Cisco Catalyst WS-C3560X-48P-S Full English Product Description
1. Short Sales Title (For Quotation & Product Catalog)
Cisco WS-C3560X-48P-S 1RU Rack-Mount Standalone Full-Gigabit Layer 3 Multilayer Switch, 48×10/100/1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3at PoE+ Downlink Ports, 1 Rear Modular Uplink Slot (4×SFP GE / 2×SFP+ 10G), IP Base IOS Image, Modular Redundant AC Power, 715W Total PoE Budget, Variable-Speed Fan Cooling, Baseline Enterprise Layer 3 Routing (Static / RIP v1/v2 / EIGRP Stub / PIM Stub / HSRP/VRRP), Dual ISL/802.1Q Trunking, L2/L3 ACL, Auto-QoS for VoIP, CGMP Multicast Snooping, Hardware MACsec Link Encryption, Extended Limited Lifetime Warranty, End-of-Sale High-Density Converged Gigabit PoE Access Switch for Large Multi-Floor Office, Multi-Building K-12 Campus, Large Regional Branch Multi-Subnet Voice/Wi-Fi Converged Enterprise Edge Deployments Requiring Baseline Dynamic Routing Capabilities
2. Official Product Overview
The Cisco Catalyst WS-C3560X-48P-S belongs to the Catalyst 3560-X standalone fixed full-Gigabit multilayer access switch series, fully End-of-Sale (EOS Oct 30, 2016; EOL Oct 31, 2021)Cisco. It is a high-density 48-port PoE+ converged voice-data edge switch integrated with IEEE 802.3at Class4 PoE+ power and hardware CEF baseline Layer 3 forwarding, positioned between entry-level LAN Base and full-feature IP Services switches for mid-scale enterprise access networks.
Model Suffix Breakdown
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3560X: Catalyst 3560-X fixed multilayer platform, modular hot-swappable power supplies, single rear modular uplink expansion slot, onboard hardware MACsec 802.1AE link encryptionCisco
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48: Forty-eight 10/100/1000BASE-T full Gigabit copper downlink ports
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P: Integrated IEEE 802.3at PoE+ power supply (30W maximum per port)
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No stacking hardware (StackWise/StackPower) supported for standalone 3560X models
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S: IP Base baseline enterprise multilayer IOS firmware
Core IP Base Feature Differentiation vs LAN Base / IP Services
IP Base inherits all Layer 2 functions of LAN Base, plus baseline enterprise Layer 3 capabilities: static inter-VLAN SVI routing, RIP v1/v2, EIGRP stub routing, PIM stub multicast, HSRP/VRRP gateway redundancy, and supports up to 1005 VLANs (LAN Base hard-limited to 255 VLANs)Cisco. It lacks full dynamic core routing (OSPF, full EIGRP, BGP), full PIM sparse-dense multicast, complete IPv6 Layer 3 dynamic routing and PBR/WCCP — these advanced functions require an IP Services license upgradeCisco.
Power & Uplink Architecture
715W total integrated PoE+ power budget delivers usable 435W PoE output, supporting up to 14 full 30W PoE+ endpoints simultaneously, with dynamic priority power shedding to protect VoIP traffic during power overload中关村在线. One rear modular uplink expansion slot provides two optional hot-swappable network modules:
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C3KX-NM-1G: 4×SFP Gigabit fiber/copper uplink ports
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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
Variable-speed front-to-back fan cooling adjusts fan RPM dynamically based on internal temperature to reduce acoustic noise. Front panel layout: 48 full-Gigabit PoE RJ45 ports, multi-status LEDs for port link/activity/speed/PoE load/fault. Rear panel hosts RJ45 RS232 serial console port, Mini-B USB offline console port, USB Type-A flash storage port, dedicated out-of-band Fast Ethernet management port, dual modular power bays, uplink module slot and Kensington security lock. All copper ports support auto MDI-X, full-duplex flow control; SFP/SFP+ transceivers support hot swap without full switch reboot. PoE power management implements per-port priority classification, real-time budget monitoring and automatic power shutdown of low-priority non-voice endpoints to guarantee VoIP uptime during power shortagesCisco.
