Cisco Catalyst 4506-E, Catalyst 4507R-E, Catalyst 4500 E-Series, Catalyst 4510R-E Overview

Solution Overview

Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series for Enterprise Deployments

Each Cisco® Catalyst® 4500 E-Series chassis model has a different number of available
card slots and can accommodate a variety of line-card and supervisor engine options. For
example, customers can choose 48-port 10/100, 10/100/1000, and Power over Ethernet
(PoE) line cards that can be added to the chassis as needed to customize an access,
distribution, or commercial core platform. PoE capability ships standard on all copper
based Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series line-cards. These line-cards can be used in a data­only environment while providing the investment protection to enable PoE in the future.
The classic Cisco Catalyst 4500 line cards (6 Gbps per slot) can be used in any of the
Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series chassis. When used with the Cisco Catalyst 4500
Supervisor 6-E, Classic and E-Series line cards (24 Gbps per slot) may be mixed and
matched within a Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series chassis without any performance effects.

User Access

Table 1. Catalyst 4500 E-Series Options for the Enterprise Wiring Closet

When to Buy Chassis Line-Card Options Line-Card Part

Up to 240 ports of any
access type.

Up to 240 ports of any
access type with dual
supervisor engines for
enhanced resiliency.

Up to 240 ports of any
access type with dual
supervisor engines for
enhanced resiliency and
optional NetFlow
capability.

Up to 240 ports of any
access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
for high-performance
user access.

Dual supervisor engines
with embedded NetFlow
for enhanced resiliency
with up to 240 ports of
any access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
for high-performance
user access.

Cisco Catalyst
4506-E Switch

(WS-C4506-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4507R-E Switch

(WS-C4507R-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4507R-E Switch

(WS-C4507R-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4506-E Switch

(WS-C4506-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4507R-E Switch

(WS-C4507R-E)

48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

Numbers

Supervisor
Engine

Cisco Catalyst
4500 Series
Supervisor
Engine II-Plus
(WS-X4013+)

2 x Supervisor
Engine II-Plus
(WS-X4013+)

2 x Cisco Catalyst
4000/4500
Supervisor
Engine IV (WS­X4515)

Cisco Catalyst
4500 Series
Supervisor
Engine II-Plus­10GE (WS­X4013+10GE,
L2+)

2 x Cisco Catalyst
4500 Series
Supervisor
Engine V-10GE
(WS-X4516­10GE, L3)

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Solution Overview

Up to 240 ports of any
access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
and 24 Gig per slot line
cards for maximum
performance.

Up to 240 ports of any
access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
and 24 Gig per slot line
cards for maximum
performance.

Dual supervisor engines
for enhanced resiliency
with up to 240 ports of
any access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
and 24 Gig per slot line
cards for maximum
performance.

access type with optional
NetFlow capability.

for enhanced resiliency
with up to 336 ports of
any access type with
optional NetFlow
capability.

access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
and embedded NetFlow.

for enhanced resiliency
with up to 384 ports of
any access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
and embedded NetFlow
capability.

Dual supervisor engines
for enhanced resiliency
with up to 384 ports of
any access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
and up to 24 Gig per slot
for maximum
performance. Classic (6
Gbps) and E-Series (24
Gbps) line cards may be
mixed with no
downspeed.

Cisco Catalyst
4506-E Switch

(WS-C4506-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4506-E Switch

(WS-C4506-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4507R-E Switch

(WS-C4507R-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4510R-E Switch

(WS-C4510R-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4510R-E Switch

(WS-C4510R-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4510R-E Switch

(WS-C4510R-E)

48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
48 port 10/100/1000

Premium PoE

48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4648-RJ45V-E Cisco Catalyst

48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
48 port 10/100/1000

Premium PoE

48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ Up to 336 ports of any
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V

48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45 Dual supervisor engines
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ Up to 384 ports of any
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V

48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45 Dual supervisor engines
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4648-RJ45V-E

48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4648-RJ45V-E

48 port 10/100/1000
Premium PoE

WS-X4648-RJ45V+E
(30 watts per port

capable with future
software release)

WS-X4648-RJ45V+E
(30 watts per port

capable with future
software release)

WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
WS-X4648-RJ45V+E

(30 watts per port
capable with future
software release)

Cisco Catalyst
4500 Series
Supervisor
Engine 6-E (WS­X45-SUP6-E)

4500 Series
Supervisor
Engine 6-E (WS­X45-SUP6-E)

2 x Supervisor
Engine 6-E (WS­X45-SUP6-E)

2 x Supervisor
Engine V (WS­X4516)

2 x Supervisor
Engine V-10GE
(WS-X4516­10GE)

2 x Supervisor
Engine 6-E (WS­X45-Sup6-E)

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Layer 3 Distribution

Table 2. Catalyst 4500 E-Series Options for the Enterprise L3 Distribution

Solution Overview

When to Buy Chassis Line-Card Options Line-Card Part

Up to 32 ports of line-rate
gigabit fiber ports with
full Layer 3 routing and
optional NetFlow.

gigabit fiber ports with
full Layer 3 routing and
optional NetFlow.

Up to 32 ports of 10
gigabit with full Layer 3
routing and 24 Gig per
slot for maximum
performance.

