Cisco Catalyst WS-C3560X-24P-S Full English Product Description

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

2. Official Product Overview

Model Suffix Breakdown

• 3560X: Catalyst 3560-X fixed multilayer platform with modular hot-swappable power supplies, rear modular uplink slot, onboard hardware MACsec link encryption
• 24: 24×10/100/1000BASE-T full Gigabit copper downlink ports
• P: Integrated IEEE 802.3at PoE+ power supply (30W Class 4 PoE+ per port maximum)
• S: IP Base baseline enterprise multilayer IOS firmware

Core IP Base Feature Differences vs LAN Base / IP Services

Power & Uplink Architecture

1. C3KX-NM-1G: 4×SFP Gigabit fiber/copper uplink ports
2. C3KX-NM-10G: 2×SFP+ 10-Gigabit fiber/copper uplink ports
   Modular dual redundant AC power supply slots eliminate single power failure risks for mission-critical voice networks.

Hardware Thermal & Mechanical Design

3. Port & Hardware Specifications

• Downlink Ports: 24 × 10/100/1000BASE-T auto-sensing Gigabit RJ45, auto MDI-X, IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (30W max per port)
• Total PoE Budget: 715W built-in PoE power subsystem
• Modular Uplink Slot (Rear): Single expansion slot with two optional modules
  • C3KX-NM-1G: 4 × hot-swappable SFP 1000BASE-X slots (SX/LX/LH/ZX/CWDM/1000BASE-T SFP compatible)
  • C3KX-NM-10G: 2 × hot-swappable SFP+ 10G slots (10G-SR/LR/T)
• Local Out-of-Band Console: 1×RJ45 serial console + Mini-B USB console port
• Auxiliary Interfaces: USB Type-A flash storage port, dedicated out-of-band Fast Ethernet management port
• Stacking: No stacking, StackPower, GigaStack or cluster support
• Power Supply: Fixed 715W modular AC hot-swap unit; secondary redundant power supply optional; input 100–240V AC 50/60Hz
• Max total power draw: 715W under full PoE load
• Front Panel LED Indicators: Per-port link/activity/speed/PoE status; global system fault LED, dual power status LED
• Mounting: Standard 19-inch 1RU rack-mount brackets included; wall-mount adapter optional
• Thermal: Variable-speed front-to-back fan cooling; operating temperature 0°C ~ +45°C, storage -25°C ~ +70°C, relative humidity 10–85% non-condensing
• Safety & EMI Certifications: CE, FCC Class A, UL listed, VCCI Class A, RoHS compliant, NEBS Level 3 certified
• Physical Dimensions: 445mm (W) × 44.5mm (H, 1RU) × 460mm (D) / 17.5 × 1.73 × 18.0 inches
• Unit Weight: 5.4 kg (11.9 lbs)
• Memory: 256 MB DRAM, 128 MB onboard flash memory
• Switching Fabric: 160 Gbps full-duplex non-blocking capacity
• Forwarding Rate: 65.5 Mpps wire-speed Layer 2 / Layer 3 forwarding for 64-byte packets
• MAC Address Table: Up to 12,000 unicast MAC entries
• VLAN Support: 1005 active IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs (VLAN ID range 1–4094)
• Multicast Groups: 256 CGMP snooping groups + PIM stub multicast support
• Jumbo Frame: Up to 9000 bytes for storage, IPTV and MPLS traffic
• MTBF: 180,000 hours under standard operating conditions
• Warranty: Cisco Extended Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW): Next-business-day advance hardware replacement, 90-day complimentary 8×5 TAC technical support

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

Core Layer 2 Switching & QoS Functions

• Up to 1005 IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs, VTPv2 dynamic VLAN synchronization, MSTP 802.1s multiple spanning tree
• Dual trunk encapsulation: Cisco ISL proprietary trunk + IEEE 802.1Q standard trunk on all uplink ports
• IEEE 802.1p CoS / DSCP multilayer QoS, 4 egress priority queues per port; Auto-QoS template for VoIP voice traffic prioritization
• Gigabit EtherChannel link aggregation (LACP / static mode), up to 8 bundled ports for uplink redundancy
• Rapid STP (802.1w), UplinkFast, BackboneFast, BPDU Guard, Root Guard to eliminate Layer 2 switching loops
• Port security: Static MAC assignment, sticky dynamic MAC learning, port shutdown violation action
• Per-port broadcast/multicast/unicast storm control to mitigate flooding DoS attacks
• Local SPAN port mirroring (remote cross-stack RSPAN disabled due to no stacking hardware)
• CGMP (Cisco Group Management Protocol) to suppress redundant multicast flooding to access ports
• Voice VLAN dedicated VoIP separation, Auto QoS automatic voice traffic marking
• Cisco EnergyWise power management to reduce idle endpoint power consumption
• RMON Groups 1,2,3,9 real-time traffic statistics monitoring
• NTP time synchronization, CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol for device visibility
• Embedded web-based Device Manager, Cisco Network Assistant zero-touch deployment
• Full IPv6 dual-stack Layer 2 switching: IPv6 Snooping, IPv6 ACL, IPv6 QoS marking, IPv6 neighbor discovery

