Catalyst 3000 Series Features, and software 2.2 updates

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Written by Robert

Catalyst 3000 Feature Summary
Chassis Configuration | 16 fixed 10BaseT fixed switched ports, One AUI, Two Expansion Slots, and one StackPort slot on rear of unit.
Maximum Port Configuration | 192 10BaseT ports when using Catalyst matrix to cascade up to a maximum of 8 Catalyst 3000 switches.
Memory | 8MB maximum memory, 192KB memory per low speed port, 256KB memory per high speed port.
Maximum Address Table Size | 6,000 Addresses total default, expandable to 10,000. 1700 address per port maximum.
Backplane Bandwidth | 480 Mbps
Maximum VLANs | 64
Spanning Tree | Spanning tree implemented per VLAN
ATM LANE | Supports LEC, LES, LECS, and BUS
Switching Modes | Store and forward or cut-through on transmit
RMON Support | Embedded RMON supported
VLAN Trunking | Cisco ISL, (Inter-Switch Link)
SPAN Availability | Supported
Management Processor | Intel i960
Management Sources | SNMP, console, Telnet, CiscoView, CWSI
WAN Routing | Not supported, WAN access router module not supported
Redundant Power | Available with redundant stack power
Modules Supported via Expansion Slots | 4 port 10BaseT, 3 port 10BaseFL, 3 port 10Base2, 1 port 100BaseTX, 1 port 100BaseFX, 2 port 100BaseTX with ISL, 2 port 100BaseFX with ISL, 2 port 100VG-TX, 2 port 100VG-FX , 1 port ATM/155MMF, 1 port ATM/155SMF

Catalyst 3100 Feature Summary
Chassis Configuration | 24 fixed 10BaseT switched ports, One AUI, One Expansion FlexSlot, and one StackPort slot on rear of unit.
Maximum Port Configuration | 224 10BaseT ports when using Catalyst matrix to cascade up to a maximum of 8 Catalyst 3100 switches.
Memory | 8MB maximum memory, 192KB memory per low speed port, 256KB memory per high speed port.
Maximum Address Table Size | 10,000 Addresses total. 1700 address per port maximum.
Backplane Bandwidth | 480 Mbps
Maximum VLANs | 64
Spanning Tree | Spanning tree implemented per VLAN
ATM LANE | Supports LEC, LES, LECS, and BUS
Switching Modes | Store and forward or cut-through on transmit
RMON Support | Embedded RMON supported
VLAN Trunking | Cisco ISL, (Inter-Switch Link)
SPAN Availability | Supported
Management Processor | Intel i960
Management Sources | SNMP, console, Telnet, CiscoView, CWSI
WAN Routing | Supported with use of WAN access router module in FlexSlot.
Redundant Power | Standard
Modules Supported via Expansion Slots | 4 port 10BaseT, 3 port 10BaseFL, 3 port 10Base2, 1 port 100BaseTX, 1 port 100BaseFX, 2 port 100BaseTX with ISL, 2 port 100BaseFX with ISL, 2 port 100VG-TX, 2 port 100VG-FX, 1 port ATM/155MMF, 1 port ATM/155SMF, WAN access router

Catalyst 3200 Feature Summary
Chassis Configuration | Supervisor module with 0 fixed ports, One Expansion FlexSlot, Six Expansion slots, and one StackPort slot on rear of unit
Maximum Port Configuration | 224 10BaseT ports when using Catalyst matrix to cascade up to a maximum of 8 Catalyst 3200 switches.
Memory | 8MB maximum memory, 192KB memory per low speed port, 256KB memory per high speed port.
Maximum Address Table Size | 10,000 Addresses total. 1700 address per port maximum.
Backplane Bandwidth | 480 Mbps
Maximum VLANs | 64
Spanning Tree | Spanning tree implemented per VLAN
ATM LANE | Supports LEC, LES, LECS, and BUS
Switching Modes | Store and forward or cut-through on transmit
RMON Support | Embedded RMON supported
VLAN Trunking | Cisco ISL, (Inter-Switch Link)
SPAN Availability | Supported
Management Processor | Intel i960
Management Sources | SNMP, console, Telnet, CiscoView, CWSI
WAN Routing | Supported with use of WAN access router module in FlexSlot.
Redundant Power | Available with redundant stack power
Modules Supported via Expansion Slots | 4 port 10BaseT, 3 port 10BaseFL, 3 port 10Base2, 1 port 100BaseTX, 1 port 100BaseFX, 2 port 100BaseTX with ISL, 2 port 100BaseFX with ISL, 2 port 100VG-TX, 2 port 100VG-FX, 1 port ATM/155MMF, 1 port ATM/155SMF, WAN access router

The 2.2 software release includes the following enhancements:

Improved PortFast behavior

Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) to provide enhanced multicast management

Dynamic Inter-Switch Link Protocol (DISL) to enhance plug and play connectivity of ISL capable ports

Enhanced broadcast packet handling

Monitoring of ATM Services (LECS, LES, BUS) via SNMP, these MIBs can be read from but not written to

Deterministic box identification in back to back (dual) Stack configurations

Improved system performance when creating VLANs or when moving ports between VLANs

Support for SNMP v2C including get-bulk transfers with transfer sizes up to 8KB

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