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Cisco's Catalyst line of modular and fixed managed switches offers performance and control at the access, distribution, and core levels of converged IP voice, HD video, and high bandwidth data networks for organizations that range in size from small businesses and branch offices to multi-campus enterprises and SPs. Progent's Cisco-certified consultants can provide remote and onsite support for Catalyst switches to assist your organization to plan an efficient network topology that addresses your specific business needs, set up pilot testing, install Catalyst switches, establish and validate a sensible security and compliance plan, streamline network management and monitoring, deliver troubleshooting and maintenance services, maximize switch capacity, and set up Catalyst's fault-tolerant solutions for near-zero downtime.

Progent can help you to manage and repair your older Catalyst switches or upgrade smoothly to current versions of Catalyst switches adhering to leading practices to ensure that you get the most business value from your investment in your IT infrastructure.

The demand for smart, high-speed switching is the result 0f a confluence of relatively new computing trends whose net impact is a cyber avalanche of traffic:

• Cloud and Internet of Things computing and a consequent reliance on intensive network virtualization
• The proliferation of BYOD computing
• Data guzzling HD video apps
• Social media for business
• The popularity of Big Data in enterprise analytics
• Ever more advanced threats like ransomware

Cisco's latest lineup of Catalyst switches are best suited for the distribution and core layers levels of enterprise campus environments where office workers must be supported with consistent high throughput, strict user access management, careful group isolation, application intelligence, and wired/wireless convergence. Catalyst switches are designed to meet the demand for performance and intelligence with capabilities such as high-density 10, 40, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet support, switching capacity over 25 Tbps per switch, an extensive collection of tools including Easy Virtual Network (EVN) to facilitate the deployment of virtual networks, Virtual Switching System (VSS) technology for switch failover with instant virtual switch recovery and 99.999% availability, IPv4 and IPv6 support, Application Visibility and Control (AVC) to maximize system resource usage, and sophisticated Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities for business-critical data prioritization.

Cisco Catalyst switches allow organizations of any size to build smart switching services into their network infrastructure, deploying an environment that can meet current needs, expand to support future capacity demands, protect vital data, and separate and manage processes to optimize network productivity.

Catalyst 1000 Series Fixed Ethernet Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 1000 Series Layer 2 network access switches are small form factor, fixed switches targeted for smaller businesses and branch offices with up to 250 workers and with minimal internal IT expertise. Cisco's Catalyst 1000 line includes fanless models for noiseless operation outside a wiring closet in an office environment. Mounting alternatives include desktop, wall or shelf mount, rack mount, and DIN. Created as an easy upgrade for Cisco Catalyst 2960-L or 2960-Plus deployments, the Catalyst 1000 portfolio includes versions with 8 to 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports or 24 to 48 Fast Ethernet 10/100M Mbps ports.

Catalyst 1000 set up and management are easy via a web interface or command-line interface, security is enterprise-grade, and PoE+ capability with a dynamically allocated power budget of 740W supports a wide range of IoT solutions. Up to eight Catalyst 1000 Gbit Ethernet model switches can be managed at once with single IP. Catalyst Series 1000 appliances are line-rate switches, and all are powered by Cisco's venerable IOS Software. QoS capabilities include egress queues for every port as well as priority packet queuing to deliver wire-speed throughput for data, IP voice, and video traffic. Catalyst Series 1000 switches also support SRR service scheduling and Weighted Tail Drop congestion avoidance.

Cisco Catalyst 9000 Fixed and Modular Managed Switches
The Catalyst 9000 line of switches includes modular and fixed switches and supports all deployment scenarios including access, aggregation, and core switching. The Catalyst 9000 line offers switches with the appropriate price/performance to connect people and things in environments from small businesses and branch offices to the largest enterprises. Catalyst 9000 switches can be set up to implement any mix of onsite facilities, private/public clouds, and hybrid network models. Modern management tools and cutting-edge security features reduce expenses by cutting operational overhead and safeguarding vital network assets. Cisco's 9000X family of managed switches offer converged switching/routing, delivering the first combination of 400G optical transceivers plus full mGig and Power-over-Ethernet ports.

