Cisco WS-C4948E 48x 10/100/1000 + 4x SFP Gigabit Switch – New

The Cisco WS-C4948E is a high-performance multilayer switch designed for enterprise campus and data center access deployments. With 48 × 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and 4 dedicated SFP uplink slots, it delivers reliable Gigabit connectivity and advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 capabilities in a compact 1RU form factor.

Built with a 96 Gbps switching capacity and 72 Mpps forwarding rate, the WS-C4948E ensures wire-speed performance for demanding network environments. Supporting advanced routing protocols such as RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP, along with Enterprise Services features including advanced QoS, PIM, and MPLS, this switch provides scalable and secure network control. Its robust hardware architecture includes a dynamic shared buffer and hardware-accelerated ACL and QoS processing for optimized traffic management.

✔ Key Features & Benefits

✔ 48 × 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet ports
✔ 4 × SFP (1000BASE-X) uplink slots
✔ 96 Gbps switching capacity
✔ 72 Mpps forwarding rate for high-throughput environments
✔ Advanced Layer 3 routing (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
✔ Enterprise Services support including QoS, PIM, and MPLS
✔ 32,000 MAC address table entries
✔ Hardware-accelerated ACL and QoS processing
✔ Compact 1RU rackmount design

✔ Ideal Uses

✔ Enterprise campus access layer
✔ Data center top-of-rack switching
✔ High-performance Layer 2/3 network environments
✔ Aggregation for Gigabit Ethernet deployments
✔ Organizations requiring advanced routing capabilities

✔ Specifications

✔ Condition: New item, fully tested and ready to use
✔ Brand: Cisco
✔ Model: WS-C4948E
✔ Form Factor: 1RU Rackmount

✔ Switching Capacity: 96 Gbps
✔ Forwarding Rate: 72 Mpps

✔ Ports: 48 × 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45)
✔ Uplinks: 4 × SFP (1000BASE-X) – no TwinGig converter support

✔ Multilayer Switching Features:
IP Base – RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
Enterprise Services – Advanced QoS, PIM, MPLS

✔ IPv6 Support: Software-based only
✔ MAC Address Table: 32,000 entries
✔ VLANs: 4,096 active / 4,096 IDs
✔ STP Instances: 1,500
✔ Shared Buffer: 16 MB dynamic

✔ CPU: 266 MHz
✔ SDRAM: 256 MB
✔ Flash: 64 MB

✔ Management Ports: 1 × 10/100 console, 1 × 10/100 management
✔ SPAN Sessions: 2 ingress / 4 egress
✔ ACL / QoS Entries: 32,000 (hardware-accelerated)
✔ USB / CF Slot: Not supported

✔ Dimensions (W × D × H):
43.92 × 40.99 × 4.445 cm

✔ Operating Temperature: 0°C to 40°C
✔ Operating Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
✔ Operating Altitude: -60 m to 2,000 m

✔ Minimum IOS Version: 12.2(20)EWA or later

✔ Warranty

✔ 12 Month Warranty

✔ What’s in the Box

✔ Cisco WS-C4948E Switch
✔ Power Cable