WS-C2960-24PC-S Specification |
| Type | Fixed |
| Topology | Ethernet (10/100BaseTX)
Ethernet (10/100/1000BaseT)
Gigabit Ethernet (SFP) |
| Maximum Port density | 24 10/100 PoE ports |
| Uplinks | 2 dual-purpose uplinks (each dual-purpose uplink port has 1 10/100/1000 Ethernet port and 1 SFP-based Gigabit Ethernet port, 1 port active) |
| Modular/Expansion Slots | n/a |
| Architecture | Layer 2 Switching (basic connectivity), Voice Enabled |
| Form Factor | Fixed, Rack Mountable, Standalone/Clustering |
| Dimensions | 1.73 x 17.5 x 13 in. |
| DRAM | 64 MB |
| Features |
| Specialized Service Modules | n/a |
| Security |
| DHCP Snooping | N/A |
| Dynamic ARP Inspection | N/A |
| IP Source Guard | N/A |
| RP Rate Limiters | N/A |
| TCP Intercept | N/A |
| 802.1x | Yes |
| Port Security | Yes |
| Dynamic VLANs | Yes |
| Private VLANs | N/A |
| Private VLAN Edge | Yes |
| Secure Shell | Yes |
| SNMPv3 | Yes |
| Unicast RPF | N/A |
| ACLs (L2-L4) | N/A |
| Kerberos | Yes |
| TACACS+ | Yes |
| RADIUS | Yes |
| High Availability / Resilliency |
| Hardware Redundancy | External Redundant Power Supply |
| High Availability/Resilliency | PVST, Broadcast Suppression, Unicast Suppression, Mulitcast Suppression, Spanning Tree, Portfast, Uplink Fast, Backbone Fast, 802.1s, 802.1w |
| Management |
| Management features | SPAN, RSPAN, CiscoView, Cisco Discover Protocol (CDP), Virtual Trunking Protocol (VTP), Telnet Client, BOOTP, TFTP, CiscoWorks, CWSI, RMON, SNMP, Clustering, Web-Based Management |
| Scalability |
| WAN Interface Support | n/a |
| Throughput | 6.5 Mpps |
| Backplane Capacity | 16 Gbps |
| Number of VLANs | 255 |
| QOS / VoiceMulticast / Multimedia |
| Voice Services | Yes |
| IPv6 Support | N/A |
| WRR | N/A |
| QoS - Policing | N/A |
| QoS - Scheduling | Yes |
| 802.1p | Yes |
| 802.1Q | Yes |
| ISL | N/A |
| CGMP | N/A |
| DSCP | N/A |
| L2 -L4 QOS ACLs | N/A |
| PIM | N/A |
| DMRP | N/A |
| IGMP | Yes |
| IGMP Snooping | Yes |
| QOS - Multiqueues | Yes |
| QOS - Marking Classification | N/A |
| QPM | N/A |
| Power over Ethernet | Yes |
| Multilayer QOS / Security |
| Layer 2 | Yes |
Product Highlights
Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus switches feature:
● 24 or 48 Fast Ethernet ports
● Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) and 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
● IEEE 802.3af-compliant Power over Ethernet (PoE)
● LAN Base or LAN Lite Cisco IOS® Software feature set
● SmartOperations tools that simplify deployment and reduce the cost of network administration
● Cisco EnergyWise technology to manage energy consumed by connected devices
● An enhanced limited lifetime hardware warranty (E-LLW), providing next-business-day replacement
Applications and Benefits
The Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series provides cost-effective, enterprise class Ethernet switching for:
● Branch offices, remote sites, and retail locations
● Conventional desktop workspaces
● Building infrastructure, physical security, and other nontraditional access applications
Benefits of the 2960-Plus include:
● Robust quality of service (QoS) that prioritizes voice and critical business applications
● Flexible security features that can limit access to the network and mitigate threats
● Tools that reduce total cost of ownership through simplified operations and automation
Switch Configurations
Table 1 shows Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series configurations.
