As the leading Layer 2 edge switches, Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 2960 Series Switches provides improved operational excellence, highly secure business operations, improved sustainability, and an enhanced workspace experience. They are designed for entry-level enterprise, midmarket, and branch office networks.
What are the Cisco 2960 Product Highlights? Here we list the main features of Cisco Catalyst 2960-S switches:
- • 24 or 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- • 1G Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) or 1G/10G SFP+ slots
- • Cisco FlexStack stacking with 20 Gbps of stack throughput (optional)
- • IEEE 802.3at-compliant PoE+ for up to 30W of power per port
- • Up to 740W of combined PoE/PoE+ budget
- • USB interfaces for management and file transfers
- • LAN Base or LAN Lite Cisco IOS Software feature set
- • SmartOperations tools that simplify deployment and reduce the cost of network administration
- • An enhanced limited lifetime hardware warranty (E-LLW), providing next-business-day replacement
What can you benefit from using Cisco 2960-S Series in a network? What applications can use this Catalyst 2960-S series? Let’s have a look:
The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series is ideal for deploying cost-effective wired connectivity in traditional desktop workspace environments; implementing quality of service (QoS) to provide priority treatment of voice and critical business applications; enforcing basic security policies to limit access to the network and mitigate threats and reducing total cost of ownership through simplified operations and automation.
For helping you find a better Cisco 2960 model to set up your network, we will compare the main popular Cisco 2960 switches in the following tables:
Notes: FlexStack Stacking: A hot swappable module provides true stacking with all switches in a stack acting as a single unit. PoE: Power over Ethernet
Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series Switches
| Model | 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports | Uplinks | IOS Feature Set | Available PoE Power | FlexStack Stacking |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-48FPD-L | 48 | 2 SFP+ | LAN Base | 740W | Optional |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-48LPD-L | 48 | 2 SFP+ | LAN Base | 370W | Optional |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-24PD-L | 24 | 2 SFP+ | LAN Base | 370W | Optional |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-48TD-L | 48 | 2 SFP+ | LAN Base | – | Optional |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-24TD-L | 24 | 2 SFP+ | LAN Base | – | Optional |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-48FPS-L | 48 | 4 SFP | LAN Base | 740W | Optional |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-48LPS-L | 48 | 4 SFP | LAN Base | 370W | Optional |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-24PS-L | 24 | 4 SFP | LAN Base | 370W | Optional |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-48TS-L | 48 | 4 SFP | LAN Base | – | Optional |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-24TS-L | 24 | 4 SFP | LAN Base | – | Optional |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-48TS-S | 48 | 2 SFP | LAN Lite | – | No |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-24TS-S | 24 | 2 SFP | LAN Lite | – | No |
Cisco Catalyst 2960-SF Series Switches
| Model | 10/100 Ethernet ports | Uplinks | IOS Feature Set | Available PoE Power | FlexStack Stacking | |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-F48FPS-L | 48 | 4 SFP | LAN Base | 740W | Optional | |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-F48LPS-L | 48 | 4 SFP | LAN Base | 370W | Optional | |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-F24PS-L | 24 | 2 SFP | LAN Base | 370W | Optional | |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-F48TS-L | 48 | 4 SFP | LAN Base | – | Optional | |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-F24TS-L | 24 | 2 SFP | LAN Base | – | Optional | |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-F48TS-S | 48 | 2 SFP | LAN Lite | – | No | |
| Cisco Catalyst 2960S-F24TS-S | 24 | 2 SFP | LAN Lite | – | No | |
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches
| Feature Set | Model | Total 10/100 Ethernet Ports | Uplinks | AC Power Supply Rating |
| LAN Base Layer 2 | WS-C2960-24TT-L | 24 | 2×1000 BT | 30W |
| WS-C2960-48TT-L | 48 | 45W | ||
| WS-C2960-24TC-L | 24 | 2 Dual Purpose | 30W | |
| WS-C2960-48TC-L | 48 | 45W | ||
| LAN Lite Entry Layer 2 | WS-C2960-24TC-S | 24 | 30W | |
| WS-C2960-24-S | 24 | None | ||
| WS-C2960-48TC-S | 48 | 2 Dual Purpose | 45W | |
| WS-C2960-48TT-S | 48 | 2 x1000BT | ||
| LAN Base Layer 2 | WS-C2960-48PST-L | 48 PoE | 2x1000BT and 2xSFP | 370W |
| WS-C2960-24PC-L | 24 PoE | 2 Dual Purpose | ||
| WS-C2960-24LT-L | 8 PoE | 2x1000BT | 123W | |
| LAN Lite Entry Layer 2 | WS-C2960-48PST-S | 48 PoE | 2x1000BT and 2xSFP | 370W |
| WS-C2960-24PC-S | 24 PoE | 2 Dual Purpose | 370W | |
| WS-C2960-24LC-S | 8 PoE | 123W | ||
| LAN Base Layer 2 | WS-C2960-8TC-L | 8 | 1 Dual Purpose | 20W |
| WS-C2960PD-8TT-L | 8 | 1x1000BT PoE | 11W PoE Input | |
| WS-C2960G-8TC-L | 7 10/100/1000 | 1 Dual Purpose | 30W | |
| LAN Lite Entry Layer 2 | WS-C2960-8TC-S | 8 | 20W |
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