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Switching Solutions

Switching Solutions

Catalyst Family

Catalyst 5002, 5000, 5500, 5505 Switching Modules Interfaces Per Module Maximum Interfaces
Group Switched 10BaseT Ethernet 48 528
Switched 10BaseT Ethernet (RJ-21) 48 528
Switched 10BaseT Ethernet (RJ-45) 24 264
Switched 10BaseFL Ethernet 12 132
Group Switched 100BaseTX Ethernet 24 264
Switched 10/100BaseTX Backbone Fast Ethernet 12 134
Switched 10/100BaseTX Desktop Fast Ethernet 24 264
Switched 100BaseFX Fast Ethernet 12 134
CDDI/FDDI 1 11
ATM LAN Emulation OC-3 2 22 (Dual Phy)
Feature Catalyst 5000, 5500, 5505, 5002
Ports Supervisor module with two embedded Fast Ethernet ports plus any combination of the following modules:

  • 48 10BaseT group switching

  • 24 100BaseT group switching

  • 48 10BaseT switching

  • 24 10BaseT switching

  • 12 10BaseFL switching

  • 12 10/100BaseTX switching

  • 12 100BaseFX switching

  • 24 10/100BaseTX switching

  • 12 100BaseTX/FEC switching

  • 12 100BaseFX/FEC switching

  • 16 Token Ring switching

  • ATM backbone

  • CDDI/FDDI backbone

Maximum Configuration 528 10BaseT and 2 100BaseTX

266 100BaseTX

176 Token Ring

Configuration 5500: Modular, 11 slots for interface modules

5000, 5505: Modular, 4 slots for interface modules

5002: Modular, 1 slot for interface module

Supported Protocols

  • Ethernet - IEEE 802.3, 10BaseT, and 10BaseFL

  • Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.3u, 100BaseTX, and 100BaseFX

  • ATM - ATM Forum 3.1 User-Network Interface (UNI) specification, Q.2931 signaling protocols, LAN emulation

Processors (Management) Supervisor I, II - 25-MHz 68EC040

Supervisor III - 150-MHz R4700 RISC

RAM / Flash Memory Supervisor I - 4-MB flash memory, 20 MB + 192k/port

Supervisor II - 8-MB flash memory, 16 MB + 192k/port

Supervisor III - PCMIA flash memory, 32 MB + 192k/port

NVRAM Supervisor I, II - 256 KB

Supervisor III - 512 KB

Full Duplex All Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and ATM ports
Cut-Through/ Store-and-Forward Store-and-Forward
Max. # Addresses 32000
CDDI/FDDI Optional
ATM LANE Support Optional (LEC, LES, LECS, BUS)
Redundant Supervisors 5500, 5505
Redundant AC or DC Power Supply Included with 5002, optional with other models
Backplane Bandwidth 5000, 5002 - 1.2 Gbps

5500, 5505 - 3.6 Gbps

IP Fragmentation With FDDI option
APaRT With FDDI option
SPAN Port Yes, one port to many ports, VLAN to port, ISL to ISL
Spanning Tree Yes per VLAN
Management Inboard console via terminal or modem, outboard via Telnet, SNMP, CiscoView, CWSI
Embedded RMON Statistics, history, alarms, events
VLANs 1000
ATM Switching 5500 only, 5-Gbps backplane
Feature Catalyst 2926 Catalyst 2901 Catalyst 2902
Ports Fixed configuration with ISL and FEC on 2 Fast Ethernet uplinks (TX or FX), plus 24-ports 10/100 autosensing and autoconfiguring (RJ-45 interfaces) Fixed configuration with 2-ports 100BaseTX (MII alternative) uplinks (ISL only) plus 12-ports 10/100 autosensing and autoconfiguring (RJ-45 interfaces) Fixed configuration with 2-ports 100BaseTX (MII alternative) uplinks (ISL only) plus 12-ports 10/100BaseFX with ISL (MMF, SC interfaces)
Maximum Configuration 2 100Base (TX or FX)

24 10/100 autosensing

 2 100BaseTX (w/MII)

12 10/100 autosensing

 2 100BaseTX (w/MII)

12 100BaseFX (MMF)

