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Cisco's Catalyst line of modular and fixed-configuration switches provides speed and control at the access, aggregation, and backbone areas of converged voice, video, and high bandwidth data networks for businesses that range in size from small businesses and branch offices to multi-campus enterprises and SPs. Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE consultants offer remote and onsite support for Catalyst family switches to help your organization to design an efficient network architecture that addresses your unique business requirements, configure pilot testing, deploy Catalyst switches, implement and validate a sound security plan, automate network management and monitoring, provide repair and maintenance services, maximize switch performance, and configure Catalyst's fault-tolerant technology to achieve non-stop operation.

Progent can assist you to maintain and repair your older Catalyst switches or migrate efficiently to up-to-date models of Catalyst switches following leading practices to make sure 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 combination of fairly recent networking patterns whose net effect is a cyber tsunami of data traffic:

• Cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) computing and a consequent demand for massive virtualization
• The proliferation of always-connected mobile devices
• Bandwidth-intensive rich media apps
• Social media for business
• The rise of Big Data in enterprise data analytics
• Ever more sophisticated cyberattacks such as ransomware

Cisco's current lineup of Catalyst switches are best suited for the distribution/core levels of campus environments where mobile and stationary workers must be accommodated by providing dependable high speed, strict access control, tight group isolation, application awareness, and wired and wireless convergence. Catalyst series switches address the demand for performance and control with capabilities such as high-port-count 10G/40G/100G services, switching throughput over 25T per chassis, an extensive suite of technologies including Easy Virtual Network (EVN) to facilitate the creation of virtual networks, VSS technology for stateful interchassis failover with instant backup switch recovery and "five nines" (99.999%) availability, IPv4 and IPv6 support, Application Visibility and Control (AVC) to optimize system utilization, and sophisticated Quality of Service (QoS) tools for business-critical traffic control.

Catalyst switches enable businesses of all sizes to build intelligent switching services into their network infrastructure, creating an ecosystem that can deal with real-time requirements, expand to accommodate expected capacity demands, protect vital data, and differentiate and manage tasks to enhance network productivity.

Catalyst 1000 Series Fixed Ethernet Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 1000 Series Layer 2 network access switches are small form factor, fixed-configuration switches intended for small businesses and branch offices with up to 250 workers and with minimal internal IT support. The Catalyst 1000 family includes fanless versions for silent operation outside a wiring closet in an office environment. Mounting options include desktop, wall or shelf mount, standard rack mount, and DIN. Created as an easy upgrade for 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 ports.

Catalyst Series 1000 set up and administration are easy using a web interface or command-line interface, cybersecurity is enterprise-class, and PoE+ capability with a dynamically allocated budget of 740W allows a wide range of IoT implementations. Up to eight Catalyst 1000 Gbit Ethernet Series switches can be controlled together with single IP. Catalyst Series 1000 appliances are line-rate switches, and all are powered by Cisco's venerable IOS operating system software. Quality-of-Service capabilities include egress queues for every port as well as priority packet queuing to allow optimized performance for data, IP voice, and video data. Catalyst Series 1000 switches also support Shaped Round Robin (SRR) service scheduling and Weighted Tail Drop (WTD) congestion management.

Cisco Catalyst 9000 Fixed and Modular Managed Switches
The Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches offers modular and fixed units and can support all deployment scenarios including access, distribution, and core switching. The Catalyst 9000 family offers devices with the appropriate value proposition to connect workers and things in venues ranging from small businesses and branch offices to global enterprises. Catalyst 9000 products can be configured to support any mix of onsite facilities, private and public clouds, and hybrid networks. Modern management utilities and cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions reduce cost of ownership by cutting operational overhead and safeguarding critical IT assets. Cisco's 9000X family of switches offer converged switching/routing, introducing the first mix of 400G optical transceivers plus full mGig and PoE ports.

With double the stacking bandwidth for around half the cost of the end-of-life Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR switches they are designed to replace, Cisco's Catalyst 9200 Series switches are a compelling infrastructure improvement for small branches and midsize campus deployments. The 9200 family includes models that support 24 or 48 ports with full PoE+; 80-160 Gbps backplane stacking performance; streaming telemetry; and Layer 3 capabilities such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing, EIGP distance routing protocol, IS-IS, and routed access. Cisco Catalyst 9200 switches are powered by Cisco IOS XE.

