- General Information
- Manufacturer
- Cisco Systems, Inc
- Manufacturer Website Address
- http://www.cisco.com/c/en_au
- Brand Name
- Cisco
- Product Line
- Catalyst
- Product Series
- 2960
- Product Type
- Ethernet Switch
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Intelligent Ethernet Switch is a new family of fixed-configuration standalone device that provide desktop Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, enabling enhanced LAN services for entry-level enterprise, mid-market, and branch office networks. The Catalyst 2960 offers integrated security, including network admission control (NAC), advanced quality of service (QoS), and resiliency to deliver intelligent services for the network edge.
- Interfaces/Ports
- Total Number of Network Ports
- 48
- Uplink Port
- Yes
- Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports
- 48
- Port/Expansion Slot Details
- 48 x Fast Ethernet Network
- 2 x Gigabit Ethernet Uplink
- 2 x Fast Ethernet Expansion Slot
- Media & Performance
- Media Type Supported
- Twisted Pair
- Twisted Pair Cable Standard
- Category 5
- Ethernet Technology
- Fast Ethernet
- Network Technology
- 10Base-T
- 10/100/1000Base-T
- I/O Expansions
- Total Number of Expansion Slots
- 2.0
- Expansion Slot Type
- SFP
- Number of SFP Slots
- 2
- Network & Communication
- Layer Supported
- 2
- Management & Protocols
- Manageable
- Yes
- Management
- Cisco Network Assistant
- CiscoWorks Support
- Device manager
- Cisco Express Setup
- CiscoView application
- Cisco Network Assistant Software
- Remote Monitoring (RMON)
- Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) reduces the cost of administering software upgrades by downloading from a centralized location
- Network Timing Protocol (NTP) provides an accurate and consistent timestamp to all intranet switches
- Cisco IOS CLI support provides a common user interface and command set with all Cisco routers and Cisco Catalyst desktop switches
- Cisco Service Assurance Agent (SAA) support facilitates service-level management throughout the LAN
- Switching Database Manager templates for security and QoS allow administrators to easily adjust memory allocation to the desired features based on deployment-specific requirements
- VLAN trunks can be created from any port using standards-based 802.1q tagging
- Up to 255 VLANs per switch or stack and up to 128 spanning-tree instances per switch are supported.
- Four thousand VLAN IDs are supported
- Voice VLAN simplifies telephony installations by keeping voice traffic on a separate VLAN for easier administration and troubleshooting
- Cisco VTP supports dynamic VLANs and dynamic trunk configuration across all switches
- SNMP v1, v2c, and v3 and Telnet interface support delivers comprehensive in-band management, and a CLI-based management console provides detailed out-of-band management
- Cisco Discovery Protocol Versions 1 and 2 help enable a CiscoWorks network-management station for automatic switch discovery
- Memory
- Standard Memory
- 64 MB
- Memory Technology
- DRAM
- Flash Memory
- 32 MB
- Power Description
- Power Source
- Power Supply
- Redundant Power Supply Supported
- Yes
- Physical Characteristics
- Form Factor
- Rack-mountable
- Wall Mountable
- Desktop
- Height
- 43.9 mm
- Width
- 444.5 mm
- Depth
- 236.2 mm
- Weight (Approximate)
- 3.63 kg
- Miscellaneous
- Additional Information
- Dual-purpose uplink port has one 10/100/1000 Ethernet port and one Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)-based Gigabit Ethernet port, with one port active at a time
- LAN Base Image installed
- Configurable up to 8000 MAC addresses
- Configurable up to 255 IGMP groups
- Superior Redundancy for Fault Backup
- Integrated Cisco IOS Software Features for Bandwidth Optimization
- Advanced QoS
- Granular Rate Limiting
- Networkwide Security Features
