic line card features to the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 6-E or Supervisor Engine 6L-E.
• IPv4 and IPv6: Optimized for simultaneous IPv4/IPv6 deployment or migration.

Available Models