Cisco WS-C4507R
Cat4500 E-Series 6-Slot Chassis, fan, no ps
Product Highlights
When your enterprise campus or distribution network demands a modular switching platform that balances flexibility, resilience, and investment protection, the Cisco WS-C4507R delivers. This Catalyst 4500 E-Series 6-slot chassis provides a robust foundation for building scalable, high-availability network infrastructure.
The WS-C4507R ships with an integrated fan tray and no power supply, allowing you to select the exact AC or DC power configuration your environment requires. Its modular slot architecture accepts a range of Cisco Catalyst 4500 supervisor engines and line cards, giving network architects the freedom to tailor port density, uplink speed, and service capabilities to their specific deployment. Redundant power supply bays ensure continuous operation even during a PSU failure.
As part of the Cisco Catalyst 4500 family — now End-of-Life — the WS-C4507R remains a proven, field-tested chassis widely deployed in enterprise access, distribution, and aggregation roles. For organizations maintaining existing Catalyst 4500 infrastructure or seeking cost-effective expansion through the secondary market, this chassis delivers the reliability and modularity that made the Catalyst 4500 platform an industry standard.
Features & Benefits
Modular Chassis Architecture
The WS-C4507R provides a 6-slot modular chassis that accepts Cisco Catalyst 4500 supervisor engines and line cards. This modularity lets you customize port density, interface types, and service modules to match your exact network requirements — and scale as those requirements evolve.
High-Availability Power Design
Dual power supply bays support 1+1 PSU redundancy, ensuring the chassis continues to operate even if one power supply fails. Hot-swappable power supplies allow maintenance and replacement without disrupting network traffic, minimizing planned downtime.
Integrated Cooling
The chassis ships with an integrated fan tray composed of independent fans. If a single fan fails, the system continues to operate without significant cooling degradation, adding another layer of hardware resilience to your deployment.
Investment Protection
The Catalyst 4500 platform supports backward and forward compatibility across multiple generations of line cards and supervisor engines. Organizations with existing Catalyst 4500 modules can leverage their current inventory while planning future upgrades, reducing total cost of ownership.
Enterprise-Grade Switching
Built for Layer 2–4 switching in enterprise campus, distribution, and aggregation environments, the WS-C4507R chassis supports converged voice, video, and data workloads. Quality of Service (QoS), VLAN support, and advanced routing capabilities are available depending on the installed supervisor engine and IOS image.
Deployment Scenarios
Enterprise Campus Distribution Layer
Deploy the WS-C4507R as a distribution-layer switch chassis aggregating traffic from multiple access-layer switches. Its modular design lets you mix Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet line cards to match uplink and downstream bandwidth requirements across campus buildings.
Branch Office Aggregation
In medium to large branch offices, the WS-C4507R provides a centralized, modular switching platform that consolidates voice, video, and data traffic. Redundant power supply support ensures business continuity for mission-critical branch operations.
Secondary-Market Infrastructure Expansion
Organizations maintaining existing Catalyst 4500 deployments can source the WS-C4507R on the secondary market to expand capacity at a fraction of the cost of new equipment. Full compatibility with existing line cards and supervisor engines protects prior hardware investments.
General
Chassis
Physical
Power
Compatibility Notes
Chassis Only — Sold Without Power Supply or Supervisor Engine. The WS-C4507R ships with an integrated fan tray only. Power supplies, supervisor engines, and line cards must be ordered separately.
End-of-Life Status: The WS-C4507R is part of the Cisco Catalyst 4500 (WS-C4500) model family, which has reached End-of-Life (EOL). Cisco no longer sells this product new. Replacement parts, refurbished units, and third-party support are available through authorized secondary-market resellers.
Supervisor Engine Compatibility: Verify supervisor engine compatibility with your target IOS version and feature set before ordering. Not all supervisor engines support all chassis models within the Catalyst 4500 family.
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Frequently Asked Questions
| Part Number | Product | Key Difference |
|---|---|---|
| WS-C4507R-E | Catalyst 4507R-E 7-Slot E-Series Chassis | E-Series variant with 7 total slots (5 line card + 2 supervisor), supports redundant supervisor engines and E-Series line cards with up to 24 Gbps per slot. |
| WS-C4507R+E | Catalyst 4507R+E 7-Slot E-Series Chassis | Enhanced E-Series chassis supporting up to 48 Gbps per slot with Supervisor Engine 7-E or higher; supports VSS for virtual switching. |
| WS-C4506-E | Catalyst 4506-E 6-Slot E-Series Chassis | 6-slot E-Series chassis with 1 supervisor slot and 5 line card slots; does not support supervisor engine redundancy. |
| WS-C4510R+E | Catalyst 4510R+E 10-Slot E-Series Chassis | Larger 10-slot E-Series chassis with 8 line card slots and 2 supervisor slots for maximum port density and scalability. |
