Page 2 - Cisco Catalyst Switches; and data center networks of all sizes.
This is your guide to Cisco ® Catalyst ® switches, the industry’s most advanced and versatile portfolio of modular and fixed-configuration LAN switches. Individually, these switches offer the performance and features required for virtually any deployment, from small workgroups and wiring closets to co...
Page 3 - Quick Reference Guide
Introduction Cisco Catalyst Family Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Technology Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Catalyst Family Feature Comparison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Modular Switches...
Page 4 - Intelligent Switching for the Evolving Network; Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series; Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series
4 F I X E D - C O N F I G U R AT I O N S W I T C H E S Intelligent Switching for the Evolving Network From edge to core, Cisco Catalyst switches provide the performance, high availability, comprehensive security, delivery optimization, and enhanced manageability needed to get the most out of your ne...
Page 5 - T E C H N O L O G Y S P O T L I G H T; Cisco Systems offers the industry’s most complete range of; The architectural foundation of the; Hardware Integration; High-Density Gigabit and; Predictable Performance
6 T E C H N O L O G Y S P O T L I G H T Cisco Systems offers the industry’s most complete range of switching solutions, supporting a wide variety of deployment requirements in networks of every size. Yet Cisco Catalyst switches are much more than a collection of point products to meet isolated IT ne...
Page 6 - The LAN switching infrastructure connects users, applications,; for today’s converged network services.; Integrated Security; Enhanced Manageability
9 T E C H N O L O G Y S P O T L I G H T The LAN switching infrastructure connects users, applications, and communications systems together. That basic task has become much more challenging as the variety and complexity of network uses have increased. Cisco Catalyst switches provide the intelligent s...
Page 7 - Catalyst; Connectivity and Filtering; F E AT U R E C O M PA R I S O N
10 M O D U L A R S W I T C H E S F I X E D - C O N F I G U R AT I O N S W I T C H E S Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750 Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2950 Catalyst 2940 Catalyst Express 500 L A N S W I T C H I N G F E AT U R E S Connectivity and Filtering EtherChannel ® ...
Page 8 - Layer 3; Access Control Lists
12 M O D U L A R S W I T C H E S F I X E D - C O N F I G U R AT I O N S W I T C H E S Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750 Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2950 Catalyst 2940 Catalyst Express 500 L A N S W I T C H I N G F E AT U R E S continued Layer 3 continued H/W-based Poli...
Page 9 - Attack Mitigation; Trust and Identity Management; Switch Redundancy
14 M O D U L A R S W I T C H E S F I X E D - C O N F I G U R AT I O N S W I T C H E S Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750 Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2950 Catalyst 2940 Catalyst Express 500 I N T E G R AT E D S E C U R I T Y continued Attack Mitigation continued Routing ...
Page 10 - Network Protocols; Quality of Service
16 M O D U L A R S W I T C H E S F I X E D - C O N F I G U R AT I O N S W I T C H E S Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750 Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2950 Catalyst 2940 Catalyst Express 500 A V A I L A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C Y continued Network Protocols con...
Page 11 - Multicast
18 M O D U L A R S W I T C H E S F I X E D - C O N F I G U R AT I O N S W I T C H E S Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750 Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2950 Catalyst 2940 Catalyst Express 500 D E L I V E R Y O P T I M I Z AT I O N c o n t i n u e d Multicast H/W-based IPv6...
Page 12 - Cisco Catalyst Switches:
20 M O D U L A R S W I T C H E S F I X E D - C O N F I G U R AT I O N S W I T C H E S Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750 Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2950 Catalyst 2940 Catalyst Express 500 E N H A N C E D M A N A G E A B I L I T Y Embedded Event Manager • Cisco Discover...
Page 15 - Cisco Catalyst
27 The Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 4500 Series modular switches provide customers with an intelligent high performance platform for deploying numerous concurrent intelligent services without degrading the overall performance of the switch. With a broad selection of line cards, power supplies, and their ...
Page 16 - Notes
28 29 Flagship modular switches offering the highest levels of intelligence, operational efficiency, scalability, investment protection, and performance for enterprise customers, medium-sized businesses, and service providers. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series continues to be the industry’s most innova...
Page 17 - Chassis; Hardware Features: Catalyst 6500 Chassis
30 Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Chassis WS-C6503-E WS-C6504-E WS-C6506-E WS-C6509-E WS-C6509-NEB-A WS-C6513 Slots 3 4 6 9 9 13 Gigabit Ethernet GBIC/SFP density 98 144 242 386 384 410 10 GbE XENPAK/X2 port density 8 12 20 32 32 20 10/100/1000 density 97 144 241 385 385 577 10/100 density 192 288 480 7...
