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The Catalyst family of modular and fixed switches provides speed and control at the access, distribution, and core levels of converged IP voice, HD video, and data networks for businesses that range from small businesses and branch offices to global enterprises and SPs. Progent's Cisco-certified consultants offer online and on-premises expertise with Catalyst family switches to assist you to design an efficient network topology that addresses your specific business requirements, set up pilot testing, install Catalyst switches, implement and validate a sensible security and compliance strategy, automate system management and performance tracking, provide repair and maintenance services, optimize switch performance, and set up Catalyst's high-availability (HA) solutions to achieve near-zero downtime.

Progent can help you to maintain and repair your older Catalyst switches or migrate smoothly to the latest versions of Catalyst switches following leading practices to make sure that you receive the most return from your investment in your IT infrastructure.

The need for smart, fast switching is driven by a combination of relatively recent computing patterns whose net impact is a virtual avalanche of data traffic:

• Cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) networking and a consequent reliance on massive network virtualization
• The proliferation of always-connected mobile devices
• Bandwidth-intensive rich media apps
• Social business technologies
• The popularity of Big Data in enterprise data analytics
• Ever more advanced threats such as ransomware

Cisco's current portfolio of Catalyst switches are ideal for the distribution/core layers of campus deployments where office workers must be provided for by offering consistent performance, secure access management, tight segregation, application awareness, and wired and wireless convergence. Catalyst series switches are designed to meet the need for speed and intelligence with features such as high-port-count 10G/40G/100G support, switching performance over 25 Tbps for each chassis, a comprehensive suite of technologies including Easy Virtual Network (EVN) to facilitate the deployment of virtual networks, Virtual Switching System technology for stateful interchassis failover with subsecond backup switch restoration and "five nines" (99.999%) uptime, IPv6 capability, AVC to maximize system utilization, and advanced QoS capabilities for business-critical data control.

Cisco Catalyst switches enable organizations of all sizes to build smart switching and routing services into their network infrastructure, creating an ecosystem that can deal with current needs, scale to accommodate future growth, protect vital data, and separate and control processes to enhance network productivity.

Catalyst 1000 Series Fixed Ethernet Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 1000 access switches are compact, fixed-configuration switches intended for smaller businesses and branches with up to 250 workers and with little if any in-house IT expertise. Cisco's Catalyst 1000 line includes fanless versions for quiet operation outside a wiring closet in an office environment. Mounting options include desktop, wall or shelf mount, standard rack mount, and DIN. Created as a simple upgrade for Cisco Catalyst 2960-L/2960-Plus Series deployments, Cisco's Catalyst 1000 family includes models with 8 to 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports or 24 to 48 Fast Ethernet 10/100M ports.

Catalyst Series 1000 configuration and management are easy using a web UI or command-line interface, cybersecurity is enterprise-class, and PoE+ ports with a dynamically allocated power budget of 740W allows a wide variety of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. As many as eight Catalyst 1000 Gigabit Ethernet model switches can be controlled at once with single IP. All Catalyst Series 1000 models are nonblocking line-rate switches, and all are powered by Cisco's venerable IOS Software. Quality-of-Service features include egress queues for each port plus priority packet queuing to provide wire-speed throughput for time-critical traffic. Catalyst 1000 switches also offer SRR service scheduling and Weighted Tail Drop congestion avoidance.

Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Fixed and Modular Managed Switches
The Cisco Catalyst 9000 series of switches offers modular and fixed appliances and supports all deployment scenarios including access, distribution, and core switching. The Catalyst 9000 series includes devices with the right price/performance to connect workers and things in environments from small businesses and branch offices to major enterprises. Catalyst 9000 products can be configured to support any mix of onsite deployments, private/public clouds, and hybrid networks. Modern network management utilities and advanced security solutions reduce expenses by saving time and protecting critical IT assets. Cisco's 9000X series of managed switches offer converged switching/routing, introducing the first mix of 400G QSFP-DD ports along with full multigigabit and Power-over-Ethernet ports.

