Cisco Catalyst WS-C3650-24PS-S Full English Product Description

1. Short Sales Title

2. Official Product Overview

Model Suffix Breakdown

• 3650: Unified access stackable switch platform with embedded wireless controller, StackWise-160 stacking, modular hot-swap power/fan trays, UADP ASIC architecture
• 24: Twenty-four front-panel 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 Gigabit copper downlink ports
• P: IEEE 802.3at PoE+ power delivery (up to 30W per copper port)
• S: Fixed rear bank of 4× hot-swappable GE SFP fiber uplink slots
• S: IP Base IOS XE feature set (baseline Layer 3 dynamic routing, full wireless mobility controller, max 4094 VLANs, cross-stack HSRP/VRRP support)

Three IOS XE Feature Set Comparison for Catalyst 3650

1. LAN Base (WS-C3650-24PS-L): Full Layer 2 only, static inter-VLAN routing limited, maximum 255 VLANs, basic lightweight wireless AP management, all dynamic routing protocols disabled, no HSRP/VRRP, restricted Flexible NetFlow Lite.
2. IP Base (WS-C3650-24PS-S): All LAN Base features + static/RIP/EIGRP stub/PIM stub routing, HSRP/VRRP first-hop redundancy, full unified wireless mobility controller, 4094 VLANs, complete Flexible NetFlow Lite, IPv6 stub dynamic routing, cross-stack Layer 3 routing replication.
3. IP Services: Full advanced enterprise Layer 3 toolkit (multi-area OSPF, full EIGRP, BGP inter-domain routing, full PIM sparse-dense multicast), complete end-to-end IPv6 dynamic routing (OSPFv3/EIGRPv6/BGPv6), Policy-Based Routing (PBR), WCCP v2 web cache redirection, DVMRP multicast tunneling, VRF-Lite multi-tenancy, full Flexible NetFlow, advanced WIDS/WIPS wireless security.

Stacking Architecture

• StackWise-160 160Gbps full-duplex stacking bus: Up to nine Catalyst 3650 switches form a single logical stack under one unified IP management plane, supporting distributed wire-speed Layer 2/Layer 3 forwarding, cross-stack EtherChannel link aggregation, cross-stack RSPAN port mirroring, cross-stack HSRP gateway redundancy, and cross-stack wireless AP policy & mobility replication. StackWise-160 stacking cables sold separately as optional accessories.
• Unified wireless stack domain: All CAPWAP wireless APs across the entire stack operate under a single consistent wireless policy domain with centralized AP licensing, RF monitoring and rogue AP detection.

Power & Port Hardware Design

3. Port & Hardware Specifications

• Front Downlink Ports: 24 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 auto-sensing Gigabit copper, auto MDI-X, IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (30W maximum per port)
• Rear Fixed Uplinks: 4 × hot-swappable GE SFP Gigabit fiber slots
• Local Management Interfaces: RJ45 serial console, USB Type-B mini console, USB Type-A flash storage, dedicated out-of-band 10/100 Fast Ethernet management port
• Stack Interfaces: Dual StackWise-160 160Gbps stacking connectors
• Power Supply: Single modular 640W AC auto-ranging unit; optional second redundant 640W AC PSU for N+1 redundancy; input 100–240V AC 50/60Hz; total available PoE+ power budget 390WCisco Russ...
• Front Panel LEDs: Per-port link/activity/speed/PoE indicators; global system fault, power, stack member ID, wireless status LEDs
• Mounting: Standard 19-inch 1RU rack-mount brackets included; wall-mount adapter optional, desktop rubber anti-slip feet supplied
• Thermal Envelope: Dual redundant hot-swappable variable-speed fan trays; operating temperature 0°C ~ +45°C, storage -25°C ~ +70°C, relative humidity 10–85% non-condensing
• Compliance 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) × 448 mm (D) / 17.5 × 1.75 × 17.6 inches
• Unit Weight: 5.1 kg (11.2 lbs) with single 640W power supply
• Memory: 4 GB DRAM, 2 GB onboard flash memory for IOS XE universal images and configuration files
• Switching Fabric: 88 Gbps full-duplex non-blocking stack-wide capacity
• Forwarding Rate: 41.66 Mpps wire-speed Layer 2 / baseline Layer 3 forwarding for 64-byte packets
• MAC Address Table: Up to 32,000 unicast MAC entries
• VLAN Capacity: IP Base limit 4094 active IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs (VLAN ID range 1–4094)
• Multicast Groups: 4096 IPv4 CGMP snooping + PIM stub multicast routing groups
• Jumbo Frame Support: Up to 9000 bytes on all PoE+ copper downlinks and GE SFP uplink ports
• Wireless Scale: Supports up to 25 CAPWAP wireless APs per standalone switch/stack, maximum 1000 concurrent wireless clients, 64 unique WLAN profiles, centralized RF monitoring
• MTBF: 165,000 hours under standard office enterprise operating conditions
• Warranty: Cisco Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty: Next-business-day advance hardware replacement, 90-day complimentary Cisco TAC technical support

