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Cisco Switch Guide Scalable, intelligent LAN switching for campus, branch, and data center networks of all sizes Cisco® Nexus 7000, Catalyst® 6500 and Catalyst 4500 Series Modular Switches Cisco Nexus 5000, Nexus 3000, Catalyst 4900, Catalyst 3750-X, Catalyst 3750-E, Catalyst 3750, Catalyst 3560-E, Catalyst 3560-X, Catalyst 3560, Catalyst 2960-S, Catalyst 2960, and Catalyst Express Series Fixed-Configuration Switches, Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender, Nexus 4000 Blade Switches, Nexus 1000V Virtual Switches, and Optics Summer 2011 V.7
Cisco Switch Guide Scalable, intelligent LAN switching for campus, branch, and data center networks of all sizes Cisco® Nexus 7000, Catalyst® 6500 and Catalyst 4500 Series Modular Switches Cisco Nexus 5000, Nexus 3000, Catalyst 4900, Catalyst 3750-X, Catalyst 3750-E, Catalyst 3750, Catalyst 3560-E, Catalyst 3560-X, Catalyst 3560, Catalyst 2960-S, Catalyst 2960, and Catalyst Express Series Fixed-Configuration Switches, Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender, Nexus 4000 Blade Switches, Nexus 1000V Virtual Switches, and Optics Summer 2011 V.7
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... for large scale virtualization and cloud enablement. 4 Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series The Catalyst switching platform delivers the highest levels of services for highly scalable campus core deployments. H-VPLS. Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches are designed for exceptional 10... Network routing, and Metro-Ethernet. Non-Stop Communications: Sub-200 ms link recovery, Cisco IOS Software Modularity, In-Service Software Upgrades. MPLS; Flexible NetFlow: First Catalyst to support Flexible NetFlow with the Nexus 2000 Series, the Nexus 7000 can scale to...
... for large scale virtualization and cloud enablement. 4 Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series The Catalyst switching platform delivers the highest levels of services for highly scalable campus core deployments. H-VPLS. Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches are designed for exceptional 10... Network routing, and Metro-Ethernet. Non-Stop Communications: Sub-200 ms link recovery, Cisco IOS Software Modularity, In-Service Software Upgrades. MPLS; Flexible NetFlow: First Catalyst to support Flexible NetFlow with the Nexus 2000 Series, the Nexus 7000 can scale to...
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... fan trays with E-Series line cards. Introduction Series Overview (continued) Intelligent Switching for Borderless Networks. The Catalyst 4500-E Series is Cisco's lead access and collapsed access/aggregation platform for the Integrated Network Modular Switches (continued) Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Series modular switches enable a high performance, mobile, and secure user experience. integrated man-in...
... fan trays with E-Series line cards. Introduction Series Overview (continued) Intelligent Switching for Borderless Networks. The Catalyst 4500-E Series is Cisco's lead access and collapsed access/aggregation platform for the Integrated Network Modular Switches (continued) Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Series modular switches enable a high performance, mobile, and secure user experience. integrated man-in...
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... high density, sub-microsecond latency ethernet switch, which is ideal for financial co-location deployments requiring support for a unified, resilient Cisco Catalyst 3750-X Series system of the networks • Virtualization-aware networking through FCoE-based unified fabric and Fibre Channel support in a .... Now with the Unified Ports functionality you can help you transform the data center with up to nine switches (including Cisco Catalyst 3750 Enterprise-class stackable switches Series switches) with the convergence of up to 1.92 Tbps switching fabric and 1428 Mpps ...
... high density, sub-microsecond latency ethernet switch, which is ideal for financial co-location deployments requiring support for a unified, resilient Cisco Catalyst 3750-X Series system of the networks • Virtualization-aware networking through FCoE-based unified fabric and Fibre Channel support in a .... Now with the Unified Ports functionality you can help you transform the data center with up to nine switches (including Cisco Catalyst 3750 Enterprise-class stackable switches Series switches) with the convergence of up to 1.92 Tbps switching fabric and 1428 Mpps ...
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...; Fast Ethernet connectivity • Up to 48 10/100 ports • Compact Fast Ethernet model with no fan Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series are fixed-configuration access switches designed to provide a lower total cost of ownership for enterprise, midmarket and branch... • Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity • Up to 48 10/100 ports or 10/100/1000 ports Cisco Catalyst Express Series Cisco-class switches that simplify advanced services and IP Communications for businesses with 20-250 employees. • Standalone fixed-configuration Layer ...
