Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Manual page 3

Cisco Catalyst Switches
Scalable, intelligent LAN switching for Campus, Branch,
and Data Center networks of all sizes.
This is your guide to Cisco
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 corporate data centers and network cores.
Working together, they are the building blocks of an integrated
network that delivers intelligent services from the wiring closet to
the core-protecting, optimizing, and growing your network as your
business needs evolve.
The network is the platform for transforming the way people live,
work, and play by enhancing application performance and creating
new experiences. The proliferation of powerful desktop computers,
bandwidth-intensive applications, and new devices, such as
wireless access points, IP phones, and video surveillance has left
networks—and network managers—looking for holistic and simple
solutions to their business challenges.
Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking systems for organizations
of every size, offers an architectural approach to networking that
makes it easy for organizations to adapt and grow. As part of the
foundation of the human network, Cisco Catalyst switches provide
the application intelligence, unified network services, integrated
security, non-stop communications, virtualization, and operational
manageability needed for today's most valuable converged
network services, including networked applications, IP voice and
video, wireless access, and other demanding applications.
Catalyst switches, the industry's most
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