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The Catalyst line of modular and fixed managed switches provides performance and control at the access, aggregation, and backbone levels of converged voice, video, and high bandwidth data networks for businesses that range in size from small businesses and branch offices to global enterprises and service providers. Progent's Cisco-certified consultants offer remote and onsite expertise with Catalyst family switches to help your organization to design an efficient network topology that addresses your unique business needs, configure proof-of-concept testing systems, install Catalyst switches, establish and validate a sensible security strategy, streamline system management and monitoring, deliver repair and support services, optimize switch performance, and set up Catalyst's fault-tolerant solutions to achieve non-stop operation.

Progent can assist you to maintain and repair your legacy Catalyst switches or migrate seamlessly to current models of Catalyst switches following leading practices to ensure that you realize the highest return from your investment in your network.

The need for intelligent, high-performance switching is driven by a confluence of fairly recent computing patterns whose net impact is a virtual avalanche of data:

• Cloud and IoT computing and a consequent requirement for massive virtualization
• The pervasiveness of always-connected mobile devices
• Data guzzling rich media applications
• Social business technologies
• The popularity of Big Data in enterprise data analytics
• Increasingly sophisticated threats like ransomware

Cisco's latest portfolio of Catalyst switches are designed for the distribution and core layers levels of campus environments where mobile and stationary employees must be provided for by offering consistent high throughput, strict access management, careful segmentation, application awareness, and wired and wireless convergence. Catalyst switches are designed to meet the demand for performance and intelligence with features such as high-port-count 10G/40G/100G support, switching performance over 25T per switch, a comprehensive suite of tools including Easy Virtual Network (EVN) to simplify the deployment of virtual networks, Virtual Switching System technology for stateful failover with instant backup switch restoration and "five nines" (99.999%) availability, IPv4 and IPv6 support, Application Visibility and Control (AVC) to optimize system utilization, and advanced Quality of Service (QoS) tools for business-critical traffic control.

Cisco Catalyst switches enable businesses of any size to build intelligent switching services into their network architecture, creating an environment that can handle current needs, expand to support future capacity demands, guard vital data, and separate and control tasks to enhance network productivity.

Catalyst 1000 Series Fixed Ethernet Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 1000 access switches are compact, fixed-configuration switches targeted for smaller businesses and branch offices with as many as 250 workers and with minimal in-house IT support. Cisco's Catalyst 1000 family includes fanless versions for quiet operation outside a wiring closet in an office environment. Mounting alternatives include desktop, wall mount, rack mount, and DIN rail mount. Created as an easy upgrade for Cisco Catalyst 2960-L/2960-Plus Series deployments, the Catalyst 1000 line includes models with 8 to 48G Ethernet ports or 24 to 48 Fast Ethernet 10/100M ports.

Catalyst Series 1000 configuration and management are simple using a web UI or CLI, cybersecurity is enterprise-grade, and PoE+ ports with an automatically distributed power budget of 740W supports a broad range of Internet of Things implementations. As many as eight Catalyst 1000 Gigabit Ethernet model switches can be controlled together with single IP. All Catalyst Series 1000 units are line-rate devices, and all are powered by Cisco's familiar IOS operating system software. Quality-of-Service capabilities include egress queues for every port as well as priority queuing to deliver wire-speed throughput for data, IP voice, and video data. Catalyst Series 1000 switches also feature SRR scheduling and Weighted Tail Drop congestion management.

Catalyst 9000 Series Fixed and Modular Managed Switches
The Cisco Catalyst 9000 series of switches offers modular and fixed switches and supports all deployment scenarios including access, distribution, and core switching. The Catalyst 9000 family includes devices with the appropriate value proposition to connect people and things in venues from small businesses and branches to the largest enterprises. Catalyst 9000 Series products can be configured to support any combination of local deployments, private/public clouds, and hybrid network models. Modern network management tools and advanced security solutions lower expenses by saving time and protecting vital IT assets. Cisco's 9000X series of managed switches offer converged switching/routing, delivering the first combination of 400G QSFP-DD ports plus full multigigabit Ethernet and Power-over-Ethernet ports.

With double the backplane stacking bandwidth at about half the price of the end-of-life Cisco Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR switches they are intended to replace, Catalyst 9200 Series switches are a compelling network update for small branches and midsize campus environments. The Catalyst 9200 family includes models that offer 24 or 48 ports with full PoE+; 80-160 Gbps stacking bandwidth; streaming telemetry; and Layer 3 features such as OSPF Interior Gateway Protocol, EIGP distance routing protocol, IS-IS link-state protocol, and RIP. Cisco Catalyst 9200 switches run the Cisco IOS XE operating system.

