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The Catalyst family of modular and fixed managed switches offers speed and control at the access, aggregation, and backbone levels of converged IP voice, video, and data networks for businesses that range in size from small businesses and branch offices to global enterprises and SPs. Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE consultants can provide remote and onsite support for Catalyst switches to help you to design an efficient network architecture that addresses your specific business needs, set up pilot testing systems, install Catalyst switches, implement and validate a sound security plan, streamline system management and monitoring, deliver repair and support services, maximize switch performance, and set up Catalyst's high-availability (HA) solutions to achieve near-zero downtime.

Progent can assist you to maintain and troubleshoot your legacy Catalyst switches or migrate efficiently to the latest versions of Catalyst switches following industry best practices to ensure that you realize the highest return from your investment in your IT infrastructure.

The need for intelligent, high-performance switching is driven by a confluence of relatively new networking patterns whose overall effect is a cyber avalanche of data traffic:

• Cloud and IoT networking and a consequent demand for massive network virtualization
• The proliferation of BYOD computing
• Data guzzling HD video apps
• Social media for business
• The rise of Big Data in data analytics
• Increasingly advanced threats like ransomware

Cisco's latest lineup of Catalyst switches are designed for the distribution and core layers levels of enterprise campus environments where office employees must be accommodated by providing unvarying high speed, strict user access control, careful segregation, application intelligence, and wired/wireless convergence. Cisco's Catalyst switches address the demand for performance and intelligence with features such as high-density 10G/40G/100G services, switching capacity over 25 Tbps for each chassis, an extensive catalog of technologies such as Easy Virtual Network (EVN) to facilitate the creation of virtual networks, Virtual Switching System (VSS) technology for stateful failover with instant virtual switch recovery and 99.999% uptime, IPv4 and IPv6 support, AVC to optimize network resource usage, and sophisticated Quality of Service capabilities for business-critical traffic control.

Cisco Catalyst switches enable businesses of all sizes to benefit from incorporating intelligent switching services into their network infrastructure, creating an ecosystem that can meet real-time requirements, expand to support expected capacity demands, guard vital data, and separate and control processes to optimize network productivity.

Catalyst 1000 Series Fixed Ethernet Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 1000 Series access switches are small form factor, fixed switches targeted for smaller businesses and branch offices with up to 250 workers and with little if any in-house IT support. Cisco's Catalyst 1000 line includes fanless versions for quiet operation outside a wiring closet in an office venue. Mounting options include desktop, wall or shelf mount, rack mount, and DIN. Designed as an easy upgrade for Cisco Catalyst 2960-L/2960-Plus Series deployments, Cisco's Catalyst 1000 Series includes versions 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 interface or command-line interface, cybersecurity is enterprise-grade, and PoE+ capability with a dynamically distributed budget of 740W allows a broad range of IoT deployments. Up to eight Catalyst 1000 Gigabit Ethernet Series switches can be managed together with single IP. Catalyst 1000 units are line-rate switches, and all are based on Cisco's venerable IOS Software. Quality-of-Service capabilities include egress queues for every port plus priority queuing to allow optimized performance for data, IP voice, and video traffic. Catalyst Series 1000 switches also offer SRR scheduling and Weighted Tail Drop (WTD) congestion avoidance.

Cisco Catalyst 9000 Fixed and Modular Managed Switches
The Catalyst 9000 series of switches includes modular and fixed units and supports all deployment models including access, distribution, and core switching. The Cisco Catalyst 9000 series includes devices with the appropriate value proposition to connect workers and things in scenarios ranging from small businesses and branches to major enterprises. Catalyst 9000 Series switches can be configured to support any mix of onsite deployments, private/public clouds, and hybrid networks. Unified network management tools and cutting-edge cybersecurity features reduce expenses by streamlining operations and protecting vital network assets. Cisco's 9000X line of switches offer converged switching/routing, introducing the first combination of 400G QSFP-DD ports along with full mGig and Power-over-Ethernet ports.

