Cisco Systems Catalyst Intelligent Switching User Manual

Cisco Catalyst®Switching Solutions GuideIntelligent Switchingfor the Evolving Network3580 IS Solutions Guide 11/19/02 2:06 PM Page 1

Catalyst 6500 withCatalyst 6500/4500SiSiSiCatalyst 3550-12G or 12Twith Catalyst 3550/2950 StackSiCatalyst 6500/4500 with Catalyst 3550 StackSiIPCataly

A network is, and probably always will be, a work in progress. Companies grow,requirements change, and new applications emerge, presenting opportuniti

AVVIDCisco Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data. As the industry’s onlyenterprise-wide, standards-based network architecture, Cisco AVVI

FrameThe basic unit of Ethernet data traffic. An Ethernet frame can vary in size from a minimum length of 64 bytes to a maximum length of 1522 bytes.

Layer 2The data link layer in the OSI Model. For Ethernet, this applies to the Ethernetframe that contains the Ethernet destination address, Ethernet

Catalyst: An agent that precipitatesor accelerates a reaction,development, or change.3580 IS Solutions Guide 11/19/02 2:07 PM Page 13

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Intelligent switchingfor the evolving network:Easing network migration,adaptation, and expansion.Catalyst: An agent that precipitates or acceleratesa

Q: Why start withintelligentswitching?Q: Why changeanything?A: Because there really isn’t any alternative.Just as living things must adapt to changing

Q: What aboutsecurity?Q: How importantis QoS?A: QoS is very important—and becoming more so every day.Advanced QoS prioritizes and directs traffic to m

Q: Why make themove to GigabitEthernet?The primary security features and applications supported by these switches includeaccess control lists (ACLs),

Network Intelligence—from the Core to the EdgeSiIPMInternet VPNPSTN NetworkSiSiSecurityQoSHigh AvailabilityInternet VPNHigh AvailabilityQoSSecurityQua

Q: But anything thisadvanced must bedifficult to deployand manage, right?Q: Why use CiscoCatalyst switchesto ease networkevolution?A: Lots of reasons—

The Cisco Catalyst Series switches provide a comprehensive set of management toolsto simplify the deployment and management of switches and intelligen

Product Overview7• Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series is a new line of enterprise-class, stackable, multilayerswitches. With a range of Fast Ethernet and Giga