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

• Hardware wire-speed IPv4 inter-VLAN routing via SVI switched virtual interfaces
• Static default route, static prefix routing
• Interior gateway protocols: RIP v1 / RIP v2, EIGRP stub routing
• Multicast support: PIM stub multicast routing (no full PIM sparse-dense mode)
• First-hop redundancy protocols: HSRP, VRRP for IPv4 gateway redundancy
• Basic Layer 3 ingress ACL for routed subnet traffic filtering
• Equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) static route load balancing across multiple uplinks
• No full OSPF / EIGRP / BGP dynamic core routing; no full IPv6 Layer 3 routing (requires IP Services license upgrade)

Enterprise Security Feature Suite

• IEEE 802.1X port-based NAC authentication with RADIUS/TACACS+ AAA remote access control
• Hardware MACsec 802.1AE link encryption on all downlink and uplink ports
• SSH v2 encrypted CLI management; SNMPv3 secure monitoring (fallback unencrypted Telnet/SNMPv1/v2c available)
• Combined Layer 2 + Layer 3 ingress access control lists for granular inbound traffic filtering
• Time-based ACL policy scheduling for restricted network access hours
• Private VLAN edge isolation to separate host communication within the same broadcast domain
• Per-port bandwidth policing, traffic rate limiting for switched and routed subnets
• DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), IP Source Guard to block IP/MAC spoofing attacks
• Encrypted startup-config, password encryption for local credential storage

5. Full Management Interfaces

1. Local Out-of-Band: RJ45 RS232 serial console + Mini-B USB offline configuration port
2. Secure Remote CLI: SSH v2 encrypted command-line access; fallback unencrypted Telnet
3. Embedded Web GUI: Lightweight browser-based graphical manager for port, VLAN, QoS, PoE and uplink configuration
4. SNMP v1/v2c/v3: Compatible with Cisco Prime, DNA Center and third-party network monitoring platforms
5. Local Storage: 128 MB flash memory for IOS image, startup-config and running-config files; USB Type-A flash port for offline backup

6. Integrated Security Mitigation Suite

• Multi-level privilege CLI access with encrypted local user password storage
• IEEE 802.1X port authentication to validate endpoints before granting LAN access
• Port MAC address security to restrict unauthorized host connection
• STP BPDU guard and root guard to block rogue switches from altering spanning-tree topology
• Broadcast/multicast storm control to suppress flooding-based denial-of-service threats
• Private VLAN edge to isolate peer hosts on same access VLAN
• 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 shed low-priority port power when total consumption exceeds 715W budget threshold

7. Typical Deployment Scenarios

1. Medium Enterprise Standalone Full-Gigabit Layer 3 Converged Edge Switch: 24 PoE Gigabit ports power desk IP phones and single-band Wi-Fi APs; dual copper + dual SFP Gigabit uplinks provide redundant fiber trunk connections to building core multilayer aggregation switches. IP Base baseline Layer 3 routing (RIP/EIGRP stub/HSRP) eliminates low-cost small router hardware for simple inter-VLAN office segmentation; dual redundant power eliminates single power failure points for mission-critical high-speed voice/data office traffic.
2. K-12 Multi-Building Campus Converged Network: PoE full-Gigabit design for student desktops and classroom IP phones; quad SFP Gigabit uplinks provide separate redundant trunk links to campus backbone for high-speed IPTV multimedia teaching traffic. PIM stub multicast optimizes video broadcast delivery across multi-building VLAN domains, MSTP prevents broadcast loop failures, baseline flat multi-VLAN routing meets campus network requirements without expensive full IP Services license investment.
3. Medium Regional Branch Wiring Closet Main Multilayer Switch: Universal PoE high-density access ports for branch office workstations and VoIP phones; four-media SFP uplinks support long-distance fiber trunking to corporate headquarters. Complete baseline IP Base routing suite enables multi-subnet branch design with HSRP gateway redundancy, meeting enterprise branch security and routing compliance requirements without extra router hardware.
4. Multi-Location Retail Headquarters Secondary Aggregation Switch: All full-Gigabit copper capacity connects store POS terminals and administrative desktops; four Gigabit SFP uplinks deliver multi-path trunk failover resilience to retail central data center, advanced Layer 3 ACLs isolate payment and surveillance subnets to meet PCI DSS compliance standards.
5. Legacy Enterprise Flat Layer 2 Network Refresh Hardware: Drop-in replacement for aging Fast Ethernet Catalyst 3560 non-Gigabit switches, fully compatible with existing ISL trunking legacy infrastructure, adds integrated PoE+ power and baseline hardware CEF Layer 3 inter-VLAN routing capability for gradual migration to modern Catalyst 9300 series hardware without intermediate router upgrades.

8. Standard Package Contents

Short Commercial Version (For Quotation & Product Catalog)