Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches (Video Data Sheet)

• Power over Ethernet: 24 full PoE port and 24-port (PoE supported on 8 ports) configurations
• Connectivity: Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in 8-port, 24-port, and 48-port configurations
• Integrated security, including network admission control (NAC)
• Advanced quality of service (QoS) and resiliency
• Single IP address, syslog, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management for a stack of up to 16 switches
• Intelligent services for the network edge
• Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty
• Software updates at no additional charge
• Simplified network management with Cisco Network Assistant

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Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches (Video Data Sheet)

Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches (Video Data Sheet)

filed in Products on Mar.20, 2009

• Power over Ethernet: 24 full PoE port and 24-port (PoE supported on 8 ports) configurations
• Connectivity: Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in 8-port, 24-port, and 48-port configurations
• Integrated security, including network admission control (NAC)
• Advanced quality of service (QoS) and resiliency
• Single IP address, syslog, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management for a stack of up to 16 switches
• Intelligent services for the network edge
• Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty
• Software updates at no additional charge
• Simplified network management with Cisco Network Assistant

READ MORE - Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches (Video Data Sheet)

Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches (Video Data Sheet)

• Power over Ethernet: 24 full PoE port and 24-port (PoE supported on 8 ports) configurations
• Connectivity: Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in 8-port, 24-port, and 48-port configurations
• Integrated security, including network admission control (NAC)
• Advanced quality of service (QoS) and resiliency
• Single IP address, syslog, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management for a stack of up to 16 switches
• Intelligent services for the network edge
• Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty
• Software updates at no additional charge
• Simplified network management with Cisco Network Assistant

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New Cisco Catalyst 2960 Switches Features

The Cisco Catalyst 2960 LAN Base Series offers:

• PoE configurations up to 48 ports
• Intelligent features at the network edge, such as sophisticated access control lists (ACLs) and enhanced security
• Networked Sustainability: Cisco EnergyWise to measure, report and reduce energy usage across the entire organization
• Dual-purpose uplinks for Gigabit Ethernet uplink flexibility, allowing use of either a copper or a fiber uplink; each dual-purpose uplink port has one 10/100/1000 Ethernet port and one Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)-based Gigabit Ethernet port, with one port active at a time
• Network control and bandwidth optimization using advanced QoS, granular rate limiting, ACLs, and multicast services
• Network security through a wide range of authentication methods, data encryption technologies, and NAC based on users, ports, and MAC addresses
• Easy network configuration, upgrades, and troubleshooting using Cisco Network Assistant software
• Autoconfiguration for specialized applications using Auto Smartports
• Limited lifetime hardware warranty
• Software updates at no additional charge

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Cisco Technologies to Secure Router Planes

Data Plane:

• Technologies
• NetFlow
• Access Control List
• Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF)
• Remote Triggered Black Hole (RTBH)
• QoS Tools

Management Plane:

• CPU/Memory Threshold Notification
• Management Plane Protection (MPP)
• Role Based Access Control (RBACL)
• Secure Access
• Image Verification
• Configuration Logger

Control Plane:

• Control Plane Protection (CPPr)
• Routing Protection
• Receive ACLs
• BGP TTL Security Check

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Cisco Career Certifications Path

General Certifications: Three Levels of Certification

• Associate: The first step in Cisco networking begins at the Associate level, which also includes CCENT, an interim step to Associates for those with little job experience. Think of the Associate level as the apprentice or foundation level of networking certification.
• Professional. This is the advanced or journeyman level of certification.
• Expert. This is CCIE, the highest level of achievement for network professionals, certifying an individual as an expert or master.

General Certifications: Six Different Paths

• Routing and Switching: This path is for professionals who install and support Cisco technology-based networks in which LAN and WAN routers and switches reside.
• Design: This path is aimed at professionals who design Cisco technology-based networks in which LAN and WAN routers and switches reside.
• Network Security: This path is directed toward network professionals who design and implement Cisco Secure networks.
• Service Provider: This path is aimed at professionals working with infrastructure or access solutions in a Cisco end-to-end environment primarily within the telecommunications arena.
• Storage Networking: This path is for professionals who implement storage solutions over extended network infrastructure using multiple transport options.
• Voice: This path is directed toward network professionals who install and maintain Voice solutions over IP networks.

Certification Paths: Routing & Switching

Associate: CCNA

Professional: CCNP

Expert: CCIE Routing & Switching

Certification Paths: Design

Associate: CCNA & CCDA

Professional: CCDP

Expert: CCDE

Certification Paths: Network Security

Associate: CCNA Security

Professional: CCSP

Expert: CCIE Security

Certification Paths: Service Provider

Associate: CCNA

Professional: CCIP

Expert: CCIE Service Provider

Certification Paths: Storage Networking

Associate: CCNA

Professional: CCNP

Expert: CCIE Storage Networking

Certification Paths: Voice

Associate: CCNA Voice

Professional: CCVP

Expert: CCIE Voice

Certification Paths: Wireless

Associate: CCNA Wireless

Professional: Coming Soon

Expert: CCIE Wireless

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Difference between IGP(Interior Gateway Protocols) & EGP(Exterior Gateway Protocols)

IGP:

• Within a single autonomous system
• Single network administration
• Unique routing policy
• Make best use of network resource
• An IGP (Interior Gateway Protocol) is a protocol for exchanging routing information between gateways (hosts with routers) within an autonomous network (for example, a system of corporate local area networks).
• IGP’s fall into two categories:
  • Distance Vector Protocols
    • Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
    • Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)
  • Link State Protocols
    • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
    • Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)

EGP:

• Among different autonomous systems
• Independent administrative entities
• Communication between independent network infrastructures
• Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) is a protocol for exchanging routing information between two neighbor gateway hosts (each with its own router) in a network of autonomous systems.
• EGP is commonly used between hosts on the Internet to exchange routing table information.
• Examples of an EGP:
  • Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
  • Exterior Gateway Protocol (Replaced by BGP)

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Why to use the Cisco Enterprise Composite Model

• Cisco has used the three-level hierarchical network design model for years. This older model (also referred to as the switch block model) provided a high-level idea of how a reliable network could be conceived but was largely conceptual, because it did not provide specific guidance.

• Cisco therefore developed a newer design model-the enterprise composite model-that is significantly more complex.
• This model attempts to address the major shortcomings of the hierarchical model by expanding the older version and making specific recommendations about how and where certain network functions should be implemented.

The enterprise composite model is broken up into three areas :

• Enterprise campus
• Enterprise edge
• Service provider edge

The Enterprise Campus module deals with the campus, defined as one or more buildings on a local area connected with a high speed network. The campus does not provide remote/Internet access. The campus is broken into functional areas, described below.

• Campus backbone (core layer)
• Building distribution
• Building access
• Management
• Server farm (for enterprise services)

The Enterprise Edge module connects the Enterprise Campuses, and other internal resources such as the WAN.

• E-Commerce
• Internet connectivity
• Remote access (dial-up and VPN)
• WAN (internal links)

The Service Provider edge is the demarcation to the Internet and other remote access services.

• Internet service provider (ISP)
• Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) for dialup
• Frame Relay, ATM, and PPP for private connectivity

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