3. Port & Hardware Specifications
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Downlink Ports: 48 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 auto-sensing Gigabit RJ45, auto MDI-X, IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (30W max per port)
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Total PoE Budget: 715W integrated PoE power subsystem, usable PoE output 435W中关村在线
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Rear Modular Uplink Slot: Single expansion slot with two optional hot-swappable modules
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C3KX-NM-1G: 4 × SFP 1000BASE-X slots (SX/LX/LH/ZX/CWDM/1000BASE-T SFP compatible)
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C3KX-NM-10G: 2 × SFP+ 10G slots (10G-SR/LR/T)
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Local Out-of-Band Console: RJ45 RS232 serial console + Mini-B USB offline configuration port
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Auxiliary Interfaces: USB Type-A flash storage port, dedicated out-of-band FE management port
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Stacking: No stacking, StackPower, GigaStack or cluster support
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Power Supply: Fixed modular 715W AC hot-swap unit; secondary redundant power supply optional; input 100–240V AC 50/60Hz; max total power draw 715W under full PoE load
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Front Panel LED Indicators: Per-port link/activity/speed/PoE status; global system fault LED, dual power status indicator
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Mounting Options: Standard 19-inch 1RU rack-mount brackets included; wall-mount adapter optional, desktop rubber anti-slip feet supplied
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Thermal Design: Variable-speed front-to-back fan cooling; operating temperature 0°C ~ +45°C, storage -25°C ~ +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, NEBS Level 3 certified
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Physical Dimensions: 445 mm (W) × 44.5 mm (H, 1RU) × 460 mm (D)
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Unit Weight: 7.4 kg (16.3 lbs)
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Memory: 256 MB DRAM, 128 MB onboard flash memory
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Switching Fabric: 160 Gbps full-duplex non-blocking capacity
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Forwarding Rate: 101.2 Mpps wire-speed Layer 2 / Layer 3 forwarding for 64-byte packets中关村在线
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MAC Address Table: Up to 12,000 unicast MAC entries
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Maximum Active VLANs: 1005 active IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs (VLAN ID range 1–4094)
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Multicast Groups: 256 IPv4 CGMP snooping groups + PIM stub multicast routing support
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Jumbo Frame: Up to 9000 bytes for storage, IPTV and MPLS traffic
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MTBF: 180,000 hours under standard operating conditions
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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 + IP Base Baseline Layer 3 IOS Full Feature Set
Core Layer 2 Switching & QoS Functions
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Up to 1005 IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs, VTPv2 dynamic VLAN synchronization, MSTP 802.1s multiple spanning tree
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Dual trunk encapsulation: Cisco ISL proprietary trunk + IEEE 802.1Q standard trunk on all uplink ports
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IEEE 802.1p CoS / DSCP multilayer QoS, 4 egress priority queues per port; Auto-QoS template dedicated for VoIP voice traffic prioritization
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Gigabit EtherChannel link aggregation (LACP / static mode), up to 8 bundled ports for uplink redundancy and load balancing
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Rapid STP (802.1w), UplinkFast, BackboneFast, BPDU Guard, Root Guard to eliminate Layer 2 switching loops
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Port security: Static MAC assignment, sticky dynamic MAC learning, port shutdown violation action
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Per-port broadcast/multicast/unicast storm control to mitigate flooding DoS attacks
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Local SPAN port mirroring (remote cross-stack RSPAN disabled due to no stacking hardware)
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CGMP (Cisco Group Management Protocol) to suppress redundant multicast flooding to access ports
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Voice VLAN dedicated VoIP separation, Auto QoS automatic voice traffic marking
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Cisco EnergyWise power management to reduce idle endpoint power consumption
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RMON Groups 1,2,3,9 real-time traffic statistics monitoring
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NTP time synchronization, CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol for device visibility
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Embedded web-based Device Manager, Cisco Network Assistant zero-touch deployment
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Full IPv6 dual-stack Layer 2 switching: IPv6 Snooping, IPv6 ACL, IPv6 QoS marking, IPv6 neighbor discovery
Exclusive IP Base Baseline Layer 3 Routing Restrictions
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Hardware wire-speed IPv4 inter-VLAN routing via SVI switched virtual interfaces
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Static default route, static prefix routing, RIP v1 / RIP v2 interior gateway protocols
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Limited interior gateway support: EIGRP stub routing only (no full EIGRP)
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Multicast support: PIM stub multicast routing (no full PIM sparse-dense mode)
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First-hop redundancy protocols: HSRP, VRRP for IPv4 gateway redundancy
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Basic Layer 3 ingress ACL for routed subnet traffic filtering
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Equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) static route load balancing for static uplink paths only
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No full OSPF / EIGRP / BGP dynamic core routing; no full IPv6 Layer 3 routing (requires IP Services license upgrade)
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No policy-based routing (PBR) or WCCP web cache redirection
Enterprise Security Feature Suite
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IEEE 802.1X port-based NAC authentication with RADIUS/TACACS+ AAA remote access control
