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 data-only 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 Numbers
Supervisor Engine
Up to 240 ports of any access type.
Cisco Catalyst
4506-E Switch
(WS-C4506-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine II-Plus (WS-X4013+)
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
Up to 240 ports of any access type with dual supervisor engines for enhanced resiliency.
Cisco Catalyst 4507R-E Switch
(WS-C4507R-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
2 x Supervisor Engine II-Plus (WS-X4013+)
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
Up to 240 ports of any access type with dual supervisor engines for enhanced resiliency and optional NetFlow capability.
Cisco Catalyst 4507R-E Switch
(WS-C4507R-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
2 x Cisco Catalyst 4000/4500 Supervisor Engine IV (WS-X4515)
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
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)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine II-Plus-10GE (WS-X4013+10GE, L2+)
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
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 4507R-E Switch
(WS-C4507R-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
2 x Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine V-10GE (WS-X4516-10GE, L3)
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
Up to 240 ports of any access type with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks and 24 Gig per slot line cards for maximum performance.
Cisco Catalyst
4506-E Switch
(WS-C4506-E)
48-port 10/100/1000
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6-E (WS-X45-SUP6-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)
Up to 240 ports of any access type with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks and 24 Gig per slot line cards for maximum performance.
Cisco Catalyst
4506-E Switch
(WS-C4506-E)
48-port 10/100/1000
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6-E (WS-X45-SUP6-E)
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.
Cisco Catalyst 4507R-E Switch
(WS-C4507R-E)
48-port 10/100/1000
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
2 x Supervisor Engine 6-E (WS-X45-SUP6-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)
Up to 336 ports of any access type with optional NetFlow capability.
Cisco Catalyst 4510R-E Switch
(WS-C4510R-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
2 x Supervisor Engine V (WS-X4516)
48-port 10/100 PoE
WS-X4248-RJ45V
Dual supervisor engines for enhanced resiliency with up to 336 ports of any access type with optional NetFlow capability.
48-port 10/100/1000
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
Up to 384 ports of any access type with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks and embedded NetFlow.
Cisco Catalyst 4510R-E Switch
(WS-C4510R-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
2 x Supervisor Engine V-10GE (WS-X4516-10GE)
48-port 10/100 PoE
WS-X4248-RJ45V
Dual supervisor engines for enhanced resiliency with up to 384 ports of any access type with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks and embedded NetFlow capability.
48-port 10/100/1000
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
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 4510R-E Switch
(WS-C4510R-E)
48-port 10/100/1000
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
2 x Supervisor Engine 6-E (WS-X45-Sup6-E)
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
48 port 10/100/1000 Premium PoE
WS-X4648-RJ45V+E
(30 watts per port capable with future software release)
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
Up to 32 ports of line-rate gigabit fiber ports with full Layer 3 routing and optional NetFlow.
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 Gigabit Ethernet (GBIC)
WS-X4306-GB
Supervisor Engine V (WS-X4516)
6-port 10/100/1000 (SFP)
WS-X4506-GB-T
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
Up to 116 ports of any access type.*
Cisco Catalyst
4503-E
(WS-C4503-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine II-Plus-TS (WS-X4013+TS)
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
* 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
Up to 240 ports of any access type.
Cisco Catalyst
4506-E
(WS-C4506-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
Supervisor Engine II-Plus (WS-X4013+)
48-port 10/100 PoE
WS-X4248-RJ45V
Up to 240 ports of any access type with optional NetFlow capability.
48-port 10/100/1000
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
Supervisor Engine IV (WS-X4515)
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
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
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
Supervisor Engine 6-E (WS-X45-Sup6-E)
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
48 port 10/100/1000 Premium PoE
WS-X4648-RJ45V+E
(30 watts per port capable with future software release)
Enterprise Branch Collapsed Access/Core
Table 5. Catalyst 4500 E-Series Options for the Enterprise Branch Collapsed Access/Core
When to Buy
Chassis
Line-Card Options
Line-Card Part Numbers
Supervisor Engine
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 E-Series line cards (24 Gbps) may be mixed with no downspeed.
Cisco Catalyst 4507R-E
(WS-C4507R-E)
48-port 10/100/1000
WS-X4548-RJ45
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
2 x Supervisor Engine 6-E (WS-X45-SUP6-E)
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
48 port 10/100/1000 Premium PoE
WS-X4648-RJ45V+E
(30 watts per port capable with future software release)
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.
Cisco Catalyst 4510R-E
(WS-C4510R-E)
48-port 10/100/1000
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
2 x Supervisor Engine 6-E (WS-X45-Sup6-E)
48-port 10/100/1000 PoE
WS-X4548-GB-RJ45V
WS-X4648-RJ45V-E
48 port 10/100/1000 Premium PoE
WS-X4648-RJ45V+E
(30 watts per port capable with future software release)
Dual supervisor engines for enhanced resiliency with up to 240 ports of any access type.
Cisco Catalyst 4507R-E
(WS-C4507R-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
2 x Supervisor Engine II-Plus (WS-X4013+)
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
Dual supervisor engines for enhanced resiliency with up to 240 ports of any access type and optional NetFlow capability.
Cisco Catalyst 4507R-E
(WS-C4507R-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
2 x Supervisor Engine IV (WS-X4515)
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
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 4510R-E
(WS-C4510R-E)
48-port 10/100
WS-X4148-RJ
2 x Supervisor Engine V-10GE (WS-X4516-10GE)
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
Enterprise Branch Aggregation/Core
Table 6. Catalyst 4500 E-Series Options for the Enterprise Branch Aggregation/Core
When to Buy
Chassis
Line-Card Options
Line-Card Part Numbers
Supervisor Engine
Up to 32 ports of 10 gigabit with full Layer 3 routing and 24 Gig per slot line cards 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)
Up to 32 ports of line-rate gigabit fiber ports with full Layer 3 routing and optional NetFlow.
Cisco Catalyst
4506 E-Series
(WS-C4506-E)
6-port Gigabit Ethernet (GBIC)
WS-X4306-GB
Supervisor Engine IV (WS-X4515)
6-port 10/100/1000 (SFP)
WS-X4506-GB-T
Up to 48 ports of line-rate gigabit fiber ports with full Layer 3 routing and optional NetFlow.
