Catalyst 2960-SF Switch

Key Features and Benefits:

• Cisco FlexStack stacking
  Cisco FlexStack stacking with a hot-swappable module and IOS software provides true stacking, all switches in a stack act as a single switch unit. The Cisco FlexStack provides a unified data plane, unified configuration, and single IP address management for a group of switches. The advantages of true stacking are lower total cost of ownership through simplified management and higher availability.
• Power over Ethernet Plus PoE+
  In addition to PoE 802.3af, the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S series switches support PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at standard), which provides up to 30 W of power per port. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S series switches can provide a lower total cost of ownership for deployments that incorporate Cisco IP phones, Cisco Aironet wireless LAN (WLAN) access points, or any IEEE 802.3af-compliant end device. PoE removes the need for wall power to each PoE-enabled device and eliminates the cost for additional electrical cabling and circuits that would otherwise be necessary in IP phone and WLAN deployments.
• Enables Cisco borderless network
  Borderless networks, the Cisco architecture, deliver the workspace experience, connecting anyone, anywhere, using any device, to any resource securely, reliably, and transparently. Cisco's Borderless Networks architecture addresses primary IT and business challenges to help create a truly borderless experience by bringing interactions closer to the employee and customer. Borderless experience is only possible with intelligent network elements designed and architected to meet the needs of a global workspace.
• Cisco EnergyWise technology
  Cisco EnergyWise is an innovative architecture, added to fixed configuration switches, promoting company wide sustainability by reducing energy consumption across an entire corporate infrastructure and affecting more than 50 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions created by worldwide building infrastructure, a much greater effect than the 2 percent generated by the IT industry. Cisco EnergyWise enables companies to measure the power consumption of network infrastructure and network-attached devices and manage power consumption with specific policies, reducing power consumption to realize increased cost savings, potentially affecting any powered device.
• Efficient switch operation
  Cisco Catalyst 2960-S series switches, designed and engineered by Cisco, provide optimum power savings, low power operations for industry best-in-class power management, and power consumption capabilities. The Catalyst 2960-S ports are capable of reduced power modes so that ports not in use can move into a lower power utilization state.
• Borderless experience
  Borderless network enables enterprise mobility and business-grade video services. Industry's first unified network (wired and wireless) location services enable tracking of mobile assets and the users of those assets for both wired and wireless devices.