The Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series is a Stackable Chassis system providing high-performance, convergence-ready, secure and resilient Ethernet switching connectivity. Available in 11 model variants supporting 10/100 and 10/100/1000 connectivity, switching and routing, Power-over- Ethernet, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink options, the Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series is ideally suited for Enterprise wiring closet and other network edge deployments. The Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 are part of the 17 model Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 product family that meets your needs by enabling true mix and match capabilities.
Avaya Ethernet Routing
Switch 4500 Series
Highlights Of The Ethernet
Routing Switch 4500 Series
•Always-on – Best in class end-to-end
resiliency solution, hot-swappable unit replacement within a Stack Chassis and integrated power redundancy.
•Convergence-ready – Support for PoE, true plug and play capabilities for IP phone deployments, advanced QoS capabilities.
•Energy efficient – On average 36% more energy efficient than competitive solutions,* energy saver functionality further reduces power consumption for both switch and IP phone without losing telephony connectivity.
•Powerful – Wire-speed performance, true pay-as-you-grow Stack Chassis capabilities, delivering up to 400 ports and 384 Gbps of virtual backplane throughput.
•Secure – Standards-based 802.1x with integration to Avaya’s Identity Engines portfolio for centralized, policy-based authenticated network access.
•Flexible – Mix-and-match best-in-class stacking capabilities; Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet in the same Stackable Chassis, with or without PoE.
The Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series provide resilient Stackable Chassis capabilities, high performance Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing, advanced convergence features and a full suite of security, QoS and management capabilities.
Positioned for customers who are looking for Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop, support for PoE and optional support for 10 Gig uplinks, the ERS 4500 provides a flexible high-performance platform to meet the demands of the converged edge. With 11 different models, the ERS 4500 products provide the widest breadth of options to meet a diverse range of edge requirements.
*Miercom, August 2011
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To ensure full interoperability across the complete ERS 4000 portfolio, the rear-mounted Stackable Chassis interfaces used on the ERS 4500 are consistent with those used on the newer ERS 4500 PoE+ models and the ERS 4800 models. Each ERS 4000 Switch delivers up to 384Gbps when eight units are combined.
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IEEE 802.3 af PoE |
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IEEE 802.3 at PoE+ |
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10 Gig Uplink |
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Redundant power |
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field-replaceable |
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advanced services |
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With 17 different models, the ERS 4000 Series offers a wide range of capabilities to meet a diverse range of edge requirements.
Summary
The ERS 4500 Series is well suited for demands of the high-performance converged edge. The ERS 4500, along with other Avaya products, can increase profitability and productivity, streamline business operations, lower costs and help your business gain a competitive edge.
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