Catalyst 2960 LAN Lite

Catalyst 2960 Switches with LAN Lite IOS SKU Access Ports Uplink Ports WS-C2960-48TC-S 48 10/100 2 10/100/1000 or SFP WS-C2960-24TC-S 24 10/100 WS-C2960-24-S none Transition Catalyst 2950 Standard Image Switches Ideal for large networks with several small branch offices and wiring closets Baseline security, QoS, and availability capabilities Low-cost total cost of ownership Begin shipping in August 2007

LAN Base vs. LAN Lite 2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base Security QoS 802.1x, MAB, Port Security, SSH, SSL, NAC Appliance DHCP Snooping, NAC Framework, 802.1x enhancements, L2-4 ACLs, Web-Auth QoS 802.1p (4 queues), SRR, Strict Priority AutoQoS, Policing, Class/Policy Maps, Trust Boundary, Configure queue weights, buffers, thresholds, maps Availability 802.1s/w, 802.3ad, STP enhancements Flexlink, Link State Tracking IPv6 & Multicast IGMP Snooping IPv6 Host, MLD Snooping, MVR Management 64 VLANs, SPAN, LLDP, TDR, Smartports, CNA 256 VLANs, RSPAN, LLDP-MED, IP SLA, DHCP Option 82 Hardware Fast Ethernet only No RPS FE + GE + Compact + more SFP options RPS

SFPs Supported 2950 Standard 2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base 100BASE-FX Fixed Ports Yes 100BASE-LX No 100BASE-BX-U/D 1000BASE-SX 1000BASE-LX 1000BASE-ZX 1000BASE-BX-U/D CWDM Dual purpose uplinks on the C2960-24/48TC-S are not meant to be used as redundant link –only one port either SFP or Copper will be active at any time Only Cisco SFPs are supported. Non-Cisco SFP inserted will be displayed as error-disabled.

Common Questions Identical hardware between LAN Base and LAN Lite except: No RPS for LAN Lite Fewer SFP transceivers supported for LAN Lite No uplinks on Catalyst 2960-24-S Distinct pattern added to overlay on front of switch and “SI” added to upper right hand corner of switch Cannot upgrade or downgrade Catalyst 2960 switches between LAN Base and LAN Lite

Baseline L2 Features 2950 Standard 2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base Flash / DRAM 8 / 16 MB 32 / 128 MB VLANs 128 64 255 VTPv2 Yes Auto-MDIX No 802.3ad LACP STP Instances 802.1w / 802.1s PVRST+ Port fast / Uplink fast BPDU / Root Guard Port Security Yes (enhanced) IGMP Snooping Voice VLAN SSH / SSL / SCP SSH only RADIUS / TACACS+ SNMPv3 CDPv2 LLDP Yes (+MED)

QoS Differences 2950 Standard 2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base Port CoS Trust / Override Yes Trusted Boundary No ACL Classification Ingress Policing Auto QoS 802.1p queues 4 Scheduling SPS + WRR SRR Priority Queuing Configure CoS Priority Queues Configure Queue Weights Configure Buffers / Thresholds Class & Policy Maps Modify CoS / DSCP Mapping DSCP Transparency Weighted Tail Drop

802.1x / NAC Differences 2950 Standard 2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base Yes 802.1x Accounting / MIB 802.1x w/ Port Security 802.1x w/ Voice VLAN 802.1x Guest VLAN 802.1x VLAN assignment 802.1x Auth-Fail VLAN No 802.1x AAA Fail Open 802.1x WOL 802.1x MAC-Auth Bypass 802.1x Web-Auth 802.1x MDA NAC L2 802.1x NAC Appliance

Other Enhancements 2950 Standard 2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base L2-4 ACLs (Port, Time, and DSCP-based) No Yes DHCP Snooping DHCP Option 82 DHCP Server Private VLAN Edge Storm Control Block unknown unicast / multicast IPv6 Host MLD Snooping Flex Link Link State Tracking RPS Support Jumbo Frames MVR IGMP Filter / Throttle IP SLA Responder

Ease-of-use & Troubleshooting Enhancements 2950 Standard 2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base TDR No Yes UDLD Layer 2 / IP Traceroute SPAN (# of sessions) Yes (1) Yes (2) RSPAN Express Setup Device Manager Cisco Network Assistant Smartports Smartports Advisor Troubleshooting Advisor Drag-and-drop IOS Upgrade IP Address DHCP Autoinstall w/ saved config (future) Config Replace (future) DHCP Auto Image Upgrade (future) Error Disable MIB