Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Manual page 6

Introduction
Series Overview
(continued)
Fixed-configuration Switches
Cisco Catalyst 4900 Series Cisco Catalyst 3750-E Series
Fixed-configuration switches offering Stackable switches offering multilayer
high-performance and highest switching and the enhanced Cisco
availability in 1-2 RU configuration, StackWise™ Plus technology for
optimized for data center top of rack enterprise branch offices and
server aggregation and for space mid-market organizations.
constrained branch collapsed core/
distribution LAN aggregation • Stackable fixed-configuration
switches featuring Cisco StackWise
• Standalone fixed-configuration Plus technology, a 64 Gbps
for low-latency and wire-speed interconnect for a unified, resilient
switching system of up to nine switches
(including Cisco Catalyst 3750
• Wire-rate performance with 96-320
Series switches)
Gbps nonblocking switching fabric
• Layer 2–4 switching and intelligent
• Layer 2–4 switching and intelligent
services with dynamic IP routing
services with dynamic IP routing and
and IPv6
IPv6
• Gigabit Ethernet and upgradeable
• Configurations from 48 10/100/1000
Gigabit Ethernet to 10GbE
ports to 24 10GbE ports
connectivity
• TwinGig converter module for
• Up to 48 10/100/1000 ports plus
migrating from 1 Gigabit Ethernet
two 10GbE X2 ports per stackable
(SFP) to 10GbE (X2) on 4900M
switch or four GbE ports
• Dual, hot-swappable internal AC or
• Enhanced PoE support; the
DC power supplies
capability to power beyond
• Hot-swappable fan trays 15.4W per port
• AC power supply failure protection
with external power system
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Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series
Stackable switches offering multilayer
switching and Cisco StackWise™
technology for enterprise branch
offices and mid-market organizations.
• Stackable fixed-configuration
switches featuring Cisco StackWise
technology, a 32 Gbps interconnect
for a unified, resilient system of up to
nine switches
• Layer 2–4 switching and intelligent
services with dynamic IP routing and
IPv6
• Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and
10GbE connectivity
• Up to 48 10/100/1000 ports plus four
SFP ports per stackable switch
• Integrated PoE (Cisco pre-standard
and IEEE 802.3af); up to 24 ports with
15.4 watts or 48 ports with 7.3 watts
• AC power supply failure protection
with external power supply
Cisco Catalyst 3560-E Series Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series
Fixed-configuration switches Fixed-configuration switches offering
combining Gigabit Ethernet Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
connectivity and PoE for enterprise connectivity with enhanced LAN
LAN access and branch offices. services for mid-market and branch
office networks.
• Standalone fixed-configuration
switches • Standalone fixed-configuration
switches
• Layer 2–4 switching and intelligent
services with dynamic IP routing and • Layer 2 switching with intelligent
IPv6 Layer 2–4 services
• Gigabit Ethernet and upgradable • Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet to 10GbE uplinks connectivity
• Up to 48 10/100/1000 ports plus • Up to 48 10/100 ports or
two 10GbE X2 ports per stackable 10/100/1000 ports
switch or 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Power over Ethernet: 24 full PoE port
• Enhanced PoE support; the and 24-port (PoE supported on 8
capability to power beyond ports) configurations
15.4W per port
• AC power supply failure protection
• AC power supply failure protection with external power supply
with external power system
• Compact Fast Ethernet and Gigabit
Ethernet switches with no fan
Fixed-configuration LAN Lite switches
offering Fast Ethernet connectivity with
Basic LAN services for mid-market and
branch office networks.•
Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series
Standalone fixed-configuration
Fixed-configuration switches
switches
combining Gigabit Ethernet
connectivity and PoE for enterprise
• Layer 2 switching with Basic Layer
LAN access and branch offices.
2–4 services
• Fast Ethernet connectivity
• Standalone fixed-configuration
switches
• Up to 48 10/100 ports
• Layer 2–4 switching and intelligent
• Compact Fast Ethernet model with
services with dynamic IP routing and
no fan
IPv6
• Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
connectivity
• Up to 48 10/100/1000 ports plus four
SFP ports
• Integrated PoE (Cisco pre-standard
and IEEE 802.3af); up to 24 ports with
15.4 watts or 48 ports with 7.3 watts
• AC power supply failure protection
with external power supply
• Compact Fast Ethernet PoE with
no fan
Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series
Compact fixed-configuration switches
with Fast Ethernet connectivity for
workgroups, conference rooms, and
classrooms.
• Standalone fixed-configuration
Layer 2 switches with no fan
• Fast Ethernet connectivity with
Gigabit Ethernet Uplinks
• Up to eight 10/100 ports
Cisco Catalyst Express Series
Cisco-class switches that simplify
advanced services and IP
Communications for businesses with
20 to 250 employees.
• Standalone fixed-configuration
Layer 2 switches
• Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
connectivity
• Up to 24 10/100 ports with optional PoE
• Up to 24 10/100/100 ports plus
2 SFP ports
• Simple GUI based management
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