Fast Ethernet, Gigabit and 10Gigabit Line Cards

The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series offers a broad range of Fast Ethernet, Gigabit, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet line cards that include fiber and copper interfaces optimized for enterprise, commercial, and service provider Ethernet networks.

The Catalyst 4500 Series offers two classes of line cards: classic and E-Series. Classic line cards provide 6 Gb of switching capacity per slot. E-Series line cards increase the per slot switching capacity to 24 Gb. This increase in per slot switching capacity with the E-Series line cards requires the Catalyst 4500 E-Series chassis and the 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6-E.

Classic line cards can be deployed in both classic and E-Series chassis with either classic Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series supervisor engines or with the Supervisor Engine 6-E.

Power over Ethernet Line Cards

The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series offers several line cards, power supplies, and accessories required to deploy and operate an IEEE 802.3af-compliant Power over Ethernet (PoE) network.

The E-Series premium line card supports up to 30 watts per port, including IEEE 802.3af.