Cisco WS-C2960+24LC-L Switch

The Cisco^® Catalyst^® 2960-Plus Series Switches are fixed-configuration Fast Ethernet switches (Figure 1) that provide enterprise-class Layer 2 switching for branch offices, conventional workspaces, and infrastructure applications. They enable reliable and secure operations with lower total cost of ownership through a range of Cisco IOS^® software features, including Cisco Catalyst SmartOperations.

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

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.

Table 1.       Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series Configurations

Robust Security

The Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series Switches provide a range of security features to limit access to the network and mitigate threats, including:

●   Features to control access to the network, including Flexible Authentication, 802.1x Monitor Mode, and RADIUS Change of Authorization

●   Threat defense features including Port Security, Dynamic ARP Inspection, and IP Source Guard

●   Private VLAN Edge to provide isolation between switch ports

For more information about Cisco security solutions, visit cisco.com/go/trustsec.

Enterprise-Class Quality of Service

The Cisco 2960-Plus Series Switches offer intelligent traffic management that keeps everything flowing smoothly. Flexible mechanisms for marking, classification, and scheduling deliver superior performance for data, voice, and video traffic, all at wire speed. Primary QoS features include:

●   Four egress queues per port and strict priority queuing so that the highest priority packets are serviced ahead of all other traffic

●   Shaped Round Robin (SRR) scheduling and Weighted Tail Drop (WTD) congestion avoidance

●   Flow-based rate limiting and up to 64 aggregate or individual policers per port

●   802.1p class of service (CoS) and differentiated services code point (DSCP) field classification, with marking and reclassification on a per-packet basis by source and destination IP address, MAC address, or Layer 4 TCP/UDP port number

Cisco Catalyst SmartOperations

Cisco Catalyst SmartOperations is a comprehensive set of capabilities that simplify LAN planning, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Deploying SmartOperations tools reduces the time and effort required to operate the network and lowers total cost of ownership (TCO).

●   Cisco Smart Install enables zero-touch deployment by providing automated Cisco IOS Software image installation and configuration when new switches are connected to the network.

●   Cisco Auto Smartports enables automatic configuration of switch ports as devices connect to the switch, with settings optimized for the device type.

●   Cisco Smart Troubleshooting is an extensive array of diagnostic commands and system health checks within the switch, including Smart Call Home.

For more information about Cisco Catalyst SmartOperations, visit cisco.com/go/smartoperations.

Cisco EnergyWise

Cisco EnergyWise^™ empowers IT teams to measure and manage the power consumed by devices connected to the network, providing measurable energy savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. EnergyWise policies can be used to control the power consumed by PoE-powered endpoints, desktop and data-center IT equipment, and a wide range of building infrastructure. EnergyWise technology is included on all Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series Switches.

For more information about Cisco EnergyWise, visit cisco.com/go/energywise.

Power over Ethernet

Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus switches support IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) to deliver lower total cost of ownership for deployments that incorporate Cisco IP phones, Cisco Aironet^® wireless access points, or other standards-compliant PoE end devices. PoE removes the need to supply wall power to PoE-enabled devices and eliminates the cost of adding electrical cabling and circuits that would otherwise be necessary in IP phone and WLAN deployments. Table 2 shows the total PoE power available with each 2960-Plus model.

Table 2.       Switch PoE Power Capacity

Network Management

The Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series Switches offer a superior CLI for detailed configuration and administration. 2960-Plus switches are also supported in the full range of Cisco network management solutions.

Cisco Prime Infrastructure

Cisco Prime^™ network management solutions provide comprehensive network lifecycle management. Cisco Prime Infrastructure provides an extensive library of easy-to-use features to automate the initial and day-to-day management of your Cisco network. Cisco Prime integrates hardware and software platform expertise and operational experience into a powerful set of workflow-driven configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, reporting, and administrative tools.

For detailed information about Cisco Prime, visit cisco.com/go/prime.

Cisco IOS Software

Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series Switches are available with the LAN Base and LAN Lite feature sets. LAN Lite models provide reduced functionality and scalability for small deployments with basic requirements.

Note that each switch model is tied to a specific feature level; LAN Lite models cannot be upgraded to the LAN Base feature set.

For more information about the features included in the LAN Base and LAN Lite feature sets, refer to Cisco Feature Navigator: http://tools.cisco.com/ITDIT/CFN.

Technical Specifications

Tables 3 through 10 list information about hardware, performance, forwarding performance, mechanical and environmental specifications, connectors and interfaces, management and standards support, voltage and power ratings, and power consumption, respectively.

Table 3.       Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series Hardware

Table 4.       Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series Performance

Table 5.       Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series Forwarding Performance

Table 6.       Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Mechanical and Environmental Specifications

Table 7.       Connectors and Interfaces

Table 8.       Management and Standards Support

Table 9.       Voltage and Power Ratings

Table 10.     Power Consumption

Note:    The wattage rating on the power supply does not represent actual power draw. It indicates the maximum power draw possible by the power supply. This rating can be used for facility capacity planning. For PoE switches, cooling requirements are smaller than total power draw because a significant portion of the load is dissipated in the endpoints.

Table 11 provides safety and compliance information.

Table 11.     Safety and Compliance

Cisco Enhanced Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty

Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series Switches come with an enhanced limited lifetime warranty (E-LLW). The E-LLW provides the same terms as Cisco’s standard limited lifetime warranty but adds next-business-day delivery of replacement hardware, where available, and 90 days of 8X5 Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support.

Your formal warranty statement, including the warranty applicable to Cisco software, appears in the Cisco information packet that accompanies your Cisco product. We encourage you to review carefully the warranty statement shipped with your specific product before use.

Cisco reserves the right to refund the purchase price as its exclusive warranty remedy. For further information about warranty terms (Table 12), visit cisco.com/go/warranty.

Ordering Information

Tables 14 through 18 provide information about ordering, accessories, redundant power supplies, SFP modules, and power cords, respectively.

Table 14.     Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series Switches Ordering Information

Table 15.     Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Accessories

Table 16.     Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Redundant Power Supply Options

Table 17.     Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus SFP Modules

Table 18.     Power Cords for Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series