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Deployment Options
16-port and 32-port line rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus
(SFP+) models
Dotted-line oval rings indicate optional Virtual Switching System (VSS) configuration
8-port line rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ pluggable module
Single or optional dual-redundant AC or DC power supplies and five field- Performance and Scalability Specifications
replaceable fans
800 Gbps bi-directional switching capacity
All ports are SFP/SFP+, which can accommodate either 1Gb or 10Gb transceivers
with no manual reconfiguration needed Up to 250 Mpps IPv4 or 125 Mpps IPv6 forwarding rate
Figure 1 shows the Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switch family with and without the Up to 256K IPv4 or 128K IPv6 routes or a combination of the two
optional 8-port 10G module, and back panel with dual-redundant power supplies. Multicast replication in hardware with multicast replication rate of up to 250 Mpps
Figure 1. Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switch Family with and without Optional 8-Port Pluggable Up to 55K unicast and 32K multicast MAC entries
Module and Rear Panel
MAC learning rate of 20,000 mac entries per second
32-MB shared egress buffer
Up to 64K quality-of-service (QoS) classifications and 64K access control list (ACL)
entries per direction
Maximum of 8 bidirectional SPAN sessions or 16 unidirectional SPAN sessions
4096 active VLANs and Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs)
Figure 2 shows the Cisco Catalyst 4500-X deployed in campus aggregation and 3K Spanning Tree Protocol instances
branch collapsed core environments.
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At-A-Glance
Software Innovation and Services Flexible NetFlow, Mediatrace, and IP service-level agreements (SLAs) for enhanced
visibility
The Cisco Catalyst 4500-X is capable of up to 1.6 Tbps when configured in a dual-
switch VSS topology. Embedded Event Manager (EEM) integration with NetFlow and third-party
applications
VSS increases operational efficiency with:
Smart Call Home, Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD), and digital optical
Single point of management with a single IP address and configuration file monitoring (DOM) for simplified operations
Elimination of need for First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) like HSRP or VRRP
Cisco EnergyWise technology for simplified and effective power management
Multichassis EtherChannel (MEC), which creates all edge links forwarding in (Standalone mode only)
simplified loop-free topologies
ISSU, SSO, and NSF for simplified change management and high availability with
Nonstop communications with interchassis stateful failover and subsecond virtual
VSS
switch recovery
Configuration rollback for improved configuration management
The Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series includes Flexible NetFlow (FnF) for optimized
application performance. FnF helps Cisco customers determine how to optimize
Reduced Total Cost of Ownership
resource usage, plan network capacity, and identify the optimal application layer
for QoS. FNF can play a critical role in network security by monitoring traffic and The Cisco Catalyst 4500-X provides superior investment protection through:
detecting denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and network-propagated malware. With FnF, Support for 1-Gigabit Ethernet or 10-Gigabit Ethernet transceivers using SFP and/
customers get these added benefits over traditional NetFlow: or SFP+ optics or 1Gbps copper transceivers, or in any combination therein, on any
Extensibility with an extensive selection of primary and non-primary fields data port in the chassis
Flexibility in creating many user-defined flow records that can be applied to many Removable 8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet module
different flow monitors Support for IP Base or Enterprise Services software license options
FNF processes are performed in hardware at line rate in a custom, integrated
Optional dual-redundant power supplies and five individual, hot-swappable fans that
NetFlow ASIC
use n+1 redundancy to help ensure high availability
Application and traffic monitoring scalability with up to 128K cached flows in a large
Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) array Orderable in either front-to-back, or back-to-front airflow configuration, using separate
The Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series supports a modular operating system, Cisco IOS SKUs which designate airflow direction on the 5-fan array and matching power
XE Software, which takes advantage of the 4500Xs dual-core CPU.. Cisco IOS XE supplies internal fans. The Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches reduce operating
Software enables the Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series to be an open service platform and expenses and lower total cost of ownership with simplified operations, small footprint,
support third-party applications such as Wireshark. extensive features and low power consumption. Finally, the Cisco Catalyst 4500-X is
covered under the Cisco limited lifetime warranty.
Operational Manageability
The Cisco Catalyst 4500-X: smallest size, highest scalability, and richest services,
The Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series enables operational manageability and automation
revolutionizing 10 Gigabit Ethernet fixed campus aggregation.
for fast provisioning, diagnosis, and reporting through:
Auto Smart Ports and AutoQoS for simplified and streamlined deployment For More Information
Smart Install Director for IOS image-management and auto-configuration of Take a closer look at www.cisco.com/go/4500x.
directly-connected client switches
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