Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
The flagship Catalyst switching platform offers the highest levels of application
intelligence, unified network services, integrated security, non-stop communications,
operational manageability and virtualization for enterprises, medium-sized
businesses, and service providers.
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series continues to be the industry's most innovative
switching platform, delivering the highest levels of service. The feature-richness,
density and scalability of this product line sets the standard for converged data,
voice, and video networks. In addition, its flexibility enables deployments in wiring
closet, campus distribution, core, data center, Internet access and WAN service
aggregation, environments, and enables maximum operational efficiency and
investment protection through hardware and software consistency.
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series offers integrated service modules that provide
high-speed advanced services such as integrated wireless, firewalling, intrusion
detection, application control, SSL termination, and network analysis services. With a
choice of 3-, 4-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series scales to
support the highest port densities for Power over Ethernet (PoE) and Enhanced
Power over Ethernet (ePoE), 10/100 Fast Ethernet, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet,
10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) and DS0 to OC-192 WAN interfaces. The Cisco Catalyst
6500 Series switch also offers the investment protection of backwards compatibility,
enabling new services and functions on older line cards by simply upgrading a
supervisor to the latest generation.
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Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series
High performance midrange modular switches for unified communications
designed for high resiliency and simplified operations for Enterprise access layer
and mid-market collapsed Core and Distribution layer.
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series is a medium-density modular switch delivering
robust intelligent services for unified communication deployments. The simple
centralized architecture, media flexibility, and scalability of the Catalyst 4500 Series
delivers maximum investment protection with backward and forward compatibility
across several generations dating back to 1999, maximizing return on investment
while minimizing recurring operational expenses.
The Catalyst 4500 Series extends intelligence, resiliency and operational simplicity
to the network edge (wiring closet) with intelligent network services, including
sophisticated quality of service (QoS), predictable performance, advanced security,
up to 30 watts of PoE plus compatible and comprehensive management features.
The Catalyst 4500 series delivers the highest levels of integrated resiliency in both
hardware and software minimizing costly downtime for both planned and
unplanned network outages helping maximizing workforce productivity.
The Catalyst 4500 Series includes four chassis: the Catalyst 4510R-E (10 slots),
the Catalyst 4507R-E (seven slots), Catalyst 4506-E (six slots), and Catalyst 4503-E
(three slots). The series also supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(10GbE) uplink ports and line cards for high-density Gigabit Ethernet-to-the-desk as
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Cisco Catalyst 4900 Series
High-performance switching for datacenter top of rack applications and space
constrained LAN aggregation in branch deployments.
The Catalyst 4900 Series are a compact form factor (1-2RU) family of switches
providing wire speed GE and 10GbE connectivity and services for top of rack
server aggregation in the datacenter and for space constrained branch collapsed
core/distribution LAN aggregation. The Catalyst 4900 Series includes four Layer
2–4 fixed-configuration switches.
The Catalyst 4948 switch offers 48 ports of wire-speed 10/100/1000BASE-T with
four alternative wired ports that can accommodate optional 1000BASE-X Small
Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) optics.
The Catalyst 4948-10GbE switch offers 48 ports of wire-speed 10/100/1000BASE-T
with two wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) uplinks via optional 10GbE (X2) optics.
The Catalyst 4928-10GbE switch offers 28 wire-speed Small Form-Factor Pluggable
(SFP) ports with two wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) uplinks via optional
10GbE (X2) optics.
The Cisco Catalyst 4900M is a 320-Gbps, two-rack-unit (2RU) semi-fixed
configuration switch with 8 fixed wire-speed 10GbE ports on the base unit and 2
optional half-card slots for deployment flexibility. Three half-card modules provide
additional 10GbE density or 10/100/1000 copper ports. The 8 port half card
supports 1 GE SFPs via the TwinGig adapter. |
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Cisco Catalyst 3750-E Series
Fixed-configuration switches offering multilayer switching and Cisco StackWise™
Plus technology for enterprise branch offices and mid-market organizations.
The Cisco Catalyst 3750-E Series with StackWise Plus is an enterprise-class line of
stackable wiring closet switches. Combining 10/100/1000 and Power over Ethernet
(PoE) configurations with upgradable 1 Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(10GbE) uplinks, Catalyst 3750-E Series help enhance worker productivity by
enabling applications such as IP telephony, wireless, and video.
Key Features
TwinGig converter module for migrating uplinks
from 1 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP) to 10GbE (X2)
• Enhanced PoE support with configurations
beyond 15.4 watts of support for all ports.
