Description
General Information about this Cisco WS-C2960S-24TS-L
Manufacturer: Cisco
Model Number or SKU# WS-C2960S-24TS-L
Product Line: Catalyst
Product Series: 2960
Product Type: Ethernet Switch
The WS-C2960S-24TS-L Cisco Catalyst switch offers a range of advanced networking capabilities to help improve network efficiency and traffic management.
VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks): VLANs allow you to segment your network into different logical networks, which can be configured with different security and access policies. This can help improve network security by isolating different types of traffic and reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
Quality of Service (QoS): QoS allows you to prioritize different types of network traffic, such as voice or video, to ensure that important traffic is delivered in a timely manner and does not get bogged down by less important traffic.
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP): LACP allows you to bundle multiple physical ports together to form a single logical link, providing increased bandwidth and redundancy.
EnergyWise technology: This allows for power management and monitoring of connected devices, helping to reduce energy costs and improve overall network efficiency.
Cisco Flexible NetFlow: This feature allows for detailed monitoring and analysis of network traffic, providing insight into network usage and identifying potential security threats.
Cisco TrustSec: This feature provides network segmentation and secure access, allowing you to create secure zones within your network and control access to network resources based on user identity.
StackWise technology: StackWise is a Cisco proprietary technology that allows multiple switches to be connected together and managed as a single unit, providing flexibility and resiliency to the network.
Power Options and Redundancy
The WS-C2960S-24TS-L Cisco Catalyst switch has several power options and redundancy features to ensure that the switch is always available for network traffic:
Power over Ethernet (PoE): This feature allows the switch to provide power to connected devices, such as wireless access points and IP phones, over the Ethernet cable. This eliminates the need for additional power cables and outlets.
Redundant Power Supply (RPS) support: The switch can be configured with an RPS, which provides a backup power source in case the primary power source fails. This ensures that the switch will continue to operate even in the event of a power outage.
Power Interruptions: The switch is designed to continue to operate during brief power interruptions and automatically resume normal operation once power is restored.
Stack Power: This feature allows power to be shared among the switches in a stack, so that if one switch in the stack fails, the others can continue to provide power to connected devices.
Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE): This feature reduces power consumption when the switch is not transmitting or receiving data, which helps to reduce energy costs and improve overall network efficiency.
Security and Quality of Service
The WS-C2960S-24TS-L Cisco Catalyst switch offers several security and Quality of Service (QoS) features to help protect your network and ensure that important traffic is delivered in a timely manner:
Security:
Access Control Lists (ACLs) allow you to control access to network resources based on the source and destination IP addresses, ports, and protocols.
Cisco Flexible NetFlow allows for detailed monitoring and analysis of network traffic, providing insight into network usage and identifying potential security threats.
Cisco TrustSec provides network segmentation and secure access, allowing you to create secure zones within your network and control access to network resources based on user identity.
Advanced security features such as 802.1X authentication and DHCP snooping, to help protect against unauthorized access and malicious attacks.
Quality of Service (QoS):
Quality of Service (QoS) allows you to prioritize different types of network traffic, such as voice or video, to ensure that important traffic is delivered in a timely manner and does not get bogged down by less important traffic.
Traffic shaping and policing can be used to control the amount of bandwidth used by different types of traffic, helping to prevent network congestion.
Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ) and Low Latency Queuing (LLQ) can be used to ensure that important traffic, such as voice or video, is delivered with minimal delay.