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Cisco’s New ‘Light Switch’-The Catalyst Digital Building Series

Posted on February 5, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco surprised us…again. Yes, again! Cisco announced the Catalyst Digital Building Series Switch on February 1, 2017. This new network hardware from Cisco Systems gives new meaning to the words “light switch”.…

Updated: Cisco StackPower Technology for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switches

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

Cisco StackPower Technology is so cool that it can aggregates all of the available power in a stack of switches and manages it as one common power pool for the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

New Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX and 2960-CX Series Switches Review

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

Cisco released the new campus LAN switches-the Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series Switches and Catalyst 2960-CX Series. The two types of Cisco Catalyst Compact Switches help transform the workspace by delivering…

Nexus 7000 and Catalyst 6500 Comparison Guide

Posted on February 20, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Network engineers are always discussing the Nexus and Cisco Catalyst after Nexus 7000 was released. Some of them are accustomed to use the Cisco 6500 series, but those who are…

Cisco Catalyst 6500 vs. Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch

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

Campus vs. data center applications can determine which Cisco Ethernet switch to use These days, Cisco network administrators are a nation divided. It is not enough for the network admin…

Switch Types and LAN Switching

Posted on March 19, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

A switch is a telecommunication device which receives a message from any device connected to it and then transmits the message only to that device for which the message was…

How to Manage Cisco 2950 Switches by IP Address?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

By default the Cisco Catalyst 2950 is not configured for remote administration. Basic configuration to enable remote administration on the Cisco Catalyst 2950 includes configuring an IP address on the…

Cisco Club: Cisco Catalyst & Cisco Catalyst Switches

Posted on November 29, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Catalyst is the brand name for a variety of network switches sold by Cisco Systems. While commonly associated with Ethernet switches, a number of different interfaces have been available throughout…