© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Delivering Converged Services to Enterprise Branches and SMBs Cisco ® Catalyst ® 2960 Series Switch Solutions Ramesh Bijor Business Presentation

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Video on Demand Wireless Mobility Collaboration Tools 21st Century Branch Offices: Taking a Bigger Role New Business Applications Interactive Business Source: Nemerts Research Virtual Workplace— Branch Office Strategies Number of Branches Grows 10% per Year 90% of New Employees Work in Branches

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Branch Challenges Today’s Challenges Goals Disparate Data and Voice Networks Operational Complexity and Costs Struggle to Keep Up with Security Unified Network Services Scalable ManagementSelf-Defending Networks

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Cisco Catalyst 2960 Addresses Branch Access Challenges GoalsCisco ® Catalyst ® 2960 Unified Network Services  Power over Ethernet capability  Automatic detection of IP phones, access points…  Enhanced availability with Flexlink, PVRST+  Voice-aware features and enhanced QoS support

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Cisco Catalyst 2960 Addresses Branch Access Challenges GoalsCisco ® Catalyst ® 2960 Scalable Management  Cisco Network Assistant for centralized management of smaller networks  CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution for larger branch networks  Ease-of-use features; i.e., Cisco Smartports and Express Setup  Auto QoS wizard

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Cisco Catalyst 2960 Addresses Branch Access Challenges GoalsCisco ® Catalyst ® 2960 Self-Defending Networks  Cisco Identity-Based Networking Services for authentication and access control  Enhanced Cisco NAC support  ACLs to guard against denial- of-service (DoS) and other attacks  DHCP Snooping  SSHv2 and SNMPv3 for protecting the network from tampering

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Introducing: Empowered Branch

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC  Small branch offices (banks, retail, etc.)  24-port 10/100 PoE (15.4W) + 2-port 10/100/1000 or SFP  24-port 10/100 (8-port PoE, 15.4W ) + 2-port 10/100/1000  Layer 2–4 ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Web-Auth, and Enhanced Cisco ® NAC  AutoQoS, Trust Boundary, Policing, and Class and Policy Maps  IP phone detection and LLDP-MED with location  Cisco Redundant Power System 2300 support New Power over Ethernet Solutions Cisco Catalyst 2960 PoE

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC  Ideal for wiring-constrained conference rooms and hospitality suites  8-port 10/ port 10/100/1000 PoE input  Power received through 10/100/1000 uplink port  11W (Class 3 powered device) required  No internal power supply  External power brick optional Power over Ethernet Solutions Cisco Catalyst 2960 Powered Device Compact Switch New

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Cisco Catalyst 2960 PoE and Powered Device Unified Network Services Business Problem  Complex branch-office infrastructure and power and cabling plan Lower productivity without the convergence network  Inability of the branch or small and medium network to evolve with business Unable to compete effectively in the marketplace Solution  Full 15.4W Power over Ethernet capability for up to 24 ports  Ability to connect and power IP phones, access points, and cameras  Enhanced availability with voice-aware features  No internal power supply needed for Cisco ® Catalyst ® 2960 Powered Device Benefits  Increased productivity by deploying converged voice, video, and data services on the same network  Improved mobility

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Business Problem  Greater operational complexity and expenses Slowing down the growth of the business Higher skilled IT resource cost resulting in higher TCO  Requirement for network to be managed centrally and scale as the business grows Solution  Cisco Network Assistant for smaller networks  CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution for larger branch networks  Auto QoS wizard  Ease of use with Cisco ® Smartports and Express Setup  CLI and SNMP support means no new training Benefits  Operational simplicity lowers operating expenses and enables resources to focus on business instead Cisco Catalyst 2960 PoE and Powered Device Scalable Management

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Business Problem  Unauthorized access to the branch-office networks Disrupting operations and negatively affecting productivity Risk of losing valuable business information Solution  Cisco ® Identity-Based Networking Services for authentication and access control  ACLs to guard against denial-of-service (DoS) and other attacks  DHCP Snooping  SSHv2 and SNMPv3 for protecting the network from tampering Benefits  Maintain productivity and profitability  Maintain company reputation Cisco Catalyst 2960 PoE and Powered Device Integrated Security

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