Catalyst 2900 and CiscoPro Etherswitch 2200 offer low-cost switching; 10/100 mbps Fast Ethernet Catalyst 5000 module provides high-performance, easy migration
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 15, 1996 -- Cisco Systems today announced acomprehensive set of Fast Ethernet products providing switchedinternetworking solutions from the desktop to the backbone.
The new products include the
Cisco also stated its intention that its
"The combination of switched Ethernet and Fast Ethernet provides anattractive way to boost performance in the local backbone," said MaryPetrosky, senior analyst at The Burton Group, a consulting firm in Utah."With these new products, Cisco is expanding its Fast Ethernet offerings toprovide customers a solid set of connectivity and managementcapabilities."
Catalyst 2900
The Catalyst 2900family is Cisco's newest solution for providing industryleading 10/100 Ethernet switching to smaller networks. Combining wirespeed performance with embedded traffic management including RMONmonitoring and VLANs, the Catalyst 2900 is intended for highly managed10/100 switched workgroups or backbones.The Catalyst 2900 features a 14 port fixed configuration chassis and aSupervisor Engine that controls access to the switching backplane, whichcan switch more than one million packets per second. The systems willsupport all industry-standard interfaces, including switched 100BaseFX and10/100 Mpbs with auto negotiating and auto sensing capabilities. TheCatalyst 2900 has two configurations--10/10BaseTX (10/100-Mbps FastEthernet), and 100BaseFX (100-Mbps Fast Ethernet).
The Catalyst 2900 integrates portions of the
"It's the natural solution for campus backbone customers looking to provideFast Ethernet at the building level," said Jayshree Ullal, director ofmarketing for Cisco's Workgroup Business Unit. "The Catalyst 2900 bringsscalable switching to corporate networks. Integrating high-performanceswitching with the Cisco IOS software in one platform also helps customerscreate a secure, manageable environment."
Catalyst 5000 10/100 Ethernet Switching Module
The modular Catalyst5000 supports 12-50 ports of switched 10/100 Mbps,with optional uplinks to Ethernet, ATM or FDDI. This 10/100 Mbps FastEthernet Switching Module for the Catalyst 5000 offers a cost-effective,high-performance solution for mixed Ethernet and Fast Ethernetenvironments. The switching module eases migration from 10 Mbps FastEthernet to 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet with auto-negotiation and auto-sensingfeatures.Managed Switched Internetworking
The Catalyst 5000 and Catalyst 2900 excel at traffic management, which isbuilt into the systems. Cisco is the only vendor to support embeddedremote monitoring(RMON) across all of its Fast Ethernet switchingplatforms. Because RMON is fully integrated with theIn addition, Cisco is the first network vendor to offer embedded VLANcapabilities in its family of Fast Ethernet switching platforms. Bothswitch products deliver enterprise-wide VLAN communications by handling upto 1,024 switched virtual LANs without any switching degradation. Thisgreatly assists customers in traffic and network management. To ensureVLAN reliability and robustness, the Catalyst 5000 and Catalyst 2900 offerredundancy with ISL and load balancing.
The embedded RMON and VLAN features are managed by an umbrella managementtool, CiscoWorks forSwitched Internetworks, which provides an integratedview of Fast Ethernet networks, enabling managers to view their networktopology in multiple ways. Included in CiscoWorks for SwitchedInternetworks are
Fast Ethernet SwitchProbe
Cisco'sCiscoPro EtherSwitch 2200
The fixed-configuration CiscoPro EtherSwitch 2200, which combineswire-speed performance with embedded traffic management, is an idealsolution for 10/100 switched workgroups or backbones in small andmedium-sized businesses. It is managed under CiscoVision, an SNMP-basedWindows network management solution.The CiscoPro EtherSwitch 2200 features a 14-port fixed configurationchassis and a Supervisor Engine that controls access to the switchingbackplane, which can switch more than one million packets per second. TheCiscoPro EtherSwitch 2200 has two configurations -- 10/100BaseTX (10/100-MbpsFast Ethernet), and 100BaseFX (100-Mbps Fast Ethernet).
Fast Ethernet Interfaces for 4500/4700 and 7000/7500 Routers
To further broaden support for Fast Ethernet routing solutions, Cisco alsoannounced its intent to provide a new version of theIntroduced last year, the FEIP was the first routed Fast Ethernet producton the market supporting 100BaseTX (unshielded twisted pair wiring). Thenew versions of the FEIP extend Fast Ethernet support to 100BaseFX(multi-mode fiberoptic cable) making the FEIP the ideal platform foraggregating a large number of switched 10-Mbps LANs, routing between VLANs,and for high-performance backbone applications. The FEIP is supported onall models of the award-winning Cisco 7000 and Cisco 7500 platforms.
The NPM will allow high-speed and inter-VLAN communication with networkdevices such as switches, servers and other routers. It will conform tothe IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet specification, provide connectivity via100BaseTX and 100BaseFX interfaces, and support Interswitch Link (ISL) overFast Ethernet to ensure VLAN compatibility with the Catalyst 3000 andCatalyst 5000.
Cisco's Current Line of Fast Ethernet Products and Partnerships
The products announced today augment several Fast Ethernet products alreadyshipping. These include theAvailability
------------------------------------------------Product Availability================================================Catalyst 2900 10/100BaseT July, 1996 100BaseF July, 1996Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the leading globalsupplier ofinternetworking solutions,including routers, LAN and ATM switches, dial-upaccess servers and network management software. These products, integratedby theCatalyst 5000 10/100 Module shipping
Router Interfaces: Cisco Series 7000 FEIP-FX C'Q2, 1996 Cisco Series 7000 FEIP-TX C'Q2, 1996 Cisco Series 4000 NPM C'Q3, 1996
CiscoPro Etherswitch 2200 10/100BaseTX July, 1996 100BaseFX July, 1996
Management Products: Fast Ethernet Switch Probe C'Q2, 1996 Cisco Works CWSI C'Q2, 1996------------------------------------------------
Posted: Fri Mar 19 10:37:46 PST 1999