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Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base

Software: Enhanced Network Security, Availability, and

Manageability for Medium-Sized Businesses

The Cisco® Catalyst® 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base software are a family of fixedconfiguration, standalone Ethernet switches that support enhanced switching services, IP communications, and wireless networking for medium-sized businesses. These switches provide the performance, availability, and manageability that modern office environments demand, as well as the intelligence to support state-of-the-art business applications and security services.

The Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series with LAN Base software can provide:

●Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to the desktop to deliver superior application performance

●Power over Ethernet (PoE) to provide 15.4W simultaneously on all PoE ports

●Advanced security capabilities, including identity services and sophisticated access control to protect your critical assets

●Quality-of-service (QoS) intelligence to support delay-sensitive IP voice and video applications and optimize bandwidth in your network

●Redundancy and resiliency features to protect the availability of your critical applications at all times

●Simple, scalable management with the option to use command line interface (CLI) or the GUI-based Cisco Network Assistant with Cisco SmartPorts interfaces

●Scalability to continually accommodate new applications and services as your business evolves

●Limited lifetime warranty and free Cisco IOS® Software updates

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Figure 1 shows Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base software.

Figure 1. Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base software

Configurations

Table 1 highlights the various configurations available in Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base software.

Table 1.	Configurations Available for Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base Software

Product Name (SKU)		Description
Compact Switches		The Cisco Catalyst 2960 compact switches have a small form factor that makes them ideal
		for classrooms, conference rooms, and other deployments outside the wiring closet.
Cisco Catalyst 2960PD-8TT-L		8 Ethernet 10/100 ports and one 10/100/1000 PoE input port; compact size with no fan

Cisco Catalyst 2960-8TC-L		8 Ethernet 10/100 ports and 1 dual-purpose uplink port; compact size with no fan

Cisco Catalyst 2960G-8TC-L		7 Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports and 1 dual-purpose uplink port; compact size with no fan

Desktop Switches with Fast		These 24or 48-port switches provide an outstanding wiring closet solution for delivering
Ethernet Connectivity		Fast Ethernet connectivity to the desktop. This model is ideal for medium-sized businesses
		that require support for features such as QoS, virtual LANs, or advanced security features.
Cisco Catalyst 2960-24TT-L		24	Ethernet 10/100 ports and 2 fixed Ethernet 10/100/1000 uplink ports

Cisco Catalyst 2960-48TT-L		48	Ethernet 10/100 ports and 2 fixed Ethernet 10/100/1000 uplink ports

Cisco Catalyst 2960-24TC-L		24	Ethernet 10/100 ports and 2 dual-purpose uplink ports

Cisco Catalyst 2960-48TC-L		48	Ethernet 10/100 ports and 2 dual-purpose uplink ports

Desktop Switches with PoE		The 2960-24LT-L model offers an ideal solution for businesses that chiefly require scalable
Connectivity		desktop connectivity but also need limited PoE. By integrating 8 PoE-capable ports into a
		24-port Fast Ethernet switch, this model can provide desktop connectivity for a small office
		while supporting several wireless access points, IP phones, or IP-based closed-circuit TV
		cameras.
		The 2960-24PC-L and 2960-48PST-L provide fiber uplink connectivity and 24 or 48 ports
		of 10/100 PoE. This model is ideal for businesses deploying larger wireless environments
		and IP-based voice and video systems.
Cisco Catalyst 2960-24LT-L		24	Ethernet 10/100 ports (PoE supported on 8 ports) and 2 fixed Ethernet 10/100/1000
		uplink ports

Cisco Catalyst 2960-24PC-L		24	Ethernet 10/100 PoE ports and 2 dual-purpose uplink ports

Cisco Catalyst 2960-48PST-L		48	Ethernet 10/100 PoE ports and 2 fixed Ethernet 10/100/1000 uplink and 2 SFP uplink
		ports

Desktop Switches with		These models offer 24 or 48 ports of 10/100/1000 connectivity, providing an ideal high-
Gigabit Connectivity		speed backbone for server connectivity or for desktop connectivity in environments that
		support high-bandwidth applications such as high-definition video and imaging systems.
Cisco Catalyst 2960G-24TC-L		24	Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports, 4 of which are dual-purpose

