Introduction
Cisco Catalyst Family Feature Comparison
Fixed-Configuration Switches
Model/Series
LAN Switching Features
Connectivity and Filtering
EtherChannel
®
/802.3ad
Jumbo Frames—GbE on Copper
Jumbo Frames—GbE on Fiber
Broadcast Suppression
Multicast Suppression
Unicast Flood Suppression
Flexible Packet Matching
Layer 2
ISL/802. 1 Q
Private VLAN Edge
Private VLAN
Voice VLAN
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
GVRP
GARP
URT/VMPS
VTP v3
VTP Bomb Protection
VMPS Server
Number of Active VLANs
Number of VLAN IDs
Layer 3
H/W-based MPLS/EoMPLS
EIGRP
EIGRP Stub
VPLS/H-VPLS
MPLS L3 VPNs
MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE)
OSPF
BGP
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Catalyst 3560
Catalyst 2960
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L2 only
L2 only
L2 only
L2 only
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802. 1 Q only
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1005
255
4096
4096
IP Services
IP Base
IP Services
IP Services
Catalyst 2940
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802. 1 Q only
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128
4096
Catalyst Express
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802. 1 Q only
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Transparent Mode only
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