WS-C5500 Technical Specifications<\/p>\n
Cisco 13-Slot Chassis for Catalyst 5500 Switch<\/p>\n
Manufacturer: Cisco<\/p>\n
Manufacture Part Number: WS-C5500<\/p>\n
Type: Modular Switch Chassis<\/p>\n
Slots: 13 total slots<\/p>\n
Supervisor Slots: 2 (for redundancy and control)<\/p>\n
Line Card Slots: 11 (for Ethernet\/Fibre Channel modules)<\/p>\n
Switching Capacity: Scalable (depends on installed supervisor & modules)<\/p>\n
Layer Support: Layer 2\/3 (based on supervisor engine)<\/p>\n
Redundancy: Dual supervisor support + redundant power supply options<\/p>\n
Power: Modular, hot-swappable PSU support<\/p>\n
Cooling: Integrated fan trays, hot-swappable<\/p>\n
Form Factor: Rack-mountable (multi-U height)<\/p>\n
Expansion: Supports wide range of Catalyst 5000\/5500 line cards<\/p>\n
Management: CLI, SNMP, supported Cisco management tools<\/p>\n
Deployment: Enterprise backbone, modular campus\/core switch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WS-C5500 Overview<\/p>\n
The Cisco WS-C5500 is a modular 13-slot chassis from the Catalyst 5500 Series, designed to deliver scalable and flexible switching for enterprise campus and core environments. With 13 total slots, it accommodates up to two supervisor modules for redundancy and high availability, while the remaining slots are available for a mix of Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, or Fibre Channel line cards depending on network requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[255],"product_cat":[2915,332],"product_tag":[3447,2492,3860,2942],"class_list":["post-25016","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-cisco","product_cat-cisco-network-switches-network-switches","product_cat-network-switches","product_tag-enterprise-backbone","product_tag-hot-swappable","product_tag-modular-campus","product_tag-switch","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n