With double the backplane stacking bandwidth at about half the cost of the legacy Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR switches they are designed to replace, Catalyst 9200 Series switches are a natural infrastructure update for small branch offices and midsize campus deployments. The 9200 portfolio includes switches that offer 24 or 48 ports with full PoE+; 80-160 Gbps backplane stacking performance; and Layer 3 capabilities that include Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing, EIGP distance routing protocol, IS-IS link-state protocol, and RIP. Cisco Catalyst 9200 switches are powered by Cisco IOS XE.

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

Cisco's Catalyst 9300 Series switches are fixed, stackable units for high-density enterprise access switching. Key features provided with models in the Catalyst 9300 product line include 1T backplane stacking capacity, stackable SFP 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 Encryption and performance up to 100G, redundant fans and power, plus data stack and StackPower cables common throughout the entire Catalyst 9300 product line.

Powered by Cisco IOS XE, devices in the Catalyst 9300 family support auto device provisioning, API-based configuration, high-granularity visibility for near realtime monitoring, and seamless software updates. Security features include Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA) along with AES-256 MACsec and IPSec encryption, and Cisco Trust Anchor Technologies with Secure Boot. Cloud security is enhanced because Catalyst 9300 Series switches are able to host Cisco's Umbrella agent directly. This makes it possible for organizations to design their DNS policies at a granular user or group level to block BYOD or IoT clients from visiting dangerous websites.

The value-priced Cisco Catalyst 9300L switch delivers as much as 320G stacking capacity and supports 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 performance and supports 48 100M/1G/2.5G/5Gbps Ethernet 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 provides 1T stacking performance and offers 48 10G port density. The 9300X accepts modular uplinks with dual-rate 100G/40G, multirate 25G/10G/1G, or mGig. Cisco 90W Universal Power Over Ethernet+ (UPOE+) supports IoT-intensive applications. Cisco offers hardware to provide 100G IPsec.

Cisco's Catalyst 9400 Series devices are modular switches based on Cisco IOS XE and targeted for medium-size and enterprise campus access deployments. Delivering twice the throughput and more than four times the chassis bandwidth as the legacy Catalyst 6500 it is designed to replace, the Catalyst 9400 portfolio ushers switch technology into the modern era of connectivity driven by security, mobility, IoT, and cloud.

Catalyst 9400 appliances are available with 4-slot, 7-slot, and 10-slot chassis. Two slots on each chassis are reserved for high-availability 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 rate on Supervisor Module can reach 9 Tbps for the 10-slot chassis. All Catalyst 9400 models offer 90W UPOE+ on every port, protected network segmentation with SD-Access and N+N/N+1 power redundancy for high resilience. Cisco's Catalyst 9400 4-slot switch supports 96 10/100/1000 ports, 5G/10G mGig 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 models can provide 2 non-blocking 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP uplinks and up to 8 non-blocking 10 Gigabit SFP+ uplinks.

Cisco's Catalyst 9500 family consists of fixed core and edge services appliances designed for the enterprise campus. Catalyst 9500 switches are powered by Cisco IOS XE and the series includes the first infrastructure technology to provide switching rates higher than 25 Tbps.

Catalyst 9500 models provide as high as 6.4 Tbps switching capacity with forwarding throughput up to 2 Bpps. Catalyst 9500 switches can provide up to 32 nonblocking 100 Gigabit QSFP28 optical ports, 32 nonblocking 40 Gigabit QSFP+ ports, 48 nonblocking 25G SFP28 ports, or 48 nonblocking 10G ports. You can configure Multichassis EtherChannel (MEC) across Cisco StackWise-Virtual members for high availability.

Catalyst 9500X products support as high as 25.6 Terabits per second switching performance with 2 Bpps forwarding capacity. Catalyst 9500X models support up to 28 nonblocking 40/100 Gigabit QSFP28 ports or 8 nonblocking 40/100/200/400 G QSFP-DD ports. The 9500X line also includes hardware 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 intended for the enterprise campus. The 6-slot chassis using a Catalyst 9600X Series Supervisor has switching performance as high as 25.6 Terabits per second and can contain as many as 256 nonblocking 10/25/50 G ports, 96 nonblocking 40/100G G ports, or 8 nonblocking 200/400 Gigabit QSFP-DD ports. The Catalyst 9600 also provides dual-rate 40G/100G and 10G/25G optics. Two chassis slots are reserved for high-availability supervisors. You can combine a variety of line cards for core and aggregation deployment scenarios. The Catalyst 9600 chassis uses a passive backplane, so you can replace fan tray, power supplies, and line cards without disruption.

