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Increasing demands on the network — such as increased traffic, business growth, convergence, new applications and technologies like IP Telephony and Gigabit Ethernet — leave the network struggling to perform. In order to ensure continuous network efficiency and business productivity, companies today need higher performance, flexible and secure networks.
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Introducing the Intelligent Network
Intelligent Networks can ease the pain associated with new network demands. Intelligent switches offer much more than raw bandwidth and connectivity. They look deeper into data streams than standard Layer 2 switches, identifying not only the devices involved in network traffic, but also the users and applications. That's what makes them intelligent — the ability to forward data and apply services based on a deeper understanding of the millions of data packets streaming through the network at any given time.
Cisco switching solutions offer the highest performance multi-layer (access, distribution, core) intelligent switching solutions, enabling new network services that improve business productivity — like IP Telephony, Security and Gigabit Ethernet.
Begin by looking at the foundations of an intelligent network strategy or go straight to the range of Catalyst Switches
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Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series intelligent Ethernet switches are fixed-configuration, stackable, and standalone devices that provide wire-speed Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. This line is easy to use and delivers the range of basic workgroup connectivity to intelligent services, such as enhanced security, high availability, and QoS to the network edge.
Some recent addition to the Catalyst 2900 Series is the Catalyst 2940, Catalyst 2955 Industrial Ethernet switches, Catalyst 2950 Long Reach Ethernet switches and Catalyst 2970.
Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series intelligent Ethernet switches are enterprise-class, stackable, multi-layer switches with a range of Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet configurations that provide high availability, security, and advanced QoS — enhancing the operation of the enterprise network, while maintaining the simplicity of traditional LAN switching.
The Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series is a new, innovative product line that improves LAN operating efficiency by combining industry-leading ease of use and the highest resiliency available for stackable switches. This new product represents the next generation in desktop switches, and features Cisco StackWise technology, a 32-Gbps stacking interconnect that allows customers to build a unified, highly resilient switching system — one switch at a time.
The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series integrates wire speed, Layer 2-4 switching with integrated resiliency and enhanced control — extended from the backbone to the network edge with intelligent network services that include granular QoS, integrated inline power for IP telephony, Voice gateway module, predictable performance, comprehensive security and simple manageability.
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series of intelligent, multi-layer switches delivers the industry's highest levels of performance, scalability and availability to meet the needs of today's larger campus networks. Leveraging sophisticated wire-rate QoS and security mechanisms and multi-protocol support, along with the highest port density, these switches are Cisco's premier wiring-closet and backbone solutions. Complementing a broad range of WAN interfaces, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series also supports a wide range of Gigabit per second security, application-aware content switching, and voice gateway services modules to deliver a highly intelligent Layer 2 through 7 switched network.
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