Cisco Catalyst 3500 Switches
The Cisco Catalyst 3500 XL is the fastest way to connect multiple high-performance switches in different locations. Cisco's powerful combination of 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet switches delivers a scalable, flexible wiring closet solution.
The Cisco Systems Catalyst 3500 series XL is a scalable line of stackable 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet switches that deliver premium performance, manageability, and flexibility, with unparalleled investment protection. This line of low-cost, high-performance switching solutions provides next-generation stackable switching. It allows management of all Cisco switched ports from a single IP address and provides interconnected switches with an independent high-speed stacking bus that preserves valuable desktop ports.
Note : All Catalyst 3500XL Switches now include enterprise features for the same price as standard-edition units. Two end-to-end VLAN trunking options (IEEE 802.1q or Cisco ISL), enterprise class security with TACACS+ support and Uplink Fast.
Switch clustering, supported on all Catalyst 3500XL Enterprise Switches enables users to cluster a large collection of switches in different locations, manage all ports from a single IP address and connect all switches with Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet connections.
Models :
- WS-C3508G-XL
has 8 GBIC Gigabit Ethernet ports - aggregates a group of 10/100Mbit/s switches and gigabit Ethernet servers. - Price : $3,620
- GBIC
the Gigastack Gigabit Interface Connector - a stacking transceiver which connects switches in the same wiring closet or on different parts of the network over gigabit Ethernet. The GBIC is slotted into each switch that needs to be interconnected.
Enterprise and Standard editions are now the same price! All prices include UPS ground shipping in the continental US.
Add $185 for each Gigastack GBIC (WS-X3500-XL).
All of the switches in the stack can be configured and managed from a Web browser. Each stack can be managed using one IP address. Multiple switches can be managed from one screen as a single logical device. (The Baystack 450 and 3Com Smartstack 3300 must be in a single location to be managed as a logical unit).