With double the stacking bandwidth at about half the price of the end-of-life Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR switches they are designed to replace, Catalyst 9200 Series switches are a compelling network improvement for small branches and midsize campus deployments. The 9200 family includes switches that support 24 or 48 ports with full Power over Ethernet; 80-160 Gbps backplane stacking bandwidth; and Layer 3 features such as OSPF Interior Gateway Protocol, EIGP distance routing protocol, IS-IS, and routed access. Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches are powered by the Cisco IOS XE operating system.

The Catalyst 9200 offers 160-Gbps stacking capacity, supports onsite-replaceable redundant power supplies and fans, and supports add-in modules with 4x1G, 4x1/10G, 2x25G, or 2x40G uplink. The Catalyst 9200 Enhanced VN switch supports as many as 32 Virtual Networks and offers 160-Gbps stacking throughput. The Catalyst 9200L offers 80-Gbps backplane stacking bandwidth. The Catalyst 9200L multigigabit and the Catalyst 9200 multigigabit support wireless bandwidth optimization with 8 or 12 mGig ports as fast as 10Gbps.

Cisco's Catalyst 9300 Series switches are fixed, stackable devices for ultra-high-density enterprise access switching. Advanced features available with various models in the Catalyst 9300 family include up to 1Tbps backplane stacking bandwidth, stackable high-speed fiber, up to 448 multigigabit Ethernet ports and 288 ports of 90W UPOE+ with an 8-unit stack, end-to-end IPsec tunnel with AES-256 Encryption and speeds up to 100G, high-availability redundant fans and power supplies, plus data stack cables common throughout the entire Catalyst 9300 family.

Based on Cisco IOS XE, switches in the Catalyst 9300 family offer automated provisioning, API-driven configuration, granular visibility for close to realtime monitoring, and transparent software updates. Security capabilities include Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA) along with AES-256 MACsec and IPSec encryption, plus Cisco Trust Anchor Technologies with Image signing and Secure Boot. Cloud security is strengthened because Catalyst 9300 Series switches have the ability to host the Cisco Umbrella agent directly. This allows organizations to design their DNS policies at a granular user or group level to prevent BYOD or IoT users from visiting dangerous websites.

The entry-level Cisco Catalyst 9300L switch features as much as 320G backplane stacking performance 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 appliance offers 480G of backplane stacking throughput and can provide 48 100M/1G/2.5G/5Gbps Ethernet ports, 24 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10Gbps Ethernet ports, or 48 1G SFP ports. Modular uplink performance available are 1G, 10G, 25G, or 40G. The top-of-the-line Cisco Catalyst 9300X appliance provides up to 1Tbps backplane stacking performance and supports 48 10G Ethernet ports. The 9300X accepts modular uplinks with dual-rate 100G/40G, multirate 25G/10G/1G, or multigigabit. Cisco 90W Universal Power Over Ethernet+ (UPOE+) supports dense IoT applications. Cisco offers hardware to support 100G IPsec.

Cisco's Catalyst 9400 Series devices are modular switches based on Cisco IOS XE and designed for medium-size and enterprise campus access networks. Offering double the throughput and more than quadruple the chassis bandwidth as the legacy Catalyst 6500 it is designed to replace, the Catalyst 9400 family ushers switch technology into the current age of networking driven by cybersecurity, mobility, IoT, and cloud.

Catalyst 9400 switches are available with 4-slot, 7-slot, and 10-slot chassis. Two of the slots on the chassis are reserved for high-availability supervisor cards, making 2, 5, or 8 slots available for line cards. Maximum capacity per line-card slot is 480 Gbps. Switching capacity can reach 1.44 Tbps and forwarding rate on Supervisor Module can reach 9 Tbps for the 10-slot chassis. All Catalyst 9400 chassis can provide 90W UPOE+ on every port, secure network segmentation with Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) and N+N/N+1 power redundancy for high resilience. 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 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 10G SFP+ uplinks.

The Catalyst 9500 product line consists of fixed core and edge services switches intended for the large campus. Catalyst 9500 switches are powered by Cisco IOS XE and the series incorporates the first infrastructure technology to provide switching speeds above 25 Terabits per second.

