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Integrated Cisco IOS
Switching Solution
Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) Enables a switch to selectively and dynamically forward routed IP
multicast traffic to targeted multimedia end stations, reducing
overall network traffic
Bandwidth aggregation through Fast EtherChannel
technology or Gigabit EtherChannel
Delivers up to 8 Gbps of bandwidth between switches, routers, and
individual servers
Enhances fault tolerance
Per-port broadcast storm control Prevents faulty end stations from degrading overall systems
performance with broadcast storms
Command-line interface (CLI)-based management console Simplifies administration by using the same management interface
as Cisco routers
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Enables a CiscoWorks network management station to
automatically discover the switch in a network topology without
user intervention
IEEE 802.1p ready Provides two priority queues on 10/100 ports and 8 priority queues
on Gigabit Ethernet ports allowing users to prioritize data packets
Superior Manageability Cisco Visual Switch Manager (CVSM) Built-in HTTP server enables Web-based management interface
through a standard browser such as Netscape Navigator or
Microsoft Explorer
Provides cluster and network topology views of a group of Catalyst
3500 XL, 2900 XL, and Catalyst 1900 switches
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Telnet
interface support
Delivers comprehensive in-band management
Telnet support for up to five simultaneous sessions Allows multiple management CLI-based sessions over the network
Support for CiscoWorks 2000 network management software Provides a common management interface for Cisco routers,
switches, and hubs
Four groups of embedded RMON (History, Statistics, Alarm,
and Events)
Provides enhanced manageability, network monitoring, and traffic
analysis
Network statisticsgathered on aper-portbasis orby using an
RMON probe
Facilitates troubleshooting and capacity planning by characterizing
each port’s utilization, errors, and other key statistics
Support for all nine RMON groups through use of a switch
port analyzer port
Permits traffic monitoring of a single port, a group of ports, or the
entire switch from a single network analyzer or RMON probe
Autoconfiguration Eases deployment of switches in the network by automatically
configuring multiple switches across a network via a boot server
Domain Name Services (DNS) Provides IP address resolution with user-defined device names
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Reduces the cost of administering software upgrades by
downloading from a centralized location
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Provides an accurate and consistent timestamp to all switches
within the intranet
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) discovers the MAC
address that correspondsto the IPaddress for any givenhost
on the network
Allows the network manager, from a central console, to identify a
host IP address and its corresponding MAC address
Multifunction LEDs per port for port status,
half-duplex/full-duplex, and 10BaseT/100BaseT indication as
well as switch-level status LEDs for system, RPS, and
bandwidth utilization
Provide a comprehensive and convenient visual management
system
Security and Redundancy MAC-based port level security Secures aport toan individualMAC addressgroup ofup to 132MAC
addresses; addresses can be learned or manually entered; can
prevent unauthorized stations from accessing the switch
Password-protected in-band and out-of-band management Provides protection against unauthorized configuration changes
and secures against unwanted intruders
Provides administrators the choice of level of security, notification,
and resulting actions
User-selectable address learning mode Simplifies configuration and enhances security
Multilevel security on console access Prevents unauthorized users from altering the switch configuration
TACACS+ authentication (Enterprise Edition only) Enables centralized control of the switch and restricts unauthorized
users from altering the configuration (Enterprise Edition switches
only)
Table 1 Features and Benefits Summary: Catalyst 3500 Series XL (Continued)
Feature Description Benefit
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