Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches vs. Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Heavy Duty Switches

Well suited in areas where traditional IT personal need to have some management in a IoT development while keeping security at the for front of the deployment plan. Also offers great flexibility with the ability to purchase additional modules to expand switch port count without purchasing an entire separate switch which is extremely beneficial when space is a constraint and the ability to plan for future growth is impossible. Also the ability to just move SD card to back up switch and plug it in is great when IT staff is remote to keep warm spares onsite.

Incentivized

For VLAN trunking and to achieve department wise security in network it's best nothing there to dislike all future work better

• We're extremely proud of the IE3300s. We actually put them up on the cranes as well and with all the movement of the cranes, they're very sturdy and durable. We have not had issues at all with them.

Incentivized

• Best for port security
• VLAN trunking
• Define of network department

• Whilst these switches for once weren't actually the most expensive, they are still not the cheapest.
• The IE-3XXX series in particular has great flexibility in that it offers custom options for bespoke needs.
• I would say Cisco focus on their software rather than hardware from experience and design, but it is by no means bad!

Incentivized

Cisco is more expensive, but it has better security and functionality over competitor products. additionally, our core network is Cisco

Incentivized

This provides better security and stability Also the vlan create and seperate department so we can achieve security

Port can be shut to avoid unauthorised access.

The expansion modules really allow us to use these switches for different scenarios in the way that we need them. Sometimes we need a lot of extra ports. Sometimes we need some extra ports, but also extra fiber ports to bring the network to other areas.

Incentivized

• They are grossly overpriced for our implementation, but the built in cybervision and port expansion possibility is vital for us.
• Able to push our security standards with ISE into IoT enviroment.

Incentivized

• Provides best security
• Port configuration easy