Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Model Comparison

Introducing Catalyst 2960-S

l  24/48 10/100/1000 ports with fixed uplinks

l  Fixed Uplink Options: 4x1G or 2x10G SFP+

l  FlexStack Technology

Brings stackable ease-of-use features to the 2960 family, features 20G stacking links

l  Power over Ethernet

Full standards-based PoE on every port

PoE+ support for next-generation high-power devices

l  Sustainability-GREEN

Very low power for Gigabit Ethernet Switch

New EnergyWise functionality to control PHY power

Half the power of Catalyst 2960G

l  E-LLW, NBD and 90 day TAC support

LAN Lite and LAN Base Software Options

LAN Lite option provides entry-level Gig-E platform

Catalyst2960-S Characteristics

ü  10/100 Ethernet for Out Of Band (OOB) network mgmt new for C2960-S series

ü  USB Flash - type A, external Flash storage

ü  USB console (type B) and RJ45 console supported

ü  DRAM: 128MB

ü  On board Flash: 64MB

ü  Low Latency

ü  RPS support: CAB-E type cable. (CAB-RPS2300-E=)

Catalyst 2960-S FlexStack

n  FlexStack available with optional Module

Hot Swappable with two wire-speed 10G ports

n  Up to 4 switches in a stack

n  Unified management, control, and data plane (similar look and feel as StackWise)

n  3 FlexStack Cable lengths supported

0.5 meters, 1.0 meter, 3.0 meter

Catalyst 2960-S FlexStack Stacking

u  Cross-stack EtherChannel, SPAN, and FlexLink supported

EtherChannel physical links across stack members

u  Pre-Provisioning of stack members supported

u  Easy member addition and replacement

u  Configurable Stack Master

Following same Master election rules as StackWise Plus

u  Support same CISCO-STACKWISE-MIB

u  Single Spanning tree node: No spanning-tree across stack

u  Stack link topology change is handled in SW, not HW

Data flow recovery needs SW involvement

Catalyst 2960-S Key Differentiations

²  Catalyst 2960-S–Gigabit Ethernet Switch

LAN Base & LAN Lite models available

²  Stacking with FlexStack technology

²  10 Gigabit UpLinks with SFP+ form factor

²  802.3at POE+; Full POE power with 740W or 370W budgets

²  Low power consumption–Lowest in industry (Fixed Gig Switches)

²  Very Low Latency

²  Line rate all interfaces

²  Enhanced LLW

Catalyst 2960-S Model comparison

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