Cisco Catalyst WS-C3560CX-12PC-S Full English Product Description

1. Short Sales Title (For Quotation & Product Catalog)

2. Official Product Overview

Model Suffix Breakdown

• 3560CX: Catalyst 3560-CX compact small-form-factor fixed multilayer platform with native hardware CEF Layer 3 forwarding, full Gigabit copper ports and fanless passive cooling
• 12: Twelve 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 PoE+ downlink ports
• PC: P = Integrated IEEE 802.3af PoE+ power supply; C = Combo dual-media uplink group (2 copper GE + 2 SFP GE)
• S: IP Base standard multilayer IOS firmware (lightweight basic Layer 3 feature set)
  IP Base IOS delivers hardware CEF-accelerated inter-VLAN routing, static routes and RIP v1/v2 only; advanced dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP), PIM multicast routing and HSRP/VRRP gateway redundancy require an IP Services IOS upgrade license. The chassis uses a fixed internal high-wattage single AC power supply; there is no rear RPS redundant power connector for simplified compact remote edge deployments.

Hardware Thermal & Mechanical Design

3. Port & Hardware Specifications

• 12 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 auto-sensing Gigabit access ports, auto MDI-X, IEEE 802.3x full-duplex flow control, IEEE 802.3af PoE+ (max 30W per port)
• Total integrated PoE power budget: 240W built-in PoE supply (supports max 8×30W Class4 endpoints concurrently; PoE priority scheduling prioritizes voice ports during power overload)
• Uplink Interfaces:
  1. 2 × fixed 10/100/1000BASE-T copper Gigabit uplinks
  2. 2 × hot-swappable independent SFP Gigabit slots (1000BASE-X), compatible with Cisco SFP modules: 1000BASE-SX, LX/LH, ZX, CWDM, 1000BASE-T copper SFP
• Local Out-of-Band Console: 1×RJ45 RS232 serial console port; no Mini-USB console, front USB storage port or dedicated out-of-band management Ethernet
• Stacking: No stacking hardware, StackPower/GigaStack/switch clustering not supported, standalone operation only
• Power architecture: Fixed internal integrated high-wattage AC power supply, input 100–240 VAC autoranging 50/60Hz; max total power consumption 280W under full PoE load; no rear RPS redundant power connector
• Front panel LED indicators: Per-port link/activity, speed, duplex, PoE power delivery status; SFP uplink media status, global system fault alarm
• Mounting options: 19-inch 1RU half-rack mounting brackets included; wall-mount bracket kit, desktop rubber anti-slip feet supplied
• Thermal design: Fanless passive aluminum heat sink cooling, zero acoustic noise
• Environmental operating range: 0°C to 45°C (32°F–113°F); storage -25°C to 70°C; relative humidity 10–85% non-condensing
• Safety & EMI certifications: CE, FCC Class A, UL listed, VCCI Class A, RoHS compliant
• Physical dimensions: 44.4 mm (H) × 269 mm (W) × 238 mm (D) / 1.75 × 10.6 × 9.4 inches
• Unit weight: 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
• Memory: 512 MB DRAM, 128 MB onboard flash memory
• MAC address table capacity: Up to 12,000 unicast MAC entries
• Maximum active VLANs: 1005 active IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs, full VLAN ID range 1–4094
• Multicast Groups: 256 IPv4 CGMP snooping groups
• MTBF: 180,000 hours under standard operating conditions
• Warranty: Cisco Extended Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW)

4. Layer 2 + IP Base Limited Layer 3 IOS Full Feature Set

Core Layer 2 Switching & QoS Core Functions

• Up to 1005 active IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs, VTPv2 dynamic VLAN synchronization, MSTP 802.1s multiple spanning tree
• Dual trunking standards: Cisco proprietary ISL trunking + IEEE 802.1Q open-standard trunking on all four Gigabit uplink ports
• IEEE 802.1p CoS / DSCP multilayer QoS with 4 egress priority queues per port; strict priority scheduling optimized for VoIP voice traffic
• Gigabit EtherChannel link aggregation, up to 8-port bundled trunking for fault tolerance and aggregated backbone bandwidth
• IEEE 802.1D STP + Rapid STP (802.1w), UplinkFast, BackboneFast, BPDU guard, root guard to eliminate Layer 2 switching loops
• Port security: Static MAC binding, sticky dynamic MAC learning, port shutdown violation mode
• Per-port broadcast/multicast/unicast storm control to mitigate Layer 2 flooding DoS attacks
• Local SPAN port mirroring (cross-stack RSPAN remote span disabled due to no stacking hardware)
• Cisco CGMP (Cisco Group Management Protocol) to suppress unnecessary multicast flooding to access ports
• Voice VLAN, Auto QoS for automatic Cisco IP Phone traffic priority marking
• IEEE 802.3af PoE intelligent management: PoE port priority classification, real-time 240W budget monitoring, automatic low-priority port power shutdown under overload protection
• Cisco EnergyWise power management to reduce idle PoE endpoint power draw and cut facility energy cost
• RMON Groups 1,2,3,9 real-time traffic statistics monitoring
• NTP time synchronization for consistent system log timestamps
• CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol for end-to-end network device visibility
• Web-based embedded Device Manager & Cisco Network Assistant for zero-touch initial deployment
• Full IPv6 dual-stack Layer 2 switching: IPv6 Snooping, IPv6 ACLs, IPv6 QoS marking, IPv6 neighbor discovery

