Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches

Cisco® Catalyst® 2960-X Series Switches are fixed-configuration, stackable Gigabit Ethernet switches that provide enterprise-class access for campus and branch applications (Figure 1). Designed for operational simplicity to lower total cost of ownership, they enable scalable, secure and energy-efficient business operations with intelligent services and a range of advanced Cisco IOS® Software features.

Product Highlights

Cisco Catalyst 2960-X switches feature:

● 24 or 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports with line-rate forwarding performance

● Gigabit Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) or 10G SFP+ uplinks

● FlexStack Plus for stacking of up to 8 switches with 80 Gbps of stack throughput (optional)

● Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) support with up to 740W of PoE budget

● Reduced power consumption and advanced energy management features

● USB and Ethernet management interfaces for simplified operations

● Application visibility and capacity planning with integrated NetFlow-Lite

● LAN Base or LAN Lite Cisco IOS® software features

● Enhanced limited lifetime warranty (E-LLW) offering next-business-day hardware replacement

Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR models also offer:

● Power resiliency with optional dual field-replaceable power supplies

● IP Lite Cisco IOS® software with dynamic routing and Layer 3 features

Switch Models and Configurations

Catalyst 2960-X switches include a single fixed power supply and are available with either the Cisco IOS LAN Base or LAN Lite feature set. Catalyst 2960-XR switch models include a field-replaceable modular power supply and can accommodate a second power supply. Catalyst 2960-XR is available only with the Cisco IOS IP Lite feature set.

Table 1. Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Configurations

Table 2. Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Configurations