Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Cisco 2960S and 2960 Series Switches ---The leading Layer 2 Edge Switches


Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series, Cisco usually divide them into two main groups: Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 2960 Series Switches, which are fixed-configuration access switches designed for enterprise, midmarket, and branch office networks to provide lower total cost of ownership.

The Cisco Catalyst2960-S Series Switches include new Cisco FlexStack switch stacking capability with 1 and 10 Gigabit connectivity, and Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) with the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Switches offering fast Ethernet access connectivity and PoE capabilities.

As the leading Layer 2 edge, Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 2960 Series Switches provide improved ease of use, highly secure business operations, improved sustainability, and a borderless network experience.

The Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base software offer the following:
1. Dual-purpose uplinks for Gigabit Ethernet uplink flexibility, allowing use of either a copper or fiber uplink; each dual-purpose uplink port has one 10/100/1000 Ethernet port and one
2. SFP-based Gigabit Ethernet port, with one port active at a time 
3. 24 or 48 ports of Fast Ethernet desktop connectivity
4. PoE configurations with up to 15.4W per port 
5. A wide range of software features to provide ease of operation, highly secure business operations, sustainability, and a borderless networking experience
6. Limited lifetime hardware warranty 

For the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series, What’s new as follows:
a.       10 and 1 Gigabit Ethernet uplink flexibility with Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+), providing business continuity and fast transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet 
b.       24 or 48 ports of Gigabit Ethernet desktop connectivity
c.       Cisco FlexStack stacking module with 40 Gbps of throughput, allowing ease of operation with single configuration and simplified switch upgrade
d.       PoE+ with up to 30W per port that allows you to support the latest PoE+ capable devices 
e.       Power supply options, with 740W or 370W fixed power supplies for PoE+ switches are available
f.        USB storage for file backup, distribution, and simplified operations 
g.       A wide range of software features to provide ease of operation, highly secure business operations, sustainability, and a borderless network experience
h.       Limited lifetime hardware warranty, including next-business-day replacement with 90-day service and support

Details of Some Cisco 2960 Switch Models


Feature Set


Model
Total 10/100/1000 Ethernet Ports


Uplinks
AC
Power
Supply Rating

Available PoE Power

FlexStack Data Stacking

LAN Base Layer 2
WS-C2960S-48TD-L
48

2x10G
135W
 -
Yes
Modular Slot
WS-C2960S-24TD-L
24
60W
 -

LAN Base Layer 2
WS-C2960S-48FPD-L
48 PoE+

2x10G

915W
740W PoE
Yes
Modular Slot
WS-C2960S-48LPD-L
48 PoE+
525W
370W PoE
WS-C2960S-24PD-L
24 PoE+
525W
370W PoE
LAN Base Layer 2
WS-C2960S-48TS-L(hot)
48
4x1G SFP
135W
 -
Yes
Modular Slot
WS-C2960S-24TS-L(hot)
24
60W
 -
LAN Lite Entry Layer 2
WS-C2960S-48TS-S(hot)
48
2x1G SFP
135W
 -
No
WS-C2960S-24TS-S(hot)
24
60W
 -

LAN Base Layer 2
WS-C2960S-48FPS-L
48 PoE+
4x1G SFP
915W
740W PoE
Yes
Modular Slot
WS-C2960S-48LPS-L
48 PoE+
4x1G SFP
525W
370W PoE
WS-C2960S-24PS-L
24 PoE+
4x1G SFP
525W
370W PoE


Thursday, February 23, 2012

Cisco 7600 Series Router, Ideal for Enterprise WAN Aggregation


Ideal for Enterprise WAN aggregation or service provider environments, Cisco 7600 series is the industry's first carrier-class edge router to offer integrated, high-density Ethernet switching, carrier-class IP/MPLS routing, and 10-Gbps interfaces, benefiting enterprises and helping enable service providers to deliver both consumer and business services over a single converged Carrier Ethernet network.

The Cisco7600 Internet Router delivers optical wide- and metropolitan-area network (WAN and MAN) services with high-touch IP services at the network edge. Now, service providers (SPs) and enterprises can "service enable" their networks at optical speeds, providing competitive advantage and service differentiation to the SP and high-speed connectivity and link usage efficiency to the enterprise.


Cisco 7600 Router’s Key Features
High performance, with up to 720 Gbps in a single chassis, or 40 Gbps capacity per slot
A choice of form factors purpose-built for high availability
Cisco I-Flex design: A portfolio of shared port adapters (SPAs) and SPA interface processors (SIPs) that controls voice, video, and data experiences
Scalable and extensible suite of hardware and software capabilities to enable intelligent Carrier Ethernet services
Integrated Video Call Admission Control with innovative visual quality of experience for both broadcast and video on demand (VoD)
Intelligent Services Gateway, providing scalable subscriber and application awareness with multidimensional identity capabilities and policy controls
Integrated Session Border Control with quality of experience in both Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) and non-SIP applications

What Cisco 7600 series Supports
Supports Services modules such as IPsec, firewall, SSL VPN
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Modularity
Chassis supports up to 4-, 6-, 9-, and 13-slot chassis for redundant supervisors and line cards
Supervisor engines supporting up to 15 Mpps with broad range of edge services
Support for Shared Port Adapter (SPA) and SPA Interface Processors (SIP), which offers intelligent services.
Supports up to 12 SPA bays
Support for the Enhanced FlexWAN module, which offers Port Adapter investment protection