Legacy Catalyst Models Still Supported by Progent
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified consultants have broad backgrounds providing remote and onsite support services for legacy Catalyst Series switches for which Cisco has announced End of Life. These legacy Catalyst switches usually are more expensive to manage and maintain than contemporary products, deliver lower performance and functionality, and for some situations can subject businesses to compliance and even liability risks. Progent's consultants can help your business to manage and troubleshoot these legacy Cisco products and can also help you to design and execute seamless migrations to newer products from the Catalyst family or to solutions from the Cisco Nexus line of switches which build upon Catalyst design experience.

Cisco Catalyst Express 500 and 520 Line of Switches
Cisco's Catalyst Express 500 family of managed Ethernet switches are intended for companies with as many as 250 employees and provide the dependability, security, scalability, and features small and mid-sized companies need at an economical price. PoE support makes it simple to install network appliances such as VoIP phones and closed-circuit TV cameras.

Models of the Catalyst Express 500 and 520 switches support from 8 to 24 10/100/1000BT Ethernet ports as well as optional redundant power supplies with automatic switch-over for extra dependability. Interoperation with Cisco wireless access points helps businesses to set up a wireless LAN network rapidly and effectively. The Cisco Catalyst Express 500 family provides solid protection against malicious attacks With Cisco's Self-Defending Network technology and Cisco Clean Access solutions. Catalyst 2940 Switch
Cisco Catalyst 2900 fixed-configuration, managed Ethernet switches offer fundamental workgroup networking for small to midsize businesses. These wire-rate desktop appliances deliver Cisco IOS Software functions for simple data, video, and voice support at the edge of the network. The Catalyst 2940 line of fixed-configuration switches are small, entry-level devices with eight Fast Ethernet ports plus a single built-in Fast Ethernet or Gigabit uplink. The enclosures can be deployed outside the wiring closet in cramped locations like on or under a worker's desk or in a classroom.

Catalyst 2960-S Switch
The Catalyst 2960-S Series are fixed switches intended for small businesses and branches. Available versions incorporate 24 or 48 1Gb Ethernet ports, four 1-Gigabit or two 10GE uplink connections, and provide throughput as high as 176 Gbps. Cisco's FlexStack feature allows up to four 2960-S chassis to be grouped in a stack to act as one switch that provides 40 Gbps of stacking throughput and that cuts administrative costs because of single-switch setup. Cisco's IPv6 FHS technology protects networks against IPv6 address interception and other attacks.

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Family Switches
The Catalyst 3560 family is a selection of fixed-configuration switches that features IEEE 802.3af and Cisco Power over Ethernet functionality in 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet implementations. The Cisco Catalyst 3560 is an ideal Layer 2 switch for midsize business LAN connectivity or branch-offices, offering both 10/100/1000 and PoE options for high productivity while streamlining the deployment of vital technology such a VoIP, wireless connectivity, video monitoring, and remote video kiosks. Customers can deploy comprehensive intelligent services such as quality of service (QoS), rate limiting, access control lists, multicast administration, and broadband IP routing while maintaining the simplicity of conventional LAN switching.

Cisco's Catalyst 3560 Series switch is equipped with a robust set of features that allow for network expandability and enhanced availability via IP routing plus a full suite of STP improvements aimed to increase throughput in a Layer 2 network. Improvements to the conventional Spanning Tree Protocol, including Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+), and Port Fast, as well as enhancements like Flex Links, contribute to network uptime. Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus allows for Data Link Layer traffic sharing on redundant links to take advantage of the extra bandwidth inherent in a redundant architecture.

Efficient routing mechanisms such as Open Shortest Path First, EIGRP, Border Gateway Protocol, static routing, and Policy Based Routing improve system scale; PIM helps improve resource utilization; and VRFLite secures network traffic.

Catalyst 3750 Series Switches
For mid-size businesses and corporate branch offices, Cisco's Catalyst 3750 Series eases integration of unified technologies and adapts to changing competitive needs by providing configuration flexibility, support for converged network traffic, and management-free configuration of smart network functions. Also, the Cisco Catalyst 3750 switch is engineered for high-density Gigabit environments and includes a wide range of switches that meet the connectivity, aggregation, and backbone-interface demands of small or midsized deployments.

The Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series has the IP Base or the Services image. The IP Base image features include advanced QoS, rate-limiting, access control lists, and simple static and Routing Information Protocol (RIP) routing support. The IP Services image provides a broader selection of enterprise-grade functions, including sophisticated built-in IP unicast and multicast routing.

Cisco StackWise technology is a stacking architecture designed for 1000 Ethernet. Cisco StackWise is designed to react to installs, deletions, and relocations while maintaining dependable operation. StackWise technology combines up to 9 individual switches into a single functional device, using custom stack-interconnect cables and stacking software. Each of the switches can be any mix of Cisco's Catalyst 3750 Series and the Catalyst 3750-E Series switches. The stack behaves as an individual switching appliance that is directed by a master switch, selected from one of the stack of switches. The control switch automatically builds and updates all the switching and user-selected routing tables. A deployed stack can accept new members or remove old switches with no service discontinuity.

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 flexible mounting alternatives. The device incorporates 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-port managed switch housed in a compact, noiseless and energy-efficient unit that can be placed virtually anywhere outside a wiring closet. Models are available with eight or 12 1-GE ports or with 6 1-GE ports and 2 multigigabit ports. Two or four uplinks are available, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) is also an option.

Cisco's Catalyst 2960-L line includes entry-level fixed-configuration switches intended for small offices, retail venues, and other environments where space is limited. Catalyst 2900-L low-profile switches have 8 to 48 GE ports and 2 or 4 Small Form-Factor Pluggable uplink ports. PoE support saves space and fan-free operation for 16- and 24-port versions eliminates noise. RJ-45 connectors support 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T and 1000BASE-T SFP-based ports.

Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR switches improve on the 2690-S family 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 allows 8 switches in a FlexStack Plus stack capable of 80 Gbps of stacking performance. Cisco Catalyst 2900 family switches also support NetFlow-Lite for application visibility and control. Cisco's Catalyst 2960-XR switch is capable of L3 dynamic routing, offering the simplicity of using one device for L2 and L3 routing.

Catalyst 3650 and 3850 Series Switches
Cisco Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 switches are fixed-configuration, stackable network access switches powered by Cisco's IOS XE control software and incorporating full wireless controller functionality that lets you converge wired and wireless infrastructure on a single device powered by a single OS. Cisco has versions with 24 or 48 built-in 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports with PoE plus, four 1-Gigabit or four 10-Gigabit uplinks, and support for as many as 9 switches in a stack. All versions provide expandable QoS, stateful failover for high uptime, support in software for IPv4/IPv6 routing, multicast, and advanced security.

Since wireless data traffic is visible at the Catalyst 3000 family switch, it is possible to identify and assign priorities to wireless data with Cisco's Flexible NetFlow solution along with advanced QoS capabilities for a better wireless user experience and faster problem mediation. Fast Ethernet switching can handle the high-bandwidth called for by the new 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless standard using existing cabling infrastructure. (For information about Progent's consulting and support services for Cisco's 802.11ac Aironet wireless technology, and Meraki cloud-managed APs, visit Planning and Deployment Support for Cisco Wireless Technology.)

The Catalyst 3650 switch delivers stacking bandwidth of up to 160 Gbps and can control as many as 25 Wi-Fi APs and 1000 Wi-Fi clients per stack. The Catalyst 3850 switch offers stacking throughput of up to 480 Gbps and can control as many as 50 wireless APs and 2000 wireless users on each switch. Cisco Catalyst 3850 SFP Fiber Switches have 12 or 24 1G fiber ports at line rate on every port, offering far reaching connectivity, enhanced security, and an identical wired and wireless user experience.

