Feature Benefit
DHCP Relay allows a DHCP relay agent to broadcast DHCP requests to the network DHCP server.
IEEE 802.3z-compliant 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX/LH, 1000BASE-ZX, 1000BASE-T, and CWDM
physical-interface support through a field-replaceable SFP module provides unprecedented flexibility in
switch deployment.
To help ensure that the switch can be quickly connected to the network and can pass traffic with minimal
user intervention, there is a default configuration stored in Flash memory.
Automatic media-dependent interface crossover (MDIX) automatically adjusts transmit and receive pairs if
an incorrect cable type (cross-over or straight-through) is installed.
AVAILABILITY AND SCALABILITY
Superior Redundancy for
Fault Backup
1:N master redundancy allows each stack member to serve as a master, providing the highest reliability for
forwarding.
Cisco CrossStack UplinkFast (CSUF) technology provides increased redundancy and network resiliency
through fast spanning-tree convergence (less than 2 seconds) across a switch stack with Cisco StackWise
technology.
Cross-Stack EtherChannel provides the ability to configure Cisco EtherChannel technology across different
members of the stack for high resiliency.
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) provides rapid spanning-tree convergence independent
of spanning-tree timers and also offers the benefit of distributed processing.
Stacked units behave as a single spanning-tree node.
Per-VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree (PVRST+) allows rapid spanning-tree reconvergence on a per-VLAN
spanning-tree basis, without requiring the implementation of spanning-tree instances.
Cisco Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) is supported to create redundant, failsafe routing topologies.
Unidirectional Link Detection Protocol (UDLD) and Aggressive UDLD allow unidirectional links caused by
incorrect fiber-optic wiring or port faults to be detected and disabled on fiber-optic interfaces.
Switch-port autorecovery (errdisable) automatically attempts to reenable a link that is disabled because of a
network error.
Cisco RPS 675 Redundant Power System support provides superior power-source redundancy for up to 6
Cisco networking devices, resulting in improved fault tolerance and network uptime.
Equal-cost routing for load balancing and redundancy.
Bandwidth aggregation up to 16 Gbps through 10 Gigabit EtherChannel technology, 8 Gbps through Gigabit
EtherChannel technology, and up to 800 Mbps through Fast EtherChannel technology enhances fault
tolerance and offers higher-speed aggregated bandwidth between switches and to routers and individual
servers.
Uplink bandwidth can be easily upgraded by adding a 10 Gigabit Ethernet version to a wiring-closet stack
and replacing the 1 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks with 10 Gigabit Ethernet without having to change fiber pairs.
High-Performance
IP Routing
Cisco Express Forwarding hardware routing architecture delivers extremely high-performance IP routing.
Basic IP unicast routing protocols (static, Routing Information Protocol Version 1 [RIPv1], and RIPv2) are
supported for small-network routing applications.
IPv6 routing support in hardware for maximum performance in the future.
Advanced IP unicast routing protocols (Open Shortest Path First [OSPF], Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
[IGRP], Enhanced IGRP [EIGRP], and Border Gateway Protocol Version 4 [BGPv4]) are supported for load
balancing and constructing scalable LANs. Enhanced Multilayer Software Image (EMI) is required.
Policy-based routing (PBR) allows superior control by facilitating flow redirection regardless of the routing
protocol configured. EMI is required.
HSRP provides dynamic load balancing and failover for routed links, up to 32 HSRP links supported per unit
or stack.
Inter-VLAN IP routing for full Layer 3 routing between 2 or more VLANs.
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) for IP multicast routing is supported, including PIM sparse mode (PIM-
SM), PIM dense mode (PIM-DM), and PIM sparse-dense mode. EMI is required.
Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) tunneling interconnects 2 multicast-enabled networks
across nonmulticast networks. EMI is required.
Fallback bridging forwards non-IP traffic between 2 or more VLANs. EMI is required.
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