Cisco Catalyst Switches vs Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches

• Stability and Reliability - We have not had many failures over the past years using Cisco Catalyst switches.
• Flexibility - Cisco Catalyst switches offers a wide portfolio of switching equipment which can address a variety of needs. This includes switches with stacking and non-stacking capability, fixed rackmount and chassis options which can be mounted in data centre racks and and also compact switching which may be more feasible for small SOHO offices.
• Scalable Performance - Cisco Catalyst switches offers various port speeds from 1Gbps 10Gbps, 100Gbps etc. This is available in both copper (RJ45) and fibre (SFP). Many models also offer a variety of uplink speed options which future proofs the invest in Cisco technologies allowing us to upgrade depending on our changing business requirements and available budgets.

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• They are simple to setup and maintain.
• Once you have them configured, you won't have to touch them again. They just work!
• The Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches are fanless, so they work perfectly in some of our more rugged locations.

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• Would like to see a second power supply so it can get power from two different sources.
• Hard to find a USB flash drive that will work when loading images for upgrade.
• IOS upgrades are a pain to perform. Upgrades should be an easy process. Would like to perform the upgrade through a web browser.

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• The ability to easily do packet captures on the cli would be handy
• I struggle with the log timestamps relative to the actual time on the machine
• The ability to put control plane ACL's would be nice rather than having to upgrade for vulnerabilities

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• Cisco catalyst switches have allowed our networks to run smoothly with no interruptions.
• These switches are scalable so we were able to add more switches as needed, without interrupting the network activity.
• Automation techniques allowed us to deploy configuration with minimum effort.

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• Staffing qualified IT professionals to manage the networks is typically not an issue.
• Great technical support through service contracts ensures that downtime can be kept to a minimum even when encountering complex issues that go beyond the knowledge of the average IT staff supporting the devices.
• Cisco products have a great reputation, so it gives us peace of mind knowing we are using a solid industry leading product.

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