The Catalyst 9200 delivers 160-Gbps backplane stacking throughput, features field-replaceable redundant power supplies and fans, and supports add-in interface modules with 4x1G, 4x1/10G, 2x25G, or 2x40G uplink. Cisco's Catalyst 9200 Enhanced VN model allows as many as 32 Virtual Networks and delivers 160-Gbps stacking bandwidth. The Catalyst 9200L delivers 80-Gbps stacking performance. Both the Catalyst 9200L multigigabit and the Catalyst 9200 multigigabit support wireless performance tuning with 8 or 12 multigigabit ports as fast as 10G.

Catalyst 9300 Series switches are fixed, stackable devices for ultra-high-density enterprise access switching. Advanced capabilities available with models in the Catalyst 9300 portfolio include 1T stacking capacity, stackable high-speed fiber, up to 448 multigigabit ports and 288 ports of 90W UPOE+ with an 8-unit stack, end-to-end IPsec tunnel with AES-256 with MACsec 256-bit encryption and performance up to 100G, redundant fans and power, plus StackPower cables compatible across the complete Catalyst 9300 family.

Powered by Cisco IOS XE, devices in the Catalyst 9300 product line offer automated provisioning, API-based configuration, high-granularity visibility for near realtime monitoring, and transparent software patching. Advanced security capabilities include Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA) along with AES-256 MACsec and IPSec encryption, plus Trust Anchor Technologies with Secure Boot. Cloud security is enhanced because Catalyst 9300 switches have the ability to host Cisco's Umbrella agent directly. This makes it possible for businesses to customize their DNS filtering policies granularly to prevent BYOD or IoT users from accessing malicious websites.

The value-priced Cisco Catalyst 9300L switch delivers as much as 320G stacking performance and supports 12 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G ports and 36 10M/100M/1G ports. The 9300L uses fixed rather than modular uplink components for 4 1G, 4 10G, or 2 40G ports. The Cisco Catalyst 9300 switch features 480G of stacking capacity and supports 48 100M/1G/2.5G/5Gbps ports, 24 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10Gbps Ethernet ports, or 48 1G SFP ports. Modular uplink speeds available are 1G, 10G, 25G, or 40G. The top-of-the-line Cisco Catalyst 9300X appliance delivers 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. Hardware is available to support 100G IPsec.

Cisco's Catalyst 9400 Series devices are modular switches powered by Cisco IOS XE and targeted for medium-size and large campus access deployments. Offering twice the throughput and more than four times the chassis bandwidth as the Catalyst 6500 it is built to replace, Cisco's Catalyst 9400 portfolio ushers switch capability into the modern era of connectivity impelled by security, mobility, Internet of Things, and cloud.

Catalyst 9400 appliances are available with 4-slot, 7-slot, and 10-slot chassis. Two of the slots on the chassis are dedicated to redundant supervisor cards, leaving 2, 5, or 8 slots open for line cards. Max bandwidth scalability for each line-card slot is 480 Gbps. Switching performance can reach 1.44 Terabits per second and forwarding rate on Supervisor Module can reach 9 Tbps for the 10-slot chassis. All Catalyst 9400 chassis offer 90W UPOE+ on every port, secure network segmentation with Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) and N+N/N+1 power redundancy for high availability. Cisco's Catalyst 9400 4-slot switch supports 96 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, 5G/10G multigigabit ports, or 10G SFP+ ports. The Catalyst 9400 7-slot switch supports 240 ports, and the Catalyst 9400 10-slot supports 384 ports. All Catalyst 9400 switches can provide 2 non-blocking 40G Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable uplinks and up to 8 non-blocking 10G SFP+ uplinks.

Cisco's Catalyst 9500 family includes fixed core and edge services appliances designed for the large campus. Catalyst 9500 switches are powered by the Cisco IOS XE operating system and the the family includes the first infrastructure technology to deliver switching speeds above 25 Terabits per second.