...; Fast Ethernet connectivity • Up to 48 10/100 ports • Compact Fast Ethernet model with no fan Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series are fixed-configuration access switches designed to provide a lower total cost of ownership for enterprise, midmarket and branch... • Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity • Up to 48 10/100 ports or 10/100/1000 ports Cisco Catalyst Express Series Cisco-class switches that simplify advanced services and IP Communications for businesses with 20-250 employees. • Standalone fixed-configuration Layer ...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison Intelligent Switching for the Evolving Network Modular Switches Model/Series LAN Switching Features Connectivity and Filtering EtherChannel®/802....; • • 4096 per VDC 4096 per VDC • • • • • • 4096 4096 4096 4096 • • • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E • • • • • L2 Only • • L2 Only • • • • • • • 4096 4096 • ...
Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison Intelligent Switching for the Evolving Network Modular Switches Model/Series LAN Switching Features Connectivity and Filtering EtherChannel®/802....; • • 4096 per VDC 4096 per VDC • • • • • • 4096 4096 4096 4096 • • • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E • • • • • L2 Only • • L2 Only • • • • • • • 4096 4096 • ...
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...Static Routes IS-IS H/W-based IPv6 Routing H/W-based Policy Routing IPv4 H/W-based Policy Routing IPv6 Multiprotocol Routing (IPX, AppleTalk) Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) H/W FIB Entries VRF Lite Integrated Security Access Control Lists Reflexive ACL Port ACL Time-based ACL Router...3 • • • 32,000 • • • • • 128,000 • • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E Catalyst 3750 • • Up to 200,000 IP Services IP Services • • • • • • • Up ...
...Static Routes IS-IS H/W-based IPv6 Routing H/W-based Policy Routing IPv4 H/W-based Policy Routing IPv6 Multiprotocol Routing (IPX, AppleTalk) Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) H/W FIB Entries VRF Lite Integrated Security Access Control Lists Reflexive ACL Port ACL Time-based ACL Router...3 • • • 32,000 • • • • • 128,000 • • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E Catalyst 3750 • • Up to 200,000 IP Services IP Services • • • • • • • Up ...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison (continued) Modular Switches Model/Series Integrated Security (continued) Attack Mitigation (continued) DHCP Snooping/... Control Security (MACsec) H/W-based NAT/PAT MD5 Route Authentication Multilevel Account Privilege Nexus 7000 • • • • Catalyst 6500 • • • Catalyst 4500 • • • 20 Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E Catalyst 3750 • • • • • • • • • • • ...
Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison (continued) Modular Switches Model/Series Integrated Security (continued) Attack Mitigation (continued) DHCP Snooping/... Control Security (MACsec) H/W-based NAT/PAT MD5 Route Authentication Multilevel Account Privilege Nexus 7000 • • • • Catalyst 6500 • • • Catalyst 4500 • • • 20 Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E Catalyst 3750 • • • • • • • • • • • ...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison (continued) Modular Switches Model/Series Availability and Resiliency Switch Redundancy Virtual Switching System (VSS) ...; • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E Catalyst 3750 • • • • • • • • External Only External Only External Only • • • • • • • ...
Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison (continued) Modular Switches Model/Series Availability and Resiliency Switch Redundancy Virtual Switching System (VSS) ...; • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E Catalyst 3750 • • • • • • • • External Only External Only External Only • • • • • • • ...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison (continued) Modular Switches Model/Series Availability and Resiliency (continued) Network Protocols (continued) IP Event Dampening Bidirectional... • * • • • • • * • Up to 8 Up to 8 • • • • • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E Catalyst 3750 • • • • • • • • • • Up to 8 • • N/A N/A * • • Up to 8 WTD • ...
Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison (continued) Modular Switches Model/Series Availability and Resiliency (continued) Network Protocols (continued) IP Event Dampening Bidirectional... • * • • • • • * • Up to 8 Up to 8 • • • • • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E Catalyst 3750 • • • • • • • • • • Up to 8 • • N/A N/A * • • Up to 8 WTD • ...
