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First [OSPF], Border Gateway Protocol [BGP], Protocol Independent Multicast [PIM] and IPv6

routing such as OSPFv3 and EIGRPv6

Customers can transparently upgrade the software feature set in the Cisco Catalyst 3560-E Series

Switches through Cisco IOS

Software Activation. Software activation authorizes and enables the

Cisco IOS Software feature sets. A special file contained in the switch, called a license file, is

examined by Cisco IOS Software when the switch is powered on. Based on the license’s type,

Cisco IOS Software activates the appropriate feature set. License types can be changed or

upgraded to activate a different feature set. For detailed information about Software Activation,

visit

http://www.cisco.com/go/sa.

Cisco EnergyWise Technology

Cisco EnergyWise is an innovative architecture, added to the Cisco Catalyst 3560-E switches,

promoting companywide sustainability by reducing energy consumption across an entire corporate

infrastructure and affecting more than 50 percent of global GhG emissions created by worldwide

building infrastructure, a much greater effect than the 2 percent generated by the IT industry. Cisco

EnergyWise enables companies to measure the power consumption of network infrastructure and

network-attached devices and manage power consumption with specific policies, reducing power

consumption to realize increased cost savings, potentially affecting any powered device.

EnergyWise encompasses a highly intelligent network-based approach to communicate messages

that measure and control energy between network devices and endpoints. The network discovers

Cisco EnergyWise manageable devices, monitors their power consumption, and takes action

based on business rules to reduce power consumption. EnergyWise uses a unique domain-

naming system to query and summarize information from large sets of devices, making it simpler

than traditional network management capabilities. Cisco EnergyWise’s management interfaces

allow facilities and network management applications to communicate with endpoints and each

other using the network as a unifying fabric. The management interface uses standard SNMP or

SSL to integrate Cisco and third-party management systems.

Cisco EnergyWise extends the network as a platform for power control plane for gathering,

managing, and reducing power consumption of all devices, resulting in companywide optimized

power delivery and reduced energy costs.

10 Gigabit Ethernet Uplinks and the Cisco TwinGig Small Form-Factor Pluggable

Converter

The Cisco Catalyst 3560-E features wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports for high-bandwidth

applications relieving congestion and helping ensure smooth delivery of data. The TwinGig

converter (see Figure 3) converts a 10 Gigabit Ethernet X2 interface into two Gigabit Ethernet

Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) ports. This way, customers can initially use the switch with

Gigabit Ethernet uplinks and later implement 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks as business demands

change, without having to upgrade the access layer.