Cisco Catalyst 4500-E and Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches
Catalyst 4500-E Series and and Catalyst 4500-X Series switches are designed for access and distribution deployments where physical space for networking equipment is at a premium. Powered by Cisco's IOS XE operating system, both the 4500-E and 4500-X families simplify network virtualization thanks to Cisco's Easy Virtual Network and Virtual Switching System (VSS) technologies. Virtualization allows you to divide a hardware network into a number of virtual networks whose data planes and control planes are logically segregated. This makes possible the economy, protection, resilience, and manageability needed for Cloud environments or other situations where a single resource pool must be used by applications and services that need to operate in complete privacy from each other. EVN speeds up the task of deploying VNs and can be expanded to 32 VNs per switch. Easy Virtual Network incorporates the capabilities of Multi-virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) and includes new features such as VNET Tags and a simple way for duplicating replicating routes connecting virtual networks. Virtual Switching System technology makes it possible to configure Catalyst 4500-E and 4500-X Series switches to produce zero-downtime virtual networks with optimized traffic load balancing.

Catalyst 4500-E Switches
The Supervisor Engine 8-E for the Catalyst 4500-E modular switch includes a built-in wireless controller that works with Cisco's Unified Access solution for wired and wireless convergence. The Supervisor Engine 8-E is the first Catalyst supervisor to support wired as well as wireless services on one switch powered by Cisco's IOS XE software. Technologies included are Cisco's FNF technology for capacity planning encompassing wired and wireless networks, Cisco TrustSec/SGT2 wired/wireless security, consistent QoS for wired and wireless clients, plus the expansion of Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO) to cover Wi-Fi data traffic for world-quality high availability.

Available in chassis with from three to 10 plug-in slots, Cisco Catalyst 4500-E switches with Supervisor 8-E can support up to 384 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports, up to 192 Gigabit Ethernet non-blocking fiber ports, 96 10-Gigabit Ethernet fiber connections, and eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports. The Catalyst 4500-E Supervisor Engine 8-E provides as much as 928 Gbps of wired throughput for each system and 20 Gbps of wireless termination performance. 50 Wi-Fi access points and 2000 wireless users can be supported on each switch, and 250 access points and 4000 wireless users can be supported in a multi-switch deployment without a standalone wireless network controller.

Catalyst 4500-X Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 4500-X Series switches are fixed 10-Gigabit Ethernet aggregation switches that provide as much as 800 Gbps of core switching capacity per chassis. The Catalyst 4500-X supports up to 32 10GE connections on the baseboard and eight extra 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports on the optional expansion module for a total of 40 10GE ports. Eight 10GE uplink ports are also available via a separate module. In addition to offering non-stop operation and easy manageability, Cisco's VSS solution on Catalyst 4500-X switches offers higher system performance of as much as 1.6 Tbps by activating all available bandwidth between VSS-linked Catalyst 4500-X switches. Other features include Flexible NetFlow solution for capacity planning, TrustSec security, and fast, hardware-based IPv6 forwarding.

Catalyst 6500 Series and Catalyst 6800 Series Switches
Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco Catalyst 6800 switches are enterprise campus backbone switches that incorporate the field-proven DNA of the Catalyst 6500 line of switches, which were introduced over a decade ago and have been continually enhanced since then. Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Catalyst 6800 switches offer identical general features and operation, and the modular Catalyst 6807-XL accepts the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T and the associated family of compatible line cards and service modules. This backwards compatibility and program of continual enhancement protects your information technology investment and enables you to upgrade your network backbone with minimal downtime or IT staff training.

Common features of Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series modular switches equipped with the Supervisor Engine 2T include Cisco's Identity Services Engine for convenient, single-point management to put in place unvarying policy across a distributed environment, Virtual Switching System capability for maximum uptime through multi-level redundancy, and Cisco's Campus Locator/ID Separation Protocol to facilitate client roaming and device mobility and to streamline network virtualization and migration to IPv6. Additional virtual networking features to segment specific user groups and serve the unique security and QoS policy needs of every group include L2/L3 VPN, complete Multiprotocol Label Switching, EVN, VPN Routing and Forwarding-aware technology for NAT NetFlow, GRE for v4/v6, and Layer 2 geographic extensions with virtual private LAN services. For unified wired and wireless networking, the WiSM2 for Catalyst 6500 and Catalyst 6800 Series modular switches can manage 1000 wireless APs and 15,000 wireless clients.

