The Cisco Catalyst 4948 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) Switch is a wire-speed, low-latency, Layer 2–4, 1-rack-unit (1 RU) fixed-configuration switch for rack-optimized server switching. Based on the proven Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series hardware and software architecture, the Cisco Catalyst 4948 10GE offers exceptional performance, bandwidth, and reliability for low-density, multilayer aggregation of high-performance servers and workstations.

Features

• Wire-speed performance for 10/100/1000 connectivity and wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
• 136-Gbps switching fabric with 102-Mpps forwarding rate for Layer 2 through 4
• Power-supply redundancy for nonstop operation
• 1+1 redundant hot-swappable internal AC or DC power supplies
• Prevention of man-in-the-middle and IP-spoofing attacks
• Access control lists (ACL)
• Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol versions 1 and 2
• Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) for secure remote access and network management
• Dedicated 10/100 console port and dedicated 10/100 management port
• Remote in-band management through SNMP