Catalyst 9500 appliances provide as high as 6.4 Tbps switching performance with forwarding speed as high as 2 Bpps. Catalyst 9500 appliances can support as many as 32 nonblocking 100 GB QSFP28 ports, 32 nonblocking 40G QSFP+ ports, 48 nonblocking 25G SFP28 ports, or 48 nonblocking 10 Gigabit SFP+ ports. You can deploy Multichassis EtherChannel (MEC) across Cisco StackWise-Virtual members to achieve high resiliency.

Catalyst 9500X appliances support as high as 25.6 Terabits per second switching capacity with up to 2 Bpps forwarding speed. Catalyst 9500X models support up to 28 nonblocking 40/100 Gigabit QSFP28 ports or 8 nonblocking 40/100/200/400 Gigabit QSFP-DD ports. The 9500X line also includes hardware capability for line-rate 256-bit 802.1AE MACsec and WAN-MACsec1 data encryption.

Catalyst 9600 Series switches are modular core and distribution switches intended for the enterprise campus. The 6-slot chassis with a Catalyst 9600X Series Supervisor delivers switching performance as high as 25.6 Tbps and can contain up to 256 nonblocking 10/25/50 Gigabit ports, 96 nonblocking 40/100G G ports, or 8 nonblocking 200/400 GE QSFP-DD ports. The Catalyst 9600 also provides dual-rate 40G/100G and 10G/25G optics. Two chassis slots are reserved for redundant supervisors. You can mix and match a variety of line cards for core and aggregation environments. The Catalyst 9600 chassis has a passive backplane, making it possible to replace fan tray, power supplies, and line cards without disrupting operation.

End-of-Life Catalyst Series Switches Supported by Progent's Consultants
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified consultants have extensive backgrounds providing remote and onsite support expertise for legacy Catalyst switches which have reached End of Life (EOL). These outdated switches often cost more to manage and support than current products, deliver lower capacity and fewer features, and in some situations may subject organizations to compliance and liability issues. Progent are available to assist your business to maintain and troubleshoot these legacy switches and can also assist you to plan and implement non-disruptive migrations to current models from the Catalyst family or to solutions from Cisco's Nexus portfolio of switches which build upon Catalyst design experience.

Catalyst Express 500 Switches
The Catalyst Express 500 line of fixed-configuration switches are intended for companies with as many as 250 employees and provide the reliability, security, extensibility, and features small and mid-sized companies need at an economical price. Power over Ethernet support makes it easy to install network appliances like VoIP phones and closed-circuit cameras.

Models of the Cisco Catalyst Express 500 and 520 switches support from 8 to 24 10/100/1000BT ports plus the option of backup power with auto switch-over for additional reliability. Interoperation with Cisco access points allows businesses to set up a wireless LAN environment quickly and effectively. The Catalyst Express 500 and 520 platform provides solid protection against malicious attacks thanks to Cisco's Self-Defending Network strategy and Clean Access agents. Catalyst 2940 Switch
Catalyst 2900 Series non-modular, managed Ethernet switches offer basic workgroup connectivity for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). These wire-speed desktop appliances deliver Cisco IOS Software features for simple data, video, and voice support at the network edge. The Cisco Catalyst 2940 line of fixed-configuration switches are compact, entry-level switches with eight Fast Ethernet ports and one integrated Fast Ethernet or Gbit Ethernet uplink. The enclosures can be installed away from the wiring closet in cramped areas such as on or under a worker's desk or in a classroom.

Catalyst 2960-S Series Switch
The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series are fixed-configuration switches designed for small businesses and branches. Current models incorporate 24 or 48 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, four 1-Gigabit or two 10-Gigabit uplink connections, and deliver throughput as high as 176 Gbps. Cisco's FlexStack feature permits as many as four Catalyst 2960-S switches to be grouped in a stack to act as a single switch that provides 40 Gbps of stacking throughput and that reduces management expense with one-switch configuration. Cisco's IPv6 First Hop Security (FHS) technology protects against IPv6 address theft and malicious threats.

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Family Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 3560 Series is a selection of non-modular switches that includes IEEE 802.3af and Power over Ethernet functionality in 10/100 Ethernet and 10/100/1000 Ethernet implementations. Cisco's Catalyst 3560 is an ideal Layer 2 switch for small enterprise network access or satellite-offices, offering both 10/100/1000 and Power over Ethernet (PoE) configurations for high productivity while streamlining the deployment of key technology such a IP telephony, wireless connectivity, video surveillance, and building management systems. IT managers can deploy comprehensive intelligent services including quality of service, rate limiting, access control lists, multicast management, and high-performance IP routing with the simplicity of conventional network switching.

