Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switch for Campus

The Cisco® Catalyst® 4500-X Series Switch is an enterprise-class borderless network fixed aggregation switch that delivers best-in-class performance, scalability, resiliency, network virtualization, and integrated network services for space-constrained environments in campus networks.

Enterprise Campus Three-Layer Architecture

Enterprise Campus Collapsed Distribution and Core Architecture

It meets business growth objectives with unprecedented scalability, provides high availability and is Virtual Switching System (VSS), simplifies virtualization with support for Virtual Routing and Forwarding Lite (VRF-Lite) and Easy Virtual Networks (EVNs), provides application visibility with Flexible NetFlow for optimal network application visibility and capacity planning, and enables emerging applications by integrating many network services.

Enterprise Campus Three-Layer Architecture with Virtual Switching System (VSS)

The Cisco Catalyst 4500-X in a Virtual Switching System (VSS) deployment offers network resiliency, operational manageability, and increased system bandwidth capacity by activating all available bandwidth across redundant Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches.

The 4500-X switches key offering three types models for campus:

1. 32 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port switch with optional uplink module slot
2. 16 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port switch with optional uplink module slot
3. 8 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port uplink module

Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Switch Model Specifications At-a-Glance

Catalyst 4500X-16

• 16 10-GE ports
• IP Base
• Front-to-back cooling
• Limited Lifetime Warranty (LLW)

Catalyst 4500X-24-IPB

• 24 10-GE ports
• IP Base
• Front-to-back cooling
• Limited Lifetime Warranty (LLW)

Catalyst 4500X-24-ES

• 24 10-GE ports
• Enterprise services
• Front-to-back cooling
• Limited Lifetime Warranty (LLW)

Catalyst 4500X-32

• 32 10-GE ports
• IP Base
• Front-to-back cooling
• Limited Lifetime Warranty (LLW)

Catalyst 4500X-40

• 40 10-GE ports
• Enterprises services
• Front-to-back cooling
• Limited Lifetime Warranty (LLW)

Catalyst 4500X-F-16

• 16 10-GE ports
• IP Base
• Back-to-front cooling
• Limited Lifetime Warranty (LLW)

Catalyst 4500X-F-32

• 32 10-GE ports
• IP Base
• Back-to-front cooling
• Limited Lifetime Warranty (LLW)

The Performance and Scalability Features of Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Switch

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Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Switch Models

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Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switch Family

VSS on Cisco 4500/4500X Switches

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