Product Overview
•Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series is a new line of enterprise-class, stackable, multilayer switches. With a range of Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet configurations, it can serve as both a powerful access layer switch for medium enterprise wiring closets, and as a backbone switch for midsize networks. For the first time, cus- tomers can deploy network-wide intelligent services —including IP routing — while maintaining the simplicity of traditional LAN switching.
•Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series offers wire-speed, multilayer switching with integrated resiliency, control, and intelligent services, including granular QoS, predictable performance, advanced security, and comprehensive management, for converged network deployments. Its modular, high-density, high-performance design supports switched 10/100/1000 in the LAN, packet telephony, enhanced security, and integrated WAN capabilities for converged networks.
•Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series offers enterprises industry-leading scalability, flexibility, and performance, supporting a wide range of interface densities and services modules. It’s designed to address the growing need for security, gigabit scalability, high availability, rich services, and multilayer switching in backbone, distribution, and wiring closet topologies as well as data center environments, including support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and WAN connectivity up to OC-48 speeds.
Cisco Catalyst 2950 | Cisco Catalyst 3550 | Cisco Catalyst 4500 | Cisco Catalyst 6500 |
• | Stackable, Compact Footprint | • | Stackable, Compact Footprint | • | 3-, 6-, 7-slot modular chassis | • | 3-, 6-, 9-, 13-slot modular chassis |
• | Medium Port Density | • | Medium Port Density | • | 64 Gbps Switching Capacity | • | 256 Gbps Switching Capacity |
• | L2 Switching | • | Gig Density: 12 Ports | • | 240 10/100/1000 TX, FX | • | 576 10/100 TX, FX |
• | Clustering Management | • | L2 – L4 Switching | • | Non-Blocking Gig Density: 32 | • | Non-blocking Gig Density: 142 |
• | External Redundant Power | • | Clustering Management | • | LAN/WAN Interfaces (T1/E1) | • | 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces |
| | • | In-line Power | • | L2 – L4 Switching | • | Integrated Service Modules |
| | • | External Redundant Power | • | Integrated In-line Power | • | LAN/WAN Interfaces (to OC48) |
| | | | • | Redundant Supervisors | • | L2-L7 Switching |
| | | | • | Integrated Redundant Power | • | Integrated In-line Power |
| | | | | | • High Availability– Stateful Failover |
| | | | | | • | Redundant Supervisor, Fabric |
| | | | | | • | Integrated Redundant Power |
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