Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960-48TS-S Full English Product Description
1. Short Sales Title (For Quotation & E-commerce Listing)
Cisco WS-C2960-48TS-S 1RU Rack-Mount High-Density All-Gigabit Layer 2 Managed Access Switch, 48×10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 Downlink Ports + 4 Hot-Swappable SFP Gigabit Uplink Slots, LAN Lite IOS Image, Fan-Cooled Chassis, Basic QoS, Fundamental Port Security, Limited Management Functions, No Advanced NAC & Anti-Spoofing Tools, Cost-Effective High-Port Gigabit Switch, Ideal for Medium Office, Multi-Floor Education Campus, Large Small-Branch Wiring Closet & Budget-Friendly Mixed Copper/Fiber Backbone Deployments
2. Official Product Overview
The Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960-48TS-S is a high-port-density fixed all-Gigabit Layer 2 managed switch from the classic original Catalyst 2960 Series, designed for cost-sensitive dense desktop Gigabit access deployments requiring flexible interchangeable fiber or copper Gigabit uplink media via hot-swappable SFP transceivers. Differentiated from fixed copper uplink models such as WS-C2960-48TT-L, this unit features 48 full-speed 10/100/1000BASE-T copper access ports plus four empty SFP Gigabit uplink expansion slots to adapt to short/long-distance backbone cabling. The suffix -S represents factory pre-installed entry-level LAN Lite IOS firmware, which only delivers basic Layer 2 switching, simple QoS and minimal security utilities; enterprise advanced features including 802.1X NAC authentication, SSHv2 encrypted management, SNMPv3, multi-layer ACLs, DHCP Snooping and DAI are permanently unsupported and cannot be upgraded to LAN Base (-L) feature setCisco.
Model Suffix Breakdown
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2960: Classic Catalyst 2960 fixed standalone managed switch platform (non-S generation, no FlexStack)
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48: Forty-eight fixed 10/100/1000 auto-negotiation RJ45 all-Gigabit downlink ports
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TS: T = 48 Gigabit copper access ports; S = four independent hot-swappable 1000BASE-X SFP uplink expansion slots
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S: LAN Lite entry-level IOS image with limited basic Layer 2 feature set, lacking advanced enterprise security, authentication and traffic governance functions
This standard 1U metal rack-mount chassis integrates internal autoranging wide-range AC power supply and built-in active cooling fan for stable long-term wiring closet operation. It supports Cisco Cluster Management Suite (CMS) to group up to 16 compatible Catalyst switches under a single unified management IP, simplifying centralized configuration and monitoring for dense multi-switch campus and office environments. All RJ45 ports comply with IEEE auto-negotiation, auto MDI-X and full-duplex flow control, enabling plug-and-play deployment of workstations, Cisco IP phones, printers and wireless access points without crossover cabling. Hot-swappable SFP slots support live transceiver replacement without full power cycle to minimize network maintenance downtime, compatible with standard Cisco GLC-SX-MM, GLC-LH-SM, GLC-ZX-SM and GLC-T copper SFP transceivers.
Equipped with 64MB DRAM and 32MB onboard flash memory, the WS-C2960-48TS-S delivers 32 Gbps non-blocking switching capacity and 48 Mpps wire-speed forwarding rate for 64-byte frames, supporting lossless concurrent VoIP voice, HD video conferencing and mass business data traffic across all 48 Gigabit copper access ports and four modular SFP uplinks. It adopts store-and-forward switching architecture to isolate corrupted frames and suppress broadcast flooding across LAN segments.
3. Port & Hardware Specifications
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48 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 auto-sensing all-Gigabit copper access ports, auto MDI-X, IEEE 802.3x full-duplex flow control
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4 × hot-swappable 1000BASE-X SFP uplink expansion slots, fully compatible with Cisco GLC series Gigabit transceivers
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1 × RJ45 RS232 serial console port for out-of-band offline CLI configuration
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No FlexStack stacking capability; supports Cisco CMS cluster management via copper or SFP fiber inter-switch trunk links
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Power supply: Internal fixed autoranging AC input (100–240 VAC 50/60Hz), max total system power consumption 48W
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No rear RPS redundant power connector, no support for external redundant power supplies
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Front panel LED indicators: Per-port link/activity, speed, duplex; SFP slot operational status, system health fault alarm
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Mounting options: 19-inch 1RU rack-mount brackets included; rubber anti-slip feet for standalone shelf/desktop placement
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Thermal design: Active fan cooling for standard indoor wiring closet ambient environments
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Environmental operating range: 0°C to 45°C (32°F–113°F); storage -25°C to 70°C; relative humidity 10–85% non-condensing
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Safety & EMI certifications: CE, FCC Class A, UL listed, VCCI Class A, RoHS compliant
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Physical dimensions: 444.5mm (W) × 43.9mm (H, 1RU) × 236.2mm (D)
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Unit weight: 4.0 kg (8.8 lbs)
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MAC address table capacity: Up to 8,192 MAC entries
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MTBF: 510,000 hours under standard office operating conditions
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Warranty: Cisco Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty with basic IOS software updates
4. Layer 2 Switching, QoS & LAN Lite IOS Basic Feature Set
Supported Core Base Switching & Fundamental QoS Functions
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Up to 64 active IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs, full VLAN ID range 1–4094, VTPv2 basic dynamic VLAN synchronization
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IEEE 802.1p CoS QoS with 4 egress priority queues; Strict Priority / WRR scheduling for voice/video/data traffic classification
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IEEE 802.3ad Gigabit EtherChannel static link aggregation for multi-port copper/SFP trunk bundling
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IEEE 802.1D STP + Rapid STP (802.1w), BPDU guard / Root guard to eliminate Layer 2 switching loops
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Port security: Static MAC binding, sticky dynamic MAC learning, port shutdown violation mode
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Broadcast/multicast/unicast storm control to mitigate Layer 2 flooding DoS attacks
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Local SPAN port mirroring only (RSPAN remote span functionality not supported)
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IGMP Snooping v1/v2 to reduce redundant multicast bandwidth consumption for video streaming
