Cisco 2975 - Catalyst LAN Base Switch User manual
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Cisco Catalyst 2975
Stackable Switch
Business Presentation
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Video on
Demand Wireless
Mobility
Collaboration
Tools
21st-Century Branches:
Taking a Bigger Role
New Business Applications
Interactive
Business
Source: Nemerts Research Virtual Workplace—
Branch Office Strategies
Number of Branches
Grows 10% per Year
90% of New Employees
Work in Branches
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Branch Office Customer Challenges
Lack of branch office IT support staff
Growing number of branch offices straining budgets
Need ability to connect diverse device types
Meeting regulatory compliance
Need for 24-hour network uptime
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Today’s Branch
The Branch Transformation
Empowered Branch
Unmanaged networks
Aging, Disparate Data/
Voice Networks Unified Voice/Data/Video
Network Platform
Struggling to Keep
Up with Security Self-Defending Networks
Limited Mobility, Limited
Disaster Recovery High-Availability, Unified
Wireless—Wireline Business
Unmanaged Networks Scalable Management
Inconsistent Branches
and Branch-HQ solutions Consistent Branches
and Branch-HQ Services
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Network Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Capital expenditure is one element of the total cost of a system.
Operational and opportunity costs outweigh capital expenditures.
Capital Expenditures* (20%) Operational Costs* (80%)
Troubleshooting
Maintenance
Skilled Technical Staff
Facilities
Productivity Lost
Lost Opportunity Costs
Missed or Delayed Business
Opportunities Due to
Unavailable Technologies
Network Costs = 20% Purchase, 80% Operations
Source: Gartner Group, 2005.
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Top Ten Causes of Higher TCO
Hardware Diversity
Configuration and Support Complexity
Security and Regulatory Demands
Conflicting Performance Criteria
Higher Costs for Incremental Services
Higher Recurring Expenses
Minimal Opportunities for Automation
Multiple Maintenance Contracts
Minimal Synergies Between Applications
Lack of Business Agility and High Upgrade Costs
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Cisco Catalyst
Intelligent Switching Infrastructure
Intelligent Switching
Is a Common Foundation of Capabilities across Cisco® Catalyst® Switches
Performance,
Availability
Wire-speed
forwarding
No performance
effect with all
services enabled
QoS
Layer 2, 3, 4
classification
Policing and shaping
Multiple queues
Granular control
Security
Layer 2, 3, 4 access
control
Identity-based
authentication
Management security
Admission control
Manageability
End-to-end manageability
for centralized
administration
Web-based or command-
line interface (CLI)
Analysis and planning tools
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Target 96-port
Commercial Branch
Offices and Wiring
Closets
Target 96-port
Commercial Branch
Offices and Wiring
Closets
New Cisco Catalyst 2975 Switch
High speed stacking with unified stack
management for up to nine switches in a
stack
L2+ intelligent services for enhanced
security, quality of service, and availability
to enable applications such as Cisco
Unified Communications
Gigabit Ethernet and Cisco Power over
Ethernet connectivity
Cisco Network Assistant and CiscoWorks
Limited lifetime hardware warranty
Software updates at no additional charge
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Cisco® Catalyst® 2975GS-48PS-L
Part Number Description
WS-C2975GS-48PS-L 48 port 10/100/1000 PoE switch with 4 SFP uplink ports
WS-C2975GS-96PS-LM Two units of WS-C2975GS-48PS-L
Dec.
2008
New
Uses Cisco ASICs for superior quality and hardware and software integration
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Cisco Catalyst 2975 Switch
Unified Network Services
Business Problem
Inability to support new
applications and growing
business requirements
Solution
Support multicast video
with IGMP enhancements
Cisco Intelligent Power
Management for IP phones
and wireless access points
Quality of service, rate
limiting, and classification
for granular network traffic
prioritization and control
Benefits
Faster deployment for
services and applications
Flexibility and agility
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Cisco Catalyst 2975 Switch
Integrated Security
Business Problem
Security threats continue
to grow
Threats from the network
edge account for large
percentage
Negatively impact
employee productivity
Solution
Network Admission Control
Identity-based services -
802.1x enhancements
Catalyst Integrated Security
Framework (CISF)
Secure management
protocols
Port-, time-, and QoS-based
Access Control Lists in
hardware
Benefits
Payment Card Industry
(PCI) compliance
Protect intellectual
property
Protect company
reputation
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