Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

Deploy seamless wired and wireless access

Accelerate business growth and improve efficiency. The Catalyst 4500E Series is Cisco SD-Access-ready, and it’s the industry's most widely deployed modular platform for campus access and distribution deployments. Now with Supervisor 9-E, 8-E, and 8L-E, these switches offer 928 Gbps of wired and wireless converged access per system.

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Catalyst 4500E Series Models

Choose from 6 different chassis and 7 supervisors.

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Cisco Digital Network Architecture

Only Cisco delivers a digital-ready approach that starts at the edge and extends to where applications reside.

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Industry-leading modular access switching

Catalyst 4500E switches with Supervisor 9-E, 8-E, or 8L-E offer exceptional scalability and features to meet current and future network demands. Get up to 928-Gbps bandwidth, nonblocking 48 Gbps per slot, and 9000W of power through PoE ports.

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Converged wired and wireless access

The Supervisor Engine 9-E, 8-E, and 8L-E come with a built-in wireless controller, extending wired features to wireless. They support up to 20-Gbps wireless throughput, 50 access points, and 2000 wireless clients on single system.

Advanced intelligent services

The Catalyst 4500E delivers comprehensive intelligent services for automation, real-time monitoring, and exceptional resiliency. It is also green, with energy-efficient technology built in.

Foundation for Cisco Open Network Environment (ONE)

The center of Supervisor 9-E is the new Unified Access Data Plane (UADP) ASIC. The UADP ASIC is field-reprogrammable for next-generation features and intelligence, with converged APIs across wired and wireless.

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Investment protection and reduced TCO

Get industry-leading investment protection. The Catalyst 4500E offers more than 10 years of backward and forward compatibility for line cards, as well as long software lifecycles.