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The Cisco Catalyst 6880-X Series, What’s New in 2015?

Posted on October 8, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We introduced the Cisco Catalyst 6880-X switches before (Cisco Catalyst 6880-X Series Review). This platform runs on the same architecture as the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T and therefore offers stability with a proven operating system software. So the…

Cisco Nexus 7000/7700 Series Compare Models

Posted on September 8, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Are you familiar the Cisco Nexus core switch platform- the 7000 series and the newer 7700 series? What’s the relationship between them? What’s the difference between them? What are the main features of them? In this article, we will compare…

The Newer Cisco Nexus 7700 Switches

Posted on September 7, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

What’s the Cisco Nexus 7700 Series? As the Cisco Catalyst 6800 has the DNA of Catalyst 6500,the newer Cisco Nexus 7700 switch is the latest extension to the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series modular switches. It is a family of data…

The New Catalyst 6840-X Series Switch, Let You Get More for Less

Posted on September 2, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

A new Cisco catalyst series switch of the Catalyst 6800 family has been announced recently by Cisco. It is the Cisco Catalyst 6840-X backbone switch to address new network backbone needs, especially in space constrained deployments. The Cisco 6840-X is…

How to Upgrade the License from IP Base to IP Services on 3750-X Stack?

Posted on August 7, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

It’s a common problem that how to upgrade the License from IP Base to IP Services on 3750-X Stack? Many Cisco 3750 Series users had the problems that are related to Upgrading the License from IP Base to IP Services…

What’s New on Cisco Catalyst 4500 VSS?

Posted on July 22, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We discussed the VSS on Cisco Catalyst 4500 and 6500 several times before. And with the software update, there are some new points that happened on Cisco Catalyst 4500 VSS. What’s new here? Let’s read some simple questions that cam…

All about Cisco’s Stacking Switches

Posted on July 3, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Access switches-an integral part of any network, no matter of small office with 10 employees or large corporation with thousands of employees. The switches play the key role for communicating between users and their equipments in corporate network. Stacking technology…

EoS and EoL Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 2960-SF Series

Posted on July 1, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series and 2960-SF Series Switches, once as popular network switches for branch and midsized campus access applications, were announced be the end-of-sale and end-of-life ones by Cisco in 2015. The last day to order the affected product(s)…

Cisco Switch Stacking Using a Couple of Cisco Catalyst 3650

Posted on June 30, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Speaking of Stacking switches, we have to pay more attention to Cisco’s switches that support stacking. Cisco has a big and powerful family of stacking switches, such as the Cisco 2960X, 3560X, the 3750-X, Cisco 3650, 3850 switches, etc. In…

GE Switch Models-Cisco 3750-X/3560-X vs. Huawei S5700 Series

Posted on June 19, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco and Huawei, as the world’s largest communications equipment makers, have their own network hardware lines and IT solutions for different network demands. They have different backgrounds, policies, services and info systems, etc. so it’s not easy to compare the…

Update but Not Featured: What’s New on Cisco Catalyst 2960-C & 3560-C Series Compact Switches?

Posted on June 4, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

At the beginning of the year, Cisco announced its new featured compact switches-Catalyst 3560-CX and 2960-CX series. They are the successors of the 3560-C and 2960-C compact switches. In the article “New Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX and 2960-CX Series Switches Review”,…

The New Cisco MDS 9396S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch

Posted on May 29, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In order to broaden its Storage Area Networks (SAN) portfolio to SMBs and Enterprise customers, Cisco released a new high-density 16Gbps Fabric switch-the Cisco MDS 9396S Multilayer Fabric Switch that focuses on helping customers design efficient IT operations and easily…

New: ACI Alternative for Cisco Nexus 9000

Posted on May 12, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series was added a new control plane capability for users and customers not yet opting for or needing a full-blown application policy infrastructure. Cisco’s BGP Control Plane for VXLAN is designed to appeal to operators of multitenant clouds looking…

Cisco Nexus 9500 Comparison-Chassis, Supervisors and Modules…

Posted on May 11, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco Nexus 9500 Series is the modular one in the big star family-Nexus 9000 Series Switches. (The other one is the fixed-9300 switches). The Nexus 9000 is Cisco’s new SDN master plan. The Nexus 9000 is a new series of…

How to Use nProbe as NetFlow-Lite Aggregator/Collector?

Posted on May 8, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In the last previous article, we shared the Cisco Catalyst 4948E NetFlow-lite/NFLite in Detail, but do you know the deep relationship between NetFlow-Lite and nProbe, and how to use nProbe as NetFlow-Lite Collector? So in this article we will continue…

Cisco Catalyst 4948E NetFlow-lite/NFLite in Detail

Posted on May 7, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

NetFlow? Netflow-Lite? Are you confused with these two? How much do you know about them? Can Cisco 4948E do the same job as Cisco 4500E? Can you tell some differences between Netflow and Netflow-Lite? Well, if you have some answers…

WS-C2960X-48TD-L & WS-C2960XR-48TD-I Tested, from Miercom

Posted on April 28, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco catalyst 2960-X series and 2960-XR switches were designed as the greenest and popular switches for branch offices and campus. Cisco also described the new Cisco 2960-X Series as Simple, Smart, Scalable, Green, Highly Secure, and Cost-Effective one. How to…

Better User Workspaces with the Next Generation Cisco Compact Switch

Posted on April 21, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco new Cisco 3560-CX & 2960-CX Catalyst Switches, small and powerful. They transform the workspace to be simpler. Cisco 3560-CX & 2960-CX, Higher Secure and Easy to Manage They are deployed in Offices, in Classrooms, in Hotel Rooms, just…

A Test Report about…Catalyst C2960S-48TS-L, C3560X-48T-S and C3750X-48T-S

Posted on April 15, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco 2960S series, Cisco 3560X and 3750X switches are so popular and commonly used by Branch, Business and Campus. If an organization decides to set up a better and more secure network, there are some key elements considered such as…

To Read the Codes of Cisco 3750/3750-X Series

Posted on March 20, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The great Cisco Catalyst 3750 series contributes vastly success to Cisco in the network hardware market and have various models. And each model of Cisco 3750 series associates with unique product code by providing different features. How to choose the…

Cisco Catalyst Switches for the Different Types of Campuses

Posted on February 28, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco is keeping its catalyst switching update. You Should Know about the Cisco Catalyst Switching Update. Definitely, Cisco’s Campus LAN switches are the top choice for users who want to set up the better and safer Enterprise Networks. There are…

Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX & 2960-CX Model Comparison

Posted on February 11, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In the last two articles, we discussed the new Cisco compact switches-Catalyst 3560-CX and 2960-CX Series, and the new Cisco Catalyst Multigigabit Technology. So you may have a main impression on these Cisco Catalyst Multigigabit Ethernet & Cisco Multigigabit Ethernet…