CISCO CATALYST 3500 Series XL Switches Hardware View

The Cisco Catalyst 3500 Series XL is a scalable line of stackable 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet switches that deliver premium performance, manageability, and flexibility, with excellent investment protection. Catalyst 3500 XL stackable switches allow management of all switched ports from a single IP address and provide interconnected switches with an independent high-speed stack bus that preserves valuable desktop ports.

WS-C3508G-XL-EN




A stackable Gigabit Ethernet switch with eight GBIC-based slots for aggregating a group of Gigabit Ethernet switches and servers through Cisco GigaStack GBICs or standard 1000BASE-X GBICs

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WS-C3512-XL-EN- End Of Sale




12-port 10/100 switch plus 2 GBIC slots.

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WS-C3524-XL-EN - End Of Sale




24-port 10/100 switch plus 2 GBIC slots.

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WS-C3548-XL-EN - End Of Sale




48-port 10/100 switch plus 2 GBIC slots.

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WS-C3524-PWR-XL-EN - End Of Sale




24-port 10/100 power over ethernet switch plus 2 GBIC slots.

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WS-X3500-XL




The GigaStack GBIC (model WS-X3500-XL) adds port density and high-performance connectivity to supporting switches. When installed in a supporting switch, the GigaStack GBIC supports Gigabit connections in a cascaded stack or point-to-point configuration. The GigaStack GBIC autonegotiates the duplex setting of each port to maximize the bandwidth for your configuration. GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Switch Compatibility Matrix.

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WSG5482 - End Of Sale / WS-G5483




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WS-G5484




Cisco 1000BASE-SX GBIC. The Cisco 1000BASE-SX GBIC operates on ordinary multimode fiber (MMF) optic link spans up to 1815 feet (550 m) long. Cisco Optical GBIC Compatibility Matrix.

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WS-G5486




Cisco 1000BASE-LX/LH GBIC. The Cisco 1000BASE-LX/LH GBIC fully complies with the IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-LX standard. However, its higher optical quality allows it to reach 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) over single-mode fiber (SMF), compared with the 3.1 miles (5 km) specified in the standard. Cisco Optical GBIC Compatibility Matrix.

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WS-G5487



Cisco 1000BASE-ZX GBIC. The Cisco 1000BASE-ZX GBIC operates on ordinary single-mode fiber optic link spans up to 43.4 miles (70 km) long. Link spans of up to 62 miles (100 km) are possible using premium single-mode fiber or dispersion shifted single-mode fiber. The GBIC provides an optical link budget of 23 dB-the precise link span length will depend on multiple factors such as fiber quality, number of splices, and connectors.
When shorter distances of single-mode fiber are used, it might be necessary to insert an in-line optical attenuator in the link to avoid overloading the receiver:

  • A 5-dB or 10-dB inline optical attenuator should be inserted between the fiber-optic cable plant and the receiving port on the Cisco 1000BASE-ZX GBIC at each end of the link whenever the fiber-optic cable span is less than 15.5 miles (25 km).

Cisco Optical GBIC Compatibility Matrix.

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