Cisco's Catalyst 9500 appliances provide up to 6.4 Tbps switching performance with forwarding speed as high as 2 Billion Packet per Second. Catalyst 9500 appliances can support up to 32 nonblocking 100 Gigabit 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 for high availability.

Catalyst 9500X appliances support up to 25.6 Tbps switching capacity with 2 Bpps forwarding capacity. Catalyst 9500X devices support up to 28 nonblocking 40/100 GB QSFP28 optical ports or 8 nonblocking 40/100/200/400 Gigabit QSFP-DD ports. The 9500X product line also includes hardware support for line-rate 256-bit 802.1AE Media Access Control Security (MACsec) and WAN-MACsec1 encryption.

Cisco's Catalyst 9600 Series switches are modular core and distribution switches intended for the enterprise campus. The 6-slot 9600 Series chassis using a Catalyst 9600X Series Supervisor delivers switching capacity up to 25.6 Tbps and can contain as many as 256 nonblocking 10/25/50 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 96 nonblocking 40/100G G ports, or 8 nonblocking 200/400 GE QSFP-Double Density ports. The Catalyst 9600 switch also supports dual-rate 40G/100G and 10G/25G optics. Two chassis slots are dedicated for high-availability supervisors. You can mix and match a selection of line cards for core and aggregation deployment scenarios. The Catalyst 9600 chassis has a passive backplane, so you can change out fan tray, power supplies, and line cards without disruption.

Legacy Catalyst Products Still Supported by Progent
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified consultants have broad experience delivering online and on-premises consulting and troubleshooting services for legacy Catalyst Series switches which have reached End of Life. These outdated Catalyst switches usually cost more to manage and maintain than contemporary switches, deliver lower capacity and fewer features, and in some situations can expose organizations to compliance and liability issues. Progent can assist your business to maintain and troubleshoot these older Cisco products and can also help you to plan and carry out non-disruptive migrations to newer models within the Catalyst line or to solutions from the Cisco Nexus line of switches which take advantage of Catalyst technology.

Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series Switches
The Catalyst Express 500 and 520 family of Layer 2 switches are designed for companies with as many as 250 workers and provide the dependability, protection, extensibility, and features small businesses require at an economical price. PoE capability makes it easy to install network appliances like VoIP phones and IP TV cameras.

Versions of the Catalyst Express 500 managed switches offer from 8 to 24 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports as well as the option of backup power with automatic switch-over for extra dependability. Interoperation with Cisco wireless access points helps businesses to build a wireless LAN environment rapidly and effectively. The Catalyst Express 500 and 520 family offers strong security against viruses thanks to the Cisco Self-Defending Network technology and Cisco Clean Access agents. Catalyst 2940 Switch
Cisco Catalyst 2900 non-modular, managed 10/100 Ethernet switches provide fundamental workgroup networking for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). These wire-speed desktop switches deliver Cisco IOS Software features for simple data, video, and voice control at the network edge. The Catalyst 2940 family of switches are small-footprint, entry-level devices featuring eight Ethernet connections and a single built-in Fast Ethernet or Gbit uplink. They can be deployed outside the wiring cabinet in space-constrained areas such as on a user's desk or in a classroom.

Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series Switch
The Catalyst 2960-S Series are fixed switches intended for small companies and branch offices. Available models incorporate either 24 or 48 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, four 1-Gigabit or two 10-GB Ethernet uplink connections, and provide throughput as high as 176 Gbps. Cisco's FlexStack technology permits up to four Catalyst 2960-S chassis to be grouped in a FlexStack stack to act like a single switch that offers 40 Gbps of stacking throughput and that reduces administrative expense with one-switch configuration. Cisco's IPv6 First Hop Security (FHS) capability protects networks against IPv6 address theft and malicious threats.

