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cisco Catalyst 4500 Catalyst 4500X

End of saleNetwork1U fixed switch
Cisco cisco Catalyst 4500 Catalyst 4500X1U fixed switch

The Cisco Catalyst 4500-X switch series is a compact 1U fixed 10GbE aggregation and campus core switch delivering up to 800 Gbps of switching bandwidth. Designed for space-constrained enterprise campus backbones and small distribution layers, the 4500-X supports Cisco Virtual Switching System technology, redundant field-replaceable power and cooling, and flexible uplink expansion modules.

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Specifications

Brandcisco
FamilyCatalyst 4500
Form factor1U fixed switch
ReleasedApr 2012
End of saleOct 2019
End of supportOct 2024
Form factor1U fixed rack-mount switch
Port density16 or 32 fixed 10GbE SFP+ ports, plus 8-port 10GbE expansion module
Switching throughputUp to 800 Gbps with 248 Mpps forwarding rate
High availabilityCisco Virtual Switching System (VSS) active-active clustering
Power coolingDual redundant hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies, front-to-back airflow
Operating systemCisco IOS XE with full Layer 3 Enterprise Services

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FAQ

What is Cisco VSS on the 4500-X?

Virtual Switching System binds two physical 4500-X switches into a single logical virtual switch, eliminating Spanning Tree loops and enabling multi-chassis link aggregation.

Does the 4500-X support 1GbE SFP optics in its 10GbE ports?

Yes, all SFP+ ports on the 4500-X support standard 1GbE SFP transceivers for transitional network rollouts.

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