Configuration Fixed Fixed Fixed
Processors (Management) 25-MHz C68EC040 25-MHz C68EC040 25-MHz C68EC040
Flash Memory 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB
RAM 20 MB + 192k/port 8 MB + 192k/port 8 MB + 192k/port
Full Duplex All ports All ports All ports
Cut-Through/
Store-and-Forward 		Store-and-Forward Store-and-Forward Store-and-Forward
Max. # Addresses 16000 16000 16000
CDDI/FDDI No No No
ATM LANE Support No No No
Redundant AC or DC Power Supply Yes No No
Backplane Bandwidth 1.2 Gbps 1.2 Gbps 1.2 Gbps
IP Fragmentation N/A N/A N/A
Fast Etherchannel Yes (uplinks) No No
ISL Yes (uplinks) Yes, all Yes, all
APaRT N/A N/A N/A
SPAN Port Yes, port to port, VLAN to port, ISL to ISL Yes, port to port, VLAN to port, ISL to ISL Yes, port to port, VLAN to port, ISL to ISL
Spanning Tree Yes per VLAN Yes per VLAN Yes per VLAN
Management Inboard console via terminal or modem, outboard via Telnet, SNMP, CiscoView, CWSI Inboard console via terminal or modem, outboard via Telnet, SNMP, CiscoView, CWSI Inboard console via terminal or modem, outboard via Telnet, SNMP, CiscoView, CWSI
Embedded RMON Statistics, history, alarms, events Statistics, history, alarms, events Statistics, history, alarms, events
VLANs 1000 1000 1000
Feature Catalyst 2924 XL Catalyst 2924C XL
Ports 24 10BaseT/
100BaseTX autosensing 		22 10BaseT/
100BaseTX autosensing

2 100BaseFX

Maximum Configuration 24 10BaseT/
100BaseTX autosensing 		22 10BaseT/
100BaseTX autosensing

2 100BaseFX

Configuration Standalone Standalone
Processors
(Management) 		Cisco design ASICs, Power PC 403C Cisco design ASICs, Power PC 403C
Packet Buffer Memory 4-MB cell-based shared memory 4-MB cell-based shared memory
Flash Memory 2 MB 2 MB
CPU DRAM 4 MB 4 MB
Full Duplex All ports All ports
Cut-Through/
Store-and-Forward 		Store-and-Forward Store-and-Forward
Max. # Addresses 2500 2500
Wire Speed Performance Yes Yes
Gigabit Ethernet Performance No No
ATM Support No No
Redundant AC Power Supply Yes Yes
Forwarding Bandwidth 1.5 Gbps 1.5 Gbps
CGMP Yes Yes
SPAN Port Yes Yes
Spanning Tree Yes Yes
Network Management SNMP, Telnet, RMON, (CLI)-based out-of-band, embedded HTTP Web-based interface SNMP, Telnet, RMON, (CLI)-based out-of-band, embedded HTTP Web-based interface
Embedded RMON Yes Yes
VLANs No No
Feature Catalyst 2916M XL Catalyst 2908 XL
Ports 16 10BaseT/
10BaseTX autosensing

Two slots for any combination of these modules:

  • 4-port 10BaseT/100BaseTX autosensing

  • 2-port 10BaseFX

  • Gigabit Ethernet (Future)

  • ATM (Future)

  • Inter-Switch Link (Future)

8 10BaseT/
10BaseTX autosensing

Maximum Configuration 24 10BaseT/100BaseTX 8 10BaseT/10BaseTX
Configuration Standalone, modular Standalone
Processors
(Management) 		Cisco design ASICs, Power PC 403C Cisco design ASICs, Power PC 403C
Packet Buffer Memory 4-MB cell-based shared memory 4-MB cell-based shared memory
Flash Memory 2 MB 2 MB
CPU DRAM 4 MB 4 MB
Full Duplex All 10BaseTX, 100BaseTX, 100BaseFX ports All ports
Cut-Through/
Store-and-Forward 		Store-and-Forward Store-and-Forward
Max. # Addresses 2500 2500
Wire Speed Performance Yes Yes
Gigabit Ethernet Performance Optional (Future) No
ATM Support Optional (Future) No
Redundant AC Power Supply Yes Yes
Forwarding Bandwidth 1.5 Gbps 800 Mbps
CGMP Yes Yes
SPAN Port Yes Yes
Spanning Tree Yes Yes
Network Management SNMP, Telnet, RMON, (CLI)-based out-of-band, embedded HTTP Web-based interface SNMP, Telnet, RMON, (CLI)-based out-of-band, embedded HTTP Web-based interface
Embedded RMON Yes Yes
VLANs Optional (Future) No
ISL 2HCY98 2HCY98
Fast Etherchannel IHCY98 IHCY98