Exclusive IP Base Standard Multilayer Layer 3 Routing Features (Hardware CEF Accelerated)

• Hardware accelerated IPv4 inter-VLAN routing via SVI (Switched Virtual Interface)
• Static routing, default route support for campus/branch core uplink forwarding
• Interior gateway protocol: RIP v1/v2 only (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, PIM multicast routing require IP Services upgrade license)
• Basic Layer 3 ingress access control lists for routed traffic filtering
• Equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) static route load balancing
• No HSRP/VRRP gateway redundancy or multicast routing support in IP Base image

Enterprise Advanced Security Features

• IEEE 802.1X port-based NAC authentication with RADIUS/TACACS+ AAA remote access control
• SSHv2 encrypted remote CLI management; SNMPv3 secure encrypted monitoring (unencrypted Telnet/SNMPv1/v2c available as fallback)
• Combined Layer 2 ingress access control lists (ACLs) for IPv4 and IPv6 granular inbound traffic filtering
• Time-based ACL traffic policies for scheduled network access restrictions
• Private VLAN edge for isolated host segmentation on shared access ports
• Ingress port bandwidth rate limiting, traffic policing and shaping for switched traffic
• DHCP Snooping + Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) + IP Source Guard to mitigate IP/MAC address spoofing attacks
• Encrypted local user passwords and encrypted startup-config file storage

5. Full Management Interfaces

1. Local Out-of-Band: RJ45 RS232 serial console port for direct CLI access without live network connectivity
2. Secure Remote CLI: SSHv2 encrypted command-line access; fallback password-authenticated Telnet
3. Embedded Web GUI: Lightweight browser-based Device Manager for port, VLAN, QoS and PoE configuration panel
4. SNMP v1/v2c/v3: Encrypted/unencrypted enterprise monitoring compatible with Cisco Prime, DNA Center and third-party NMS platforms
5. Local Storage: 128 MB onboard flash memory to store IOS operating image, startup-config and running-config files (encrypted config storage; no external USB port)

6. Integrated Enhanced Security Suite

• Multi-level privilege CLI access with encrypted local user password storage
• IEEE 802.1X port authentication to validate end-user devices before granting LAN access
• Port security to restrict unauthorized end-device MAC addresses per access port
• STP BPDU guard and root guard to block rogue unmanaged switches from corrupting Layer 2 topology
• Broadcast storm control to suppress flooding-based denial-of-service threats
• Private VLAN edge to isolate connected endpoints from each other on shared access ports
• DHCP Snooping + DAI ARP Inspection + IP Source Guard to eliminate address spoofing attacks
• SSHv2 and SNMPv3 encryption to secure remote switch management traffic over the LAN
• Manual permanent shutdown of unused ports to reduce unauthorized network attack vectors
• Dedicated management VLAN isolation to segregate switch control plane traffic from end-user data
• PoE overload protection logic to cut power to low-priority PoE ports when total power consumption exceeds 240W budget threshold

7. Typical Deployment Scenarios

1. Large Enterprise Standalone High-Density Converged Voice/Data Edge Switch: 12 PoE Gigabit ports power Cisco IP phones and single-band Wi-Fi APs; two copper + two SFP Gigabit uplinks provide redundant fiber trunk connections to building core multilayer aggregation switches. IP Base basic Layer 3 routing eliminates low-cost small router hardware for simple inter-VLAN office segmentation, fanless silent design fits open multi-pod office spaces without noise interference.
2. K-12 Multi-Building Campus Converged Network: High-density PoE design for multi-classroom student desktops and classroom VoIP phones; quad Gigabit uplinks provide multiple redundant trunk links to campus backbone for IPTV multimedia teaching traffic. MSTP and storm control prevent broadcast loop outages across multi-building VLAN domains, limited RIP static routing meets campus flat multi-subnet demands without expensive full IP Services upgrade license cost.
3. Medium Regional Branch Wiring Closet Main Multilayer Switch: Universal PoE high-density access ports eliminate separate power injectors for all branch voice, wireless and surveillance endpoints; dual-media SFP uplinks support long-distance fiber trunking to corporate headquarters. IP Base routing feature set enables flat multi-subnet branch design with basic static ECMP load balancing, meeting entry-level enterprise branch routing requirements.
4. Multi-Location Retail Headquarters Aggregation Switch: Mass 12-port PoE capacity powers store IP phones and multi-stream security cameras; four Gigabit uplinks deliver multi-path trunk failover resilience to retail central data center, fixed high-wattage internal power supply suits full PoE retail network segments.
5. Legacy Enterprise Distributed Flat Layer 2 Network Refresh Secondary Edge Hardware: Drop-in replacement for aging small-form-factor Fast Ethernet Catalyst 3560C switches, fully compatible with existing fiber uplink legacy infrastructure, adding integrated PoE+ power and basic hardware Layer 3 inter-VLAN routing capability during gradual migration to modern Catalyst 9000 series hardware.

8. Standard Package Contents

Short Commercial Version (For Quotation & Product Catalog)