WS-X45-SUP6-E | Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series Supervisor Engine

Description 

The Cisco WS-X45-SUP6-E is a high-performance Supervisor Engine for Catalyst 4500 E-Series switches, designed to deliver scalable, centralized switching with advanced routing, security, and traffic management features.

Technical Specifications 

Information About WS-X45-SUP6-E

The WS-X45-SUP6-E provides a centralized switching capacity of 320 Gbps and a per-slot switching capacity of 24 Gbps. With wire-speed forwarding performance, it supports up to 250 Mpps for IPv4, 125 Mpps for IPv6, and 250 Mpps for Layer 2 bridging. Designed for dense aggregation environments, it offers advanced routing scale with 256,000 IPv4 and 128,000 IPv6 route entries.

Key Features:

• Centralized Switching Capacity: Delivers up to 320 Gbps for system-wide bandwidth distribution
• Per-Slot Switching Capacity: Supports 24 Gbps per slot for modular scalability
• Throughput: Handles 250 Mpps (IPv4), 125 Mpps (IPv6), and 250 Mpps for Layer 2 traffic
• Routing Scale: Manages 256,000 IPv4 routes and 128,000 IPv6 routes for large-scale deployments
• Multicast Support: Enables up to 32,000 multicast routes for streaming and broadcast traffic
• CPU: Powered by a 1.3 GHz processor for efficient system control and routing operations
• Memory: Comes with 512 MB SDRAM, expandable to 1 GB for additional routing features
• Boot Flash Storage: 64 MB boot flash (used in place of NVRAM) for persistent configuration
• Security & QoS Entries: Supports 128,000 hardware entries for fine-grained policy control
• NAC/DHCP Entries: Enables 12,000 entries for endpoint security and DHCP monitoring
• MAC Address Capacity: Handles up to 55,000 MAC addresses for device learning

The WS-X45-SUP6-E delivers high-speed, centralized traffic control for Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series networks, enabling scalable enterprise and campus switching with extensive Layer 2/3 intelligence.