Cisco's Catalyst 3560 Series is equipped with a robust array of capabilities that permit network expandability and higher availability via IP routing plus a full complement of STP enhancements designed to maximize throughput in a Layer 2 network. Enhancements to the conventional Spanning Tree Protocol, such as Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+), and Uplink Fast, as well as innovations like Flex Links interfaces, improve network efficiency. PVST+ supports Data Link Layer load balancing on redundant connections to exploit the additional capacity associated with a redundant design.

Important technologies such as Open Shortest Path First (OPSF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Border Gateway Protocol, static routing, and Policy Based Routing improve system scale; PIM improves utilization of network resources; and Virtual Route Forwarding Lite (VRFLite) protects data.

Cisco Catalyst 3750 Family Switches
For mid-size businesses and corporate branches, Cisco's Catalyst 3750 Series facilitates integration of unified technologies and accommodates changing competitive needs by providing configuration flexibility, support for converged network traffic, and management-free configuration of smart system services. In addition, the Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series switch is engineered for high-volume 1000 Ethernet environments and incorporates a wide range of switches that address the connectivity, aggregation, and backbone-interface demands of small or midsized systems.

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

Cisco StackWise technology is an architecture designed for Gigabit Ethernet. StackWise is intended to react to additions, deletions, and relocations while providing consistent performance. Cisco StackWise unites as many as nine individual switches into one logical unit, using special stack-interface cables and stacking software. Each of the switches can be any combination of Cisco's Catalyst 3750 Series switches and the 3750-E switches. The stack operates as an individual switching appliance that is directed by a control switch, chosen from among the member switches. The master switch automatically creates and updates all the switching and optional routing tables. A deployed stack can accommodate new members or remove old members without operational discontinuity.

Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches and Catalyst 3560-CX Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 2960-CX is a fixed-port switch that is ultra-compact, fanless, low power, and includes a variety of mounting alternatives. The Catalyst 2960-CX incorporates eight 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and two Gigabit Ethernet uplinks and optionally provides PoE+ power. Cisco's Catalyst 3560-CX is a fixed-port managed switch housed in a compact, quiet and energy-efficient unit that can be mounted almost anywhere convenient. Versions are offered with eight or 12 1-GE ports or with 6 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and 2 multigigabit ports. Up to four uplink ports are offered, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) is also an option.

Cisco's Catalyst 2960-L family consists of entry-level fixed-configuration managed switches targeted for branch offices, retail venues, and other environments where space is at a premium. These compact switches have 8 to 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports and either 2 or 4 SFP uplink ports. Power over Ethernet support saves space and fanless design for 16- and 24-port versions does away with noise. RJ-45 connectors accommodate 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T and 1000BASE-T SFP-ports.

Catalyst 2960-X and Catalyst 2960-XR switches enhance the 2690-S line of switches by delivering switching throughput of 216 Gbps and supporting Cisco's FlexStack-Plus Stacking by means of a live-swappable plug-in that can combine 8 switches in a FlexStack Plus stack capable of 80 Gbps of stacking throughput. Catalyst 2900 family switches also support NetFlow-Lite for application visibility and control. Cisco's Catalyst 2960-XR switch is capable of Layer 3 dynamic routing, offering the simplicity of using one switch for Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing.

Cisco Catalyst 3650 and 3850 Series Switches
Cisco Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 series switches are fixed, stackable network access devices powered by Cisco's IOS XE control software and featuring comprehensive wireless controller functionality that lets you converge wired and wireless infrastructure on a one device powered by one operating system. Cisco offers models with either 24 or 48 10/100/1000 Ethernet connections with Power over Ethernet plus, four 1GE or four 10GE uplinks, and capacity for up to 9 switches in a FlexStack stack. All models provide modular QoS, stateful switchover for high availability, support in software for IPv4/IPv6 routing, multicast, and advanced security features.

Since wireless traffic is present at the Catalyst 3000 family switch, network managers can identify and assign priorities to wireless data by means of Cisco's Flexible NetFlow (FNF) technology along with advanced Quality of Service capabilities for an improved wireless user experience and faster problem isolation. Multigigabit Ethernet switching supports the high-bandwidth called for by the new 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless specification using currently in-place cabling infrastructure. (To find out about Progent's support for Cisco's 802.11ac Aironet Wi-Fi access points and wireless controllers, and Meraki cloud-managed APs, visit Planning and Deployment Consulting Services for Cisco Wireless Access Points and Controllers.)