Catalyst 6500-E Series Switches
The Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series of modular switches are designed for aggregation and campus backbone environments that need maximum availability and high concentrations of 10/100/1000 Ethernet, 1 Gigabit Ethernet fiber, or 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet access ports. Available versions come with three to 13 expansion slots and work with a wide selection of interface modules. Integrated service modules enable wireless, traffic monitoring, and security and compliance. Only E-Series models of Cisco's extensive line of Catalyst 6500 switches are compatible with Cisco's Supervisor Engine 2T.

The Catalyst 6503-E has a 4 rack unit form factor, includes 3 expansion slots, and delivers up to 180 Gbps of switching performance on each slot. The Catalyst 6503-E can support up to 97 1-Gigabit Ethernet access ports, up to 99 Gigabit Ethernet fiber connections, 34 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports, and up to 8 40-Gigabit Ethernet access ports.

The high-end Cisco Catalyst 6513-E switch has a 19 rack unit, 13-slot form factor and can deliver 180 Gbps of performance on each slot, providing a system bandwidth as high as 4 Tbps. A VSS configured system can support up to 8 Tbps of switching capacity. The Cisco Catalyst 6513-E switch supports up to 529 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports, up to 534 1GE fiber connections, 180 10-Gigabit Ethernet access ports, and up to 44 40-Gigabit Ethernet ports.

Cisco Catalyst 6800 Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 6800 switches are campus backbone switches intended to deliver best-of-breed 10/40/100 GE support. The Catalyst 6880-X switch is a fixed-configuration, compact switch for high-density Ethernet intended for small or medium-size enterprise campus backbones. The Catalyst 6880-X supports as much as 2 Tbps switching performance and features four slots for plug-in port cards. The top port concentration on one chassis is 80 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports or 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections or up to 20 40-Gigabit Ethernet access ports. Configured with VSS, these switches can provide 4 Tbps switching performance and support as many as 158 10/100/1000 Ethernet access ports or 10-Gigabit Ethernet access ports or up to 20 40-Gigabit Ethernet connections.

The modular Catalyst 6807-XL switch has a 10 RU form factor with 7 expansion slots and accepts standard Supervisor Engine 2T line cards and service modules. (Two of the slots are reserved for the Supervisor Engine and five are for expansion modules.) The Catalyst 6807-XL switch offers as much as 880 Gbps of switching performance per slot and 11.4 Tbps of switching throughput while handling up to 240 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports or Gigabit Ethernet fiber connections, 80 10-Gigabit Ethernet access ports or up to 20 40-Gigabit Ethernet ports. A two-chassis 6807-XL system configured with VSS is capable of supporting 22.8 Tbps of switching throughput, 480 1 Gigabit Ethernet access ports or Gigabit Ethernet fiber connections, up to 160 10GE access ports or 40 40-Gigabit Ethernet access ports.

How Progent Can Help Your Business with Catalyst Series Switches
Progent offers the online or onsite services of CCIE-certified consultants who have extensive backgrounds delivering Catalyst switch solutions for small and midsize businesses, branches, campuses, data centers, Cloud environments, and SPs. Progent's practice areas include Cisco's Catalyst and Nexus families of managed switches and Cisco's IOS and NX-OS operating systems. Services offered by Progent for Catalyst switches include pilot testing and validation, system analysis, topology design, migrations and project management, network virtualization, wired and wireless unification, management automation, performance optimization, problem mitigation, business continuity planning, and data security testing and remediation.

Progent has broad knowledge of open standards and with proprietary Cisco protocols associated with switching and routing including Border Gateway Protocol, MPLS, Protocol Independent Multicast, VPNs, ISIS, VLANs, FabricPath, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), OTV, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Virtual Switching System (VSS), and Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP). Progent's network experts also have deep knowledge of key technologies including TCP/IP protocols, IPv4, IPv6, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Routing Information Protocol, and Internet Group Management Protocol. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP certified network security consultants can show you how to develop an enterprise-wide security and compliance plan and deploy Cisco Catalyst switches so they offer optimal support for your security policies.

In case you need the highest available Ethernet density or sub-microsecond latency switches for a world-class data center, Progent can assist you to analyze, plan, and carry out a migration to Nexus family of switches. To find out about Progent's consulting and support capabilities for Cisco's Nexus Series switches, refer to Nexus Switch configuration and support services. Progent can also help you to integrate Catalyst core switches with Meraki distribution switches. (See Cisco Meraki switch integration consultants.)

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