Cisco Systems ® is pleased to introduce the new Cisco ® Catalyst ® 3560-E Series Switches. The Cisco Catalyst 3560-E Series is an enterprise-class line of standalone wiring closet switches that facilitates the deployment of secure converged applications while maximizing investment protection for evolving network and application requirements. Combining 10/100/1000 and Power over Ethernet (PoE) configurations with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks, the Cisco Catalyst 3560-E enhances worker productivity by enabling applications such as IP telephony, wireless, and video.
 Cisco Catalyst 3560-E Series Primary Features
 
 • Cisco TwinGig converter module for migrating uplinks from Gigabit Ethernet to
 10 Gigabit Ethernet
 
 • PoE configurations with 15.4W of PoE on all 48 ports
 
 • Modular power supply with externally available backup
 
 • IPv6 routing, multicast routing, and access control list (ACL) in hardware
 
 • Out-of-band Ethernet management port along with RS-232 console port
 
 The Cisco Catalyst 3560-E features wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports for high-bandwidth applications, relieving congestion and helping ensure smooth delivery of data. The TwinGig converter converts a 10 Gigabit Ethernet X2 interface into two Gigabit Ethernet Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) ports. This way, customers can initially use the switch with Gigabit Ethernet uplinks and later implement 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks as business demands change, without having to upgrade the access layer.
 The Cisco Catalyst 3560-E Series is available with either the IP Base feature set or the IP Services feature set. The IP Base feature set includes advanced quality of service (QoS), rate-limiting, ACLs, and basic static and Routing Information Protocol (RIP) routing capability. The IP Services feature set provides a richer set of enterprise-class features, including advanced hardware-based IP unicast and multicast routing-for example, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), and so on.
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