Cisco leadership in borderless networks is extended with important features: Cisco TrustSec^®, Cisco MultiGig, Flexible NetFlow, Cisco EnergyWise^®, Cisco UPoE, and many other feature enhancements offered by the Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8L-E. Backward and forward compatibility with most existing Cisco Catalyst 4500E line cards and power supplies helps assure deeper customer satisfaction with an industry-leading investment protection architecture. The Cisco Catalyst Supervisor Engine 8L-E is supported in Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series chassis.

The Supervisor Engine 8L-E offers important innovations, including:

• 560 Gbps total capacity with 4x SFP/SFP+ uplinks and a Quad Core, 1.8Ghz CPU
• Cisco Universal Power over Ethernet (UPOE) for unprecedented convergence to IP network infrastructure
• Campus ready for connectivity to next-generation NBASE-T^™ compatible endpoints such as 802.11ac Wave2 multigigabit access points, multigigabit switches, network interface cards (NICs), and adapters
• Application visibility through Flexible NetFlow.
• Virtual Switching System (VSS) for operational simplicity and resiliency
• Cisco IOS^® XE Software, which provides the ability to host third-party applications
• Energy efficiency with support for 802.3az Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE)-capable line cards
• Industry-leading resiliency through In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
• First and only modular switch with 8 bidirectional line-rate Switched Port Analyzer/Remote SPAN (SPAN/RSPAN) sessions