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

Core Layer 2 Switching & Converged Wired-Wireless QoS Functions

• Up to 4094 IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs, VTPv3 dynamic VLAN synchronization, MSTP 802.1s multiple spanning tree
• Dual trunk encapsulation: Cisco ISL trunk + IEEE 802.1Q standard trunk on all copper and SFP fiber ports
• Hierarchical IEEE 802.1p CoS / DSCP MQC QoS, 4 egress priority queues per port; Auto-QoS template optimized for VoIP, video conferencing and IPTV traffic prioritization
• Gigabit EtherChannel link aggregation (LACP / static PAgP), up to 8 bundled ports for uplink redundancy and cross-stack load balancing
• Rapid STP (802.1w), UplinkFast, BackboneFast, BPDU Guard, Root Guard, UDLD to eliminate Layer 2 switching loops
• Port security: Static MAC assignment, sticky dynamic MAC learning, configurable port shutdown violation actions
• Per-port broadcast/multicast/unicast storm control to mitigate flooding DoS attacks
• Local SPAN + cross-stack RSPAN port mirroring supported via StackWise-160 stacking
• CGMP (Cisco Group Management Protocol) to reduce redundant multicast flooding across unified wired/wireless domains
• Voice VLAN dedicated VoIP traffic segmentation, automated Auto QoS marking for PoE IP voice endpoints
• Cisco EnergyWise intelligent power management to lower idle stack and PoE power consumption
• RMON Groups 1,2,3,9 real-time traffic statistics monitoring
• NTP time synchronization, CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol for end-to-end network device visibility
• Embedded web-based Device Manager, Cisco Network Assistant zero-touch stack-wide provisioning
• Full IPv6 dual-stack Layer 2 switching: IPv6 Snooping, IPv6 ACL, IPv6 QoS marking, IPv6 neighbor discovery
• Integrated Unified Wireless Controller: Mobility Agent & Mobility Controller dual modes, CAPWAP AP termination, unified wired/wireless ACL/QoS/policy enforcement, wireless rogue AP detection, 802.11r fast roaming support, baseline RF spectrum management
• Full Flexible NetFlow Lite for granular wired/wireless traffic visibility (complete Flexible NetFlow requires IP Services license upgrade)

Exclusive IP Base Baseline Layer 3 Routing Suite

• Hardware wire-speed IPv4 inter-VLAN routing via SVI switched virtual interfaces (maximum 1000 SVIs)
• Static default routing, static prefix routing, RIP v1 / RIP v2 interior gateway protocols
• Limited interior gateway support: EIGRP stub routing only (no full multi-area EIGRP)
• Multicast support: PIM stub multicast routing (no full PIM sparse-dense mode)
• First-hop redundancy protocols: HSRP, VRRP for IPv4 gateway redundancy, cross-stack HSRP fully supported
• Basic Layer 3 ingress/egress ACL for routed subnet traffic filtering
• Equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) static route load balancing across multiple fiber uplinks
• Limited IPv6 stub dynamic routing (OSPFv3/EIGRPv6 stub mode)