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Family Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 3560 Series is a selection of fixed-configuration switches that features IEEE 802.3af and Cisco Power over Ethernet (PoE) capability in Fast Ethernet and 10/100/1000 Ethernet configurations. The Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series switch is a proven Layer 2 switch for midsize business LAN access or satellite-offices, offering both 10/100/1000 and Power over Ethernet (PoE) options 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 activate comprehensive smart features including quality of service, rate limiting, access control lists, multicast management, and high-performance IP routing while maintaining the simplicity of conventional network switching.

Cisco's Catalyst 3560 switch has a robust set of features that permit network expandability and enhanced availability through IP routing plus a complete complement of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) improvements aimed to increase throughput in a Layer 2 network. Enhancements to the standard Spanning Tree Protocol, such as Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+), Uplink Fast, and Port Fast, as well as innovations like Flex Links interfaces, contribute to network efficiency. PVST+ allows for Layer 2 traffic balancing on backup links to efficiently use the additional capacity inherent in a redundant design.

Efficient protocols including Open Shortest Path First, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and Policy Based Routing increase network capacity; Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) helps improve utilization of network resources; and Virtual Route Forwarding Lite protects data.

Catalyst 3750 Series Switches
For midsized organizations and corporate branch offices, the Cisco Catalyst 3750 switch eases integration of unified applications and adapts to changing competitive needs by offering configuration versatility, support for converged network traffic, and automatic set up of intelligent system functions. In addition, Cisco's Catalyst 3750 switch is designed for high-density Gigabit environments and incorporates a wide range of switches that address the access, aggregation, and backbone-connectivity demands of small or midsized systems.

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

StackWise technology is a mechanism designed for 1000 Ethernet. StackWise is designed to respond to installs, deletions, and redeployments while providing consistent operation. StackWise technology combines up to 9 individual switches into a single functional unit, utilizing custom stack-interconnect cables and utilities. The individual switches can be any mix of the Catalyst 3750 switches and Cisco's Catalyst 3750-E Series. The stack operates as a single switching device that is managed by a control switch, chosen from one of the member switches. The master switch intelligently builds and keeps current all the switching and user-selected routing databases. A deployed stack can accommodate new members or remove existing switches without operational interruption.

Catalyst 2960 Swiches and Catalyst 3560-CX Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 2960-CX is a fixed-port switch that is low-profile, fanless, power efficient, 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 Power over Ethernet. Cisco's Catalyst 3560-CX appliance is a fixed-configuration switch housed in a compact, noiseless and energy-efficient unit that can be mounted almost anywhere outside a wiring closet. Models are offered with 8 or 12 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports or with six 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports plus 2 multigigabit Ethernet ports. Up to four uplink ports are available, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) is also an option.

Cisco's Catalyst 2960-L family includes entry-level fixed-port switches intended for small offices, retail areas, and other places where space is at a premium. These low-profile switches have eight to 48 GE ports and either two or four SFP uplink ports. PoE support reduces clutter and fanless design for the 8- models eliminates noise. RJ-45 connectors handle 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T and 1000BASE-T SFP-based ports.

Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR switches improve on the 2690-S line by offering switching throughput of 216 Gbps and supporting Cisco's FlexStack-Plus stacking technology by means of a live-swappable module that can combine 8 Catalyst switches in a FlexStack Plus stack with 80 Gbps of stacking performance. Cisco Catalyst 2900 family switches also support NetFlow-Lite for application visibility and control. Cisco's Catalyst 2960-XR Series switch features L3 dynamic routing, providing the convenience of using one switch for Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing.

Catalyst 3650 and 3850 Series Switches
Cisco Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 switches are fixed, stackable network access devices powered by Cisco's IOS XE control software and incorporating full wireless network controller functionality that lets you converge wired and wireless infrastructure on a one device managed by one OS. Cisco has models with 24 or 48 10/100/1000 Ethernet connections with Power over Ethernet plus, four 1GE or four 10-Gigabit uplinks, and capacity for as many as nine Catalyst switches in a stack. All versions offer expandable Quality of Service, stateful failover for maximum availability, software support for IPv4 and IPv6 routing, multicast, and advanced security.

