Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches Reviews & Ratings 2022

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Cisco Catalyst 6800 Review

9 out of 10

May 04, 2021

The Cisco Catalyst 6800 switch is a chassis based switch which can be used within various network layers depending on your requirements. I …

Cisco Catalyst Switches get the job done

9 out of 10

December 22, 2020

We are using a stack of two Cisco Catalyst 6807 Switches as our main data center core switches. These things are big and beefy, with tons …

Solid and robust DC switching platform.

9 out of 10

December 16, 2020

[Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches are] used as our Campus Core Switch. It provides connectivity between user LANs and Data Center …

The 6800 series is among the best core switches you can buy

10 out of 10

December 16, 2020

When I saw I had the opportunity to review one of our most expensive pieces of equipment on our system I jumped at the chance. Why? Well, …

Cisco Catalyst 6800 is a beast and will run great for years

10 out of 10

December 16, 2020

The reason for going with the 6800 Catalyst core switch was to solve the business problem of having non-industry standard hardware that is …

A solid and stable center of your network!

9 out of 10

December 07, 2020

I'm a systems admin at our place of business and about 4 years ago we switched from a Cisco 6509 to a new Cisco 6807. The upgrade was due …

Catalyst 6800 Then and Now

9 out of 10

December 30, 2019

We are using Cisco Catalyst 6800 switches as our campus core switch, with 2 boxes running VSS to handle all routing between different …

Fast and Convergent

9 out of 10

November 22, 2019

The 6509E and 4507E switches were replaced.

6800 Switches: Reliable and Resilient

10 out of 10

November 06, 2019

We use Cisco Catalyst Switches at both access and data center levels as a collapsed core.

The catalyst evolution.

10 out of 10

June 18, 2019

We utilize cat6807 switches in high-density locations as a layer 3 fiber/copper, high availability, and aggregation point.

Catalyst switches in enterprise networks

9 out of 10

January 11, 2019

They are used as access and distribution switches. They are used in enterprise networks and also data centers management networks. In …

Catalyst Switches are AWESOME

10 out of 10

January 08, 2019

Many of our issues revolve around security or location of users. The Cisco Catalyst Switches allow us to integrate with intelligent …

Catalyst switches in higher education

9 out of 10

August 03, 2018

Used in our academic, administrative and residence hall buildings. We use them to connect all wireless access points and wired devices …

Cisco 6800ia's Best Innovation: Cisco has Killed!

9 out of 10

June 29, 2018

We currently are using our Cisco Catalyst 6800ia switches in all of our edge closets. They provide power to access points, phones, …

6800 great small ISP switch

9 out of 10

June 26, 2018

We use the 6816 for our primary core switched configured in a VSS for all traffic. These switches are MPLS enabled, DC power and very …

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What is Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches?

Cisco offers the Catalyst 6800 series of campus LAN switches.

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What is Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches?

Cisco offers the Catalyst 6800 series of campus LAN switches.

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Cisco offers the Catalyst 6800 series of campus LAN switches.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees) and the Government Administration industry.

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November 06, 2019

6800 Switches: Reliable and Resilient

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Banking Company, 5001-10,000 employees

Score 10 out of 10

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Support Headcount Required

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Strong VLAN knowledge
CCNA with at least working knowledge
Data center working knowledge

January 11, 2019

Catalyst switches in enterprise networks

Bryan Valverde Piedra

Network Engineer

Emerson (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 10,001+ employees)

Score 9 out of 10

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Cisco 6800ia's Best Innovation: Cisco has Killed!

Tim Lillis

Sr. System Engineer

Kent Intermediate School District (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)

Score 9 out of 10

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We have two higher level engineers to program, configure and setup the network routing and switching. We also have two entry level administrators who do the day to day port configuration and physical switch deployment. A basic Cisco networking experience is needed for port configs. Anything else would require CCNA or higher expertise