
• 8-MB DRAM and 4-MB Flash memory on board enable
the addition of a continuous stream of feature upgrades,
maximizing customer investments.
• Eight priority forwarding queues on each Gigabit Ethernet
port enable network traffic prioritization and seamless
data, voice, and video integration (enabled through a
future software upgrade).
• Bandwidth aggregation through Gigabit EtherChannel
technology enhances fault tolerance and offers
higher-speed aggregated bandwidth between switches, to
routers and individual servers.
• A configurable network port supports unlimited MAC
addresses for backbone connectivity.
Flexible and Scalable Switch Clustering and Stacking
• GigaStack GBIC delivers a low-cost hardware-based,
independent stack bus with up to 1-Gbps forwarding
bandwidth in a daisy-chain configuration with up to nine
Catalyst 3500 XL or gigabit-enabled Catalyst 2900 series
XL switches or 2-Gbps forwarding rate in a point-to-point
configuration.
• Cisco Switch Clustering technology allows the user to
manage up to 16 interconnected Catalyst 3500 XL,
2900 XL, and Catalyst 1900 switches through a single IP
address, without the limitation of being physically located
in the same wiring closet or building.
• GBIC-based Gigabit Ethernet ports give customers a
choice of 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseLX/LH or Cisco
GigaStack GBICs to fit their connection needs.
Ease of Use and Ease of Deployment
• Cluster software upgrade feature allows the network
manager to quickly and easily upgrade the system software
on a group of Catalyst 3500 XL, and 2900 XL, and
Catalyst 1900 switches.
• IEEE 802.3z-compliant 1000BaseSX and 1000BaseLX/LH
physical-interface support through a field-replaceable
GBICmodule provides customersunprecedented flexibility
in switch deployment.
• Autoconfiguration eases deployment of switches in the
network by automatically configuring multiple switches
across a network via a boot server.
• Default configuration stored in Flash ensures that the
switch can be quickly connected to the network and can
pass traffic with minimal user intervention, preserving the
configuration in case of a power outage.
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