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

Catalyst 9300 Series switches are fixed, stackable devices for ultra-high-density access switching. Advanced capabilities provided with models in the Catalyst 9300 product line include up to 1Tbps backplane stacking capacity, stackable high-speed fiber, up to 448 mGig ports including 288 ports of 90W UPOE+ with an 8-device stack, line rate IPsec with AES-256 Encryption and performance as high as 100G, high-availability redundant fans and power supplies, plus data stack cables compatible throughout the complete Catalyst 9300 family.

Powered by the Cisco IOS XE operating system, appliances in the Catalyst 9300 family support automated device provisioning, API-based configuration, high-granularity visibility for near realtime monitoring, and transparent software updates and patching. Security features include Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA) along with AES-256 MACsec and IPSec encryption, and Cisco Trust Anchor Technologies with Secure Boot. Cloud cybersecurity is strengthened because Catalyst 9300 switches have the ability to host Cisco's Umbrella agent directly. This allows organizations to implement 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 features as much as 320G stacking bandwidth and offers 12 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G ports and 36 10M/100M/1G ports. The 9300L utilizes fixed instead of modular uplink components for 4 1G, 4 10G, or 2 40G ports. The Cisco Catalyst 9300 switch offers 480G of stacking capacity 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 high-end Cisco Catalyst 9300X switch provides 1T backplane stacking bandwidth and supports 48 10G Ethernet ports. The 9300X accepts uplink modules with dual-rate 100G/40G, multirate 25G/10G/1G, or mGig. Cisco 90W UPOE+ supports IoT-intensive applications. Hardware is available to provide 100G IPsec.

Cisco's Catalyst 9400 Series devices are modular switches powered by the Cisco IOS XE operating system and intended for midsize and enterprise campus access deployments. Delivering twice the performance and over four times the chassis bandwidth as the legacy Catalyst 6500 it is designed to replace, Cisco's Catalyst 9400 portfolio ushers switch capability into the current age of networking driven by cybersecurity, mobility, IoT, and cloud.

Catalyst 9400 switches are offered with 4-slot, 7-slot, and 10-slot chassis. Two slots on the chassis are reserved for high-availability supervisor cards, making 2, 5, or 8 slots available for line cards. Max bandwidth per line-card slot is 480 Gbps. Switching capacity can achieve 1.44 Tbps and forwarding performance on Supervisor Module is as high as 9 Tbps with the 10-slot chassis. All Catalyst 9400 chassis can provide 90W UPOE+ on every port, secure segmentation with SD-Access and N+N/N+1 power redundancy for high availability. Cisco's Catalyst 9400 4-slot switch supports 96 10/100/1000 ports, 5G/10G multigigabit 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 switches can support 2 non-blocking 40G Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable uplinks and up to 8 non-blocking 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ uplinks.

Cisco's Catalyst 9500 product line consists of fixed core and edge services switches intended for the large campus. Catalyst 9500 models are based on Cisco IOS XE and the series includes the first network technology to deliver switching speeds above 25 Terabits per second.

Cisco's Catalyst 9500 appliances deliver up to 6.4 Tbps switching performance with forwarding throughput up to 2 Bpps. Catalyst 9500 switches can support as many as 32 nonblocking 100 GB QSFP28 optical ports, 32 nonblocking 40G QSFP+ ports, 48 nonblocking 25G SFP28 ports, or 48 nonblocking 10G ports. You can configure Multichassis EtherChannel (MEC) across StackWise-Virtual members to achieve high availability.

Catalyst 9500X appliances can provide as high as 25.6 Tbps switching performance with up to 2 Bpps forwarding speed. 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 capability for line-rate 256-bit 802.1AE Media Access Control Security (MACsec) and WAN-MACsec1 data encryption.

Cisco's Catalyst 9600 Series switches are modular core and distribution appliances for the enterprise campus. The 6-slot chassis using a Catalyst 9600X Series Supervisor delivers switching performance as high as 25.6 Tbps and can support up to 256 nonblocking 10/25/50 G ports, 96 nonblocking 40/100G G ports, or 8 nonblocking 200/400 G QSFP-DD ports. The Catalyst 9600 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 selection of line cards for core and aggregation deployment scenarios. The Catalyst 9600 chassis is equipped with a passive backplane, making it possible to replace fan tray, power supplies, and line cards without disruption.