Cisco Catalyst 2960G-48TC-L		48	Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports, 4 of which are dual-purpose

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Features and Benefits

Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base software provide:

●Exceptional performance: Today’s workers run multiple resource-intensive applications, placing higher demands on networks than ever before. Within the space of just a few minutes, for example, a single worker might join an online multimedia conference, send a 10-MB spreadsheet to meeting participants, broadcast a marketing video for the team to evaluate, and query a sales application for the latest real-time data. The Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series supports speeds of up to 1000 Mbps to the desktop, providing the bandwidth you need to meet rigorous application demands, alleviate bottlenecks, and boost application performance--enhancing the productivity of your employees while increasing the return on your existing infrastructure and application investments.

●Power over Ethernet: Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches simplify the deployment of solutions such as wireless LANs, IP telephony systems, and IP video surveillance cameras by delivering simultaneously full 15.4W for up to 24 ports simultaneously. This capability eliminates the need for separate power supplies for Ethernet-powered devices, as well as the costs of running additional cable and circuits. The switches also provide intelligent, integrated PoE management features that give you greater visibility into and control over your power usage and streamline interoperability in multivendor networks.

●Cisco Energywise Technology: Cisco EnergyWise is an innovative architecture embedded in the Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches that enables the measurement of power consumption in the network infrastructure and network attached devices. The network discovers Cisco EnergyWise manageable devices, monitors their power consumption, and takes action based on business rules to reduce power consumption. Cisco EnergyWise helps to manage power consumption resulting in company-wide optimized power delivery and reduced energy costs. Together, Cisco EnergyWise technology and Catalyst switches help reduce Greenhouse Gas (GhG) emissions, optimize power consupmtion and increase energy cost savings.

●Enhanced security: Modern businesses face both more serious security threats and more demanding regulatory compliance requirements than ever before. The Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series with LAN Base software provides a wide range of security features to protect your business’ important information, keep unauthorized users off the network, guard privacy, and protect against network downtime due to security breaches. Key features, including:

◦An enhanced version of the Cisco Identity-Based Networking Services (IBNS) solution, which employs the 802.1x standard to provide advanced authentication, access control, and security policy administration provides users access to designated priviledges Access control lists (ACLs) to restrict sensitive portions of the network and guard against network attacks by keep unauthorized users off the network

◦Port-level security features, to limit access to designated addresses

◦Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snooping to identify and block spoofing from untrusted sources

◦MAC address notification features to monitor the network and allow administrators to track where and when users enter the network

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◦Secure encryption of administrative and network management traffic to protect against eavesdropping and tampering and comply with regulatory requirements such as the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standard

●Improved availability and scalability: The Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series with LAN Base software provides the redundancy and advanced QoS features you need to help ensure that your employees stay connected and productive at all times. This intelligence allows your network to more easily accommodate new technology deployments and continually deliver optimal performance, even as your business and applications evolve. Important highavailability and scalability features include:

◦Spanning Tree Protocol enhancements that support increased redundancy and improved convergence times in the event of a link outage, as well as efficiently optimizing the extra capacity inherent in a redundant design

◦Advanced QoS intelligence to classify and prioritize traffic, reducing network congestion and bottlenecks

◦Support for the Cisco Redundant Power System (RPS) 2300 solution to provide transparent power backup of redundant switches

◦Voice-aware 802.1x port security, which can block malicious data traffic on a port without affecting voice traffic

●Advanced QoS intelligence: The Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series with LAN Base software supports advanced QoS traffic shaping and policing features that give you optimal flexibility in classifying and prioritizing the traffic on your network. For example, you can prioritize traffic from mission-critical applications such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and voice systems over less delay-sensitive traffic, reducing network congestion and ensuring baseline performance for the most essential applications. The switches also support ratelimiting features that allow you to allocate guaranteed bandwidth to specific applications and users in increments as small as 1 Mbps. Administrators can easily configure these features through tools such as automatic QoS (Auto QoS), which detects Cisco IP phones and automatically configures the switch for the appropriate QoS.

