Switch Selection Guide

Catalyst 8500 Series - Modular, Multimedia Switch/Routers

• Wire speed, non-blocking IP,IPX, IP multicast Layer 3 switching

• Multiple interface options

Catalyst 6000 Family - Multilayer Switches

• Fast Gigabit Ethernet backbone solution

• 10/100 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet (fiber), Gigabit Ethernet modules

• Packet throughout scalable to 150 Mpps

Catalyst 5000 Family - Multilayer Switches

• Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Fast EtherChannel, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI/CDDI, Token Ring, and ATM modules

• System multicast throughout ranging from 1 to >50 Mpps

• Optional route switch module and NetFloe switchng feature card for Layer 3 functionality

Catalyst 4912G - 12-Port Dedicated Gigabit Ethernet

• High performance Layer 2 switching and intelligent IOS network services

• Intelligent IOS network services, capable of enhancing LAN scalability, multicasting, security, management and QoS

• Low-cost, high-density gigabit aggregation with GigaBit Interface Converter (GBIC) modular protection

Catalyst 4000 Series - Desktop/Server Switches

• 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet modules

• GigaBit Interface Converter (GBIC) architecture on fiber port interfaces

• 24 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth

Catalyst 3900 Series - Token Ring Switches

• 20 or 24 Token Ring posts

• Stackable up to 8 switches

• One FlexSlot accommodating additional Token Ring ports or ATM or ISL uplinks

Catalyst 3500 Series XL - Stackable 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet Switches

• 10/100 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet modules

• With Cisco Switch Clustering, users can manage over 380 ports from a single IP address, and connect up to 16 switches

• 10-Gbps switching fabric and up to 6.5 million packets-per-second forwarding rate

Catalyst 2948G - Gigabit Ethernet Switch

• Dedicated 48 port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet and two port 1000BaseX Gigabit Ethernet with flexible media interfaces

• Feature-rich enterprise Catalyst System Software Comprehensive management tools based on standard CiscoWorks2000 applications

• 24 Gbps non-blocking switch fabric

Catalyst 2926 Series - Multilayer Switches

• Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Fast EtherChannel, and Gigabit Ethernet modules

• High performance switch fabric capable of delivering over one million pps

• Users can configure individual ports with a higher-priority level to accommodate time-sensitive applications such as voice and video

• Maintains up to 16,000 active Media Access Control (MAC) addresses in the bridge lookup table

Catalyst 2900 Series XL - Autosensing Fast Ethernet Switches

• 10/100 Ethernet, 100BaseFX, Gigabit Ethernet, and ATM modules

• 12, 22, or 24 10/100 ports, 12 100Base FX ports

• Two hig-speed module slots for 10/100 and 100BaseFX

Catalyst 2820 Series - Modular Ethernet Switches

• 24 10BaseT ports

• Two high-speed module slots for Fast Ethernet, FDDI, and ATM

Catalyst 1900 Series - Fixed Configuration Ethernet Switches

• 12 or 24 10BaseT ports

• Two 100BaseTX, one 100BaseTX, and one 100BaseFX, or two 100BaseFX uplinks

Cisco 1548 Series: Micro Switches 10/100

• 8 autosensing 10/100 ports

• 10/100 Fast Ethernet for creating high-performance LANs

Cisco WS-C1400 - CDDI/FDDI Concentrator

• 4 to 32 CDDI and/or FDDI ports

• Stackable

Cisco Multimedia FastPAD Product Family

• Voice and data integration and local Frame Relay switching

• Protocols supported include CCITT I.122; ANSI T1.606; LMI Annex A, Anex D, Original; Frame Relay

Cisco Multiprotocol FastPAD Product Family

• FRAD, Frame Relay switching, X.25 switching, and X.25 PAD applications

• Configurable into nodes of up to 108 ports