With twice the stacking bandwidth at about half the price of the legacy Cisco Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR switches they are intended to replace, Catalyst 9200 Series switches are a compelling infrastructure upgrade for small branch offices and midsize campuses. The Catalyst 9200 portfolio includes switches that offer 24 or 48 ports with full PoE+; 80-160 Gbps stacking performance; streaming telemetry; and Layer 3 features that include OSPF Interior Gateway Protocol, EIGRP, IS-IS, and routed access. Catalyst 9200 Series switches are powered by the Cisco IOS XE operating system.

The Catalyst 9200 offers 160-Gbps backplane stacking performance, supports field-replaceable redundant power supplies and fans, and accepts add-in interface modules with 4x1G, 4x1/10G, 2x25G, or 2x40G uplink. The Catalyst 9200 Enhanced VN model supports as many as 32 Virtual Networks and offers 160-Gbps stacking bandwidth. The Catalyst 9200L delivers 80-Gbps stacking performance. Both the Catalyst 9200L multigigabit and the Catalyst 9200 multigigabit offer wireless bandwidth optimization with 8 or 12 mGig Ethernet ports as fast as 10Gbps.

Cisco's Catalyst 9300 Series switches are fixed, stackable units for high-density enterprise access switching. Key capabilities available with models in the Catalyst 9300 family include up to 1Tbps backplane stacking bandwidth, stackable high-speed fiber, up to 448 mGig ports including 288 ports of 90W UPOE+ with an 8-unit configuration, end-to-end IPsec with AES-256 with MACsec 256-bit encryption and speeds as high as 100G, high-availability redundant fans and power, plus data stack and StackPower cables common across the complete Catalyst 9300 product line.

Based on the Cisco IOS XE operating system, devices in the Catalyst 9300 family offer auto device provisioning, API-driven configuration, granular visibility for close to realtime monitoring, and transparent software updates and patching. Security capabilities include Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA) along with AES-256 MACsec and IPSec encryption, and Trust Anchor Technologies with Image signing. Cloud security is strengthened because Catalyst 9300 switches can host the Cisco Umbrella agent directly. This makes it possible for businesses to customize their DNS policies at a granular user or group level to prevent BYOD or IoT users from accessing malicious websites.

The value-priced Cisco Catalyst 9300L switch delivers as much as 320G stacking bandwidth and supports 12 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G ports and 36 10M/100M/1G ports. The 9300L utilizes fixed rather than modular uplink components for 4 1G, 4 10G, or 2 40G uplink ports. The Cisco Catalyst 9300 switch features 480G of stacking performance and supports 48 100M/1G/2.5G/5Gbps ports, 24 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10Gbps ports, or 48 1G SFP ports. Modular uplink speeds supported are 1G, 10G, 25G, or 40G. The top-of-the-line Cisco Catalyst 9300X appliance provides up to 1Tbps backplane stacking throughput and offers 48 10G Ethernet ports. The 9300X accepts uplink modules with dual-rate 100G/40G, multirate 25G/10G/1G, or mGig. Cisco 90W Universal Power Over Ethernet+ supports dense IoT applications. Cisco offers hardware to support 100G IPsec.

Cisco's Catalyst 9400 Series devices are modular switches based on Cisco IOS XE and intended for midsize and enterprise campus access deployments. Delivering double the throughput and more than quadruple the chassis bandwidth as the Catalyst 6500 it is built to replace, the Catalyst 9400 portfolio ushers switch technology into the current era of connectivity impelled by security, mobility, IoT, and cloud.