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... Reflectometry (TDR) Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) Interface 10/100/1000 Cisco Network Assistant (CNA) Auto Smartports Smart Install 26 Nexus 7000 • • • 32,000 DCNM) Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 32,000 • • • • •...; • • • • 32,000 • • • • In Software • In Software In Software Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E • • • • • 28,000 • • • • • • • • ...
... Reflectometry (TDR) Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) Interface 10/100/1000 Cisco Network Assistant (CNA) Auto Smartports Smart Install 26 Nexus 7000 • • • 32,000 DCNM) Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 32,000 • • • • •...; • • • • 32,000 • • • • In Software • In Software In Software Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E • • • • • 28,000 • • • • • • • • ...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison (continued) Modular Switches Model/Series Enhanced Manageability (continued) Smartports NetFlow NetFlow Data Export ...NetFlow v5 NetFlow v8 Microflow Policing Nexus 7000 • • • • • • • • • • 28 Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 • • • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X • • Catalyst 3750-E • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...
Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison (continued) Modular Switches Model/Series Enhanced Manageability (continued) Smartports NetFlow NetFlow Data Export ...NetFlow v5 NetFlow v8 Microflow Policing Nexus 7000 • • • • • • • • • • 28 Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 • • • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X • • Catalyst 3750-E • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison (continued) Modular Switches Model/Series Nexus 7000 NetFlow (continued) Flexible NetFlow • Flexible NetFlow for L2 Ports • Flexible NetFlow with ... Switch 802.3af-15W on 24 Ports in a Modular/ Fixed Switch 802.3af Modular PoE Daughter Card Subsystem In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) • 30 Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fixed-Configuration ...
Introduction Cisco Campus Feature Comparison (continued) Modular Switches Model/Series Nexus 7000 NetFlow (continued) Flexible NetFlow • Flexible NetFlow for L2 Ports • Flexible NetFlow with ... Switch 802.3af-15W on 24 Ports in a Modular/ Fixed Switch 802.3af Modular PoE Daughter Card Subsystem In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) • 30 Catalyst 6500 Catalyst 4500 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fixed-Configuration ...
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...Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) Redundant Supervisors with Stateful Switchover Redundant Power Supply Redundant Power Circuit Communication Media Module AutoQoS Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) Encapsulated RSPAN IP Service Level Agreement VoIP Quality ... • • • 4.1 Tbps-7.4 Tbps 960-7680 • Catalyst 6500 • 32-720 15-400 • Catalyst 4500 136-848 48-250 • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E Catalyst 3750 • 96-320 72-250 • 64 6.5-39 •...
...Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) Redundant Supervisors with Stateful Switchover Redundant Power Supply Redundant Power Circuit Communication Media Module AutoQoS Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) Encapsulated RSPAN IP Service Level Agreement VoIP Quality ... • • • 4.1 Tbps-7.4 Tbps 960-7680 • Catalyst 6500 • 32-720 15-400 • Catalyst 4500 136-848 48-250 • Fixed-Configuration Switches Catalyst 4900 Catalyst 3750-X Catalyst 3750-E Catalyst 3750 • 96-320 72-250 • 64 6.5-39 •...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Family Feature Comparison Fixed-Configuration Switches Model/Series LAN Switching Features Connectivity and Filtering FlexStack Stacking 10 Gig SFP+ Support EtherChannel®/802.3ad ...-X • • 1005 4096 IP Services IP Base IP Services 34 Catalyst 3560-E • • 1005 4096 IP Services IP Base IP Services Catalyst 3560 • L2 Only L2 Only • • Catalyst 2960 • L2 Only L2 Only • • Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • • • • L2 Only L2 Only • •...
Introduction Cisco Campus Family Feature Comparison Fixed-Configuration Switches Model/Series LAN Switching Features Connectivity and Filtering FlexStack Stacking 10 Gig SFP+ Support EtherChannel®/802.3ad ...-X • • 1005 4096 IP Services IP Base IP Services 34 Catalyst 3560-E • • 1005 4096 IP Services IP Base IP Services Catalyst 3560 • L2 Only L2 Only • • Catalyst 2960 • L2 Only L2 Only • • Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • • • • L2 Only L2 Only • •...
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... Static Routes IS-IS H/W-based IPv6 Routing H/W-based Policy Routing IPv4 H/W-based Policy Routing IPv6 Multiprotocol Routing (IPX, AppleTalk) Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) H/W FIB Entries VRF Lite Integrated Security Access Control Lists Reflexive ACL Port ACL Time-based ACL Router ...-E IP Services Up to 11,000 IP Services Capture and Logging 2000 • Catalyst 3560 IP Services • • • • • • • Up to 11,000 IP Services Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • (Summer 10) • (Summer 10) • • • • ...
