Installing 4503 switch module

[richmorrow624]

Does the 4503 have to be powered down to install a new 48 port switch module?

[sundar.palaniappan]

No, you don't have to power down the switch to install/swap line cards. All line cards are hot swappable.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/products_data_sheet0900aecd8017a0c5.html

HTH

Sundar

[richmorrow624]

Thanks for the reply.

I have a question about the description below.

If the switch is 48 million packets per second, what is the 64Gbps?

Can you explain?

this is on the switch description:

Exclusive to the Cisco? Catalyst? 4503 Switch chassis, the Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine II-Plus-TS (Figure 1) is a 64 Gbps, 48-million packets per second (Mpps).

[sundar.palaniappan]

It indicates the backplane can handle data up to 64 Gbps and the forwarding throughput capacity is 48 million packets per second.

See here for more info on this module.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/products_data_sheet0900aecd8017a0c5.html

HTH

Sundar

[richmorrow624]

The 64Gbps switch fabric,

This means the switch internally can switch at 64Gbps?

What is the forwarding telling me?

[Anand Narayana]

Layer 2 Hardware forwarding is 48Mpps

Layer 3 CE forwarding routing is also 48Mpps.

[amit-singh]

Hi,

With 64Gbps switching fabric switch can handle upto 64Gbps traffic with a forwarding rate of 48 million packet per second. Forwarding rate is the rate at which the packets can be transmitted to the switch fabric for the processing.

HTH,

-amit singh