Cisco Modules & Cards Reviews – Page 2

EoL & EoS Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 6L-E

Posted on September 15, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Recently, Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 6L-E in the last month. The last day to order the affected products of Cisco 4500 Series is February 2, 2015. And customers with active…

Cisco Quietly Unveiled UCS 6324 for Small Businesses

Posted on August 11, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco never stops the technology innovations. Recently, Cisco has quietly unveiled a new fabric interconnect-Cisco UCS 6324 Fabric Interconnect for its Unified Computing System servers designed to address requirements for smaller compute domains. What’s so cool about this new Fabric…

Cisco 4500E Supervisor 8E vs. Supervisor 7E vs. Supervisor 7LE

Posted on June 11, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The main Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisors: the Supervisor 8E, Supervisor 7E and Supervisor 7LE. They are used for different purpose. What are their main highlights? In this article, we will discuss the main features of them. If you are interested…

Why Need MSFC Card?

Posted on April 25, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

“Why do we use MSFC Card? What are its benefits?” Many people usually put the question like this. What is the exact MSFC card and what is it used for? Here some discussion and experience from MSFC card users would…

Cisco 10GbE Optics Modules & Optical Standards

Posted on March 21, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

There have been numerous different form factors and optics types introduced since 10 gigabit Ethernet has been launched years ago. XENPAKS, the oldest, is very popular as the install base is large, while the newest SFP+ offers a much smaller…

Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ Modules Overview

Posted on March 18, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ modules offer customers a wide variety of 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options for data center, enterprise wiring closet, and service provider transport applications. Main features of Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ modules include: • Smallest 10G form factor…

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8-E Review

Posted on February 24, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The new Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8-E extends one policy, one management, one network to the world’s most widely deployed modular access switch- Cisco Catalyst 4500E. It is an enterprise-class, access and aggregation supervisor engine designed to provide up…

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Line Cards Overview

Posted on February 12, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

As the foundation for Enterprise Networks, Cisco 4500 Switch provides high-performance, mobile and secure user experiences through Layer 2-4 switching to meet current and future network demands. Its centralized, innovative, and flexible system design helps ensure smooth migration to wire-speed…

WAYS to Help You Set Up Your Small, Medium and Large Networks

Posted on December 26, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Are you puzzled by setting up your network? May be, for people who are a newbie, it’s not easy to set up a better network. So in order to help you find out a better way to set up your…

How to Upgrade Cisco 4500 SUP7-E&Sup7L-E ROMMON to Support VSS?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

VSS (Virtual switching system) can enable on Catalyst 4500/4500X series switch (Supervisor Engine 7-E, Supervisor Engine 7L-E, and Catalyst 4500-X). Cisco IOS XE 3.4.0SG and ROMMON IOS Version 15.0(1r) SG7 later released support VSS. This article will discuss about Cisco…

Router-switch.com to Release the Event of “Big Cisco Clearance Sale of the Year”

Posted on October 11, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Recently, router-switch.com announced that the biggest 2013 Cisco stock clearance starts now. There are various hot Cisco products being on sale at lower prices, including Cisco modules & cards, Cisco Access Point, Cisco IP Phones VOIP, Cisco Switches and Cisco…

EoS & EoL for the High-Density Voice/Fax Network Modules for Cisco ISR-G1 and ISR-G2 Series

Posted on September 12, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the High-Density Voice/Fax Network Modules for Cisco ISR-G1 and ISR-G2 Series. The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 24, 2014. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive…

Cisco Interface Cards for Cisco 1900, Cisco 2900 and Cisco 3900 Series

Posted on July 10, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco interface cards are classified according to the technologies they support. For example, WAN interface cards (WICs) support WAN technologies, such as Gigabit Ethernet; and voice interface cards (VICs) support voice technologies. Voice/WAN interface cards (VWICs) can support voice, data,…

What is Exact Cisco Catalyst 2960-S FlexStack?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco FlexStack stacking for Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series Switches provides a true stacking solution with all switches in a FlexStack stack acting as a single switching unit. FlexStack provides a unified data plane, and single configuration for a group of stacked Cisco…

To Recognize Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 8-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module

Posted on January 14, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco’s new 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module doubles the 10 Gigabit Ethernet density on the Catalyst 6500 Series, providing up to 64 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet in a single Catalyst 6500 chassis. It is ideal for deployment in the…

Why Should We Care About 10 Gigabit Ethernet Pluggable Optics?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

All you need to know about XENPAK, X2, and XFP transceivers on Cisco routing and switching products. Why Should I Care About 10 Gigabit Etherenet Pluggable Optics? To deploy 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) applications across Cisco switching and routing platforms,…

Cisco Supervisor Engines, Benefits

Posted on December 30, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Supervisor Engine is a module that is installed in the Cisco Chassis-based Catalyst Switches or Routers. Supervisor engine contains nearly all the same components of a fixed Cisco Switches or Routers. These Supervisor engines come in a variety of different…

Cisco Catalyst 4000/4500 Family, Entry-level Chassis-based Switch

Posted on December 14, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco Catalyst 4000/4500 switch family represents the entry-level chassis-based switch offering from Cisco. The Catalyst 4000/4500 switches are made up of three basic components: Chassis— This includes the switch chassis, power supplies, and fans. Supervisor engine— This includes the…

Router-switch.com: A Batch of New Cisco Network Equipment Surprises the Coming Christmas Day

Posted on December 9, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Christmas Day, the most important festival to western people, is approaching. How to celebrate it? Gifts must be prepared for your family,your friends. All right, router-switch.com, the leading Cisco supplier, also prepared so many gifts for its clients, besides the…

Router-Switch.com Uploaded Thousands of New Cisco Products

Posted on November 30, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Routers-switch.com, to serve its regulars and more potential clients better, uploaded a batch of new Cisco products including Cisco 3900, Cisco 880, Cisco 2900 series license, Power supply for Cisco 3900, Cisco 3900 Router EHWIC WAN Card, Cisco ASA 5585…

GBIC Module, Main Function & Key Features

Posted on November 7, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

GBIC (gigabit interface converter) is a transceiver that converts between electrical and optical signals for high-speed networking. A gigabit interface converter (GBIC) module is available in many forms depending on the model and brand manufacturer. Each has the same job,…

How to Connect 2 WAN, 1 LAN through a Cisco Router?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

“Hi, I need a router, can connect 2 incoming Ethernet line (WAN), 1 output line (LAN), need 10/100/1000 ports. Would you recommend a router for me?” One customer from Chad asked. Let’s share the solution for everyone. 1) 10/100/1000 ports…