Page 18 - Supervisor Engines; Cisco IOS Software; Hardware Features: Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engines
32 33 Supervisor Engines SUP 720 WS-SUP720-3BXL WS-SUP720-3B SUP 32 WS-SUP32-10GE-3B WS-SUP32-GE-3B Chassis supported All All Bandwidth per slot (Gbps) 40 32 shared Total bandwidth (Gbps) 720 32 Packets per second (Mpps) 407 15 MAC addresses supported 64K max./32K effective 64K max./32K effective Ro...
Page 19 - Product Overview
34 35 Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series C ATA LY S T 6 5 0 0 — 1 0 / 1 0 0 / 1 0 0 0 E T H E R N E T Product Number Description WS-X6148A-GE-TX 48-port 10/100/1000 with Jumbo Frame, RJ-45 WS-X6148A-GE-45AF 48-port PoE 802.3af 10/100/1000, with Jumbo Frame WS-X6516-GE-TX 16-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet...
Page 21 - Product Transitions
38 39 Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series S U P E R V I S O R S Current Product Recommended Product WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE WS-SUP32-GE-3B WS-SUP32-10GE-3B WS-X6K-SUP1A-PFC WS-SUP32-GE-3B WS-SUP32-10GE-3B WS-X6K-S1A-MSFC2 WS-SUP32-GE-3B WS-SUP32-10GE-3B WS-SUP720 WS-SUP720-3B WS-SUP720-3BXL WS-X6K-S2-PFC2 WS-SUP32-...
Page 22 - Cisco Service Modules
40 Cisco Service Modules The modular design of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series allows organizations to scale their networks and adapt to changing needs, without having to redesign the network or add additional devices. Cisco integrated services modules enable network administrators to quickly and eas...
Page 23 - Content Switching Module with SSL
42 Cisco Service Modules continued Content Switching Module with SSL This module combines advanced Layer 4–7 content switching capabilities with Secure Sockets Layer acceleration, freeing backend servers from the CPU-intensive task of processing SSL transactions. • High-speed content switching provi...
Page 24 - Cisco Security Service Modules; IPSec VPN Shared Port Adapter
44 Cisco Security Service Modules IPSec VPN Shared Port Adapter This module delivers scalable and cost-effective VPN performance with Data Encryption Standard (DES), Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES), plus next-generation Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) technology, including all key sizes (1...
Page 25 - Firewall Services Module
46 Cisco Security Service Modules Firewall Services Module This module delivers the fastest firewall data rates in the industry: 5Gbps throughput, 100,000 CPS, and one million concurrent connections. Up to four modules can be installed in a single chassis, offering scalability to 20Gbps per chassis....
Page 27 - Hardware Features: Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engines; Supervisor V
50 51 Supervisor Engines SUP V-10GbE WS-X4516- 10GE SUP V WS-X4516 SUP IV WS-X4515 SUP II Plus-10GbE WS-X4013 +10GE SUP II-Plus WS-X4013+ SUP II- Plus-TS WS-X4013 +TS Chassis supported All All 4503, 4506, 4507R 4507R, 4506, 4503 4503, 4506, 4507R 4503 Enhanced Layer 3 option yes yes yes EIGRP Stub E...
Page 28 - Series Spotlight; Architecture
52 53 C ATA LY S T 4 5 0 0 — B A S E C O N F I G U R AT I O N Product Number Description WS-C4503 3-slot chassis, fan, no power supply WS-C4506 6-slot chassis, fan, no power supply WS-C4507R 7-slot chassis, fan, no power supply, redundant-supervisor support WS-C4510R 10-slot chassis, fan, no power s...
Page 29 - Current Product; Product Number
54 55 Product Overview continued Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Current Product Recommended Product WS-C4003 WS-C4503 WS-C4006 WS-C4506 WS-C4507R WS-C4510R Transition Matrix Supervisors WS-X4012 (SUP I) WS-X4013+ (SUP II+) WS-X4013+TS (SUP II Plus-TS) WS-X4013+10GE (SUP II-Plus-10GE) WS-X4515 (SUP IV) W...