Legacy Catalyst Models Supported by Progent's Consultants
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified network consultants have broad backgrounds providing online and on-premises consulting and troubleshooting expertise for early-generation Catalyst Series switches which have reached End of Life (EOL). These outdated Catalyst switches usually are more expensive to manage and support than contemporary switches, provide less capacity and functionality, and in many situations can expose organizations to compliance and liability issues. Progent are available to assist you to manage and repair these older Cisco products and can also help you to plan and carry out seamless migrations to newer models within the Catalyst family or to solutions from the Cisco Nexus portfolio of network switches which take advantage of Catalyst design experience.

Catalyst Express 500 and 520 Series
The Catalyst Express 500 and 520 line of Layer 2 switches are designed for businesses with up to 250 employees and provide the dependability, protection, extensibility, and features small and mid-sized companies require at an affordable price. PoE support makes it easy to add network devices such as wireless access points and IP TV cameras.

Versions of the Catalyst Express 500 and 520 switches support up to 24 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports plus the option of redundant power with auto fail-over for additional dependability. Integration with Cisco wireless access points allows organizations to set up a wireless LAN environment rapidly and effectively. The Catalyst Express 500 and 520 family provides solid protection against malicious attacks With the Cisco Self-Defending Network technology and Clean Access agents. Catalyst 2940 Switch
Catalyst 2900 fixed-configuration, managed 10/100 switches provide basic workgroup connectivity for small to medium-size organizations. These wire-rate desktop appliances offer Cisco IOS Software features for simple mixed-media traffic control at the network edge. The Catalyst 2940 family of fixed-configuration switches are small, entry-level switches featuring eight Fast Ethernet ports and a single built-in Fast or Gbit Ethernet uplink. The enclosures can be installed outside the wiring cabinet in space-constrained areas such as on or under a worker's desk or in a conference room.

Catalyst 2960-S Series Switch
The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series are fixed-configuration switches designed for small businesses and branch offices. Current models have either 24 or 48 1Gb Ethernet ports, four 1-Gigabit or two 10-GB Ethernet uplink ports, and provide throughput of up to 176 Gbps. Cisco's FlexStack feature permits as many as four 2960-S chassis to be combined in a stack to act like one switching unit that offers 40 Gbps of stacking bandwidth and that cuts operational expense because of one-switch configuration. IPv6 First Hop Security technology protects against address interception and malicious threats.

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 3560 Series is a line of non-modular switches that includes IEEE 802.3af and Cisco PoE capability in 10/100 Ethernet and 10/100/1000 implementations. The Cisco Catalyst 3560 is an ideal access-layer switch for midsize business LAN connectivity or satellite-office environments, offering both Gigabit Ethernet and PoE options for high efficiency while facilitating the deployment of vital applications including Voice over IP, wireless connectivity, video surveillance, and building management systems. IT managers can activate comprehensive intelligent features including quality of service (QoS), rate management, access control lists, multicast administration, and fast IP routing with the simplicity of conventional network switching.

Cisco's Catalyst 3560 Series switch has a robust set of capabilities that permit network scalability and enhanced resilience through IP routing plus a full complement of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) improvements aimed to maximize availability in a Layer 2 LAN. Enhancements to the standard Spanning Tree Protocol, including Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus, and Uplink Fast, combined with innovations like Flex Links Layer 2 interfaces, contribute to network uptime. Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus supports Layer 2 load sharing on backup connections to efficiently use the extra capacity inherent in a redundant architecture.

Important protocols such as Open Shortest Path First, EIGRP, BGP, and static routing increase network scale; Protocol Independent Multicast improves the efficiency of system resource use; and VRFLite secures network traffic.

Catalyst 3750 Series Switches
For mid-size businesses and enterprise branch offices, Cisco's Catalyst 3750 Series switch facilitates deployment of unified technologies and accommodates changing competitive environments by offering configuration versatility, ability to manage unified network patterns, and management-free configuration of intelligent system services. Also, the Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series is designed for high-density Gigabit deployments and incorporates a wide selection of switches that address the connectivity, aggregation, and backbone-interface demands of small or mid-size systems.

The Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series switch has either the IP Base image or the Services image. The IP Base image functions include industry-leading quality of service, rate-limiting, ACLs, and basic static and Routing Information Protocol (RIP) routing support. The IP Services image offers a richer selection of high-end functions, such as sophisticated hardware-based IP unicast and multicast routing.

StackWise technology is a mechanism designed for Gigabit Ethernet. StackWise is designed to react to additions, deletions, and relocations while maintaining consistent operation. Cisco StackWise technology combines up to nine individual switches into a single logical device, using custom stack-interface cables and stacking utilities. Any of the switches can be any mix of the Catalyst 3750 switches and the 3750-E Series. The stack behaves as a single switching device that is managed by a control switch, selected from among the member switches. The master switch automatically creates and updates all the switching and optional routing databases. A deployed stack can accommodate new switches or remove old devices with no service interruption.

Cisco 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 a variety of mounting alternatives. The device has eight 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and two 1-GE uplinks and has an option for Power over Ethernet (PoE). Cisco's Catalyst 3560-CX is a fixed-configuration switch packaged in a compact, noiseless and low-power enclosure that can be placed virtually anywhere convenient. Versions are offered with 8 or 12 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports or with six 1-GE ports plus two multigigabit ports. Two or four uplink ports are offered, and Power over Ethernet is also available.

Cisco's Catalyst 2960-L family includes value-priced fixed-port managed switches targeted for small offices, retail areas, and other places where space is limited. These compact switches include 8 to 48 GE ports and either 2 or 4 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) uplink ports. Power over Ethernet support reduces clutter and fan-free operation for the 8- versions does away with noise. RJ-45 connectors accommodate 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T and 1000BASE-T SFP-based ports.

Cisco Catalyst 2960-X and Catalyst 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 technology by means of a live-swappable plug-in that allows 8 switches in a FlexStack Plus stack capable of 80 Gbps of stacking performance. Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series switches also support NetFlow-Lite for conserving forwarding data for analysis. Cisco's Catalyst 2960-XR switch is capable of L3 dynamic routing, offering the simplicity of having a single device for L2 and L3 routing.

Catalyst 3650 and 3850 Switches
Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 switches are fixed-configuration, stackable access switches based on Cisco's IOS XE operating system and incorporating comprehensive wireless controller capability that lets you control wired and wireless networks on a one platform managed by one operating system. Cisco offers versions with 24 or 48 built-in 1Gb Ethernet ports with Power over Ethernet plus, four 1GE or four 10-Gigabit uplinks, and capacity for up to nine switches per FlexStack stack. All versions provide expandable QoS, stateful switchover for high availability, support in software for IPv4/IPv6 routing, multicast routing, and enhanced security features.

Because wireless data traffic is present at the Catalyst 3000 Series switch, administrators can spot and assign priorities to wireless traffic using Cisco's Flexible NetFlow (FNF) solution and advanced Quality of Service features for an improved wireless user experience and quicker problem mediation. Fast Ethernet switching can handle the high-throughput defined by the new 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi specification using currently in-place cabling infrastructure. (To find out about Progent's support for Cisco's 802.11ac Wi-Fi products, and Cisco's Meraki cloud-managed access points, visit Planning and Deployment Support for Cisco Wireless Products.)

The Cisco Catalyst 3650 offers stacking throughput of up to 160 Gbps and can control up to 25 wireless access points and 1000 wireless clients per stack. The Catalyst 3850 delivers stacking throughput of up to 480 Gbps and supports as many as 50 Wi-Fi access points and 2000 wireless clients per switch or stack. Catalyst 3850 SFP Fiber Switches incorporate 12 or 24 1G fiber data ports at line rate, providing far reaching connections, advanced protection, and an identical wired and wireless user experience.

