Data Sheet 
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Standards and Cisco features 
supported 
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Broadcast suppression 
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Cisco Discovery Protocol Version 2 
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IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol 
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IEEE 802.1p CoS classification 
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IEEE 802.1q VLAN 
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IEEE 802.1w Rapid Convergence Spanning Tree Protocol 
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IEEE 802.1x Port Access Authentication 
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IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) 
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IEEE 802.3af PoE 
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IEEE 802.3x full duplex on 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T ports 
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IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T 
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IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-T/TX 
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IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T 
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IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-X 
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IGMP (v1, v2, and v3) snooping 
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Per VLAN Spanning Tree 
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Per VLAN Spanning Tree Plus 
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Per VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree Plus 
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PortFast 
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RADIUS 
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SSL 
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SNMPv3 
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UDLD 
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VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)* (transparent mode only) 
Management 
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RFC1213-MIB (MIB II) 
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RMON-MIB (statistics, history, alarms, and events groups only) 
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CISCO-PRODUCTS-MIB 
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CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB 
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CISCO-ENVMON-MIB 
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BRIDGE-MIB 
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ENTITY-MIB 
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ETHERNET-MIB 
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E-911 MIB support 
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IF-MIB 
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Device Manager: device-level GUI 
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Embedded GUI 
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Available in localized languages: Japanese, Chinese, French, Italian, German, and 
Spanish 
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Cisco Network Assistant: network management tool 
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Free download at www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5931/index.html 
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Available in localized languages (Coming in Q3 2006): Japanese, Chinese, French, 
Italian, German, and Spanish 
Connectors and cabling 
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10/100BASE-TX ports: RJ-45 connectors; 2-pair Category 5 unshielded twisted pair 
(UTP) cabling 
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10/100/1000BASE-T ports: RJ-45 connectors; 4-pair Category 5 UTP cabling 
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1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX/LH, 100BASE-FX, 100BASE-LX, and 100BASE-BX-
based ports: LC fiber connectors (single-mode or multimode fiber) 
Physical specifications  Dimensions (H x W x D): 
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1.73 x 17.5 x 9.9 in. (4.39 x 44.45 x 25.15 cm) for Cisco Catalyst Express 500-24TT, 
Cisco Catalyst Express 500-24LC, and Cisco Catalyst Express 500G-12TC 
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1.73 x 17.5 x 14.4 in. (4.39 x 44.45 x 36.58 cm) for Cisco Catalyst Express 500-24PC 
Weight: 
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8 lb (3.7 kg) for Cisco Catalyst Express 500-24TT, Cisco Catalyst Express 500-24LC, 
and Cisco Catalyst Express 500G-12TC 
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12 lb (5.5 kg) for Cisco Catalyst Express 500-24PC