Installation guide

Overview 1-3
Switch Features
Table 1-1 Catalyst 3508G XL Features
Feature Description
Performance and Configuration • 8 GBIC-based 1000BaseX Gigabit Ethernet slots
• Support for up to 250 port-based virtual LANs (VLANs)
• Inter-Switch Link (ISL) and IEEE 802.1Q trunking support on all
ports (Enterprise Edition software only)
• IEEE 802.1p capable
• High-speed EtherChannel connections between switches and servers
• 8192 MAC addresses
• Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)XP support
• Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) to limit the flooding of
IP multicast traffic
• Broadcast storm control to prevent performance degradation from
broadcast storms
• Support for Cisco GBIC modules
— 1000BaseSX GBIC module
— 1000BaseLX/LH GBIC module
— GigaStack GBIC module
• Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) port monitoring on any port
Management • Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) through the console port or
Telnet
• CiscoView device-management application
• Cluster management, a web-based tool for managing switch clusters
through a single IP address
• Cisco Visual Switch Manager (CVSM) and Cisco Switch Network
View, web-based tools for managing individual switches and viewing
the network
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Redundancy • Connection for optional Cisco 600W Redundant Power System
(RPS) that operates on AC input and supplies DC output to the switch