Cisco System announces the Cisco Catalyst
4948-10GE, a low-latency, 48-port 10/100/1000, 1-rack unit (RU), fixed-configuration switch
with 2 wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks for rack-optimized server switching applications. The Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE offers
exceptional performance and reliability for Layer 2 and Layer 3 server switching deployments for enterprise customers.
The Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE can be ordered immediately with first customer shipment (FCS) expected on March 8, 2005. Normal new product
lead time (four weeks) will apply initially.

This bulletin contains the following information:
– Product overview
– New software features
– Product numbers
– FCS schedule and lead times
– Online documentation

Primary hardware features include:
* 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
* Robust Security
? 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
* Comprehensive management
? Dedicated 10/100 console port and dedicated 10/100 management port
? Remote in-band management through SNMP