
Introduction 1-3
Summary of Key Features
Table 1-1 Summary of Key Features
Feature Description
Performance and Configuration • Autonegotiation of speed and half- or full-duplex operation on 10/100 ports
• Support for up to 64 port-based VLANs
• Two high-speed expansion slots support 10BaseT/100BaseTX, 100BaseFX
and Gigabit Ethernet modules (Catalyst 2924M XL and Catalyst 2912MF XL
only)
• Inter-Switch Link (ISL) and IEEE 802.1Q trunking support on all ports
(Enterprise Edition software only)
• EtherChannel support for high-speed connections between switches and
servers
• Support for 2048 MAC addresses on Catalyst 2924 XL, 2924C XL,
and 2912 XL models
• Support for 8192 MAC address on Catalyst 2924M XL and 2912MF XL
• IEEE 802.1d Spanning-Tree Protocol support on a per-VLAN basis
• Supported by Cisco IOS Release 11.2(8)SA4
• Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) to limit the flooding of IP
multicast traffic
• Full-duplex operation on all 100BaseFX ports
• Port security to prevent unauthorized access to the network
• Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) port monitoring on any port
• Broadcast storm control to prevent performance degradation from broadcast
storms
• Four groups of embedded Remote Monitoring (RMON)
Management • Embedded web-based interface for most management tasks
• Cisco Switch Network View feature to display network topology and Catalyst
2900 series visual stack
• Cisco IOS CLI via the console port or Telnet
• CiscoView device-management application
Redundancy • Connection for optional Cisco 600W AC redundant power system (RPS) as a
backup
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