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June 7, 2000
Current Release:
12.0(7)W5(15d)
These release notes describe the features, modifications, and caveats for the Catalyst 4000 family Layer 3 Services module WS-X4232-L3. These release notes apply to the 12.0(7)W5(15d) Cisco IOS release. For features, modifications, and caveats for the Catalyst 4000 family supervisor engine software, refer to the Release Notes for Catalyst 4000 Family Software Release 5.x.
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Note The Catalyst 4000 family includes the Catalyst 4003 and the Catalyst 4006 switches. Throughout this publication and all Catalyst 4000 family documents, the phrase Catalyst 4000 family switches refers to all Catalyst 4000 family switches, unless otherwise noted. |
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Note The Catalyst 4000 Layer 3 Services module ships with Cisco IOS software installed. However, before this module can run in your Catalyst 4000 family switch, be sure that the Catalyst 4000 family supervisor engine is running supervisor engine software release 5.5(1) or later. Software images are available through Cisco Connection Online (CCO); see the "Cisco Connection Online" section for details. |
This document consists of these sections:
The Catalyst 4000 Layer 3 Services module has a 64-MB synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) and requires a 16-MB Flash memory.
Table 1 lists the software version and applicable ordering information for the Catalyst 4000 family Layer 3 Services module software.
| Software Version | Filename | Orderable Product Number Flash on System | Orderable Product Number Spare Upgrade (Floppy Media) |
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12.0(7)W5(15d) | cat4232-in-mz.bin | SC42Z-12.0.7W | SC42Z-12.0.7W= |
The Catalyst 4000 Layer 3 Services module provides multilprotocol switching and routing for the Catalyst 4000 family switches.
The 32 10/100 Ethernet interfaces on the module provide full Layer 2 feature support and are configurable from the Catalyst 4000 family switch supervisor engine. Refer to the Software Configuration Guide---Catalyst 5000 Family, 4000 Family, 2926G Series, 2980G and 2948G Switches, Software Release 5.5(1) for information on feature support on the Catalyst 4000 family switches.
Table 2 lists the Cisco IOS features available for the Catalyst 4000 Layer 3 Services module.
| Layer 2 Bridging Features |
Layer 2 transparent bridging |
Layer 2 MAC learning, aging, and switching by hardware |
Spanning Tree Protocol (IEE802.1D) on each bridge group |
A maximum of 16 active bridge groups |
Up to 4000 MAC addresses |
24K CAM1 is shared by Layer 2 entries, IP routing, IP multicast routing, and Novell IPX routing |
| VLAN Features |
ISL2-based VLAN trunking on the front panel Gigabit Ethernet ports |
802.1Q-based VLAN trunking on all ports |
| Layer 3 Routing, Switching, and Forwarding |
IP, IPX, and IP multicast routing and switching between Ethernet ports |
Constrained multicast flooding (CMF) |
Load balancing among equal cost paths based on source and destination IP and IPX addresses |
24K CAM is shared by Layer 2 entries, IP routing, IP multicast routing, and Novell IPX routing |
Up to 18,000 IP routes |
Up to 20,000 IP host entries |
Up to 20,000 IPX routes |
Up to 20,000 IPX host entries |
Up to 128,000 IP multicast groups |
| Supported Routing Protocols |
RIP and RIP II3 |
IGRP4 |
EIGRP5 |
OSPF6 |
IPX RIP and EIGRP7 |
PIM8---sparse and dense mode |
Secondary addressing |
Static routes |
| Gigabit EtherChannel Features |
Bundling of up to two Gigabit Ethernet ports |
Load sharing for bridge traffic based on MAC address |
Load sharing based on source and destination IP and IPX addresses of unicast packets |
ISL trunking supported on the external Gigabit EtherChannel |
802.1Q trunking supported on the external and internal Gigabit EtherChannel |
Two active GEC9 port channels |
| Additional Protocols and Features |
Layer 3 QoS10 |
SDM11 |
BOOTP12 |
CDP13 support on Ethernet ports |
CGMP14 server support |
DHCP15 relay |
HSRP16 |
ICMP17 |
IGMP18 |
IPX SAP and SAP19 filtering |
SNMP20 |
TACACS+21 |
The following major features are not supported on the Catalyst 4000 Layer 3 Services module:
If a feature does not appear in the list of supported features in this document or in the list of supported features in these release notes, that feature is not supported on the Catalyst 4000 Layer 3 Services module.
We do not recommend that you configure unsupported features even if you can configure them with the CLI.
This section provides usage guidelines for the Catalyst 4000 Layer 3 Services module hardware and software:
This section describes open caveats in software release 12.0(7)W5(15d):
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