Because wireless data traffic is visible at the Catalyst 3000 Series switch, network managers can spot and prioritize wireless traffic with Cisco's FNF technology along with advanced Quality of Service features for an improved user experience and faster problem isolation. Fast Ethernet switching can handle the high-bandwidth called for by the new 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi specification on currently in-place cabling infrastructure. (To find out about Progent's support for Cisco's 802.11ac Aironet Wi-Fi technology, and Cisco's Meraki cloud-managed Wi-Fi access points, visit Planning and Deployment Consulting Services for Cisco Wireless Access Points and Controllers.)

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

Cisco Catalyst 4500-E and Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 4500-E Series and and Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series switches are designed for campus and distribution deployments where physical space for infrastructure equipment is at a premium. Powered by Cisco's IOS XE OS software, both the Catalyst 4500-E and Catalyst 4500-X families facilitate virtualization by supporting Cisco's EVN and Virtual Switching System (VSS) technologies. Network virtualization allows you to segment a physical network into a number of virtual networks (VNs) whose data planes and control planes are logically segregated. This makes possible the high resource utilization, security and compliance, resilience, and simplified management required for Cloud environments or other scenarios where a common infrastructure is used by software and services that must run in complete isolation from one another. EVN speeds up the process of deploying VNs and can be expanded to 32 VNs for each switch. EVN utilizes features of Multi-virtual routing and forwarding and includes additional features including VNET Tags and a simple way for duplicating replicating routes connecting VNs. Virtual Switching System makes it easy to set up Catalyst 4500-E and Catalyst 4500-X Series platforms to create zero-downtime virtual networks with advanced load balancing.

Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Series Switches
Cisco's Supervisor Engine 8-E for the Catalyst 4500-E modular switch has a built-in wireless network controller that works with Cisco's Unified Access technology for wired and wireless convergence. this is the first Catalyst supervisor engine to permit wired plus wireless services on one platform based on Cisco's IOS XE software. Technologies include Cisco's FNF technology for application visibility encompassing both wired and wireless networks, Cisco TrustSec/SGT2 wired and wireless security, identical QoS for wired and Wi-Fi networks, plus the extension of Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover to cover Wi-Fi traffic for enterprise-quality high availability.

Available in chassis that have from three to 10 slots, Catalyst 4500-E switches can support up to 384 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, up to 192 Gigabit Ethernet fiber fiber connections, 96 10-Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports, and eight 10GE uplinks. The Catalyst 4500-E Supervisor Engine 8-E provides up to 928 Gbps of wired throughput per system and 20 Gbps of wireless termination capacity. 50 Wi-Fi APs and 2000 Wi-Fi clients can be supported on each switch, and 250 access points and 4000 wireless clients can be managed in a multi-switch deployment without requiring a standalone wireless controller.

Catalyst 4500-X Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 4500-X switches are fixed 10GE aggregation switches that deliver up to 800 Gbps of core switching performance per chassis. The Catalyst 4500-X switch can have as many as 32 10GE connections on the baseboard and eight extra 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports on the expansion module for a total of 40 non-blocking 10GE ports. Eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports are also available via a separate module. In addition to providing non-stop performance and easy manageability, Cisco's VSS technology on Catalyst 4500-X switches offers higher system performance of as much as 1.6 Tbps by activating all available capacity across VSS-linked Catalyst 4500-X switches. Additional features include FNF solution for capacity planning, Cisco TrustSec protection, and fast, hardware-based IPv6 forwarding.

Cisco Catalyst 6500 and Catalyst 6800 Series Switches
Cisco Catalyst 6500 and Cisco Catalyst 6800 switches are campus backbone platforms that incorporate the proven DNA of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 line of products, which first appeared more than a decade ago and have been continually enhanced since then. Catalyst 6500 Series and Catalyst 6800 Series switches offer the same features and operation, and the modular Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL switch accepts the Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T and the associated family of compatible line cards and service modules. This cross compatibility and commitment to continual enhancement preserves your information technology investment and enables you to upgrade your network backbone with little business disruption or IT staff training.

