The Cisco Catalyst 4928 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch is a 1U switch designed for space-constrained LAN distribution and core applications. It offers exceptional performance, bandwidth, and reliability, based on the proven Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series hardware and software architecture. With ample TCAM resources (64,000 entries), it enables high feature capacity, providing wire-speed routing and switching performance with concurrent provisioning of services such as QoS and security. The switch offers 28 wire-speed 1000BASE-X SFP ports and 2 wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet (X2 optics) ports. It also provides exceptional reliability and serviceability with optional hot-swappable power supplies.
The Cisco Catalyst 4928-10GE is a 1‑rack‑unit (1RU) switch designed for space‑constrained LAN distribution and core applications. It provides 28 wire‑speed 1000BASE‑X SFP ports and 2 wire‑speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet (X2 optics) ports, delivering a 96‑Gbps switching fabric and a forwarding rate of 72 million packets per second.
The switch offers high availability with dual hot‑swappable AC or DC power supplies (1+1 redundancy) and a hot‑swappable fan tray. Management is supported via a dedicated console port, a management port, and a full suite of protocols including SNMP, Telnet, BOOTP, TFTP, HTTPS, and CiscoWorks tools. It complies with a wide range of industry standards and environmental specifications.
| Switching capacity | 96 Gbps |
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| Forwarding rate | 72 million packets per second (mpps) |
| Ports | 28 SFP 1000BASE‑X ports, 2 X2 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports |
| Operating temperature | 32 to 104 °F (0 to 40 °C) |
The switch supports dual hot‑swappable AC or DC power supplies in a 1+1 configuration.
The switching fabric provides a capacity of 96 Gbps.