Description
Product Information for the Cisco WS-X45-SUP7-E= Catalyst 4500-E Series
The Cisco WS-X45-SUP7-E= Catalyst 4500-E Series is a line card designed for the Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Series switches. It is an essential component that enhances the capabilities and performance of these switches. The WS-X45-SUP7-E= is a Supervisor Engine, which acts as the brain of the switch, overseeing its operation and managing various functions.
Overview of WS-X45-SUP7-E=
The WS-X45-SUP7-E= Supervisor Engine offers advanced features and functionalities crucial for modern networking environments. It provides high performance, scalability, and reliability, making it suitable for enterprise networks, data centers, and service provider deployments.
Key Features of WS-X45-SUP7-E=
- Expansion Slots: The WS-X45-SUP7-E= Supervisor Engine is equipped with four expansion slots, allowing for flexibility in connectivity and expansion options. These slots support various interface modules, enabling the integration of different network technologies.
- SFP+ Control Processor: This Supervisor Engine includes SFP+ (Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus) ports for connecting fiber optic modules, facilitating high-speed data transmission over fiber optic cables. The SFP+ ports support Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, offering high bandwidth and low latency.
- Plug-In Module: The WS-X45-SUP7-E= is designed as a plug-in module, allowing for easy installation and removal from the Catalyst 4500-E Series switches. This modular design simplifies maintenance and upgrades, minimizing downtime and operational disruptions.
Benefits of WS-X45-SUP7-E=
- Enhanced Performance: With its advanced hardware and software capabilities, the WS-X45-SUP7-E= Supervisor Engine delivers superior performance, enabling efficient data processing and forwarding.
- Scalability: The expansion slots on the WS-X45-SUP7-E= provide scalability, allowing organizations to expand their network infrastructure as needed. Whether it’s adding more ports or integrating new technologies, the Supervisor Engine offers flexibility for future growth.
- Reliability: Cisco is known for its robust and reliable networking solutions, and the WS-X45-SUP7-E= is no exception. It is built to withstand demanding networking environments, ensuring continuous operation and minimal downtime.
Use Cases for WS-X45-SUP7-E=
- Enterprise Networks: The WS-X45-SUP7-E= Supervisor Engine is well-suited for enterprise networks, where reliability, scalability, and performance are essential. It can handle the traffic demands of large organizations while providing advanced features for network management and security.
- Data Centers: In data center environments, where high-density computing and virtualization are prevalent, the WS-X45-SUP7-E= offers the performance and flexibility required to support these workloads. Its expansion slots enable connectivity to storage devices, servers, and other network resources.
- Service Providers: Service providers can benefit from the WS-X45-SUP7-E= Supervisor Engine’s scalability and reliability to deliver high-quality services to their customers. Whether it’s offering cloud services, managed hosting, or internet connectivity, the Supervisor Engine provides the foundation for building robust network infrastructures.
Network Virtualization and Segmentation
The WS-X45-SUP7-E= Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Supervisor Module supports network virtualization and segmentation, allowing network administrators to create multiple virtual networks within a single physical network. This provides several benefits, including:
- Security: Network virtualization and segmentation allow network administrators to isolate different virtual networks from each other, improving network security by reducing the attack surface and minimizing the spread of security threats.
- Scalability: Virtual networks can be created, modified, and deleted as needed, providing network administrators with the flexibility to meet changing network requirements and improve scalability.
- Resource Management: Network virtualization and segmentation allow network administrators to allocate network resources, such as bandwidth, to individual virtual networks, improving resource management and reducing the risk of resource contention.
- Network Management: The WS-X45-SUP7-E= supports network management tools, including the Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) and Cisco DNA Center, which provide network administrators with the ability to monitor, manage, and automate network operations, including virtual networks.
Performance and Scalability
The WS-X45-SUP7-E= Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Supervisor Module is a high-performance and scalable networking component. Its performance and scalability are due to several factors:
- Processing Power: The WS-X45-SUP7-E= is equipped with powerful processors that allow it to handle high volumes of network traffic and provide fast switching and routing.
- Memory and Storage: The WS-X45-SUP7-E= has a large amount of memory and storage, which enables it to store and access data quickly, improving the overall performance of the network.
- Scalability: The WS-X45-SUP7-E= is designed to be scalable, allowing you to add new network services and features as your network grows. This helps you to accommodate increased network traffic without sacrificing performance.
- High Availability: The WS-X45-SUP7-E= supports high availability features, such as redundant power supplies and supervisors, which help to ensure that the network remains up and running even in the event of a failure.
Traffic Management and Optimization
The WS-X45-SUP7-E= Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Supervisor Module provides several tools and features for traffic management and optimization, ensuring that network traffic is handled effectively and efficiently. Some of the key tools and features for traffic management and optimization include:
- Quality of Service (QoS): The module supports Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities, including traffic prioritization, congestion management, and bandwidth control, which help to ensure that critical network traffic is handled with a higher priority and that network congestion is managed effectively.
- Traffic Shaping: The WS-X45-SUP7-E= provides traffic shaping functionalities, which allow network administrators to manage network traffic by limiting the rate at which data is transmitted, reducing the risk of network congestion.
- Load Balancing: The module supports load balancing, allowing network administrators to distribute network traffic across multiple links, improving network performance and reducing the risk of network congestion.
- Link Aggregation: The WS-X45-SUP7-E= supports Link Aggregation, allowing multiple physical links to be combined into a single logical link, providing increased bandwidth and improving network resilience.
General Information about this Cisco WS-X45-SUP7-E=
- Manufacturer: Cisco
- Part Number or SKU# WS-X45-SUP7-E=
- Product Type: Control Processor
- Product Name: Catalyst 4500E Series 848Gbps Supervisor
- Line Extension: Catalyst
- Series Extension: 4500-E
Technical Specifications of a Network Switch
- Centralized Switching Capacity: 848 Gbps
- Per-Slot Switching Capacity: 48 Gbps
- Throughput:
- IPv4: 250 Mpps (Million Packets Per Second)
- IPv6: 125 Mpps
- L2 Bridging: 250 Mpps
- IPv4 Routing Entries: 256,000
- IPv6 Routing Entries: 128,000
- Multicast Routes:
- 16,000 (Available with Cisco IOS XE 3.1.0 SG)
- 32,000 (Available with Cisco IOS XE 3.2.0 SG or later)
- CPU: Dual Core; 1.5 GHz
- CPU Queues: 64
- Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM): 2 GB (upgradable to 4 GB)
- Nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM): 1 GB
- Security and QoS Hardware Entries: 128,000
- Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Snooping Entries: 12,000
- MAC Addresses: 55,000
- Active VLANs: 4,094
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Entries: 47,000
- Spanning Tree Protocol Instances: 10,000
- Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs): 4,094
- Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN): Maximum of 8 sessions, ingress or egress.
Miscellaneous
- Compatibility-
- Catalyst 4500E Series Switch
