Chapter 7 Features of LAN-Based Switching Technologies
Catalyst 4000 Switches
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Catalyst 4000 Switches
Catalyst 4000 series switches provide advanced enterprise switching solutions for
wiring closets and data centers that include the following key features:
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and services.
• 18 million packets-per-second (Mpps) throughput, with 24-Gbps switching
bandwidth.
• 10/100 Fast Ethernet ports, Gigabit Ethernet ports.
• Power supply bays support redundant, load-sharing, fault-tolerant AC power
supplies.
• Meet requirements for device redundancy, link resiliency, and network
availability.
• Dedicated bandwidth to individual users, servers, printers, and high-speed
connections to company servers.
• Integrated Layer 3 services engine:
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Scalable 6-Mpps Layer 3 services engine of IP, IPX, and IP multicast
protocols.
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Up to 224 ports 10/100 Fast Ethernet plus dual Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
(GBIC slot), including previously deployed Catalyst 4000 line cards.
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High-performance CPU with Cisco IOS, system software.
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Quality of service (QoS), multiple queues with weighted round robin
(WRR) scheduling.
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Comprehensive management tools based on standard CiscoWorks2000
applications.
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Hardware-based access control list (ACL) support on dual Gigabit
Ethernet uplinks.
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Inter-switch link (ISL) and 802.1Q trunking on dual Gigabit Ethernet
uplinks.