Catalyst 9400 appliances are offered with 4-slot, 7-slot, and 10-slot chassis. Two of the slots on the chassis are dedicated to redundant supervisor cards, making 2, 5, or 8 slots available for line cards. Max bandwidth for each line-card slot is 480 Gbps. Switching capacity can achieve 1.44 Terabits per second and forwarding performance on Supervisor Module is as high as 9 Tbps for the 10-slot chassis. All Catalyst 9400 chassis can provide 90W UPOE+ on every port, secure network segmentation with Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) and N+N/N+1 power redundancy for high resilience. The Catalyst 9400 4-slot switch supports 96 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, 5G/10G mGig ports, or 10G SFP+ ports. The Catalyst 9400 7-slot supports 240 ports, and the Catalyst 9400 10-slot supports 384 ports. All Catalyst 9400 appliances can provide 2 non-blocking 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP uplinks and up to 8 non-blocking 10G SFP+ uplinks.

Cisco's Catalyst 9500 family consists of fixed core and edge services appliances designed for the large campus. Catalyst 9500 models are based on Cisco IOS XE and the the family includes the first infrastructure technology to provide switching speeds above 25 Tbps.

Catalyst 9500 appliances provide up to 6.4 Tbps switching capacity with forwarding throughput as high as 2 Bpps. Catalyst 9500 switches can support up to 32 nonblocking 100 GB QSFP28 optical ports, 32 nonblocking 40G QSFP+ ports, 48 nonblocking 25 Gigabit SFP28 ports, or 48 nonblocking 10 Gigabit SFP+ ports. You can deploy MEC multipathing across StackWise-Virtual members to achieve high availability.

Catalyst 9500X switches can provide as high as 25.6 Tbps switching performance with up to 2 Bpps forwarding capacity. Catalyst 9500X devices deliver up to 28 nonblocking 40/100 Gigabit QSFP28 ports or 8 nonblocking 40/100/200/400 G QSFP-DD ports. The 9500X product line also includes chip-level support for line-rate 256-bit 802.1AE MACsec and WAN-MACsec1 data encryption.

Catalyst 9600 Series switches are modular core and distribution switches for the enterprise campus. The 6-slot chassis using a Catalyst 9600X Series Supervisor delivers switching performance as high as 25.6 Terabits per second and can support up to 256 nonblocking 10/25/50 G ports, 96 nonblocking 40/100G Gigabit ports, or 8 nonblocking 200/400 Gigabit QSFP-DD ports. The Catalyst 9600 switch also supports dual-rate 40G/100G and 10G/25G optics. Two chassis slots are reserved for high-availability supervisors. You can mix and match a variety of line cards for core and aggregation deployments. The Catalyst 9600 chassis is equipped with a passive backplane, making it possible to change out fan tray, power supplies, and line cards without disrupting operation.

Legacy Catalyst Series Switches Still Supported by Progent
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified consultants have extensive backgrounds providing remote and on-premises consulting and troubleshooting services for early-generation Catalyst switches for which Cisco has announced End of Life or End of Support. These outdated Catalyst switches often cost more to operate and maintain than current switches, provide less performance and fewer features, and for many situations may subject businesses to regulatory compliance and even liability issues. Progent's consultants are available to assist your business to support and repair these legacy Cisco products and can in addition help you to design and implement seamless migrations to newer models within the Catalyst line or to devices from Cisco's Nexus portfolio of network switches which take advantage of Catalyst design experience.

Cisco Catalyst Express 500 and 520 Series Switches
Cisco's Catalyst Express 500 family of Layer 2 switches are designed for businesses with up to 250 employees and deliver the reliability, protection, scalability, and feature set small companies need at an affordable price. Power over Ethernet support makes it simple to add network appliances such as wireless access points and closed-circuit cameras.

