Cisco Catalyst WS-C3560X-24P-E 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, modular hot-swappable power supplies, rear modular uplink expansion slot, onboard hardware MACsec encryption
• 24: Twenty-four 10/100/1000BASE-T full Gigabit copper downlink ports
• P: Integrated IEEE 802.3at PoE+ power supply (30W Class 4 PoE+ per port maximum)
• No stacking hardware (StackWise/StackPower) supported for standalone 3560X models
• E: IP Services premium full enterprise multilayer IOS firmware

Core IP Services Feature Differentiation

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/video converged networks.

Hardware Thermal & Mechanical Design

3. Port & Hardware Specifications

• Downlink Ports: 24 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 auto-sensing Gigabit copper, auto MDI-X, IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (30W max per port)
• Total integrated PoE power budget: 715W built-in PoE power subsystem (max 24×30W Class4 endpoints concurrent)
• Uplink Interfaces: 4 × hot-swappable independent SFP Gigabit slots (1000BASE-X) OR 2 × SFP+ 10G slots via replaceable rear network module
• Local Out-of-Band Console: 1×RJ45 RS232 serial console + Mini-B USB offline configuration port
• Auxiliary Interfaces: USB Type-A flash storage port, dedicated out-of-band FE management port
• Stacking: No stacking, StackPower, GigaStack or cluster support
• Power Supply: Fixed internal 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, duplex, PoE power delivery status; global system fault LED, local/RPS dual power status indicator
• Mounting Options: 19-inch 1RU rack-mount brackets included; wall-mount adapter optional, desktop rubber anti-slip feet supplied
• Thermal: Variable-speed active 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: 445 mm (W) × 44.5 mm (H, 1RU) × 460 mm (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 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: Up to 1024 IPv4 CGMP snooping / PIM multicast routing groups
• Jumbo frame support: Up to 9000 bytes for storage, IPTV and MPLS traffic
• MTBF: 180,000 hours under standard operating conditions
• Warranty: Cisco Extended Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty (E-LLW): Next-business-day advance hardware replacement, 90-day complimentary 8×5 TAC technical support

4. Layer 2 + Full IP Services Multilayer 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 trunk encapsulation: Cisco proprietary ISL trunk + IEEE 802.1Q standard trunk on all four SFP 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 (LACP / static mode), up to 8-port bundled trunking for fault tolerance and aggregated uplink 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 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
• IEEE 802.3at PoE intelligent management: PoE port priority classification, real-time 715W 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, 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 Services Full Multilayer Layer 3 Routing Features (Hardware CEF Accelerated, Not Available in IP Base / LAN Base)

• Hardware wire-speed IPv4 inter-VLAN routing via SVI switched virtual interfaces
• Static default route, static prefix routing, RIP v1 / RIP v2
• Complete interior gateway protocols: Full OSPF, full EIGRP, EIGRPv3 for IPv6
• Exterior gateway protocol: BGPv4 for IPv4 inter-domain routing
• Multicast routing suite: Full PIM sparse / dense / sparse-dense mode, DVMRP, full IPv6 PIM multicast routing
• First-hop redundancy protocols: HSRP, VRRP for IPv4 and IPv6 gateway redundancy
• Policy-Based Routing (PBR) for flexible traffic steering based on ACL match criteria
• WCCP v2 web cache redirection support for centralized web proxy load balancing
• Full Layer 3 ingress / egress access control lists for routed subnet traffic filtering
• Equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) routing for Layer 3 load balancing across multiple uplinks
• Complete full IPv6 Layer 3 dynamic routing: OSPFv3, EIGRPv6, BGPv6

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 / egress access control lists for granular inbound/outbound 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 port + 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/Large Enterprise Standalone Full-Gigabit Converged Layer 3 Core-Access Edge Switch: 24 full-Gigabit PoE+ ports power high-speed desktop workstations and enterprise IP phones; four independent SFP Gigabit uplinks provide redundant multi-path fiber trunk connections to building core multilayer aggregation switches. Full IP Services complete dynamic routing suite (OSPF/EIGRP/BGP/PIM/HSRP/IPv6) eliminates dedicated router hardware for large multi-subnet campus segmentation, dual redundant power eliminates single power failure points for mission-critical high-speed voice/video traffic.
2. K-12 Multi-Building Campus Converged Network: Full-Gigabit PoE+ design for student desktop and classroom multimedia IP phone deployments; quad SFP Gigabit uplinks connect to campus backbone for high-bandwidth IPTV and online teaching traffic. Full PIM multicast routing optimizes cross-building video broadcast distribution, complete OSPF dynamic routing supports multi-campus inter-building subnet communication without external border routers.
3. Medium/Large Regional Branch Wiring Closet Main Multilayer Switch: Universal PoE+ high-density access ports eliminate separate wall power injectors for all branch voice, wireless and security camera endpoints; four-media SFP uplinks support long-distance single-mode fiber trunking to corporate headquarters. Complete IP Services full dynamic routing suite enables multi-subnet branch design with HSRP gateway redundancy, meeting full enterprise branch routing, multicast and IPv6 compliance requirements without expensive external router investment.
4. Multi-Location Retail Headquarters Secondary Aggregation Switch: Mass 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 egress ACLs isolate payment and surveillance subnet traffic to meet strict PCI DSS data security compliance standards.
5. Legacy Distributed 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, upgrades to full wire-speed Gigabit PoE+ and complete hardware CEF dynamic Layer 3 inter-VLAN routing capability for gradual migration to modern Catalyst 9300 series unified access platforms without intermediate router upgrades.

8. Standard Package Contents

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