The Cisco Catalyst 4500 series switches provide integrated, non‑stop Layer 2‑4 switching with advanced QoS, security, and management capabilities. Their modular chassis supports up to 384 Ethernet ports and offers flexible line‑card upgrades without replacing the entire chassis.
Key features include redundant supervisor engines with stateful switch over in less than one second, 1+1 power supplies, PoE support up to 15.4 W per port, and high‑performance backplanes ranging from 64 Gbps to 136 Gbps, enabling line‑rate forwarding of up to 102 Mpps. This manual is written in Chinese.
| Maximum Ethernet ports per chassis | 384 |
|---|---|
| Line‑rate forwarding speed | 102 Mpps |
| Backplane capacity (4503 chassis) | 64 Gbps |
| Backplane capacity (4506/4507R chassis) | 100 Gbps |
| Backplane capacity (4510R chassis) | 136 Gbps |
| PoE power per port | 15.4 W |
| Supervisor engine failover time | < 1 second |
A Catalyst 4500 chassis can support up to 384 Ethernet ports, either copper or fiber, across various line‑card configurations.
The hardware provides a line‑rate forwarding capacity of up to 102 Mpps for Layer 2‑4 traffic.
Yes, it supports PoE according to the 802.3af standard, delivering up to 15.4 W per port.