Chapter 1 Product Overview
Switch Features
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Catalyst 4500 Series Switches Installation Guide
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Catalyst 4506 Switch Features
The Catalyst 4506 switch (see
Figure 1-2
) is a six-slot switch designed for
high-performance, high-density wiring closet applications.
Figure 1-2
Catalyst 4506 Switch (Front View)
The Catalyst 4506 switch supports the Supervisor Engine II, II+, II+10GE, III, IV,
V, V-10GE, and 6-E. The supervisor engine has a nonblocking, full-duplex,
switching fabric that provides connections between the supervisor engine and the
switching modules. The Gigabit Ethernet ports can be configured with any
combination of copper 1000BASE-T, shortwave SX, LX/LH, and ZX interfaces,
or CWDM and DWDM GBICs. For a description of GBICs, refer to the
Catalyst
4500 Series Module Installation Guide
or the
Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor
Engines and Switching Modules Installation Note
. Some supervisor engines use
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4506
UPLINK 1
UPLINK 2
ACTIVE
LINE ACTIVE
LINE ACTIVE
RESET
UTILIZATION
STATUS
WS-X4515 SUPERVISOR ENGINE IV
1%
100%
CONSOLE
LINK
EJECT
FLASH
10/100
MGT
Power supplies
Supervisor engine
(slot 1)
Fan assembly
Switching modules
(slots 2 through 6)
