Cisco Systems WSC2960XR24TDI Q. What features does IP Lite bring to the 2960-XR switch models?

Q.What features does IP Lite bring to the 2960-XR switch models?

A.IP Lite introduced enterprise access Layer 3 features to the 2960-XR switch models. IP Lite is subset of IP Base features. Some of the IP Lite features are:

●Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v1

●Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v2

●Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v2 stub

●Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v3 stub

●Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) stub

●Equal-cost routing

●Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)

●Protocol Independent Multicast PIM (Sparse Mode, Dense Mode, Sparse Dense Mode, Source Specific Multicast) stub

●Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for IPv4

●Private VLAN

●IPv6 First Hop Security source guard

●Per-VLAN and per-port policers

Q.Do I need a software license for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches?

A.No. Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches use the Universal image, but no license is required. The feature set is bound to the hardware model type and cannot be changed. For convenience, a single software image is used for all Cisco Catalyst 2960-X switches, regardless of whether they are IP Lite, LAN Base, or LAN Lite models.

Q.Can a Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switch feature set license be upgraded?

A.No. The feature set is bound to the hardware model. To get the features and capabilities of IP Lite, you must purchase an IP Lite switch.

Q.How do the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR switches compare to Cisco Catalyst 2960-S switches?

A.Table 2 shows a comparison of the various Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch models.

Table 2. Comparison of Cisco Catalyst 2960 Switches

Feature

CPU

Stacking

Stack bandwidth

Stack members

Power supply

Redundant power supply (RPS)

PoE+ 30W/port

Max PoE budget

External RPS

SFP+ uplinks

Uplinks

2960-XR

Dual core at 600 MHz FlexStack-Plus

80Gbps

Dual FRU Yes

Yes 740W

No***

Yes

2 SFP+/4 SFP

2960-X

Dual core at 600 MHz FlexStack-Plus

80Gbps

Fixed No

Yes 740W

Yes

Yes

2 SFP+/4 SFP

2960-S

Single core FlexStack

40Gbps

Fixed No

Yes 740W

Yes

Yes

2 SFP+/4 SFP

2960

Single core No

–

–

Fixed

No

No

–

No

No

2 SFP

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