... Static Routes IS-IS H/W-based IPv6 Routing H/W-based Policy Routing IPv4 H/W-based Policy Routing IPv6 Multiprotocol Routing (IPX, AppleTalk) Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) H/W FIB Entries VRF Lite Integrated Security Access Control Lists Reflexive ACL Port ACL Time-based ACL Router ...-E IP Services Up to 11,000 IP Services Capture and Logging 2000 • Catalyst 3560 IP Services • • • • • • • Up to 11,000 IP Services Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • (Summer 10) • (Summer 10) • • • • ...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Family Feature Comparison (continued) Fixed-Configuration Switches Model/Series Integrated Security (continued) Attack Mitigation (... Authentication Secure Connectivity Media Access Control Security (MACsec) H/W-based NAT/PAT MD5 Route Authentication Multilevel Account Privilege Catalyst 3560-X • • • • • • • • • Catalyst 3560-E • • 38 Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • • • • • • • • • •...
Introduction Cisco Campus Family Feature Comparison (continued) Fixed-Configuration Switches Model/Series Integrated Security (continued) Attack Mitigation (... Authentication Secure Connectivity Media Access Control Security (MACsec) H/W-based NAT/PAT MD5 Route Authentication Multilevel Account Privilege Catalyst 3560-X • • • • • • • • • Catalyst 3560-E • • 38 Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • • • • • • • • • •...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Family Feature Comparison (continued) Fixed-Configuration Switches Model/Series Availability and Resiliency Switch Redundancy IOS Software Modularity Non-stop ...) STP Root Guard BDPU Guard Loop Guard IP Event Dampening Bidirectional Forwarding Detection 40 Catalyst 3560-X • External Only • • • • • Catalyst 3560-E • External Only • • • • • Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • External Only External Only External Only External • • ...
Introduction Cisco Campus Family Feature Comparison (continued) Fixed-Configuration Switches Model/Series Availability and Resiliency Switch Redundancy IOS Software Modularity Non-stop ...) STP Root Guard BDPU Guard Loop Guard IP Event Dampening Bidirectional Forwarding Detection 40 Catalyst 3560-X • External Only • • • • • Catalyst 3560-E • External Only • • • • • Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • External Only External Only External Only External • • ...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Family Feature Comparison (continued) Fixed-Configuration Switches Model/Series Availability and Resiliency (continued) Network Protocols (continued) Digital Optical Monitoring ... Multicast Routing Manager Source Specific Multicast (SSM) Multicast NSF/SSO Catalyst 3560-X • • 4 WTD • • • • No PIM • • 42 Catalyst 3560-E • • Up to 8 WTD • • • • No PIM • • Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • • • • • ...
Introduction Cisco Campus Family Feature Comparison (continued) Fixed-Configuration Switches Model/Series Availability and Resiliency (continued) Network Protocols (continued) Digital Optical Monitoring ... Multicast Routing Manager Source Specific Multicast (SSM) Multicast NSF/SSO Catalyst 3560-X • • 4 WTD • • • • No PIM • • 42 Catalyst 3560-E • • Up to 8 WTD • • • • No PIM • • Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • • • • • ...
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Introduction Cisco Campus Family Feature Comparison (continued) Fixed-Configuration Switches Model/Series Delivery Optimization (continued) Multicast (continued) PIM Sparse PIM... Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) Interface 10/100/1000 Cisco Network Assistant (CNA) Auto Smartports Smart Install Smartports Catalyst 3560-X • • • 1000 • • 44 Catalyst 3560-E • • • 1000 • • Catalyst 3560 • • • • 1000 • • Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • • • • ...
Introduction Cisco Campus Family Feature Comparison (continued) Fixed-Configuration Switches Model/Series Delivery Optimization (continued) Multicast (continued) PIM Sparse PIM... Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) Interface 10/100/1000 Cisco Network Assistant (CNA) Auto Smartports Smart Install Smartports Catalyst 3560-X • • • 1000 • • 44 Catalyst 3560-E • • • 1000 • • Catalyst 3560 • • • • 1000 • • Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-S Catalyst Express • • • • ...