Catalyst 4500-E Series and Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 4500-E Series and and Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series switches are intended for campus access and distribution deployments where physical space for infrastructure equipment is limited. Powered by Cisco's IOS XE operating system, both the Catalyst 4500-E and Catalyst 4500-X families facilitate network virtualization thanks to Cisco's Easy Virtual Network and Virtual Switching System (VSS) solutions. Network virtualization makes it possible to segment a hardware network into a number of virtual networks whose data planes and control planes are logically distinct. This provides the high resource utilization, security and compliance, recoverability, and manageability required for Cloud computing or other scenarios where a single infrastructure must be shared by applications and services that must operate in total privacy from one another. Easy Virtual Network streamlines the process of creating virtual networks and can be expanded to 32 VNs for each switch. Easy Virtual Network utilizes features of Multi-virtual routing and forwarding and provides new technologies including VNET Trunks and an easy technique for duplicating replicating routes connecting virtual networks. Virtual Switching System makes it possible to configure Catalyst 4500-E and Catalyst 4500-X Series platforms to create zero-downtime VNs with optimized load balancing.

Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Switches
Cisco's Supervisor Engine for for the Catalyst 4500-E modular switch includes a built-in wireless network controller that supports Cisco's Unified Access technology for wired/wireless convergence. this is the first Catalyst supervisor engine to support wired plus wireless services on one platform based on Cisco's IOS XE. Technologies include Cisco's Flexible NetFlow technology for capacity planning across wired and Wi-Fi networks, Cisco TrustSec/SGT2 wired/wireless data security, consistent QoS for wired and wireless networks, and the expansion of Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO) to include Wi-Fi data traffic for world-quality high availability.

Offered in chassis that have from three to 10 slots, Cisco Catalyst 4500-E switches can handle as many as 384 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, 193 Gigabit Ethernet fiber fiber connections, 96 10-Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports, and eight 10GE uplinks. The Catalyst 4500-E Supervisor Engine 8-E provides as much as 928 Gbps of wired access for each system and as much as 20 Gbps of wireless termination capacity. 50 wireless access points and 2000 wireless clients can be handled on each switch, and up to 250 wireless access points and 4000 wireless clients can be managed in a two-switch deployment without a separate wireless controller.

Catalyst 4500-X Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 4500-X switches are fixed-configuration 10-Gigabit Ethernet aggregation platforms that provide as much as 800 Gbps of core switching performance per device. The Catalyst 4500-X can have up to 32 10GE ports on the unit's baseboard and eight extra 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports on the expansion module for a maximum of up to 40 non-blocking 10GE connections. Eight 10GE uplink ports can be added with a separate module. In addition to offering non-stop operation and easy manageability, Cisco's VSS technology on Catalyst 4500-X Series switches offers increased system throughput of as much as 1.6 Tbps by activating all available bandwidth across VSS-linked Catalyst 4500-X Series switches. Additional features include Cisco's FNF solution for traffic analysis, Cisco TrustSec protection, and wire-rate IPv6 forwarding.

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches
Catalyst 6500 and Catalyst 6800 Series switches are enterprise campus backbone platforms that share the field-proven DNA of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 family of products, which first appeared over a dozen years ago and which have been continually enhanced since then. Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series switches provide identical general features and operational consistency, and the modular Catalyst 6807-XL supports the Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2T and its portfolio of compatible line cards and service modules. This mutual compatibility and commitment to continual enhancement protects your technology investment and enables you to upgrade your network with minimal business disruption or management team training.

Common attributes of Catalyst 6500 Series and Catalyst 6800 modular switches equipped with the Supervisor Engine 2T include Cisco's ISE technology for simple, centralized control to put in place consistent policy throughout a distributed network, VSS Quad Sup SSO (VS4O) capability for maximum availability through multi-level failover, and Cisco's Campus Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) to facilitate roaming and device mobility and to simplify virtualization and transition to IPv6. Additional virtual networking tools to partition distinct user groups and support the special security/compliance and QoS policy needs of every group include Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN, complete MPLS, EVN, VRF-aware applications for Network Address Translation (NAT) NetFlow, IPv6 over IPv4 GRE Tunnel Protection, and L2 extensions with VPLS. For unified wired/wireless networking, the Wireless Services Module 2 (WiSM2) for Catalyst 6500 Series and Catalyst 6800 modular switches can manage up to 1000 wireless APs and 15,000 wireless users.

