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Stacking master configuration management with Cisco StackWise-160 technology helps make sure that
all switches are automatically upgraded when the master switch receives a new software version.
Automatic software version checking and updating help ensure that all stack members have the same
software version.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) reduces the cost of administering software upgrades by
downloading from a centralized location.
Network Timing Protocol (NTP) provides an accurate and consistent timestamp to all intranet switches.
Multicast:
Optimized multicast for wired plus wireless: Cisco Catalyst 3650 offers greater multicast efficiency by
receiving only one multicast stream and replicating it for all connected wired plus wireless devices
connected to that switch.
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v1, v2, v3 snooping for IPv4: multicast listener discovery
(MLD) v1 and v2 snooping provides fast client joins and leaves of multicast streams and limits
bandwidth-intensive video traffic to only the requestors.
Monitoring:
Remote Switch Port Analyzer (RSPAN) allows administrators to remotely monitor ports in a Layer 2
switch network from any other switch in the same network.
For enhanced traffic management, monitoring, and analysis, the Embedded Remote Monitoring
(RMON) software agent supports four RMON groups (history, statistics, alarms, and events).
Layer 2 traceroute eases troubleshooting by identifying the physical path that a packet takes from
source to destination.
Wireless RF management provides both real-time and historical information about RF interference
affecting network performance across controllers using systemwide Cisco CleanAir technology
integration.
Efficient Switch Operation
Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches, designed and engineered by Cisco, provide optimum power-saving, EEE,
low-power operations for industry best-in-class power management and power consumption capabilities. The
Cisco Catalyst 3650 ports are capable of reduced power modes so that ports not in use can move into a lower
power utilization state. Other efficient switch operation features are:
Cisco Discovery Protocol Version 2 allows the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches to negotiate a more
granular power setting when connecting to a Cisco powered device such as IP phones or access points
than what is provided by IEEE classification.
Per-port power consumption command allows customers to specify a maximum power setting on an
individual port. Per-port PoE power sensing measures actual power being drawn, enabling more intelligent
control of powered devices.
The PoE MIB provides proactive visibility into power usage and allows customers to set different power-
level thresholds.
Environmentally Responsible
Organizations may choose to turn off access point radios to reduce power consumption during off-peak hours.
The integrated wireless LAN controller avoids the deployment of additional devices in the network.