Common features of Catalyst 6500 and Catalyst 6800 Series modular switches equipped with the Supervisor Engine 2T include the Cisco ISE technology for simple, single-point administration to ensure unvarying policy throughout a distributed network, Virtual Switching System technology for maximum uptime via multi-level switchover, and the Cisco LISP protocol to support roaming and device mobility and to simplify virtualization and transition to IPv6. Additional virtualization tools to segment distinct client groups and serve the special security/compliance and QoS policy needs of each group include Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN, full Multiprotocol Label Switching, EVN, VRF-aware applications for Network Address Translation (NAT) NetFlow, GRE for v4/v6, and L2 extensions with VPLS. For converged wired and wireless environments, the WiSM2 for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series and Catalyst 6800 Series modular switches can manage up to 1000 wireless access points and 15,000 wireless users.

Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Switches
The Cisco Catalyst 6500-E family of modular switches are intended for distribution and campus core environments that require maximum availability and high densities of 10/100/1000 Ethernet, 1 Gigabit Ethernet fiber, or 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet ports. Models come with three to 13 expansion slots and work with a wide range of modules. Integrated service modules support wireless, traffic analysis, and security. Just E-Series versions of Cisco's extensive line of 6500 switches are compatible with Cisco's Supervisor Engine 2T.

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

The high-end Catalyst 6513-E switch has a 19 rack unit, 13-slot chassis and can deliver 180 Gbps of performance on each slot, with a system bandwidth as high as 4 Tbps. A Virtual Switching System configured system can handle up to 8 Tbps of capacity. The Catalyst 6513-E switch offers up to 529 1 Gigabit Ethernet connections, up to 534 Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports, up to 180 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections, and 44 40GE access ports.

Cisco Catalyst 6800 Switches
Cisco's Catalyst 6800 switches are programmable backbone switches intended to deliver optimal 10/40/100 GE services. The Catalyst 6880-X switch is a fixed-configuration, small form factor platform for high-density Ethernet intended for small or medium-size enterprise campus cores. The Catalyst 6880-X switch delivers up to 2 Tbps throughput and features four slots for plug-in port cards. The top port concentration per chassis is 80 1 Gigabit Ethernet connections or 10GE access ports or as many as 20 40GE connections. With VSS, these switches can provide 4 Tbps switching throughput and support as many as 158 1 Gigabit Ethernet access ports or 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports or up to 20 40-Gigabit Ethernet connections.

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

Ways That Progent Can Help Your Business with Cisco Catalyst Series Switches
Progent can provide the remote or onsite support services of Cisco CCIE-certified network consultants who have broad experience providing Catalyst switch support for small and medium sized businesses, branches, enterprises, data centers, Cloud networks, and service providers. Progent's areas of expertise include Cisco's Catalyst and Nexus lines of smart switches and with Cisco's IOS and NX-OS operating systems. Consulting and support services available from Progent for Cisco Catalyst Series switches include proof-of-concept testing, system analysis and monitoring, topology planning, upgrades and project management, network virtualization, wired and wireless convergence, management automation, performance optimization, troubleshooting, disaster recovery planning, and data security assessment and validation.

Progent offers deep expertise with industry standards and with Cisco-owned protocols related to switching and routing including BGP, MPLS traffic engineering, PIM, VPNs, ISIS, virtual LANs, FabricPath, VPC, OTV, VRRP, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), VSS, and Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP). Progent's network specialists also offer familiarity with key networking technologies such as TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), and IGMP. Progent's CISSP-ISSAP certified information security consultants can show you how to create a comprehensive security and compliance strategy and implement Cisco Catalyst switches so that they offer optimal enforcement to your security policies.

In case you require ultra high density or sub-microsecond latency Cisco switches for a world-class data center, Progent can help your organization to evaluate, design, and carry out a transition to Nexus switches. To find out about Progent's support capabilities for Nexus switches, see Cisco Nexus Switch consulting and support services available from Progent. Progent can also help you to connect Catalyst core switches with Meraki aggregation switches. (See Cisco Meraki switch integration consultants.)

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