Cisco Catalyst 3550 Switches

The Cisco Catalyst® 3550 Series Intelligent Ethernet Switches
are a new line of enterprise-class, stackable, multilayer switches that provide high availability, QoS and security to enhance the operation of the network. With a range of Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet configurations, the Catalyst 3550 Series is a powerful option for the access layer of medium enterprise wiring closets and the backbones of mid-sized networks. For the first time, customers can deploy network-wide intelligent services while maintaining the simplicity of traditional LAN switching.

Key Features

• Network scalability through high performance IP routing
• Network control through advanced quality of service and rate limiting based on Layer 2 through Layer 4 information
• Network security through Cisco access control lists (ACLs) based on Layer 2 through Layer 4 information
• Network availability through the Cisco optional Redundant Power System 300 (RPS 300)
• Simplified network management through the Cisco Cluster Management Suite (CMS) Software
• Gigabit Ethernet (1000BaseT) connectivity as a component of the Cisco Gigabit Ethernet over copper solution

The Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series Intelligent Ethernet Switches are available in the following configurations:

Catalyst 3550 24 port 10/100 with inline power - SMI :
The Catalyst 3550-24 PWR switch can provide a lower total cost of ownership for deployments that incorporate Cisco IP phones and/or Cisco Aironet wireless LAN access points. With up to 15 Watts of integrated inline power on every 10/100 port, the switch provides maximum device support and eases new technology deployments by eliminating the need for wall power to each IP phone or wireless LAN access point. Additionally, delivering power via the Catalyst 3550-24 PWR switch eliminates the cost for additional electrical cabling that would otherwise be necessary in wireless LAN and IP phone deployments. Maximum power availability for a converged voice and data network is attainable when a Catalyst 3550 Switch is combined with the Cisco Redundant Power System 675 (RPS 675) for seamless protection against internal power supply failures and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system to safeguard against power outages. The switch comes with integrated power injector and SMI installed.

Price : $2,475
Model Number : WS-C3550-24PWR-SMI

Price : $3,950
Model Number : WS-C3550-24PWR-EMI

• Catalyst 3550 24 Switch
  24 10/100 ports and two Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC)-based Gigabit Ethernet ports; 1 rack unit (RU)
  • SMI Version (See below)
    Price : $2,125
  • EMI Version
    Price : $3,575
• Catalyst 3550 48 Switch
  48 10/100 ports and two GBIC-based Gigabit Ethernet ports; 1 RU SMI version $3,615. EMI version $5,010.
  • SMI Version
    Price : $3,615
  • EMI Version
    Price : $5,010
• Catalyst 3550-12G Switch
  10 GBIC-based Gigabit Ethernet ports and two 10/100/1000BaseT ports; 1.5 RU
  • Price : $7,005
• Catalyst 3550-12T
  Switch-10 10/100/1000BaseT ports and two GBIC-based Gigabit Ethernet ports; 1.5 RU
  • Price : $7,325

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The built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports in these switches accommodate a range of GBIC transceivers, including the Cisco GigaStack GBIC, 1000BaseT, 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseLX/LH, and 1000BaseZX GBICs. The dual GBIC-based Gigabit Ethernet implementation on the Fast Ethernet configurations provides customers tremendous deployment flexibility, allowing customers to implement one type of stacking and uplink configuration today, while preserving the option to migrate that configuration in the future. High levels of stack resiliency can also be implemented by deploying dual redundant Gigabit Ethernet uplinks, a redundant GigaStack GBIC loopback cable, UplinkFast and CrossStack UplinkFast technologies for high-speed uplink and stack interconnection failover, and Per VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+) for uplink load balancing. This Gigabit Ethernet flexibility makes the Catalyst 3550 switches an ideal LAN edge complement to the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Family of Gigabit Ethernet optimized core LAN switches.

Included with the Catalyst 3550-24 and 3550-48 are the Standard Multilayer Software Image (SMI) or the Enhanced Multilayer Software Image (EMI). The EMI provides a richer set of enterprise-class features including hardware-based IP unicast and multicast routing, inter-virtual LAN (VLAN) routing, routed access control lists (RACLs), and the Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP). After initial deployment, the Enhanced Multilayer Software Image Upgrade Kit gives users the flexibility to upgrade to the EMI. The Catalyst 3550-12T and 3550-12G are only available with the Enhanced Multilayer Software Image.

Cisco has extended its set of Cisco IOS-based security, availability and management features to the Catalyst 3550 and 2950 Series Intelligent Ethernet switch platforms. These features allow users to secure network management traffic by encrypting passwords and configuration information; provide options for network security based on users, ports and/or Macintosh addresses; and restrict access to sensitive areas in a network. By extending its set of Cisco IOS-based security, availability and management features, Cisco reinforces its SAFE Blueprint, enabling customers to more fully guard their networks through secure connectivity, perimeter security, intrusion protection, identity services and security management.

Catalyst 3550 Series Technical Documentation

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