Cisco Catalyst
4506-E

(WS-C4506-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4510R-E

(WS-C4510R-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4506-E
(WS-C4506-E)

6-port Gigabit Ethernet
(GBIC)

6-port 10/100/1000 (Small
Form-Factor Pluggable
[SFP])

6-port Gigabit Ethernet
(GBIC)

6-port 10/100/1000 (SFP) WS-X4506-GB-T
6-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet

(2.5:1 oversubscribed)

Numbers

WS-X4306-GB

WS-X4506-GB-T

WS-X4306-GB Up to 48 ports of line-rate

WSX4606-X2-E Supervisor

Table 3. Catalyst 4500 E-Series Options for the Small Enterprise Branch Office

When to Buy Chassis Line-Card Options Line-Card Part

Up to 116 ports of any
access type.*

Cisco Catalyst
4503-E

(WS-C4503-E)

48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

Numbers

* Includes 12 10/100/1000 PoE ports and 8 Gigabit Ethernet SFP ports on the supervisor engine

Supervisor
Engine

Supervisor
Engine IV (WS­X4515)

Supervisor
Engine V (WS­X4516)

Engine 6-E (WS­X45-SUP6-E)

Supervisor
Engine

Cisco Catalyst
4500 Series
Supervisor
Engine II-Plus-TS
(WS-X4013+TS)

Medium to Large Enterprise Branch Office

Table 4. Catalyst 4500 E-Series Options for the Medium to Large Enterprise Branch Office

When to Buy Chassis Line-Card Options Line-Card Part

access type.

access type with optional
NetFlow capability.

Up to 240 ports of any
access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
and 24 Gig per slot for
maximum performance.
Classic (6 Gbps) and E­Series line cards (24
Gbps) may be mixed with
no downspeed.

Cisco Catalyst
4506-E

(WS-C4506-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4506-E

(WS-C4506-E)

48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ Up to 240 ports of any
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V

48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45 Up to 240 ports of any
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

48-port 10/100/1000

48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

48 port 10/100/1000
Premium PoE

Numbers

WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E

WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
WS-X4648-RJ45V+E

(30 watts per port
capable with future
software release)

Supervisor
Engine

Supervisor
Engine II-Plus
(WS-X4013+)

Supervisor
Engine IV (WS­X4515)

Supervisor
Engine 6-E (WS­X45-Sup6-E)

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Enterprise Branch Collapsed Access/Core

Table 5. Catalyst 4500 E-Series Options for the Enterprise Branch Collapsed Access/Core

Solution Overview

When to Buy Chassis Line-Card Options Line-Card Part

Dual supervisor engines
for enhanced resiliency
with up to 240 ports of
any access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
and 24 Gig per slot for
maximum performance.
Classic (6Gbps) and E­Series line cards (24
Gbps) may be mixed with
no downspeed.

Dual supervisor engines
for enhanced resiliency
with up to 384 ports of
any access type with 10
Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
and up to 24 Gig per slot
for maximum
performance. Classic
(6Gbps) and E-Series line
cards (24 Gbps) may be
mixed with no
downspeed.

Dual supervisor engines
for enhanced resiliency
with up to 240 ports of
any access type.

Dual supervisor engines
for enhanced resiliency
with up to 240 ports of
any access type and
optional NetFlow
capability.

Dual supervisor engines
for enhanced resiliency
with 10 Gigabit Ethernet
uplinks and up to 384
ports of any access type
with embedded NetFlow
capability.

Cisco Catalyst
4507R-E

(WS-C4507R-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4510R-E

(WS-C4510R-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4507R-E

(WS-C4507R-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4507R-E

(WS-C4507R-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4510R-E

(WS-C4510R-E)

48-port 10/100/1000

48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

48 port 10/100/1000
Premium PoE

48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45

48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

48 port 10/100/1000
Premium PoE

48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V

Numbers

WS-X4548-RJ45
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E

WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
WS-X4648-RJ45V+E

(30 watts per port
capable with future
software release)

WS-X4648-RJ45V-E

WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
WS-X4648-RJ45V+E

(30 watts per port
capable with future
software release)

Supervisor
Engine

2 x Supervisor
Engine 6-E (WS­X45-SUP6-E)

2 x Supervisor
Engine 6-E (WS­X45-Sup6-E)

2 x Supervisor
Engine II-Plus
(WS-X4013+)

2 x Supervisor
Engine IV (WS­X4515)

2 x Supervisor
Engine V-10GE
(WS-X4516­10GE)

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Enterprise Branch Aggregation/Core

Table 6. Catalyst 4500 E-Series Options for the Enterprise Branch Aggregation/Core

Solution Overview

When to Buy Chassis Line-Card Options Line-Card Part

Up to 32 ports of 10
gigabit with full Layer 3
routing and 24 Gig per
slot line cards for
maximum performance.

gigabit fiber ports with
full Layer 3 routing and
optional NetFlow.

gigabit fiber ports with
full Layer 3 routing and
optional NetFlow.

Cisco Catalyst
4506-E

(WS-C4506-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4506 E-Series

(WS-C4506-E)

Cisco Catalyst
4510R-E

(WS-C4510R-E)

6-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(2.5:1 oversubscribed)

6-port Gigabit Ethernet
(GBIC)

6-port 10/100/1000 (SFP) WS-X4506-GB-T
6-port Gigabit Ethernet

(GBIC)
6-port 10/100/1000 (SFP) WS-X4506-GB-T

Numbers

WSX4606-X2-E Supervisor Engine

WS-X4306-GB Up to 32 ports of line-rate

WS-X4306-GB Up to 48 ports of line-rate

Supervisor
Engine

6-E (WS-X45­Sup6-E)

Supervisor Engine
IV (WS-X4515)

Supervisor Engine
V (WS-X4516)

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