1. Catalyst 2960 LAN Lite

2. Catalyst 2960 Switches with LAN Lite IOS
SKU
Access Ports
Uplink Ports
WS-C TC-S
48 10/100
2 10/100/1000 or SFP
WS-C TC-S
24 10/100
WS-C 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

3. 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, x 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

4. 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 C /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.

5. 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 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

6. 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)

7. 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

8. 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 L x
NAC Appliance

9. 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

10. 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