• Industry first portfolio to scale beyond 15.4W
per port delivering maximum solution simplicity
for 802.11n access point deployments
• StackWise Plus for ease of use and resiliency
with 64 Gbps stacking
• Field-replaceable and upgradable power
supplies and fan tray
• Wire-rate performance with 68 Gbps nonblocking
switching fabric
• Multicast routing, IPv6 routing, and access
control list in hardware
• Out-of-band Ethernet management port along
with RS-232 console port
• Full backward compatibility with the Catalyst
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Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series
Fixed-configuration switches offering multilayer switching and Cisco StackWise™
technology for enterprise branch offices and mid-market organizations.
The Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series is an innovative line of multilayer Fast Ethernet and
Gigabit Ethernet switches featuring Cisco StackWise technology, a 32 Gbps stack
interconnect that allows customers to build a unified, highly resilient switching
system—one switch at a time.
Up to nine Catalyst 3750 Series switches can be stacked in any combination,
enabling organizations to mix and match to meet specific requirements. Additional
10/100, 10/100/100, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE), and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
connectivity can be deployed as necessary, offering a simple and cost-effective
pay-as-you-go approach to network upgrades.
The Catalyst 3750 Series can be purchased with the IP Base (formerly called SMI)
or IP Services (formerly called EMI) licenses, and can be upgraded in the field to
Advanced IP Services licenses. The IP Base license offers advanced QoS,
rate-limiting, ACLs, and basic routing functionality. The IP Services license provides
a richer set of enterprise-class features, including advanced hardware-based IP
Unicast and IP Multicast routing as well as Policy-based Routing (PBR). The
Advanced IP Services license adds IPv6 routing and advanced IP services.
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Cisco Catalyst 3560-E Series
Fixed-configuration switches combining Gigabit Ethernet connectivity and full PoE
for small enterprise LAN access and branch office deployments.
The Cisco Catalyst 3560-E Series is an enterprise-class line of standalone wiring
closet switches that ease the deployment of secure converged applications.
Combining 10/100/1000 and Power over Ethernet (PoE) configurations with uplinks
that easily upgrade from Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE), these
switches enhance worker productivity by enabling applications such as IP telephony,
wireless, and video. Cisco Catalyst 3560-E Series aggregation switches deliver
secure non-stop unified network services and versatile connectivity in a one
rack-unit (1-RU) form factor for space and power constrained environments, enabling
businesses to reduce total cost of ownership while maximizing investment
protection.
Key Features
• Cisco TwinGig converter module for migrating
uplinks from Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit
Ethernet
• Enhanced PoE support with configurations
beyond 15.4 watts of support for all ports
• Industry first portfolio to scale beyond 15.4W
per port delivering maximum solution simplicity
for 802.11n access point deployments |
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Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series
Fixed-configuration switches combining Gigabit Ethernet connectivity and PoE for
small enterprise LAN access and branch office deployments.
The Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series combines multilayer Fast Ethernet and Gigabit
Ethernet switching with integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE), simplifying the
deployment of converged IP telephony, wireless access, video surveillance, and
other new applications. The Catalyst 3560 Series is also available in a compact
silent PoE model ideal for deployments in office workspaces, classrooms, and other
space-constrained environments and enable intelligent services using enterpriseclass
features outside of the wiring closet.
These standalone, fixed-configuration switches offer up to 48 10/100/1000 ports
and support network-wide intelligent services such as advanced quality of service
(QoS), rate limiting, access control lists (ACLs), multicast management, and
high-performance IP routing.
The Catalyst 3560 Series can be purchased with the IP Base (formerly called SMI)
or IP Services (formerly called EMI) licenses, and can be upgraded in the field to
Advanced IP Services licenses. The IP Base license offers advanced QoS,
rate-limiting, ACLs, and basic routing functionality. The IP Services license provides
a richer set of enterprise-class features, including advanced hardware-based IP
Unicast and IP Multicast routing as well as Policy-based Routing (PBR). The
Advanced IP Services license adds IPv6 routing.
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Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series
Fixed-configuration switches offering Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
connectivity with enhanced LAN services for mid-market and branch office
networks. The Catalyst 2960 Series compact silent models are ideal for
deployments in office workspaces, classrooms, and other space-constrained
environments and enable intelligent services using enterprise-class features
outside of the wiring closet.
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Intelligent Ethernet switches are offered in
two categories:
• Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series with LAN Base Software
• Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series with LAN Lite Software
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base software are a family of fixed configuration,
standalone intelligent Ethernet devices with Power Over Ethernet
(PoE) or non-PoE configurations that provide desktop Fast Ethernet and Gigabit
Ethernet connectivity, enabling enhanced LAN services for entry-level enterprise,
midmarket, and branch office networks (See Figure 1). The Cisco Catalyst 2960 LAN
Base Series offers integrated security, including Network Admission Control (NAC),
advanced quality of service (QoS), and resiliency to deliver intelligent services for the network edge.
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