Versions of the Cisco Catalyst Express 500 and 520 switches offer from 8 to 24 10/100/1000BT ports plus the option of redundant power supplies with automatic fail-over for additional dependability. Integration with Cisco access points allows organizations to set up a local wireless environment rapidly and easily. The Catalyst Express 500 platform offers strong protection against viruses With the Cisco Self-Defending Network technology and Cisco Clean Access agents. Cisco Catalyst 2940 Switch
Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series fixed-configuration, managed Ethernet switches offer fundamental workgroup connectivity for small to midsize organizations. These wire-speed desktop appliances offer IOS Software features for simple mixed-media traffic services at the edge of the network. The Cisco 2940 line of fixed-configuration switches are small, entry-level devices featuring 8 Ethernet connections and one built-in Fast or Gigabit Ethernet uplink. They can be deployed outside the wiring closet in space-constrained office spaces like on a user's desk or in a classroom.

Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Switch
The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series are fixed switches intended for small companies and branch offices. Current versions feature either 24 or 48 1Gb Ethernet ports, four 1-Gigabit or two 10-GB Ethernet uplink ports, and deliver switching capacity as high as 176 Gbps. Cisco's FlexStack technology allows up to four 2960-S chassis to be grouped in a stack to perform like a single switching unit that offers 40 Gbps of stacking bandwidth and that cuts management costs with single-switch setup. IPv6 First Hop Security (FHS) technology guards against address theft and other attacks.

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Family Switches
The Catalyst 3560 family is a line of non-modular switches that features IEEE 802.3af and Cisco Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality in 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet implementations. Cisco's Catalyst 3560 is an ideal Layer 2 switch for small enterprise network connectivity or local-office environments, offering both 10/100/1000 and PoE configurations for high productivity while streamlining the installation of vital technology including Voice over IP, Wi-Fi, video surveillance, and building management systems. Customers can activate network-wide intelligent features such as quality of service (QoS), rate limiting, access control lists (ACLs), multicast management, and fast IP routing with the ease of traditional network switching.

The Catalyst 3560 switch has a robust array of features that permit network scalability and higher resilience via IP routing as well as a complete suite of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) enhancements aimed to increase availability in an access Layer network. Improvements to the conventional STP Protocol, such as Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus, Uplink Fast, and Port Fast, as well as enhancements such as Flex Links interfaces, improve network efficiency. PVST+ supports Layer 2 load balancing on redundant connections to take advantage of the additional bandwidth associated with a redundant design.

Efficient routing mechanisms such as Open Shortest Path First (OPSF), EIGRP, Border Gateway Protocol, static routing, and PBR improve network capacity; Protocol Independent Multicast increases utilization of network resources; and Virtual Route Forwarding Lite (VRFLite) protects data.

Catalyst 3750 Series Switches
For midsized organizations and corporate branch offices, Cisco's Catalyst 3750 Series switch facilitates integration of unified applications and adapts to changing competitive environments by providing configuration versatility, ability to manage converged network patterns, and management-free set up of smart network services. In addition, the Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series is engineered for high-density Gigabit Ethernet deployments and incorporates a wide selection of switches that address the access, aggregation, and backbone-interface demands of small or midsized networks.

Cisco's Catalyst 3750 Series switch has the IP Base image or the IP Services image. The IP Base image capabilities include advanced quality of service (QoS), rate-management, ACLs, and simple static and Routing Information Protocol routing capability. The IP Services image offers a richer set of enterprise-level functions, such as advanced built-in IP unicast/multicast routing.

StackWise technology is a stacking architecture designed for 1000 Ethernet. This technology is designed to respond to installs, deletions, and redeployments while maintaining predictable operation. Cisco StackWise combines as many as nine individual switches into a single logical unit, utilizing special stack-interconnect cables and utilities. Any of the switches can be any combination of Cisco's Catalyst 3750 Series and Cisco's Catalyst 3750-E switches. The stack operates as a single switching unit that is directed by a master switch, elected from one of the member switches. The master switch automatically builds and updates all the switching and optional routing databases. A deployed stack can accept new switches or remove existing switches without operational discontinuity.

