Cisco Catalyst 2980G-A Switch Introduction

Introducing an enterprise breakthrough in fixed-configuration port density. The Cisco Catalyst 2980G-A offers fixed, high-performance, very high-density 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet for dedicated desktop switching in a small package. The new Catalyst 2980G-A is identical to the legacy Catalyst 2980G in all ways except for a new internal AC power supply and support for Cisco"s new optional external Redundant Power System 300 (RPS 300) on the Catalyst 2980G-A. Other differences include a 10/100 console port on the 2980G-A as opposed to a 10MB console port on the 2980G-A and minimum software dependency of Catalyst OS version 6.1(1) on the Catalyst 2980G-A as opposed to 5.4(1) on the Catalyst 2980G.

Introducing the Catalyst 2980G-A

The cost-effective Catalyst 2980G-A is the industry`s highest density, small form factor, fixed-configuration Ethernet switch in an extremely compact package &#151 only two rack units (3.5", 8.8cm) high &#151 delivering maximum ease of management and configuration. The switch packs 80 wire-speed, 10/100 Fast Ethernet ports with two, wire-speed, Gigabit Ethernet uplinks (flexible GigaBit Interface Converter, or GBIC, slots). The Catalyst 2980G-A delivers all the Ethernet switching needed for many small- to medium-sized wiring closets in a single system without the need for additional modules, cables or other interconnects. Utilizing the same industry- leading software and functionality of the Catalyst 2948G, 4000, 5000 and 6000 families, the Catalyst 2980G-A has consistent end-to-end services, which ensure complete interoperability with enterprise Catalyst switches.

The Catalyst 2980G-A is a dedicated Ethernet switch featuring high-performance, Layer 2 switching for the wiring closet with low cost-per-port and advanced yet stable software capable of supporting a wide variety of switching features. The Catalyst 2980G-A is ideal in the wiring closet for desktop clients, yet retains the entry-price advantage of fixed-configuration solutions. This new Catalyst switch provides an efficient, simple, and cost-effective method for improving performance and eliminating network congestion with wire-speed, non-blocking, Layer 2, intelligent enterprise switching

The Catalyst 2980G-A features:

  • Dedicated 80-port, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet and two-port, 1000BaseX Gigabit Ethernet with flexible media interfaces

  • Feature-rich enterprise Catalyst system software with advanced Cisco IOS network services

  • Comprehensive management tools based on standard CiscoWorks2000 applications

  • 24 Gbps non-blocking switch fabric

  • 18 million packets-per-second forwarding rate

  • EtherChannel, UplinkFast, PortFast and other fault-tolerant features

  • Redundant Power System (RPS) Support (Catalyst 2980G-A only)



Others models Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series Switches:

End-of-Sale Models: 2926, 2926G, 2926GL, 2926GS, 2926T, 2902, 2901

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