Cisco Catalyst 4500 for the Enterprise
At-A-Glance
Supervisor Engines
Feature Description
When to Buy
Entry-Level, Layer 2:
Catalyst 4500
Supervisor II-Plus
• Scalable to 64 Gbps, 48 Mpps forwarding
• Redundant capable 2xGE uplinks
• 266 MHz CPU
• Active VLAN Support (up to 2k)
• Baseline security and QoS features:
- IP Security filtering: 16k entries
- Per port/VLAN Rate-limiting: 512 policies
• Basic features at entry level price point; for smaller scale Layer 2 wiring closets
• Simple Layer 3 Routing (RIP, static routes)
• No NetFlow support
• For Catalyst 4503, 4506, 4507R chassis
• For the Catalyst 4503, use the Supervisor II-Plus-TS for increase GE ports (116 ports)
High-End, Layer 2:
Catalyst 4500
Supervisor II-Plus-10GE
• Scalable to 108 Gbps, 81 Mpps forwarding
• Redundant capable 2x10GE and 4x1GE uplinks
• 667 MHz CPU
• Same Supervisor II-Plus features, but more:
- Active VLAN Support (up to 4k)
- Multicast and Broadcast Suppression
• Optimized for the LAN access in a medium-sized enterprise
• Need for 10Gig bandwidth in a L2 network
Entry-Level Layer 3:
Catalyst 4500
Supervisor IV
• Scalable to 64 Gbps, 48 Mpps forwarding
• Redundant capable 2xGE uplinks
• 333 MHz CPU
• Active VLAN Support (up to 4k)
• Enhanced security and QoS Features:
- IP Security filtering: 32k entries
- Per port/VLAN Rate-limiting: 1024 policies
- NetFlow support for traffic monitoring
• Medium wiring closets and L3 networks
• Designed with extra headroom for future QoS and Security features
• Enhanced L3 Routing: OSPF, IS-IS, BGP
• For Catalyst 4503, 4506, and 4507R chassis
• For Catalyst 4510R support, the Supervisor V (non-10GE) is an alternative option
High-End Layer 3:
Catalyst 4500
Supervisor V-10GE
• Scalable to 136 Gbps, 102 Mpps forwarding
• Redundant capable 2x10GE and 4x1GE uplinks
• 833 MHz CPU
• Active VLAN Support (up to 4k)
• Advanced security and QoS Features:
- IP Security filtering: 32k entries
- Per port/VLAN Rate-limiting: 8000 policies
- Advanced NetFlow support
• Most efficient processing of QoS and Security services with increased scalability
• Support for greater than 244 ports
• Users interested in NetFlow for virus-detection and Per User Rate Limiting
• Faster L2/L3 control plane processing and convergence
• More granular L2/L3 data capture
• Required for Catalyst 4510R
• Single Supervisor
• 116 Ethernet ports
• 7 RU
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Catalyst 4503
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Cisco Catalyst 4506
Cisco Catalyst 4507R
Cisco Catalyst 4510R
• Single Supervisor
• 244 Ethernet ports
• 10 RU
• 108 Gbps
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Reliability Option:
Redundant Supervisor
• 244 Ethernet ports
• 11 RU
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Reliability Option:
Redundant Supervisor
• 388 Ethernet ports