Catalyst Family -- 3000, 3100, 3200

Feature Catalyst 3000 Catalyst 3100 Catalyst 3200
Ports

  • 16 10BaseT switched (fixed)

  • 1 AUI

Plus two expansion slots and one StackPort slot for any combination of the following modules:

  • 4-port 10BaseTX

  • 3-port 10BaseFL

  • 1-port 100BaseTX

  • 1-port 100BaseFX

  • 2-port 100BaseTX with ISL (FEC ready)

  • 2-port 100BaseFX with ISL (FEC ready)

  • 2-port 100VG-TX

  • 2-port 100VG-FX

  • 1-port ATM/155 SMF

  • 3-port 10Base2

  • StackPort module

  • 24 10BaseT switched (fixed)

  • 1 AUI

Plus one expansion FlexSlot and one StackPort slot for any of the following modules:

  • 4-port 10BaseTX

  • 3-port 10BaseFL

  • 1-port 100BaseTX

  • 1-port 100BaseFX

  • 2-port 100BaseTX with ISL (FEC ready)

  • 2-port 100BaseFX with ISL (FEC ready)

  • 2-port 100VG-TX

  • 2-port 100VG-FX

  • 1-port ATM/155 SMF

  • 3-port 10Base2

  • StackPort mdoule

  • WAN access router

Supervisor module (zero fixed ports) with one FlexSlot and one StackPort slot plus six expansion slots for any of the following modules:

  • 4-port 10BaseTX

  • 3-port 10BaseFL

  • 1-port 100BaseTX

  • 1-port 100BaseFX

  • 2-port 100BaseTX with ISL (FEC ready)

  • 2-port 100BaseFX with ISL (FEC ready)

  • 2-port 100VG-TX

  • 2-port 100VG-FX

  • 1-port ATM/155 SMF

  • 3-port 10Base2

  • StackPort mdoule

  • WAN access router

Maximum Configuration 192 10BaseT with Catalyst Matrix (stack maximum eight switches) 224 10BaseT with Catalyst Matrix (stack maximum eight switches) 224 10BaseT with Catalyst Matrix (stack maximum eight switches)
Configuration Stackable Stackable Stackable
Processors (Management) Intel i960 Intel i960 Intel i960
Flash Memory 1 MB 1 MB 1 MB
RAM Up to 8 MB + 192k/port 8 MB + 192k/port 8 MB + 192k/port
Full Duplex All ports All ports All ports
Cut-Through/
Store-and-Forward 		Automatic Store-and-Forward or Cut-Through on transmit Automatic Store-and-Forward or Cut-Through on transmit Automatic Store-and-Forward or Cut-Through on transmit
Max. # Addresses 6000-10000/1700 per port 10000 10000
CDDI/FDDI No No No
ATM LANE Support Yes (LANE LEC, LES, LECS, BUS) Yes (LANE LEC, LES, LECS, BUS) Yes (LANE LEC, LES, LECS, BUS)
Redundant AC or DC Power Supply Yes (matrix) Yes (matrix) Yes (standard)
Backplane Bandwidth 480 Mbps 480 Mbps 480 Mbps
IP Fragmentation N/A N/A N/A
APaRT N/A N/A N/A
SPAN Port Yes Yes Yes
Spanning Tree Yes Yes Yes
Management SNMP, console, Telnet, CiscoView, CWSI SNMP, console, Telnet, CiscoView, CWSI SNMP, console, Telnet, CiscoView, CWSI
Embedded RMON Yes Yes Yes
VLANs 64 64 64

Catalyst Family -- 2820 and 1900

Feature Catalyst 2820 Catalyst 1900
Ports WS-C2822-EN and
WS-C2828-EN

  • 24 10BaseT

  • 1 AUI

Two high-speed expansion slots for any combination of the following modules:

  • 1-port 100BaseTX

  • 8-port 100BaseTX

  • 1-port 100BaseFX

  • 4-port 100BaseFX

  • FDDI fiber DAS

  • FDDI fiber SAS

  • FDDI UTP SAS (CDDI)

  • ATM UTP

  • ATM multimode fiber

WS-C1924-EN and
WS-C1924C-EN

  • 24 10BaseT

  • 1 AUI

  • 2 100BaseTX (1924) or
    1 100BaseTX and
    1 100BaseFX (1924C)

WS-C1912-EN and
WS-C1912C-EN

  • 12 10BaseT

  • 1 AUI

  • 2 100BaseTX or
    1 100BaseTX and
    1 100BaseFX (1912C)

