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Introducing Cisco NetFlow-Lite Solution

Posted on May 16, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We shared some guides about the NetFlow-lite/NFLite before, such as the Cisco Catalyst 4948E NetFlow-lite/NFLite in Detail (first introduced with Catalyst 4948E), How to Use nProbe as NetFlow-Lite Aggregator/Collector? NetFlow-lite bridges the gap by providing a lightweight solution that allows capturing…

Cisco Catalyst 2960-X vs. 2960-XR Series Switches

Posted on May 13, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In the last article, we showed that why choose Cisco 2960-X series. Yes, there are enough reasons to persuade you to buy Cisco 2960-X series. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR is the best replacement for the 2960-S series (end-of-life and end-of-sale…

Why SELECT Cisco 2960-X Series?

Posted on May 12, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

WHY SELECT CISCO 2960-X SERIES SWITCHES? If you want a Cisco Access Switch that can grow with your business, will be more secure, be less complex, be more intelligent, it must be Cisco 2960-X series. Key Words for the New…

NEW Horizontal Stacking Supported on Cisco 3560-CX

Posted on April 14, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Do you know the Cisco switch stacks well? For example, what Cisco IOS software image does it run while stacking? What restrictions for your switch stack configuration do you need to pay attention to? Yeah, more details you need to…

Nexus 9200 Switches-The Latest Addition to the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series

Posted on March 10, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco added new members to the Cisco Nexus 9000 family: The Cisco Nexus 9200 series and next-gen Nexus 9300EX switches. Those two data center switches are the industry’s first native 25Gbps-capable switches, delivering 25/50/100Gbps speeds at the cost of 10/40Gbps.…

The New Cisco Nexus 9300-EX Platform Switches

Posted on March 8, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The latest Cisco Nexus 9300-EX is the new Nexus 9000 series. It offers a variety of interface options available to transparently migrate existing data centers from 100-Mbps, 1-Gbps, and 10-Gbps speeds to 25 Gbps at the server, and from 10…

Cisco Launched New Data Center Switches-the Nexus 9300, Nexus 9200 and More

Posted on March 4, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

At the beginning of March 2016, Cisco made a couple of significant networking announcements in the data center. One of these announcements is introducing the new data center switches: the Nexus 9300 Switches & Nexus 9200 Switches. The data center…

The Updates, Something New about the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Switches

Posted on February 23, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco released the Catalyst 3650 Series in 2013. It can act as a wired switch as well as a converged wired wireless switch. Yes, the Cisco Catalyst 3650 is the next generation of enterprise-class standalone and stackable access-layer switches that…

The New Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Mini Switch

Posted on February 22, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco has updated its Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series. Do you know What the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Mini Switches are? The new Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series mini is a reduced depth (11.62-inch deep) standalone and stackable access-layer switch that provide…

Cisco 3750-X Layer 3 Switch Review

Posted on January 29, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco 3750-X has been announced as the end-of-sale and end-of-life. Cisco announced the EOS and EOL dates for the Cisco Catalyst 3560-X and 3750-X Series Switches in October, 2015. All the Cisco 3750-X and 3560-X models will be replaced…

What the RISE Technology Can Do for You? …

Posted on January 26, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

RISE Simplifying Load balancers with Nexus Switches. RISE, not rise, the Remote Integrated Service Engine, is an industry first solution. It’s a technology that simplifies provisioning, out of box management of service appliances like load balancers, firewalls, network analysis modules.…

Get Started with the Cisco Catalyst 6840-X Switch

Posted on January 19, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The new Catalyst 6840-X (released in early 2015) is the smallest device in the 6000 family, yes, it’s the smallest campus switch in the Catalyst 6000 family. The Cisco Catalyst 6840-X comes in four configurations: 16x10G, 32x10G, 24x10G with two…

What Cisco Catalyst Series Switch Should You Migrate to? …

Posted on January 6, 2016 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We know that Cisco Catalyst Switching products and solutions are meeting different customers’ needs. All kinds of Cisco switch models scale well with the network as it grows. Yes, Cisco switches address the needs at the access, distribution, and core…

How to Upgrade a Cisco 3750X Stack IOS?

Posted on December 9, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

“How to upgrade the IOS in my stack on four Cisco 3750-X switches, the quickest and easiest way?” To put simply, if you want to get the quickest and easiest way to upgrade the IOS in your stack on four…

Cisco Switching Methods

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

In the last article, we discussed the Types of Cisco Switches for Your Campus Networks & Data Centers, the comparison between the Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches, Layer 3 (Multilayer) Switch Operation and Layer 2 Switch Operation. So in…

Cisco Catalyst Switches for Campus Networks & Nexus Switches for Data Centers

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

We talked about Cisco switches and related technical topics a lot before. It’s not easy to select the very Cisco switches for all sizes of networks, such as the complicated campus networks and data center. You know that switches are…

How to Establish Communications between VLANs?

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

In this article we will discuss how to establish communications between VLANs, as well as how to configure the networks. Notes: More about the virtual LANs, Physical LANs and briefly reviewed VLAN configuration options you can read the articles shared…

Cisco 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches Offer…

Posted on November 18, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches, as its name said: the Stackable Managed Switches, they’re built with true stacking capability to support up to eight units and 384 ports in a single stack. To get the fast data speeds, nonstop…

Cisco 4510E or Catalyst 6800ia Switch

Posted on November 6, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

There is a typical question asked by Cisco users, which is about the choosing Cisco 4500E or Catalyst 6800 Series. The detailed question you can read as follows: The Cisco switch users have the Cisco 6509-E chassis with WS-X6548-GE-TX POE line cards…

Cisco IoT Part-Cisco Industrial Ethernet 4000 Switches, Designed for Harsh Conditions

Posted on October 27, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

We talked about the Cisco IoT and Industrial Products a lot before, such as the latest industrial routers IR 809, IR829, IR819, etc. They are reliable for industrial and harsh environments. They also have different features. What are the Cisco…

Catalyst 6800ia Switches, the Relationship with Catalyst 6500/6800

Posted on October 16, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

In the last article, we introduced the Cisco Catalyst Instant Access Solution, including the main features, architecture, components, advantages, etc. You also can see that the Cisco Catalyst 6800ia series is the main component in the Cisco Catalyst Instant Access…

Qs Help You Know Cisco Catalyst Instant Access a Lot

Posted on October 16, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

What is the exact solution of Catalyst Instant Access? What advantages ode it over the standalone, VSS (the VSS Campus with Stacking)? Cisco Catalyst Instant Access brings fabric extension technology (similar to Data Center FEX) with operational simplicity to the…