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Education
The 2960X cool switch extends access to labs, classrooms, and other training rooms from the central/floor
distribution rooms, reducing cost of cabling and providing superior quality of service with enhanced security and
enterprise network features. Quiet operation and shallow depth make them ideally suited for classrooms or
confined areas nearby.
Defense
Defense establishments often look to an access switch that is portable in mobile units. These units require multiple
network access devices, some of them residing in inconvenient locations in the mobile unit that requires being
powered by the switch, reducing number of cables to that location and reducing possible failure sources. The
switch is expected to be very quiet and have longer MTBF rates, which is served by the 2960X cool switch.
Technical Specifications
Table 10. Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Hardware
Hardware Specifications
Flash memory
128 MB for LAN Base & IP Lite SKUs, 64 MB for LAN Lite SKUs
DRAM
512 MB for LAN Base and 256 MB for LAN Lite
CPU
APM86392 600MHz dual core
Console Ports
USB (Type-B), Ethernet (RJ-45)
Storage Interface
USB (Type-A) for external flash storage
Network Management Interface
10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45)
Table 11. Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Performance
Performance and Scalability
2960-X LAN Lite
2960-X LAN Base
2960-XR IP Lite
Forwarding bandwidth
50 Gbps
108 Gbps
108 Gbps
Switching bandwidth
*
100 Gbps
216 Gbps
216 Gbps
Maximum active VLANs
64
1023
1023
VLAN IDs available
4096
4096
4096
Maximum transmission unit (MTU)-
L3 packet
9198 bytes
9198 bytes
9198 bytes
Jumbo frame - Ethernet frame
9216 bytes
9216 bytes
9216 bytes
*
Switching bandwidth is full-duplex capacity.
Table 12. Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Forwarding Performance
Forwarding Rate: 64-Byte L3 Packets
Catalyst 2960-XFamily
Cisco Catalyst 2960X-48FPD-L
130.9 Mpps
Cisco Catalyst 2960X-48LPD-L
130.9 Mpps
Cisco Catalyst 2960X-24PD-L
95.2 Mpps
Cisco Catalyst 2960X-48TD-L
130.9 Mpps
Cisco Catalyst 2960X-24TD-L
95.2 Mpps
Cisco Catalyst 2960X-48FPS-L
107.1 Mpps
Cisco Catalyst 2960X-48LPS-L
107.1 Mpps