IP Base Routing Limitations vs IP Services

• No full multi-area OSPF, full EIGRP, BGP inter-domain core routing
• No full PIM sparse / dense / sparse-dense multicast routing
• No policy-based routing (PBR), no WCCP web cache redirection, no DVMRP multicast tunneling
• No fallback bridging for non-IP inter-VLAN traffic
• No VRF-Lite multi-tenancy segmentation

Enterprise Security Feature Suite

• IEEE 802.1X port-based NAC authentication with RADIUS/TACACS+ AAA remote access control (unified wired/wireless NAC enforcement)
• 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
• DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), IP Source Guard to block IP/MAC spoofing attacks
• Encrypted startup-config files, strong password encryption for local administrative credentials
• Wireless baseline security suite: WPA2/WPA3 enterprise, basic ISE identity services engine integration, rogue AP containment

5. Full Management Interfaces

1. Local Out-of-Band: RJ45 serial console port for offline configuration without network connectivity
2. Secure Remote CLI: SSH v2 encrypted command-line access; fallback unencrypted Telnet
3. In-Band Management: Embedded web GUI, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol, NTP time synchronization
4. Auxiliary Interfaces: USB Type-A flash storage port for IOS XE image / config backup, dedicated out-of-band 10/100 Fast Ethernet management port
5. Stack & Wireless Management: Single unified IP management plane for entire StackWise-160 stack; centralized wireless AP licensing, RF and policy management across all stack members

6. Integrated Security Mitigation Suite

• Multi-level privilege CLI access with encrypted local user password storage
• IEEE 802.1X port authentication to validate wired/wireless endpoints before granting LAN access
• Port MAC address security to restrict unauthorized device 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 the 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 RJ45/SFP ports to reduce unauthorized network attack vectors
• Dedicated management VLAN isolation to segregate switch control plane traffic from end-user data traffic
• Per-port PoE priority scheduling to protect critical voice/Wi-Fi devices during power budget shortages

7. Typical Deployment Scenarios

1. Small/Medium Enterprise Stackable Converged Wired-Wireless Routed Access Switch: 24 PoE+ Gigabit copper ports power office IP phones and low-to-medium density Wi-Fi APs; 4×GE SFP fiber uplinks build cost-effective trunk links to building distribution/core switches. IP Base baseline static/RIP/HSRP inter-VLAN routing eliminates small dedicated distribution routers for multi-VLAN unified wired-wireless campus segmentation, StackWise-160 stacking enables linear access-layer capacity expansion as office headcount and Wi-Fi density grow.
2. Multi-Building K-12 Campus Converged Network: PoE+ Gigabit ports link classroom VoIP phones and wall-mounted student Wi-Fi APs; multi-mode fiber SFP uplinks connect to central school data center backbone. MSTP prevents broadcast loop failures across geographic VLAN domains, baseline multi-subnet routing meets entry-level campus convergence requirements without expensive IP Services advanced routing licenses.
3. Medium Regional Branch Wiring Closet Main Multilayer Switch: Universal PoE+ Gigabit access ports connect branch office desktop stacks and low-bandwidth PoE surveillance cameras; long-distance single-mode fiber SFP uplink links to corporate headquarters distribution layer. IP Base EIGRP stub + cross-stack HSRP redundancy satisfies enterprise branch multi-VLAN routing compliance without external dedicated branch routers.
4. Small Distributed Retail Office Access Pod: PoE+ ports power lobby VoIP phones and store guest Wi-Fi APs; fiber SFP uplink connects back to regional retail hub, integrated unified wireless controller removes standalone WLC hardware cost for mid-range AP density branch sites.
5. Legacy Catalyst 3750 PoE Access Network Refresh Hardware: Drop-in stackable IP Base upgrade replacement for aging LAN Base WS-C3650-24PS-L switches, fully compatible with existing enterprise fiber uplink infrastructure, unlocks baseline dynamic Layer 3 routing and full unified wireless mobility control for gradual migration to Catalyst 9300 unified access platforms without intermediate core router upgrades.

8. Standard Package Contents

Short Commercial Version (For Quotation & Product Catalog)