Cisco WS-C2960S-48TS-S Switch

The Cisco® Catalyst® 2960-S Series Switches are fixed-composition Gigabit Ethernet switches (Figure 1) that renders enterprise-class Layer 2 switching for campus and branch access applications. They allow reliable and secure business operations with reduced sum total cost of ownership through a variety of innovative characteristics including FlexStack, Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+), and Cisco Catalyst Smart Operations.

Product Highlights
Cisco Catalyst 2960-S switches feature:

• 24 or 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports
• 1G Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) or 1G/10G SFP+ slots
• Cisco FlexStack stacking with 20 Gbps of stack throughput (optional)
• IEEE 802.3at-compliant PoE+ for up to 30W of power per port
• Up to 740W of combined PoE/PoE+ budget
• USB interfaces for management and file transfers
• LAN Base or LAN Lite Cisco IOS® Software feature set
• SmartOperations tools that simplify deployment and reduce the cost of network administration
• An enhanced limited lifetime hardware warranty (E-LLW), providing next-business-day replacement

Applications and Benefits
The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series is ideal for:

• Deploying cost-effective wired connectivity in traditional desktop workspace environments
• Implementing quality of service (QoS) to provide priority treatment of voice and critical business applications
• Enforcing basic security policies to limit access to the network and mitigate threats
• Reducing total cost of ownership through simplified operations and automation