Cisco Catalyst 4506-E - Layer 3 Distribution; Small Enterprise Branch Office; Medium to Large Enterprise Branch Office

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Layer 3 Distribution
Table 2. Catalyst 4500 E-Series Options for the Enterprise L3 Distribution
When to Buy Chassis Line-Card Options Line-Card Part
Numbers
Supervisor
Engine
6-port Gigabit Ethernet
(GBIC)
WS-X4306-GB Up to 32 ports of line-rate
gigabit fiber ports with
full Layer 3 routing and
optional NetFlow.
Cisco Catalyst
4506-E
(WS-C4506-E)
6-port 10/100/1000 (Small
Form-Factor Pluggable
[SFP])
WS-X4506-GB-T
Supervisor
Engine IV (WS-
X4515)
6-port Gigabit Ethernet
(GBIC)
WS-X4306-GB Up to 48 ports of line-rate
gigabit fiber ports with
full Layer 3 routing and
optional NetFlow.
Cisco Catalyst
4510R-E
(WS-C4510R-E)
6-port 10/100/1000 (SFP) WS-X4506-GB-T
Supervisor
Engine V (WS-
X4516)
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)
6-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(2.5:1 oversubscribed)
WSX4606-X2-E Supervisor
Engine 6-E (WS-
X45-SUP6-E)
Table 3. Catalyst 4500 E-Series Options for the Small Enterprise Branch Office
When to Buy Chassis Line-Card Options Line-Card Part
Numbers
Supervisor
Engine
48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
Up to 116 ports of any
access type.*
Cisco Catalyst
4503-E
(WS-C4503-E)
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
Cisco Catalyst
4500 Series
Supervisor
Engine II-Plus-TS
(WS-X4013+TS)
* Includes 12 10/100/1000 PoE ports and 8 Gigabit Ethernet SFP ports on the supervisor engine
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
Numbers
Supervisor
Engine
48-port 10/100 WS-X4148-RJ Up to 240 ports of any
access type.
48-port 10/100 PoE WS-X4248-RJ45V
Supervisor
Engine II-Plus
(WS-X4013+)
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45 Up to 240 ports of any
access type with optional
NetFlow capability.
Cisco Catalyst
4506-E
(WS-C4506-E)
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
Supervisor
Engine IV (WS-
X4515)
48-port 10/100/1000 WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
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 E-
Series line cards (24
Gbps) may be mixed with
no downspeed.
Cisco Catalyst
4506-E
(WS-C4506-E)
48 port 10/100/1000
Premium PoE
WS-X4648-RJ45V+E
(30 watts per port
capable with future
software release)
Supervisor
Engine 6-E (WS-
X45-Sup6-E)