Catalyst 2960 Swiches and Catalyst 3560-CX Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 2960-CX is a fixed-configuration switch that is ultra-compact, fanless, power efficient, and includes flexible mounting alternatives. The Catalyst 2960-CX has eight 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and two Gigabit Ethernet uplinks and optionally provides Power over Ethernet (PoE). Cisco's Catalyst 3560-CX appliance is a fixed-configuration switch packaged in a sleek, noiseless and low-power enclosure that can be placed virtually anywhere outside a wiring closet. Models are available with 8 or 12 1-GE ports or with six 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and 2 multigigabit Ethernet ports. Up to four uplink ports are available, and PoE+ power is also an option.

Cisco's Catalyst 2960-L line consists of value-priced fixed-port managed switches designed for branch offices, retail venues, and other environments where space is limited. Catalyst 2900-L compact appliances have eight to 48 GE ports and 2 or 4 Small Form-Factor Pluggable uplink ports. Power over Ethernet support saves space and fanless design for most models eliminates noise. RJ-45 interfaces accommodate 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T and 1000BASE-T SFP-ports.

Cisco Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR Series switches enhance the 2690-S line of switches by offering switching throughput of up to 216 Gbps and supporting Cisco's FlexStack-Plus Stacking by means of a hot-swappable module that allows 8 switches in a FlexStack Plus stack with 80 Gbps of stacking throughput. Cisco Catalyst 2900 family switches also support NetFlow-Lite for flow-based traffic monitoring. The Catalyst 2960-XR switch is capable of L3 dynamic routing, offering the simplicity of having one switch for Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing.

Cisco Catalyst 3650 and 3850 Switches
Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 series switches are fixed-configuration, stackable network access devices based on Cisco's IOS XE control software and featuring comprehensive wireless network controller capability that allows you to converge wired and wireless networks on a one platform powered by a single operating system. Cisco has models with 24 or 48 built-in 1Gb Ethernet ports with Power over Ethernet plus, four 1GE or four 10-GB Ethernet uplinks, and support for up to 9 switches in a stack. All models provide expandable QoS, stateful failover for high uptime, support in software for IPv4 and IPv6 routing, multicast routing, and advanced security.

Because wireless data traffic is present at the Catalyst 3000 family switch, it is possible to identify and prioritize wireless traffic with Cisco's Flexible NetFlow solution and sophisticated Quality of Service capabilities for an improved user experience and quicker problem mediation. Multigigabit Ethernet switching supports the high-bandwidth defined by the latest 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi specification on currently in-place cabling infrastructure. (To find out about Progent's support for Cisco's 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology, and Cisco's Meraki cloud-managed Wi-Fi access points, visit Planning and Deployment Support for Cisco Wireless Access Points and Controllers.)

The Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series switch delivers stacking bandwidth of up to 160 Gbps and supports as many as 25 wireless APs and 1000 wireless users per switch. The Catalyst 3850 Series switch offers stacking performance as high as 480 Gbps and can control as many as 50 wireless access points and 2000 Wi-Fi clients per switch. Catalyst 3850 SFP Fiber Switches have 12 or 24 1G fiber ports at line rate, offering long distance connectivity, advanced security, and an identical wired and wireless user experience.

Catalyst 4500-E Series and Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 4500-E Series and and Catalyst 4500-X Series switches are designed for access and distribution deployments where physical space for infrastructure hardware is at a premium. Powered by Cisco's IOS XE operating system, both the Catalyst 4500-E and Catalyst 4500-X product lines facilitate network virtualization by supporting Cisco's Easy Virtual Network (EVN) and Virtual Switching System (VSS) solutions. Network virtualization makes it possible to divide a physical network into multiple virtual networks whose data and control planes are logically segregated. This provides the high resource utilization, protection, recoverability, and ease of management required for Cloud environments or other situations where a common resource pool must be shared by software and services that need to operate in complete privacy from each other. Easy Virtual Network speeds up the process of deploying VNs and can be expanded to 32 VNs per switch. Easy Virtual Network incorporates features of Multi-virtual routing and forwarding and provides new features such as VNET Tags and an easy way for duplicating replicating routes connecting VNs. VSS technology makes it possible to configure Catalyst 4500-E and 4500-X Series switches to create non-stop virtual networks with optimized load balancing.

Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Switches
Cisco's Supervisor Engine for for the Catalyst 4500-E modular switch has a built-in wireless controller that works with Cisco's Unified Access solution for wired/wireless convergence. The Supervisor Engine 8-E is the initial Cisco Catalyst supervisor to permit wired as well as wireless services on a single switch powered by Cisco's IOS XE. Features included are Cisco's Flexible NetFlow solution for capacity planning encompassing wired and wireless networks, TrustSec wired and wireless data security, predictable QoS for wired and Wi-Fi clients, plus the extension of Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO) to cover wireless traffic for world-class high availability.

Available in chassis with from three to 10 slots, Catalyst 4500-E switches with Supervisor 8-E can handle up to 384 1-Gigabit Ethernet access ports, up to 192 1GE non-blocking fiber ports, 96 10GE fiber connections, and eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. The Catalyst 4500-E Supervisor Engine 8-E delivers as much as 928 Gbps of wired capacity for each system and as much as 20 Gbps of wireless termination capacity. 50 wireless APs and 2000 wireless clients can be handled per switch, and 250 access points and 4000 wireless users are managed in a multi-switch deployment without a standalone wireless controller.

Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches
Catalyst 4500-X switches are fixed-configuration 10GE aggregation platforms that can provide as much as 800 Gbps of core switching capacity per chassis. The Catalyst 4500-X switch supports up to 32 10GE connections on the unit's baseboard and eight additional 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports on the expansion module for a maximum of 40 10GE ports. Eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports are also available via a separate module. In addition to providing non-stop performance and easy manageability, Cisco's virtual switching system solution on Catalyst 4500-X Series switches offers higher system performance of up to 1.6 Tbps by enabling all possible bandwidth across redundant Catalyst 4500-X Series switches. Additional advanced features include Cisco's Flexible NetFlow technology for application visibility, TrustSec protection, and wire-rate IPv6 forwarding.

Catalyst 6500 and Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches
Catalyst 6500 and Catalyst 6800 Series switches are enterprise campus core switches that share the proven DNA of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 line of products, which first appeared over a decade ago and have been continually improved ever since. Catalyst 6500 and Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series switches provide identical general features and operational consistency, and the modular Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL switch supports the Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2T and its extensive portfolio of line cards and service modules. This mutual compatibility and program of ongoing enhancement protects your technology investment and allows you to upgrade your network with minimal business disruption or IT team training.

Shared attributes of Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Catalyst 6800 modular switches that have the Supervisor Engine 2T include the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for simple, single-point administration to ensure unvarying policy throughout a distributed environment, Virtual Switching System technology for 99.999% availability through multi-level switchover, and the Cisco Campus Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) to support roaming and mobility and to simplify network virtualization and transition to IPv6. Other virtual networking tools to segment distinct client groups and support the special security and QoS policy requirements of every group include L2/L3 VPN, full MPLS, Easy Virtual Network, VPN Routing and Forwarding-aware applications for Network Address Translation NetFlow, GRE for v4/v6, and Layer 2 extensions with virtual private LAN services (VPLS). For unified wired and wireless environments, the Wireless Services Module 2 for Catalyst 6500 and Catalyst 6800 Series modular switches supports up to 1000 wireless access points and 15,000 wireless clients.

Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Switches
The Cisco Catalyst 6500-E family of modular switches are intended for aggregation and campus backbone networks that need maximum uptime and high concentrations of 10/100/1000 Ethernet, 1 GE fiber, and/or 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet access ports. Available versions come with three to 13 expansion slots and work with a broad selection of interface modules. Integrated service modules support wireless management, network monitoring, and data protection. Just E-Series versions of Cisco's broad family of Catalyst 6500 switches work with Cisco's Supervisor Engine 2T.