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

Catalyst 4500-E and Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 4500-E and and Catalyst 4500-X Series switches are designed for campus access and distribution environments where space for infrastructure equipment is limited. Powered by Cisco's IOS XE OS software, the Catalyst 4500-E and 4500-X product lines facilitate virtualization thanks to Cisco's Easy Virtual Network and VSS solutions. Network virtualization allows you to divide a hardware network into multiple virtual networks whose data and control planes are logically segregated. This makes possible the efficient utilization, protection, recoverability, and manageability needed for Cloud environments or other scenarios where a common infrastructure must be shared by software and services that need to operate in total isolation from each other. Easy Virtual Network speeds up the process of deploying VNs and scales to 32 VNs for each switch. Easy Virtual Network incorporates features of Multi-VRF and includes additional features such as VNET Trunks and an easy technique for duplicating replicating routes between virtual networks. Virtual Switching System technology makes it possible to configure Catalyst 4500-E and 4500-X Series switches to produce zero-downtime VNs with advanced load balancing.

Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Switches
Cisco's Supervisor Engine 8-E for the Catalyst 4500-E modular switch has an integrated wireless network controller that supports Cisco's Unified Access solution for wired and wireless convergence. this is the first Catalyst supervisor to allow wired as well as wireless services on a single platform based on Cisco's IOS XE. Technologies include Cisco's Flexible NetFlow technology for capacity planning across both wired and wireless networks, Cisco TrustSec/SGT2 wired and wireless security, consistent QoS for wired and Wi-Fi clients, plus the expansion of NSF/SSO to include Wi-Fi traffic for enterprise-class high availability.

Available in chassis that have from three to 10 slots, Catalyst 4500-E Series switches can support up to 384 1-Gigabit Ethernet access ports, up to 192 1GE non-blocking fiber connections, 96 10GE fiber ports, and eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. Cisco's Supervisor Engine 8-E provides as much as 928 Gbps of wired throughput for each system and as much as 20 Gbps of wireless termination capacity. 50 Wi-Fi access points and 2000 Wi-Fi clients can be handled on each switch, and 250 APs and 4000 wireless clients are supported in a two-switch deployment without a standalone wireless network controller.

Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches
Catalyst 4500-X switches are fixed-configuration 10-Gigabit Ethernet aggregation switches that can provide up to 800 Gbps of backplane switching performance per chassis. The Catalyst 4500-X switch supports up to 32 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections on the baseboard and eight extra 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports on the optional expansion module for a maximum of up to 40 non-blocking 10GE ports. Eight 10GE uplinks can be added with another module. In addition to offering zero-downtime performance and easy manageability, Cisco's virtual switching system solution on Catalyst 4500-X Series switches provides higher system performance of as much as 1.6 Tbps by enabling all available capacity across VSS-linked Catalyst 4500-X switches. Additional features include FNF technology for capacity planning, TrustSec security, and fast, hardware-based IPv6 forwarding.

Cisco Catalyst 6500 and Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches
Catalyst 6500 and Catalyst 6800 Series switches are campus core platforms that incorporate the proven DNA of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 family of switches, which first appeared over a dozen years ago and have been continually enhanced since then. Catalyst 6500 and Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series switches provide the same features and operational consistency, and the modular Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL switch supports the Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T and its extensive family of line cards and service modules. This cross compatibility and program of ongoing enhancement protects your IT expenditures and allows you to upgrade your network with little service interruption or management staff training.

Shared attributes of Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series modular switches that have Cisco's Supervisor Engine 2T include the Cisco Identity Services Engine for simple, centralized management to ensure consistent policy across a distributed environment, Virtual Switching System capability for maximum uptime via multi-level switchover, and Cisco's LISP protocol to facilitate roaming and device mobility and to simplify virtualization and migration to IPv6. Additional virtualization tools to partition distinct user groups and serve the special security and QoS policy requirements of every group include L2/L3 VPN, full MPLS, EVN, VPN Routing and Forwarding-aware applications for NAT NetFlow, GRE for v4/v6, and L2 geographic extensions with virtual private LAN services. For converged wired/wireless networking, the Wireless Services Module 2 (WiSM2) for Cisco Catalyst 6500 and Catalyst 6800 Series modular switches includes support for 1000 APs and 15,000 wireless clients.

Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Switches
The Cisco Catalyst 6500-E line of modular switches are intended for aggregation and enterprise backbone networks that require maximum availability and high concentrations of 1 Gigabit Ethernet, 1 Gigabit Ethernet fiber, and/or 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet access ports. Available versions include three to 13 slots and work with a wide range of interface modules. Integrated service modules enable wireless, network monitoring, and data protection. Just E-Series versions of Cisco's broad line of 6500 switches work with the Supervisor Engine 2T.

The entry-level Cisco Catalyst 6503-E has a 4 rack unit form factor, includes 3 expansion slots, and offers up to 180 Gbps of switching performance on each slot. The Cisco Catalyst 6503-E supports up to 97 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, up to 99 1GE fiber ports, up to 34 10GE ports, and 8 40-Gigabit Ethernet access ports.

The top-of-the-line Cisco Catalyst 6513-E switch has a 19RU, 13-slot chassis and offers as much as 180 Gbps of bandwidth on each slot, providing a total system capacity as high as 4 Tbps. A Virtual Switching System configured system can deliver up to 8 Tbps of throughout. The Cisco Catalyst 6513-E switch can support a maximum of 529 10/100/1000 Ethernet connections, up to 534 1GE fiber connections, 180 10GE ports, and up to 44 40-Gigabit Ethernet connections.

Catalyst 6800 Series Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 6800 Series switches are programmable core platforms designed to provide best-of-breed 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet support. The Cisco Catalyst 6880-X switch is a fixed, small form factor platform for high-density Ethernet designed for small or medium-size campus cores. The 6880-X switch delivers up to 2 Tbps switching performance and features four slots for port cards. The maximum port concentration per chassis is 80 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports or 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports or up to 20 40-Gigabit Ethernet connections. Configured with VSS, these switches can provide 4 Tbps switching throughput and handle up to 158 1 Gigabit Ethernet connections or 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections or as many as 20 40GE ports.

The modular Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL switch comes in a 10 RU chassis that has 7 slots and supports standard Supervisor Engine 2T cards and modules. (Two of the slots are for the Supervisor Engine and the other five are for modules.) The Catalyst 6807-XL switch can deliver as much as 880 Gbps of switching performance on each slot and a total of 11.4 Tbps of full-duplex switching bandwidth while supporting up to 240 1 Gigabit Ethernet access ports or Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports, up to 80 10GE connections or up to 20 40GE ports. A two-chassis 6807-XL system with VSS can support 22.8 Tbps of switching capacity, 480 1 Gigabit Ethernet connections or Gigabit Ethernet fiber connections, up to 160 10-Gigabit Ethernet access ports or 40 40GE ports.

Ways That Progent Can Assist You with Cisco Catalyst Switches
Progent offers the remote or on-premises services of Cisco CCIE-certified consultants who have broad experience providing Catalyst switch solutions for small and midsize organizations, branches, enterprise campuses, data centers, Cloud networks, and service providers. Progent's areas of expertise include Catalyst and Nexus lines of smart switches and Cisco's IOS, IOS-XR and NX-OS control software. Support services offered by Progent for Cisco Catalyst switches include pilot testing, network analysis and monitoring, topology planning, upgrades and project management, network virtualization, wired and wireless unification, network management, capacity planning, troubleshooting, disaster recovery and business continuity preparedness, and information security testing and verification.

Progent offers deep knowledge of industry standards and with proprietary Cisco technologies related to switching and routing including Border Gateway Protocol, MPLS, Protocol Independent Multicast, VPNs, Spanning-Tree Protocol, VLANs, FabricPath, VPC, Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), VRRP, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), VSS, and LISP. Progent's infrastructure consultants also have familiarity with key technologies including TCP/IP protocols, IPv4, IPv6, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol, Routing Information Protocol, and IGMP. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP certified information security consultants can assist you to develop a comprehensive security and compliance strategy and deploy Cisco Catalyst switches so that they provide maximum support for your network security policies.

In case you require the highest available density or extremely low latency switches for an enterprise-class data center, Progent can assist your organization to evaluate, design, and carry out a migration to Cisco's Nexus Series switches. To find out about Progent's support capabilities for Cisco's Nexus switches, refer to Cisco Nexus Switch configuration and support offered by Progent. Progent can also help you to connect Catalyst core switches with Meraki distribution switches. (See Cisco Meraki switch integration consultants.)

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