Page 32 - Wire-speed Performance
60 61 WS-C4948 WS-C4948-10GE Forwarding bandwidth per box (Gbps) 96 136 Maximum stack members 0 0 Total bandwidth of stack (Gbps) 0 0 Packets per second per box (Mpps) 72 102 MAC addresses supported 32,768 55,000 Routes supported 32,000 32,000 Onboard memory (DRAM MB) 256 256 10 GbE density 0 2 Giga...
Page 34 - Hardware Features
64 WS-C3750-24TS WS-C3750- 48TS WS-C3750-24PS WS-C3750- 48PS WS-C3750-24FS WS-C3750G-24T WS-C3750G-24TS-1U WS-C3750G- 48TS WS-C3750G-24PS WS-C3750G- 48PS Switching Fabric (Gbps) 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 Maximum stack members 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Total bandwidth of stack (Gbps) 32 32 32 32 32 32 ...
Page 35 - Cisco StackWise Technology
66 67 WS-C3750G-12S WS-C3750G-12S-SD WS-C3750G-16TD Switching Fabric (Gbps) 32 32 32 Maximum stack members 9 9 9 Total bandwidth of stack (Gbps) 32 32 32 Packets per second per box (Mpps) 17.8 17.8 35.7 MAC addresses supported 12,000 12,000 12,000 Routes supported 20,000 20,000 11,000 Onboard memory...
Page 38 - The Advanced IP Services license adds IPv6 routing.
72 73 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...
Page 44 - Gigabit Ethernet
84 85 C ATA LY S T 2 9 6 0 S E R I E S W O R K G R O U P S W I T C H E S Product Number Description WS-C2960-24TT-L 24 10/100 ports + 2 10/100/1000 uplinks; LAN Base Image WS-C2960-48TT-L 48 10/100 ports + 2 10/100/1000 uplinks; LAN Base Image WS-C2960-24TC-L 24 10/100 ports + 2 dual-purpose uplinks...
Page 45 - security filtering for deployment at the network edge.
86 87 Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Fixed-configuration switches offering Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for branch offices, small wiring closets, and industrial deployments. The Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series switch is a fixed-configuration switch that provides wire-speed Fast Ethernet an...
Page 47 - Simplified Management
90 91 WS-C2955S-12 WS-C2955C-12 WS-C2955T-12 Forwarding bandwidth per box (Gbps) 2.8 2.8 6.4 Maximum stack members 0 0 0 Total bandwidth of stack (Gbps) 0 0 0 Packets per second per box (Mpps) 2 2 4.8 MAC addresses supported 8.000 8.000 8.000 Routes supported 0 0 0 Onboard memory (DRAM MB) 32 32 32 ...
Page 50 - Comprehensive Management; Investment Protection
96 97 WS-C2940-8TT-S WS-C2940-8TF-S Forwarding bandwidth per box (Gbps) 3.6 3.6 Maximum stack members 0 0 Total bandwidth of stack (Gbps) 0 0 Packets per second per box (Mpps) 2.7 2.7 MAC addresses supported 8,192 8,192 Routes supported 0 0 Onboard memory (DRAM MB) 16 16 10 GbE density 0 0 Gigabit E...
Page 51 - Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series
98 99 Notes Cisco-class switches that make advanced network services and IP Communications easy to manage for businesses from 20 to 250 employees. This series of Layer 2 managed Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet switches offers nonblocking, wire-speed performance that provides a secure network foun...
Page 52 - Simplified Deployments
100 101 WS-CE500-24TT WS-CE500-24LC WS-CE500-24PC WS-CE500G-12TC Forwarding bandwidth per box (Gbps) 8.8 8.8 8.8 24 Maximum stack members 0 0 0 0 Total bandwidth of stack (Gbps) 0 0 0 0 Packets per second per box (Mpps) 6.6 6.6 6.6 18 MAC addresses supported 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 Routes supported ...
Page 54 - Cisco Optics; Speed; General Overview
104 105 Cisco Optics Cisco offers a wide variety of pluggable transceiver modules across Cisco switches and router platforms. Cisco pluggable transceivers provide a convenient and cost-effective solution for the adoption of Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet in data center, cam...
Page 55 - P R O D U C T O V E R V I E W
106 107 M O D U L A R S W I T C H E S F I X E D - C O N F I G U R AT I O N S W I T C H E S Model Description Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750 Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2950 Catalyst 2940 Catalyst Express 500 Fast Ethernet (FE) GLC-GE-100FX= 100BASE-FX SFP for GbE po...
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