●Superior manageability: The Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series with LAN Base software provides several management options. The Express Setup feature and the Cisco Network Assistant management tool provide intuitive, scalable management features to help you easily deploy and operate your network.. Express Setup feature allows you to set up the switch with a web-based brower eliminating need for CLI. Using the Cisco Network Assistant’s PC-based simple graphical interface, wizards, and Cisco SmartPorts tools, you can quickly configure all your Cisco switches, routers, and wireless access points in your network. Cisco Network Assistant includes the Cisco Troubleshooting Advisor, which identifies cabling problems, common configuration errors, and other potential problems in the network and recommends corrective action. For more extensive management, the switches also support configuration and integration with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-based network management platforms, such as the CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS).

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Product Specifications

Table 2 lists the hardware specifications for the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base software. Table 3 lists the power specifications for the switches, Table 4 provides the management and standards support, and Table 5 gives information on the switches’ safety certifications and compliance.

Table 2.	Hardware Specifications for the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches

Description		Specification
Performance		● 16-Gbps switching fabric (Catalyst 2960PD-8TT-L , Catalyst 2960-8TC-L, Catalyst 2960-
		24TT-L, Catalyst 2960-24TC-L, Catalyst 2960-24LT-L, Catalyst 2960-24PC-L, Catalyst 2960-
		48PST-L, Catalyst 2960-48TT-L, Catalyst 2960-48TC-L)
		● 32-Gbps switching fabric (Catalyst 2960G-8TC-L, Catalyst 2960G-24TC-L, Catalyst 2960G-
		48TC-L)
		● Forwarding rate based on 64-byte packets:
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960PD-8TT-L: 2.7 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960-8TC-L: 2.7 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960-24TT-L: 6.5 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960-24TC-L: 6.5 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960-24LT-L: 6.5 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960-24PC-L : 6.5 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960-48TT-L: 10.1 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960-48TC-L: 10.1 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960-48PST-L: 13.3 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960G-8TC-L: 11.9 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960G-24TC-L: 35.7 Mpps
		◦ Cisco Catalyst 2960G-48TC-L: 39.0 Mpps
		● 64 MB DRAM
		● 32 MB flash memory
		● Configurable up to 8000 MAC addresses
		● Configurable up to 255 Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) groups
		● Configurable maximum transmission unit (MTU) of up to 9000 bytes, with a maximum
		Ethernet frame size of 9018 bytes (jumbo frames) for bridging on Gigabit Ethernet ports and
		up to 1998 bytes for bridging of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) tagged frames on both
		10/100 and 10/100/1000 ports

Connectors and cabling		● 10BASE-T ports: RJ-45 connectors, 2-pair Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP)
		cabling
		● 100BASE-TX ports: RJ-45 connectors, 2-pair Category 5 UTP cabling
		● 1000BASE-T ports: RJ-45 connectors, 4-pair Category 5 UTP cabling
		● 1000BASE-T Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)-based ports: RJ-45 connectors, 4-pair
		Category 5 UTP cabling
		● 1000BASE-SX, -LX/LH, -ZX, -BX and CWDM SFP-based ports: LC fiber connectors
		(single/multimode fiber)
		● 100BASE-LX, -BX, -FX: LC fiber connectors (single/multimode fiber)

Power connectors		● Customers can provide power to a switch by using either the internal power supply or the
		Cisco RPS 675. The connectors are located at the back of the switch.
		● Note: The Catalyst 2960-8TC-L and Catalyst 2960G-8TC-L do not have RPS ports.
		● Internal power supply connector is an autoranging unit. that supports input voltages between
		100 and 240VAC. Use the supplied AC power cord to connect the AC power connector to an
		AC power outlet.
		● Cisco RPS connector:
		◦	Offers connection for an optional Cisco RPS 2300 (model PWR-RPS2300) that uses AC
			input and supplies DC output to the switch. Only the Cisco RPS 2300 should be attached
			to the redundant-power-system receptacle.
		◦	Offers a 2300W redundant power system that supports up to 6 external network devices
			and provides power to 2 failed devices at a time.
		◦	Automatically senses when the internal power supply of a connected device fails and
			provides power to the failed device, preventing loss of network traffic.

Indicators		● Per-port status: Link integrity, disabled, activity, speed, full duplex
		● System status: System, RPS, link status, link duplex, link speed

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