Choose the Right Enterprise Campus and Branch Switch
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Check the Cisco Switch Family to find the right one for your needs.
Lead Switch–It is the best-in-class switch that has high-end differentiated set of features in a given category. This switch has the most differentiation compared to competitors in that category.
Base Switch–It is the entry level switch in the given category. Also called the foundation switch, it has a lower price and limited feature set, but still better than competitors.
Cisco Catalyst Switch Portfolio
Functionality Based: Campus Access Switches
Functionality | Switch |
Wired & Wireless (Modular) | Lead: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 8-E |
Wired & Wireless (Stackable) | Lead: Catalyst 3850 (Up to 50 APs, 2000 Clients) Base: Catalyst 3650 (Up to 25 APs, 1000 Clients) |
Gigabit Ethernet (Modular) | Lead: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 8-E Base: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 7L-E |
Gigabit Ethernet (Stackable) | Lead: Catalyst 3850 Base: Catalyst 3650, Catalyst 2960-X/XR |
Gigabit Ethernet (Instant Access) | Lead: Catalyst 6800ia |
Gigabit Ethernet (Cloud Managed) | Lead: Meraki MS Series |
Fast Ethernet (Stackable) | Lead: Catalyst 2960-SF |
Fast Ethernet (Standalone) | Lead: Catalyst 2960-SF Base: Catalyst 2960-Plus |
8/12 port Gigabit Ethernet (Standalone) | Lead: Catalyst 3560-C |
8/12 port Fast Ethernet (Standalone) | Lead: Catalyst 2960-C |
Functionality Based: Branch Access Switches
Functionality | Positioning |
Wired & Wireless (Modular) | Lead: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 8-E |
Wired & Wireless (Stackable) (Converged Access is the Recommended Deployment Mode) | Lead: Catalyst 3850 (Up to 50 APs, 2000 Clients) Base: Catalyst 3650 (Up to 25 APs, 1000 Clients) |
Gigabit Ethernet (Modular) | Lead: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 8-E Base: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 7L-E |
Gigabit Ethernet (Stackable) | Lead: Catalyst 3850 Base: Catalyst 3650, Catalyst 2960-X/XR |
Gigabit Ethernet (Cloud Managed) | Lead: Meraki MS Series |
Fast Ethernet (Stackable) | Lead: Catalyst 2960-SF |
Fast Ethernet (Standalone) | Lead: Catalyst 2960-SF Base: Catalyst 2960-Plus |
8 port Gigabit Ethernet (Standalone) | Lead: Catalyst 3560-C |
8/12 port Fast Ethernet (Standalone) | Lead: Catalyst 2960-C |
Functionality Based: Campus Backbone Switches
Functionality | Positioning |
1/10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet (Modular) | Lead: Catalyst 6807-XL Base: Catalyst 6500-E with Supervisor Engine 2T |
1/10/40 Gigabit Ethernet (Standalone) | Lead: Catalyst 6880-X (semi-modular) Base: Catalyst 4500-X |
1/10 Gigabit Ethernet (Modular) | Lead: Catalyst 6500-E with Supervisor Engine 2T Base: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 8-E |
1 Gigabit Ethernet (Standalone) | Lead: Catalyst 4500-X Base: Catalyst 3850 Fiber |
Campus Access Switches Upgrade Path
From Existing Switch | To New Switch |
Catalyst 2900XL, 2948-G, Any 2950, 2970, Any non-X 2960 | Lead: Catalyst 3650 Base: Catalyst 2960-X/XR |
Catalyst 3500XL, Any 3550, Any 3560, Any 3750 | Lead: Catalyst 3850 Base: Catalyst 3650 |
Catalyst 4500 non-E Any Catalyst 4500 without Supervisor Engine 8-E or 7L-E | Lead: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 8-E Base: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 7L-E |
Any Catalyst 6500 non-E or E in Access | Lead: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 8-E Base: Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 7L-E, Catalyst Instant Access |
Campus Backbone Switches Upgrade Path
THE COMPLETE FAMILY
Campus and Branch Access Switches
Enterprise Campus Switch Family | Positioning |
Lead: Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and Multigigabit Ethernet (mGig) managed switches are ideal for high-speed data connectivity, Wi-Fi backhaul, and Power over Ethernet (PoE+) connectivity in places where space is at a premium. | |
Catalyst 2960-Plus | Base: standalone access switch for Fast Ethernet |
Catalyst 2960-SF | Lead: standalone/stackable access switch for Fast Ethernet with PoE+ (Compared to 2960-Plus, Offers Stacking, PoE+) |
Meraki MS Series | Cloud managed virtually stackable access switch for Gigabit Ethernet with PoE+ |
Base: stackable access switch for Gigabit Ethernet with PoE+ | |
Catalyst 3650 | Base: stackable access switch for wired-wireless convergence and Fast / Gigabit Ethernet with PoE+ |
Catalyst 3850 | Lead: stackable access switch for wired-wireless convergence with UPOE/PoE+ (Compared to 3650, Offers 3x stacking bandwidth - 480G and 2x AP’s - 50, Modular uplinks and StackPower) Lead: stackable access switch for Gigabit Ethernet with PoE+ (Compared to 2960-X, Offers Medianet, Enhanced Security, Application Visibility & Control, Resiliency, 6x stacking bandwidth (480G)0 |
Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 7L-E | Base: modular access switch for Fast/Gigabit Ethernet with UPOE/PoE+ |
Catalyst 4500E with Supervisor Engine 8E | Lead: modular access switch for wired-wireless convergence and Fast/Gigabit Ethernet with UPOE/PoE+ (Compared to Sup 7L-E, Offers Built-in wireless controller, 1.7x switching capacity (928G), 2x uplinks (8x10G)) Base: modular backbone switch for 1/10G |
Campus Backbone Switches
Enterprise Campus Switch Family | Positioning |
Catalyst 6800ia | Lead: stackable access switch for Catalyst 6800/6500 with Catalyst Instant Access (Simplification of access with centralized configuration, management and operations using Catalyst 6K backbone switch) |
Catalyst 3750-X Fiber | Base: stackable backbone switch for 1G |
Catalyst 4500-X | Lead: standalone backbone switch for 1G (Compared to 3750-X Fiber, Offers VSS, 2x ports (40x1G), 2x uplinks (8)) Base: standalone backbone switch for 1/10/40G (up to 40x10G ports) |
Catalyst 6500-E with Supervisor Engine 2T | Lead: modular backbone switch for 1/10G (MPLS, EVN, Service Modules) Base: modular backbone switch for 1/10/40/100G |
Catalyst 6807-XL | Lead: modular backbone switch for 1/10/40/100G (up to 880G/slot, 11.4 Tbps switching, All 6500 features, service modules) |
Catalyst 6880-X | Lead: standalone backbone switch for 1/10/40G (with up to 80x10G or 20x40G ports) |
Reference from http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/global/es_mx/partners/sell/switchit/pdfs/47492_switching_poster_april_3.pdf
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