Catalyst 6500-E Series Switches
The Catalyst 6500-E line of modular switches are intended for aggregation and campus backbone networks that require world-class availability and high concentrations of 1 Gigabit Ethernet, 1 Gigabit Ethernet fiber, and/or 10 and 40 GE ports. Models have three to 13 expansion slots and accept a wide range of interface modules. Integrated service modules support wireless, traffic analysis, and data protection. Just E-Series versions of Cisco's extensive family of Catalyst 6500 switches accept the Supervisor Engine 2T.

The Catalyst 6503-E has a 4RU chassis, includes 3 expansion slots, and offers 180 Gbps of switching bandwidth on each slot. The Catalyst 6503-E can support up to 97 1-Gigabit Ethernet access ports, up to 99 1GE fiber access ports, up to 34 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports, and up to 8 40-Gigabit Ethernet access ports.

The high-end Catalyst 6513-E has a 19RU, 13-slot chassis and offers as much as 180 Gbps of performance per slot, providing a total system bandwidth of up to 4 Tbps. A Virtual Switching System configured system can support 8 Tbps of capacity. The Cisco Catalyst 6513-E switch offers up to 529 1 Gigabit Ethernet connections, up to 534 Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports, 180 10GE ports, and up to 44 40-Gigabit Ethernet access ports.

Catalyst 6800 Series Switches
Catalyst 6800 switches are campus core switches intended to deliver optimal 10/40/100 GE services. The Catalyst 6880-X switch is a fixed-configuration, compact device for Ethernet aggregation intended for small or midsize enterprise campus backbones. The 6880-X supports as much as 2 Tbps bandwidth and includes four slots for port cards. The maximum port concentration per chassis is 80 10/100/1000 Ethernet access ports or 10GE connections or up to 20 40-Gigabit Ethernet ports. Configured with VSS, a two-chassis system can deliver 4 Tbps capacity and handle up to 158 10/100/1000 Ethernet connections or 10-Gigabit Ethernet access ports or as many as 20 40GE access ports.

The modular Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL switch has a 10-rack-unit chassis with 7 expansion slots and accepts standard Supervisor Engine 2T cards and modules. (Two slots are for the Supervisor Engine and the other five are for expansion modules.) The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL can deliver up to 880 Gbps of switching performance on each slot and 11.4 Tbps of switching performance while handling up to 240 10/100/1000 Ethernet access ports or Gigabit Ethernet fiber connections, up to 80 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports or 20 40-Gigabit Ethernet ports. an 6807-XL system with Cisco's Virtual Switching System can handle 22.8 Tbps of switching bandwidth, 480 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports or Gigabit Ethernet fiber connections, 160 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports or 40 40-Gigabit Ethernet connections.

Ways That Progent Can Assist Your Business with Cisco Catalyst Series Switches
Progent can provide the online or on-premises expertise of Cisco CCIE-certified network consultants who have broad backgrounds providing Catalyst switch technology support for small and midsize businesses, branch offices, campuses, data centers, Cloud environments, and SPs. Progent's practice areas include Catalyst and Nexus families of smart switches and Cisco's IOS and NX-OS control software. Services offered by Progent for Catalyst switches include proof-of-concept testing and validation, system analysis and monitoring, topology design, upgrades and project management, virtualization, wired and wireless unification, management automation, capacity planning, problem mitigation, business continuity preparedness, and IT security assessment and verification.

Progent's Cisco-certified consultants have broad knowledge of open standards as well as with Cisco-owned protocols and technologies related to switching and routing such as Border Gateway Protocol, MPLS, PIM, VPNs, Spanning-Tree Protocol, VLANs, FabricPath, VPC, OTV, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Virtual Switching System (VSS), and LISP. Progent's network consultants also offer deep knowledge of crucial networking technologies including TCP/IP protocols, IPv4/IPv6, EIGRP, Routing Information Protocol, and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP). Progent's CISSP-ISSAP certified data security and compliance consultants can show you how to develop an enterprise-wide security plan and deploy Catalyst switches so they offer maximum support for your network security posture.

In case you need ultra high Ethernet density or extremely low latency Cisco switches for an enterprise-class data center, Progent can help your organization to analyze, plan, and manage a migration to Cisco's Nexus switches. To learn about Progent's consulting and support services for Nexus switches, refer to Nexus Switch consulting services. Progent can also help you to integrate Catalyst core switches with Meraki aggregation switches. (See Cisco Meraki switch integration consultants.)

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