04-09-2009 03:43 AM
I would like to have information about a CISCO switch which can support fiber ports SFP(1g) and SFP+(10g) and copper 1g and 10g ethernet ports. And will it also software upgradable to support L3 protocols ?
04-09-2009 06:01 AM
You know your requirements and your budget.Difficult to say based on the info of 2 lines which product will fit your requirement. First switch which fits into the above description is 3560E and there are many more .
Check Cisco products page for more info
04-09-2009 06:09 AM
Have you tried using the following Cisco switch selector..
<http://www.ciscowebtools.com/ProductAdvisor/child/1.0/switches.asp>
It may help narrow things down. Good luck!
04-09-2009 06:33 AM
You can choose from the Cisco 3560-E, 4900, 4500, and 6500 series switches. That's in order of capability (and cost!), from least to greatest.
The 3560-E and 4900 series are fixed chassis systems (the 4900M is semi-modular) while the 4500 and 6500 series are completely modular - buy the chassis and populate it according to your requirements.
In addition to the references cited above, also refer to the Cisco Products Quick Reference Guide (CPQRG), available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/qrg/index.html
Hope this helps. Please rate this post if it does.
04-10-2009 02:53 AM
Hello
It depends to your budget and the number of ports required.
10G-SFP+ are only on Nexus 7000 and 5000 available
10G-X2 ports with more then 2 ports mixed with 1G-SFP are on 6500 with Sup720 and 67XX modules available.
On 3560E-12D are 12 ports 10G-X2 available.
On 3560E-12SD are 2 ports 10G-X2 and 12 ports 1G-SFP available.
With âtwingigâ converter can 1 port X2-10gig used with 2x 1Gig-SFP
hth
Andy
04-10-2009 08:04 PM
10G Ethernet = Nexus
1G Ethernet = 3560/3560-E, 3750/3750-E, 4500, 6500, 7200
1G SFP = 3560/3560-E, 3750/3750-E, 4500, 6500, 7200
10Gig Fibre (X2/XENPAK) = 3560-E, 3750-E/ME 3750, 4500, 6500, 7200, ME3400 and other Metro Ethernet switches
And will it also software upgradable to support L3 protocols ? < --- Just buy the license and you are good to go.
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