Table E.3: The models and features available for the standard version of each Cisco Catalyst 2900 XL series switch.

Feature

2908 XL

2912 MFXL

2916 XL

2924 MXL

2924 CXL

10/100 ports

8

0

16

24

22

100BaseFX ports

0

12

0

0

2

Expansion slots

0

2

0

2

0

Enterprise

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Edition

 

 

 

 

 

Standard Edition

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Backplane

3.2Gbps

3.2Gbps

3.2Gbps

3.2Gbps

3.2Gbps

Flash

4MB

4MB

4MB

4MB

4MB

DRAM

8MB

8MB

8MB

8MB

8MB

Modularity

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Forwarding rate

3 million pps

3 million pps

3 million pps

3 million pps

3 million pps

Max VLANs

64

64

64

64

64

The Cisco Catalyst 2926 and the 2948G are both similar to the architecture of the Cisco Catalyst 5000 series. These switches are store−and−forward mode switches with many high−end features:

A high−performance 24Gbps non−blocking architecture switching fabric capable of delivering over 1 million packets per second (pps).

The capability for users to configure each port with priority levels to accommodate time−sensitive applications such as voice and video.

Support of Fast EtherChannel (FEC) uplink bundles for up to 400Mbps on the Catalyst 2926T and 2926F. The Catalyst 2926GS and 2926GL each support uplinks of up to 800Mbps. These FEC ports can be configured between two switches, two routers, or a switch and a router. Special configurations and Network Interface Cards (NICs) also allow a server to be configured with FEC uplinks to a router or switch. This ability results in a very efficient high−speed backbone and data center uplinks with automatic load balancing and failover for port failures.

Support for RMON statistics, which give a good picture of network activity in the form of statistics, history, events, and alarms groups.

Support for VLAN load−balancing and Spanning−Tree on multiple parallel Fast Ethernet ISL trunks to increase capacity and fault tolerance between switches.

Support for ISL, Dynamic Inter−Switch Link (DISL), CDP, VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP), VLAN Membership Policy Server (VMPS), Dynamic VLANs, and port security based on the MAC address.

Support for complete SNMP management for Ethernet Management Information Base (MIB), bridge MIB, MIB II, and VTP.

Support for management with CWSI, CiscoView, TrafficDirector, and VlanDirector.

The 2948G supports advanced scalability for Fast EtherChannel, Dynamic VLANs, and 802.1Q trunking and bandwidth control using Quality of Service (QoS) features such as protocol filtering, link load balancing, per−port security, TACACS+ authentication, and IP permit lists.

The hardware features available for the Cisco Catalyst 2900 series switches are listed in Table E.4.

Table E.4: The models and features available for the standard version of the Cisco Catalyst 2926, 2948G, and 2980G switches.

Feature

2926T/F

2926GS/GL

2948G

2980G

10/100 ports

24

24

48

80

100MB FE

2

0

0

0

Gb ports

0

2

2

2

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