Thursday, April 27, 2017

Why Migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR?

Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR , these stackable Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 and Layer 3 access switches give you enterprise-class features at a great price.

Designed for simplicity, they are easy to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot and offer automated software installation and port configuration. Improvements over previous generations include:
• Better customer and employee experiences through higher performance and improved support for mobility
• Advanced security to handle increasing threats
• Reduced cost and complexity through support for software defined networking (SDN) and innovations in energy efficiency

Without the right switching solutions—the applications, services, and devices you deploy cannot live up to their potential. Digital transformation makes having the right foundation to stay competitive more important than ever before. See the benefits you could be receiving now by comparing the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X and 2960 XR Series to older switches (see table below).

Features
Previous Access Switches
Latest Access Switches
Benefits
2950 (EOL)
2960G (EOL)
2960 (EOL)
2960-S
2960-X
2960-XR
Scale/ Performance
Switching capacity
13.6 Gbps
32 Gbps
17.6 Gbps
176 Gbps
216 Gbps
216 Gbps
Support gigabit access growth for wired and wireless/802.11ac
Full line rate for all 48 ports
N/A
N/A
Gigabit downlinks
N/A
N/A
1G/10G uplinks
2x1G
4x1G
2x1G or 4x1G
2x10G or 4x1G
2x10G or 4x1G
2x10G or 4x1G
Stacking bandwidth
N/A
N/A
N/A
40 Gbps 4 members
80 Gbps 8 members
80 Gbps 8 members
PoE/PoE+
N/A
N/A
PoE up to 370W
PoE/PoE+, up to 740W
PoE/PoE+, up to 740W
PoE/PoE+, up to 740W
Easy and rapid deployment of more IP endpoints, supported on all ports
Layer 3 dynamic routing (RIP1 , OSPF2 )
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Convenience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 in a single switch
IPv6 ready
N/A
N/A
N/A
Support more traffic through IP address scalability
 BYOD/Mobility
NetFlow Lite
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Superior user experience through application visibility and control




Advanced Security

Cisco TrustSec with SXP3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Orchestrate role based access to corporate resources
Flexible 802.1x authentication
N/A
N/A
N/A
Enable port-based network access control
MACsec4 (hardware ready)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
For encryption compliance
IPv6 First Hop Security
N/A
N/A
N/A
Protect against IPv6 address theft and malicious attacks





Simplicity and SDN
Smart Install
N/A
N/A
Zero-touch configuration and Cisco IOS Software updates when deploying new switches
Auto SmartPorts and Auto QoS
N/A
Automatically configures interfaces based on the type of device connected
Cross-stack QoS
N/A
N/A
N/A
Simplify operations by propagating QoS settings consistently across the stack
SDN/programmability
• Cisco onePK ready
N/A
N/A
N/A
Simplicity and business agility



Energy Efficiency
Green features
• Switch hibernation
• Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rapid ROI – saved over 50% in annual energy operating costs compared to the industry Average (Source: Miercom report)5
1RIP – Routing Information Protocol
2 OSPF – Open Shortest Path First Protocol
3 SXP – Security Group Tag Exchange Protocol
4 MACsec – IEEE Media Access Control Security Standard

Box Contents-Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR



1
Catalyst 2960-X switch1
or Catalyst 2960-XR switch (power supply modules not shown)
9
Four number-10 Phillips pan-head screws (48-0627-01)
2
AC power cord
10
Four number-8 Phillips flat-head screws (48-2927-01) for Catalyst 2960-X switches
Eight number-8 Phillips flat-head screws (48-2927-01) for Catalyst 2960-XR switches
3
Four rubber mounting feet
11
Two number-4 pan-head screws (48-0482-01)3
4
Documentation
12
One black Phillips machine screw (48-0654-01)
5
Two 19-inch mounting brackets
13
(Optional)2 Console cable or USB cable
6
Connector3 cover for redundant power system
14
(Optional)2 Cisco FlexStack-Plus module
4
7
Cable guide
15
(Optional)2 4Cisco FlexStack cable
8
Four number-12 Phillips pan-head screws (48-0523-01)
16
(Optional) 2Power cord retainer (PWR-CLP)
1 Catalyst 2960X-48FPD-L switch is shown for example. Your switch model might look different.
2 Item is orderable.
3 Item is only available for models that have an RPS port.
4 Item is available only for switches with a FlexStack-Plus port.



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