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Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Spotlight
Gigabit Ethernet
At speeds of 1000 Mbps, Gigabit Ethernet
provides the bandwidth to meet new and evolving
network demands, alleviate bottlenecks, and boost
performance while increasing the return on existing
infrastructure investments. Today’s workers are
placing higher demands on networks by running
multiple, concurrent applications. The Catalyst 2960
Series provides a means to intelligently scale the
network beyond 100 Mbps over existing Category 5
copper cabling.
Enhanced Security
Security is delivered through a wide range
of authentication methods, data encryption
technologies, and Network Admission Control
(NAC) based on users, ports, and MAC
addresses. Through these features, the Catalyst
2960 Series offers security to protect users and
devices from attack.
Ease of Management and Configuration
Cisco Network Assistant simplifies configuration,
Cisco IOS Software updates, and Troubleshooting.
Smartports enable fast and easy configuration of
Cisco Catalyst intelligent capabilities; Express setup
is quick and easy using the Webpage interface.
Enhanced troubleshooting for link connectivity
issues and cable diagnostics.
Fixed-Configuration Switches: Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series
Hardware Features
WS-C2960G-
8TC-L
WS-C2960G-
24TC-L
WS-C2960G-
48TC-L
LAN Base: Gigabit Ethernet
LAN Base: Gigabit Ethernet
Switching Fabric (Gbps) 32 32 32
Maximum Stack Members 0 0 0
Clustering Yes,
16 Switches/Cluster Yes,
Total Bandwidth of Stack (Gbps) N/A N /A N /A
Packets per Second per Box (Mpps) 11.9 35.7 39
MAC Addresses Supported 8000 8000 8000
Routes Supported 16 16 16
Onboard Memory (DRAM MB) 64 64 64
10 GBE Density N/A N /A N/A
Gigabit Ethernet GBIC/SFP Density 1* 4* 4*
10 GBE XENPAK/X2 Port Density N/A N /A N /A
10/100/1000 Density 8 24 48
Maximum Watt Power Consumption 30 75 140
PoE: Maximum 802.3af Class 3 Devices
(15.4W)
N/A N/A N /A
PoE: Maximum 802.3af Class 2 Devices
(7.3W)
N/A N/A N /A
AC/DC Support AC Only AC Only AC Only
Redundant Power Supply Support No Ye s Ye s
Dimensions (H x W x D) Inches 1.73 x 10.6 x 8.1 1.73 x 17.5 x 12.9 1.73 x 17.5 x 12.9
Dimensions (H x W x D) Centimeters 4.4 x 27 x 20.5 4.4 x 44.5 x 32.8 4.4 x 44.5 x 32.8
Unit Weight Pounds (Kilograms) 3 (1.4) 10 (4.5) 12 (5.4)
*Dual purpose uplinks, only one SFP port or one 10/100/1000 BT port is active at any one time.