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Catalyst 4500 E-Series Switches Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Switch Features
Catalyst 4506-E Switch Features
The Catalyst 4506-E switch (see
Figure 1-2
) is a six-slot switch designed for high-performance
high-density wiring closet applications.
Figure 1-2
Catalyst 4506-E Switch (Front View)
The Catalyst 4506-E switch supports the Supervisor Engine II+, Supervisor Engine II+10GE, Supervisor
Engine IV, Supervisor Engine V, Supervisor Engine V-10GE, and Supervisor Engine 6-E. The supervisor
engine has a nonblocking, full-duplex, switching fabric that provides connections between the
supervisor engine and the switching modules. Some supervisor engines use SFP modules for Gigabit
Ethernet connections, or X2 modules for 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections. Refer to the installation note
for your supervisor engine for more details on these modules.
Slot 1 is reserved for the supervisor engine only, which provides switching, local and remote
management, and switch-status monitoring. Slots 2 through 6 are available for switching modules. The
chassis will support up to 24 Gbps per slot for slots 2 through 6, for a maximum of 240 ports and 2
uplinks.
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Fan assembly
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Supervisor engine (Slot 1)
2
Switching modules (Slots 2 to 6)
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Power supplies
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