
switch is the best choice for use in a network with enterprise-wide
VLAN trunks spanning multiple Cisco routers, chassis switches,
and access servers. Table 1 gives features of both editions.
Key Features/Benefits
Outstanding Performance
• 24 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX autosensing ports deliver Fast
Ethernet performance where it is needed most—to individual
users, servers, and demanding workgroups— while preserving
legacy 10BASE-T connectivity.
• Full-duplex operation on switched 100BASE-T ports delivers
up to 200 Mbps of bandwidth to end stations servers and
between switches.
• A 3.2 Gbps switching fabric and 3.0 million-pps forwarding rate
ensure wire-speed operation on all 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
ports.
• A 4-MB shared-memory architecture ensures the highest
possible throughput by eliminating head-of-line blocking,
minimizing packetloss, and reducing congestion frommulticast
and broadcast traffic.
• Two high-speed expansion slots provide 1.6 Gbps of total
available bandwidth for additional 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX or
100BASE-FX ports, as well as Asynchronous Transfer Mode
(ATM) and Gigabit Ethernet uplinks.
• Bandwidth aggregation through Fast EtherChannel and Gigabit
EtherChannel technology enhances fault tolerance andoffers up
to 800 Mbps of bandwidth among switches, routers, and
individual servers.
• 12 EtherChannel bandwidth aggregation groups per switch
allow for a high-performance EtherChannel group for every two
ports on a 24-port Catalyst 2900 XL switch.
• CGMP enables a switch to selectively and dynamically forward
routed IP multicast traffic to targeted multimedia end stations,
reducing overall network traffic.
• A configurable network port supports unlimited Media-
Access-Control (MAC) addresses for backbone connectivity.
Flexible and Scalable Switch Clustering and Stacking
• The GigaStack GBIC delivers a low-cost, independent stack bus
with a 1 Gbps forwarding bandwidth in a daisy-chain
configuration, with up to nine Catalyst 2924M XL switches
(populated with a Gigabit Ethernet module), or a 2 Gbps
forwarding rate in a point-to-point configuration.
• Cisco Switch Clustering technology allows a user to manage up
to 16 interconnected Catalyst 3500 XL, 2900 XL, and 1900
switches through a single IP address, regardless of location.
Modular, High-Speed Slots
• Two versatile high-speed slots support a range of expansion
modules with different media configurations and port densities,
allowing users the flexibility to upgrade their networks and
preserve their initial investment. All ports support the Cisco ISL
and standards-based 802.1Q VLAN trunking protocols.
• Four-port 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX, two-port 100BASE-FX,
and four-port 100BASE-FX modules for the Catalyst 2924M
XL switch allow customers to easily increase port density,
provide fiber connectivity over extended distances, and deliver
higher-speed uplinks through Fast EtherChannel bandwidth
aggregation.
• A GBIC-based Gigabit Ethernet module for the Catalyst 2924M
XL switch allows customers to connect high-speed servers,
uplink to Gigabit Ethernet LAN backbones, and stack Catalyst
2924M XLs with the GigaStack GBIC.
• For Gigabit Ethernet connectivity at an affordable price, the
Cisco 1000BASE-T module delivers gigabit over copper
uplinks for the wiring closet.
• ATM OC-3 modules support connectivity to ATM backbones.
Ease of Use and Ease of Deployment
• The cluster software upgrade feature allows the network
manager to quickly and easily upgrade the system software on
a group of Catalyst 2900 XL, 3500 XL, and 1900 switches.
• CVSM software, a Web-based interface, provides network and
stack views of a group of Catalyst 2900 XL switches from any
node on the Internet with a Web browser.
Table 1 Standard and Enterprise Features
Standard Edition Enterprise Edition
CVSM All Standard Edition Features,
plus
Network Time Protocol (NTP) ISL and 802.1Q VLAN tagging
support
Port-based VLANs VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
CGMP Fast Leave Uplink Fast
Network Port TACACS+
Fast EtherChannel and Gigabit
EtherChannel technologies
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