A few people, along with myself, had been wondering about the 4500 series switches. Here is part of an email I just received.
**New Catalyst 4500 Series Modular Switches and Supervisor IV** Integrated Resiliency for Advanced Control of Converged Networks Cisco is pleased to externally announce the Catalyst 4500 Series of Modular Switches targeted at Enterprise and Metro Ethernet customers. A next generation Catalyst 4000 Family platform, the Catalyst 4500 series includes three new Catalyst chassis: Catalyst 4507R (7-slot), Catalyst 4506 (6-slot) and Catalyst 4503 (3-slot). All three chassis will support the new Supervisor Engine IV which integrates non-blocking Layer 2/3/4 switching with integrated resiliency, further enhancing control of converged networks. Integrated resiliency enhancements offered in the Catalyst 4500 series include 1+1 supervisor engine redundancy (Catalyst 4507R with Supervisor IV only), integrated in-line power for IP telephony, software based fault tolerance and 1+1 power supply redundancy. Integrated resiliency in both hardware and software minimizes network downtime, ensuring workforce productivity, profitability, and customer success. Orderability for all three Catalyst 4500 Series Chassis and Supervisor IV is immediate. All products are shipping with normal new product leadtimes. (3 weeks) Catalyst 4500 Datasheet http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/si/casi/ps4324/prodlit/c4500_ds.htm Supervisor IV DataSheet: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/si/casi/ps4324/ps4334/prodlit/sup4_ds.htm Q&A: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/si/casi/ps4324/prodlit/c4500_qp.htm Catalyst 4500 Series Homepage with links to other Exciting Documents http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/si/casi/ps4324/ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=53568&t=53568 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
