Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series WS-4515 Supervisor Engine IV

The Cisco Catalyst 4000 Family Supervisor Engine IV integrates nonblocking Layer 2/3/4 switching with integrated resiliency, further enhancing control of converged networks. Converged voice/video/data networks with high availability enable business resiliency for enterprise and metropolitan (metro) Ethernet customers deploying Internet-based business applications. As a key component of Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data), the Cisco Catalyst 4000 Family extends control from the backbone to the network edge with intelligent network services, including sophisticated quality of service (QoS), predictable performance, advanced security, comprehensive management, and integrated resiliency with Supervisor Engine IV. The modular architecture, media flexibility, and expandability of the Cisco Catalyst 4000 Family enable an extended window of deployment in converged networks. This reduces the cost of ownership by minimizing recurring operational expenses, thus improving return on investment (ROI).

The Cisco Catalyst Supervisor Engine IV delivers next-generation switching technology with proven Cisco IOS® Software to power scalable, intelligent multilayer switching solutions for converged voice, video, and data networks. Optimized for the enterprise wiring closet, branch-office backbones, or Layer 3 distribution points, the Cisco Catalyst Supervisor Engine IV provides the performance and scalability to handle today’s and tomorrow’s network applications. Compatible with the widely deployed Cisco Catalyst 4006 chassis, the new Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series chassis, and existing Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series switching line cards, Supervisor Engine IV ensures an extended window of deployment to further strengthen the scalability of the modular Cisco Catalyst 4000 Family.

Product Type : Supervisor Engine
Technical Information Application/Usage : Data Networking
Interfaces/Ports Interfaces/Ports Details

• 1 x RJ-45 Female Console Management
• 1 x RJ-45 Female 10/100Base-TX Management
• 1 x RJ-45 10/100Base-TX LAN
• Media & Performance Media Type Supported : Twisted Pair
• Maximum Data Transfer Rate : 100 Mbit/s
• I/O Expansions Number of Total Expansion Slots : 2
• Expansion Slot Type : GBIC
• Processor & Chipset Processor Speed : 333 MHz
• Physical Characteristics Shipping Weight (Approximate) : 8.30 lb
• Miscellaneous Additional Information : Layer 2

Features:

• Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 48 Mpps
• Layer 2 switch ports and VLAN trunks
• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN encapsulation
• Inter-Switch Link (ISL) VLAN encapsulation (excluding blocking ports on WS-X4418-GB and WS-X4412-2GB-T)
• Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP)
• VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) and VTP domains
• Support for 4096 VLANs per switch
• Per-VLAN spanning tree (PVST) and PVST+
• Spanning-tree PortFast and PortFast guard
• Spanning-tree UplinkFast and BackboneFast
• 802.1s
• 802.1w
• Spanning-tree root guard
• Cisco Discovery Protocol
• IGMP snooping v1 and v2
• Cisco EtherChannel, Fast EtherChannel, and Gigabit EtherChannel technology across line cards
• Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP)
• Unidirectional link detection (UDLD) and aggressive UDLD
• QinQ pass-through

Compatibility

• Cisco Catalyst 4006
• Cisco Catalyst 4503
• Cisco Catalyst 4506
• Cisco Catalyst 4507R