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ACCS - Advanced Cisco Campus Switching: View Available Dates and LocationsGlobal Knowledge developed this intense 5-day course to ensure you gain the advanced skills to effectively deploy Catalyst® 6000. The course features the Catalyst 6000 series switch as well as the 3500 series, 5000 series, and the 2950 switch, representing the 4000 series...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, New York, Cisco Systems Inc.; Training 2008-01-01
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching System (VSS) 1440: The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching System VSS 1440 is a new and exciting innovation on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches that effectively allows the clustering of two or more physical chassis together into a single, logical entity. This technology allows for new enhancements in all areas of...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching System 1440; White papers 2008-01-01
Metro Ethernet Technology on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch: Ethernet technology has experienced several changes, evolving from a shared-media half-duplex 10 Mbps LAN technology to a full-duplex switched 10/100/1000/10000 Mbps LAN technology, as the demand for higher networking speeds has grown. Ethernet switches, too, have evolved with advanced capabilities; notably, advanced Quality of Service QoS and security, which previously...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Metro Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Ethernet Technology, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-12-26
Protection for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Against Denial-of-Service Attacks: Denial-of-Service DoS attacks continue to be a serious threat to enterprise and service provider networks. They can disrupt mission-critical services, prevent data transfer between devices, and decrease overall productivity. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 720 include hardware-based mechanisms that can effectively protect against DoS...; Tags: Denial Of Service, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Systems Inc., Security; White papers 2007-12-24
Deploying Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System 1440: As campus and data center networks add real-time collaboration with applications such as Voice Over IP VoIP and video, demand for bandwidth increases. However, most organizations' IT budgets are not increasing at the same rate. Cisco responds to this challenge with the introduction of the Virtual Switching System VSS 1440,...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; Webcasts 2007-12-01

Deploying Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series With CenterFlex Technology: As networks become platforms for delivering new and powerful business applications, network managers face demands for increased performance and availability on limited IT budgets. Cisco meets this need with the new Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series with CenterFlex technology, a simple supervisor engine upgrade for Cisco Catalyst 4500 switches that boosts...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Cisco Systems Inc.; Webcasts 2007-12-01
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 Architecture: The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 is the latest addition to the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Family of supervisor modules. Designed primarily for access layer deployments, the Supervisor Engine 32 provides Layer 2 bridging and Layer 2 through 4 services with Layer 3 routing optional hardware-accelerated services. It provides connectivity...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Layer 2, Supervisor, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32, Workforce Management, Human Resources; White papers 2007-12-01
A Sample Configuration of AutoQoS for VoIP on Cisco 3825/2811 Routers and Catalyst 4503/3750 Switches to Support Avaya Communication Manager and the Avaya IP Telephones - Issue 1.0: These Application Notes describe the procedures to configure the AutoQoS features for VoIP on the Cisco Routers and Catalyst Switches. The AutoQoS features provide QoS service for the Avaya S87xx Series servers running Avaya Communication Manager software and the Avaya IP Telephones using a Cisco network infrastructure. These Application Notes...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Phone, Router, IP Phone, Cisco Systems Inc., Avaya Inc., VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking; White papers 2007-10-15
Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series High Availability: The Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series provides several features that contribute to high availability. In-Service Software Upgrade ISSU allows Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series Switches to upgrade or downgrade software with less than 200 milliseconds loss of traffic. ISSU depends on Stateful Switchover SSO, which maintains Layer 2 adjacencies during the switchover...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, High Availability, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series, ISSU; White papers 2007-10-01
Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series High-Availability Uplinks: The new Supervisor Engine 6-E introduced with the Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series includes two 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks using X2 optics. Twin gigabit converter modules provide 2 Gigabit Ethernet (Small Form-Factor Pluggable [SFP]) uplinks per X2 optic slot, allowing flexibility for up to 4 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. The Cisco Catalyst...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Supervisor, Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series, Ethernet, Workforce Management, Network Technology, Networking, Human Resources; White papers 2007-10-01