The Catalyst 6503-E switch has a 4RU form factor, includes 3 expansion slots, and offers as much as 180 Gbps of switching bandwidth on each slot. The Catalyst 6503-E supports 97 10/100/1000 Ethernet connections, up to 99 Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports, 34 10GE ports, and up to 8 40-Gigabit Ethernet access ports.

The top-of-the-line Catalyst 6513-E has a 19RU, 13-slot form factor and can deliver up to 180 Gbps of throughput on each slot, with a system bandwidth of up to 4 Tbps. A Virtual Switching System configured system can handle up to 8 Tbps of switching bandwidth. The Cisco Catalyst 6513-E Series switch offers up to 529 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports, up to 534 1GE fiber connections, 180 10GE ports, and 44 40GE connections.

Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches
Catalyst 6800 switches are programmable core platforms designed to deliver optimal 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet services. The Cisco Catalyst 6880-X switch is a fixed, small form factor switch for high-density Ethernet designed for small or midsize enterprise campus cores. The 6880-X supports up to 2 Tbps switching performance and includes four slots for port cards. The maximum port density on one chassis is 80 1 Gigabit Ethernet connections or 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports or up to 20 40-Gigabit Ethernet access ports. With Cisco's Virtual Switching System, these switches can deliver 4 Tbps switching throughput and handle up to 158 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports or 10GE ports or up to 20 40GE access ports.

The modular Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL switch comes in a 10 RU form factor chassis with 7 expansion slots and accepts standard Supervisor Engine 2T line cards and modules. (Two slots are reserved for the Supervisor Engine and five are for expansion modules.) The Catalyst 6807-XL offers as much as 880 Gbps of switching performance per slot and up to 11.4 Tbps of switching throughput while handling up to 240 10/100/1000 Ethernet connections or Gigabit Ethernet fiber connections, up to 80 10GE access ports or up to 20 40GE ports. A two-chassis 6807-XL system configured with Cisco's Virtual Switching System is capable of supporting 22.8 Tbps of switching capacity, 480 10/100/1000 Ethernet access ports or Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports, 160 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections or 40 40-Gigabit Ethernet connections.

Ways That Progent Can Assist Your Business with Catalyst Switches
Progent can provide the remote or on-premises services of Cisco CCIE-certified consultants who have extensive experience providing Catalyst switch technology support for small and midsize organizations, branch offices, campuses, data centers, Cloud networks, and SPs. Progent's practice areas include Cisco's Catalyst and Nexus families of smart switches and with Cisco's IOS and NX-OS operating systems. Support services available from Progent for Catalyst Series switches include proof-of-concept testing, system analysis and monitoring, topology design, upgrades and project management, network virtualization, wired/wireless convergence, management automation, capacity planning, troubleshooting, business continuity planning, and data security testing and validation.

Progent's Cisco-certified consultants have deep expertise with industry standards and with Cisco-owned protocols and technologies related to switching and routing such as Border Gateway Protocol, MPLS, PIM, VPNs, Spanning-Tree Protocol, virtual LANs, FabricPath, VPC, HSRP, VRRP, OSPF, VSS, and Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP). Progent's infrastructure consultants also offer experience with important networking technologies including TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol, RIP, and IGMP. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP certified data security and compliance consultants can assist you to create an enterprise-wide security and compliance plan and implement Catalyst switches so they offer maximum enforcement to your security policies.

In case you need ultra high density or extremely low latency Cisco switches for an enterprise-class data center, Progent can help you to evaluate, design, and implement a transition to Nexus Series switches. To find out about Progent's support capabilities for Nexus switches, see Nexus Switch configuration and support services available from Progent. Progent can also assist you to integrate Catalyst data center switches with Cisco Meraki distribution switches. (See Cisco Meraki switch integration consultants.)

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