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Q. How are they different from the redundant chassis that are currently being offered?
A. The redundant chassis currently being offered currently—WS-C4507R-E and WS-C4510R-E—support 24 Gbps
bandwidth per line card slot, whereas the new WS-C4507R+E and WS-C4510R+E chassis support 48 Gbps
bandwidth per line card slot.
Q. Can any of the currently offered supervisors drive 48 Gbps to the line card slots?
A. Yes, the Supervisor Engine 7-E supports 48 Gbps for all line card slots in the following chassis: WS-C4503-E,
WS-C4506-E, WS-C4507R+E, WS-C4510R+E.
Q. How is investment protection maintained for customers who have already deployed the WS-C4507R-E or
WS-C4510R-E chassis?
A. Investment protection is provided to the customers who have already deployed WS-C4507R-E and WS-
C4510R-E chassis by the following twofold approach:
● All future supervisors will continue to support WS-C4507R-E and WS-C4510R-E chassis with a maximum
bandwidth of 24 Gbps per line card slot.
● Future easy upgrade options will be provided when a next-generation supervisor is introduced that will
support 48 Gbps per line card slot.
Q. Will the WS-C4507R-E and WS-C4510R-E chassis be discontinued?
A. No, the WS-C4507R-E and WS-C4510R-E chassis will not be discontinued in order to enable customers who
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have standardized on these chassis to continue deploying Cisco Catalyst 4500E systems while they start
qualifying the new WS-C4507R+E and WS-C4510R+E chassis. Cisco recommends that all customers to
transition to the new WS-C4507R+E and WS-C4510R+E chassis as soon as possible so that they can future
proof their deployments to support 48 Gbps per line card slot.
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Q&A
Q. Will a new Cisco IOS® Software image be required to support the WS-C4507R+E and WS-C4510R+E
chassis?
A. Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(53)SG4 or beyond is required to support the WS-C4507R+E and WS-
C4510R+E chassis.
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