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6-E CenterFlex Technology: Cisco CenterFlex technology, innovations enabled by the centralized Application-Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC complex at the heart of the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6-E, addresses the need for improved network performance, investment protection, and innovative new features. Cisco CenterFlex technology provides for system bandwidth of up to 320 Gbps...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Supervisor, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco CenterFlex Technology; White papers 2007-10-01
Managing Cisco Catalyst Fixed-Configuration Switches: Maintaining a low Total Cost of Ownership TCO with limited resources and within increasingly complex networks is a common challenge for today's IT managers. Effective management tools are needed to take advantage of switching solutions while keeping TCO down. Network management solutions can help control an ever-growing network infrastructure. Without...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, TCO, Cisco Systems Inc., Network Management, Roi/Tco, Networking, Network Administration, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2007-10-01
Software Activation and Return Merchandise Authorization for the Cisco Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Series Switches: Cisco Catalyst 3750-E Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 3560-E Series Switches are enabled with Cisco IOS Software activation. This means there is an electronic license that confers certain entitlement to the product owner and enables select Cisco IOS Software functionality within the switch. If one of these switches is returned...; Tags: Software, Cisco Catalyst, Authorization, Cisco Systems Inc.; White papers 2007-10-01
EtherChannel Between a Cisco Catalyst Switch That Runs Cisco IOS and a Workstation or Server Configuration Example: EtherChannel allows multiple physical Ethernet links to combine into one logical channel, which allows the links in the channel to share traffic load, as well as redundancy in the event that one or more links in the channel fail. One can use EtherChannel to interconnect LAN switches, routers, servers, and...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Cisco IOS, Workstation, Server Configuration, Server, Cisco Systems Inc., EtherChannel; White papers 2007-08-09
Comparison of the Cisco Catalyst and Cisco IOS Software Operating Systems for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches: This paper primarily compares the two software operating system models available for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches, which are the Cisco Catalyst OS with optional Cisco IOS Software running on the multilayer switch feature card MSFC; this model is commonly referred to as "Hybrid." and the Cisco IOS Software...; Tags: Software, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS Software, Operating System, Cisco Systems Inc.; White papers 2007-08-01
Understanding EtherChannel Load Balancing and Redundancy on Catalyst Switches: Fast EtherChannel allows multiple physical Fast Ethernet links to combine into one logical channel. This allows load sharing of traffic among the links in the channel as well as redundancy in the event that one or more links in the channel fail. Fast EtherChannel can be used to interconnect LAN...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Channel, Cisco Systems Inc., Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-07-09
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 10 Gigabit Ethernet Modules: The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series has 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules and 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules. These modules support pluggable optics to support distances up to 80km over single-mode fiber, 300m over multimode fiber, and 15m over copper. The 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module provides up to 64 10...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Module, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-05-01
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Architecture: The Cisco Catalyst 6500 is a modular chassis family supporting a range of line-card options for all customer network deployments. Its performance scales up to 400Mpps, providing one of the highest performing switch products on the market today. It supports a range of chassis options delivering from 3 to 13...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Supervisor, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst 6500, Workforce Management, Human Resources; White papers 2007-05-01
Software Activation and Return Merchandise Authorization for the Cisco Catalyst 3750-E Series Switches and Catalyst 3560-E Series Switches: Cisco Catalyst 3750-E Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 3560-E Series Switches are enabled with Cisco IOS Software activation. This means there is an electronic license that confers certain entitlement to the product owner and enables select Cisco IOS Software functionality within the switch. If one of these switches is returned...; Tags: Software, Cisco Catalyst, Authorization, Cisco Systems Inc.; White papers 2007-03-01
Cisco IOS Software In-Service Software Upgrade on the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series: This paper describes the In-Service Software Upgrade ISSU process and functionality implemented on the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series. It examines step-by-step instructions for performing in-service software version changes or maintenance on the Cisco Catalyst 4500 redundant series. This paper is not meant to be a complete introduction to high availability,...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS Software, Software Upgrade, Cisco Systems Inc.; White papers 2007-02-01