Maximum Configuration 25 10Mbps and up to 16 100BaseT or 2 FDDI ports 27 or 14 10Mbps and 2 100BaseT
Configuration Standalone, modular Standalone
Processors
(Management) 		Cisco-designed ASICs, 80486 CPU Cisco-designed ASICs, 80486 CPU
Flash Memory 1 MB 1 MB
RAM 3 MB 3 MB
Full Duplex 1-port 100BaseT modules 100BaseT ports
Cut-Through/
Store-and-
Forward 		Cut-Through or
Store-and-Forward 		Cut-Through or
Store-and-Forward
Maximum # of Addresses Choice of 2 models; 2048 or 8192 1024
CDDI/FDDI Yes No
ATM Support Yes No
Redundant AC Power Supply Yes, optional Yes, optional
Backplane Bandwidth 1 Gbps 1 Gbps
IP Fragmentation Yes N/A
APaRT Yes N/A
SPAN Port Yes Yes
CGMP Yes Yes
Fast EtherChannel Yes Yes
Spanning Tree Yes Yes
Network Management SNMP and CiscoView, Out-of-band, Telnet, RMON FDDI, HTML web-based interface, ATM Director, CWSI SNMP and CiscoView, Out-of-band, Telnet, RMON FDDI,HTML web-based interface, CWSI
Embedded RMON All 9 groups via SPAN port 4 groups via SPAN port
VLANs

  • Up to 1024 port-based VLANS with ISL trunking on 100BaseT ports

  • Up to 64 ATM emulated LANS

  • Up to 64 VLANS with separate spanning tree per VL

  • Up to 1024 port-based VLANS with ISL trunking on 100BaseT ports
Packet Buffer Memory 3 MB, allocated dynamically to ports 3 MB, allocated dynamically to ports

Catalyst Family of Token Ring Switches

Feature Catalyst 1800 Catalyst 3900
Ports

  • 8-port Token Ring

  • 4-port Token Ring with
    1-port FDDI

20-port Token Ring Base plus 2 of the following:

  • 4-port UTP/STP Token Ring

  • 4-port fiber Token Ring

  • ATM multimode fiber

Maximum Configuration 16-port Token Ring 28-port Token Ring per switch or 224 for an 8-switch stack (with a Catalyst Matrix)
Configuration Modular Stackable
Processors Dual Intel i960 RISC processor Intel i960 RISC processor
Backplane Bandwidth 160 kpps shared memory 520 Mbps
Source-Route Bridging Yes Yes
Source-Route Transparent Yes Yes
Source-Route Switching No Yes
Transparent Bridging Yes Yes
NETBIOS Name Caching Yes No
Dedicated Token Ring No Yes
Cut-Through/
Store-and-Forward 		Store-and-Forward Adaptive Cut-Through
Filtering MAC, DSAP, SNAP EtherType MAC, DSAP, SNAP EtherType
Fast Ethernet No Future (ISL only)
CDDI/FDDI Yes, with SRB or SR/TLB No
ATM LANE No Yes
SPAN Port Yes Yes
Spanning Tree IEEE and IBM IEEE and IBM
Management SNMP and out-of-band console, Telnet, CiscoViewTM, TrafficDirectorTM SNMP and out-of-band console, Telnet, CiscoView, TrafficDirector
VLANs Intra-switch Yes
RMON Embedded With RMON Feature Card
Redundant Power Supply Yes No

Cisco Workgroup CDDI/FDDI Concentrator

Feature WS-C1400
Slots 2
Ports 4-32 CDDI and/or FDDI depending on configuration

Line cards include:

  • 4-port FDDI (MIC)

  • 4-port single-mode fiber (ST)

  • 8-port FDDI (MIC)

  • 8-port single-mode fiber (ST)

  • 2-port FDDI, 12-port CDDI

  • 10-port FDDI (SC)

  • 16-port CDDI

Connectors CDDI: RJ-45

Multimode FDDI: MIC or SC

Single-mode FDDI: ST connector

Maximum Station-to-Station
Cabling Distance 		Multimode:1.25 miles (2 km)

Single-mode: 18.6 miles (30 km)

Category 5 UTP: 330' (100 m)

IBM Type 1 or 2 STP: 330' (100 m)

Processor and Memory 68030
2-MB Flash memory
Special / Management Traffic generation utility

SMT window

Scheduled insertion

Advanced Telnet

Software configuration of ports

Triple path, dual MAC architecture

SMT 7.3

SNMP

BootP support

Ringmap feature


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