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Hardware MACsec 802.1AE link encryption on all downlink and uplink ports
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SSH v2 encrypted CLI management; SNMPv3 secure monitoring (fallback unencrypted Telnet/SNMPv1/v2c available)
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Combined Layer 2 + Layer 3 ingress access control lists for granular inbound traffic filtering
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Time-based ACL policy scheduling for restricted network access hours
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Private VLAN edge isolation to separate host communication within the same broadcast domain
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Per-port bandwidth policing, traffic rate limiting for switched and routed subnets
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DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), IP Source Guard to block IP/MAC spoofing attacks
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Encrypted startup-config, password encryption for local credentials
5. Full Management Interfaces
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Local Out-of-Band: RJ45 RS232 serial console + Mini-B USB offline configuration port
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Secure Remote CLI: SSH v2 encrypted command-line access; fallback unencrypted Telnet
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Embedded Web GUI: Lightweight browser-based graphical manager for port, VLAN, QoS, PoE and uplink configuration
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SNMP v1/v2c/v3: Compatible with Cisco Prime, DNA Center and third-party network monitoring platforms
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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
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Multi-level privilege CLI access with encrypted local user password storage
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IEEE 802.1X port authentication to validate endpoints before granting LAN access
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Port MAC address security to restrict unauthorized host connection
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STP BPDU guard and root guard to block rogue switches from altering spanning-tree topology
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Broadcast/multicast storm control to suppress flooding-based denial-of-service threats
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Private VLAN edge to isolate peer hosts on same access VLAN
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DHCP Snooping + DAI ARP Inspection + IP Source Guard to eliminate address spoofing attacks
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SSHv2 and SNMPv3 encryption to secure remote switch management traffic over the LAN
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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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PoE overload protection logic to shed low-priority port power when total consumption exceeds 715W budget threshold
7. Typical Deployment Scenarios
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Large Enterprise Standalone High-Density Full-Gigabit Layer 3 Converged Edge Switch: 48 PoE+ Gigabit ports power multi-floor 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.
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K-12 Multi-Building Campus Converged Network: High-density PoE+ full-Gigabit design for multi-classroom student desktops and classroom VoIP phones; quad SFP Gigabit uplinks provide multiple redundant trunk links to campus backbone for IPTV multimedia teaching traffic. MSTP prevents broadcast loop failures across multi-building VLAN domains, limited PIM stub multicast optimizes video broadcast distribution, flat multi-subnet routing meets campus network requirements without expensive full IP Services license investment.
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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 surveillance endpoints; four-media SFP uplinks support long-distance fiber trunking to corporate headquarters. IP Base baseline routing suite enables flat multi-VLAN branch design with HSRP gateway redundancy, meeting entry-level enterprise branch routing compliance requirements without extra router hardware investment.
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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 ACLs isolate payment and surveillance subnet traffic to meet baseline PCI DSS security compliance standards.
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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 trunk legacy fiber infrastructure, adds integrated PoE+ power and baseline hardware CEF 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
1 × Cisco Catalyst WS-C3560X-48P-S Standalone Full PoE+ Gigabit Multilayer Switch (IP Base IOS Image Preinstalled, fixed internal 715W AC power supply pre-installed)
1 × AC power cord matching regional mains voltage
1 × RJ45-to-RS232 serial console rollover cable
1 × Mini-B USB console cable
1 × 19-inch rack mounting bracket kit
Rubber anti-slip desktop stand feet
Hardware installation guide & Cisco IOS IP Base configuration documentation
*SFP/SFP+ fiber/copper transceivers, redundant second power supply, uplink network modules sold separately as optional accessories; stacking modules not supported for this model
Short Commercial Version (For Quotation & Product Catalog)
The Cisco Catalyst WS-C3560X-48P-S is a legacy 1RU rack-mount variable-fan standalone Layer 2 / Baseline Layer 3 managed high-density full-Gigabit PoE edge switch from the Cisco Catalyst 3560X Series, factory preloaded with IP Base IOS firmware supporting static / RIP / EIGRP stub / PIM stub / HSRP/VRRP inter-VLAN routing, equipped with 48×10/100/1000BASE-T PoE+ capable auto-sensing RJ45 copper access ports (715W IEEE 802.3af PoE budget) plus four hot-swappable independent SFP Gigabit uplink expansion slots via rear modular uplink slot, modular dual redundant AC power supply compatibility. It delivers 32 Gbps non-blocking switching capacity, 12K MAC address table, maximum 1005 VLANs, multilayer DSCP QoS, CGMP multicast snooping, Rapid STP and hardware MACsec link encryption, with enterprise-grade security tools including 802.1X NAC authentication, SSHv2, DHCP anti-spoofing protection and full IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack Layer 2 switching. Mid-tier quad-uplink full-Gigabit PoE converged voice multilayer edge switch for large office floors, multi-building education campus and large regional branch flat multi-subnet hybrid fiber/copper LAN deployments requiring baseline enterprise dynamic routing functionality, End-of-Sale legacy Cisco switching hardware with extended limited lifetime warranty support only.
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