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Voice VLAN, basic Auto QoS for automatic Cisco IP Phone traffic priority marking
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Cisco Cluster Management Suite (CMS) single-pane unified management for clustered switch groups
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RMON Groups 1,2,3,9 real-time traffic statistics monitoring
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NTP time synchronization for consistent system log timestamps
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CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol for automatic adjacent network device detection
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Web-based embedded Cisco Device Manager & Cisco Express Setup for zero-CLI initial deployment
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Basic Cisco EnergyWise intelligent port power management to reduce idle endpoint power draw
Exclusive Advanced Functions Not Supported on LAN Lite (-S) Firmware (Only Available on LAN Base -L Models)
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IEEE 802.1X port-based NAC authentication with RADIUS/TACACS+ AAA remote access control
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SSHv2 encrypted remote CLI management; SNMPv3 secure encrypted monitoring (only unencrypted Telnet & SNMPv1/v2c available)
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Layer 2/Layer 3/Layer 4 ingress access control lists (ACLs), time-based ACL traffic policies
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Private VLAN edge for isolated host segmentation on shared access ports
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Ingress port bandwidth rate limiting, traffic policing and shaping
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DHCP Snooping + Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) + IP Source Guard to mitigate IP/MAC address spoofing attacks
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Advanced multilayer DSCP QoS reclassification for multi-service converged networks
5. Full Management Interfaces
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Local Out-of-Band: RJ45 RS232 serial console port for direct Cisco IOS CLI access without live network connectivity
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Unencrypted Remote CLI: Password-authenticated Telnet only (no SSHv2 secure encrypted remote access)
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Embedded Web GUI: Basic browser-based Cisco Device Manager for port, VLAN and QoS configuration
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SNMP v1/v2c: Unencrypted standard enterprise monitoring compatible with CiscoWorks and third-party NMS platforms, no SNMPv3 encryption
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RMON Traffic Analytics: Built-in bandwidth, error and utilization reporting for fundamental fault diagnosis and capacity planning
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Local Storage: 32 MB onboard flash memory to store IOS operating image, startup-config and running-config files (unencrypted configuration storage)
6. Integrated Basic Security Suite
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Multi-level privilege CLI access with simple local user password encryption
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Port security to restrict unauthorized end-device MAC addresses per access port
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STP BPDU guard and root guard to block rogue unmanaged switches from corrupting Layer 2 topology
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Broadcast storm control to suppress flooding-based denial-of-service threats
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Manual permanent shutdown of unused ports to reduce unauthorized network attack vectors
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Dedicated management VLAN isolation to segregate switch control plane traffic from end-user data
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No native anti-spoofing protection (lack of DHCP Snooping, DAI and IP Source Guard)
7. Typical Deployment Scenarios
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Medium enterprise high-density all-Gigabit office access layer switch: 48 full Gigabit copper ports connect mass employee PCs, printers and Cisco IP phones; four hot-swappable SFP slots support flexible SX/LH/LH-ZX fiber or copper SFP transceivers for redundant long-distance trunking to building core switches
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Education campus multi-floor building aggregation switch: Cluster multiple WS-C2960-48TS-S units to scale student workstation port density, fiber SFP uplinks interconnect separate campus buildings over multimode/single-mode fiber infrastructure
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Medium regional branch office wiring closet core switch: Budget-friendly LAN Lite entry-level design eliminates extra licensing costs for sites with mixed copper/fiber backbone cabling to corporate headquarters
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Multi-location retail regional headquarters back-office dense user aggregation: High-density 48-port Gigabit design for central retail staff workstations and POS terminals, modular SFP uplinks provide redundant trunk paths to regional retail data center
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Legacy Fast Ethernet enterprise network full upgrade: Direct drop-in replacement for older 10/100 2960 series switches to deliver universal Gigabit desktop bandwidth with flexible fiber uplink scalability, for sites without strict enterprise security policy requirements
8. Standard Package Contents
1 × Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960-48TS-S All-Gigabit Managed Switch (LAN Lite IOS Image Preinstalled)
1 × AC power cord
1 × RJ45-to-RS232 console rollover cable
1 × 19-inch 1RU rack mounting bracket kit
Rubber desktop stand feet
Hardware installation guide & Cisco IOS configuration documentation
*SFP fiber/copper transceivers sold separately as optional accessories; external redundant power supply not supported for this model
Short Commercial Version (For Quotation & Product Catalog)
The Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960-48TS-S is a classic 1RU rack-mount fan-cooled fixed modular Layer 2 managed all-Gigabit high-density access switch from the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series, factory preloaded with entry-level LAN Lite limited feature set, equipped with 48×10/100/1000BASE-T non-PoE auto-sensing RJ45 copper access ports plus four hot-swappable SFP Gigabit uplink expansion slots for flexible fiber/copper backbone connectivity, no RPS redundant power support. It supports Cisco CMS multi-switch cluster unified management, delivers 32 Gbps non-blocking switching capacity, 8K MAC address table, basic 802.1Q VLAN, CoS/DSCP QoS, IGMP Snooping, Rapid STP and port security, without advanced LAN Base enterprise security functions including 802.1X NAC authentication, SSHv2 and DHCP anti-spoofing protection. Budget high-port-count modular Gigabit edge switch for medium enterprise office, education campus and medium branch hybrid fiber/copper LAN deployments, covered by Cisco Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty.
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