Table of Contents

Product Overview
Key Features and Benefits
Specifications

FlexSlot Modules
Expansion Modules

Ordering Information

Product Numbers

EOL: Catalyst 3000 Series

Product Overview

The Catalyst 3000 series provides a stackable switching architecture that delivers Layer 2 and Layer 3, stackable software and VLAN switching for growing workgroup applications. The Catalyst 3000 series allows you to deploy switches in a variety of applications and protect your investment. Greater switching capacity or multilayer traffic management functions can be added through a flexible, cost-effective, stackable architecture.

The following key elements make up the Catalyst 3000 series:

• Catalyst 3000 switch—stackable, with 16 10BaseT Ethernet ports, one AUI port, plus two slots for expansion modules. A console port supports operator input, a monitoring port provides mirroring of port data to an external port, and an I/O Stack Port enables connection to the stack.

• Catalyst 3100 switch—flexible, with 24 dedicated 10BaseT ports plus one FlexSlot for use with the 3011 WAN access module or one Catalyst 3000 expansion module.

• Catalyst 3200 switch—modular chassis that has seven expansion slots including one FlexSlot. Stackable with other Catalyst 3200, Catalyst 3100, or Catalyst 3000 switches, the Catalyst 3200 can be configured with a wide variety of the Catalyst 3000 series expansion modules (up to seven) including a router/WAN module in the Catalyst 3200 FlexSlot. Redundant load-sharing power supplies are standard.

• Catalyst 3000 series expansion modules—includes mixtures of 1-port 100BaseTX, 2-port 100BaseTX with Inter-Switch Link (ISL), 3-port 10BaseFL, 1-port 100BaseFX, 2-port 100BaseFX with ISL, 4-port 10BaseT, 3-port 10BaseZ, 2-port 100VG (fiber and UTP), and 1-port ATM fiber modules (MMF and SMF). A 2-port WAN module is available for the Catalyst 3100 and Catalyst 3200 only. The WAN module can only be used in the FlexSlot.

• Catalyst Matrix—an 8-port crosspoint matrix switch used to connect from three to eight Catalyst 3000, Catalyst 3100, or Catalyst 3200 switches to create a single-stack entity. The Catalyst Matrix provides 3.84 Gbps of bandwidth for switch-to-switch connectivity. The Matrix has the option of installing a fully redundant module, which includes both logic and a power supply providing truly fault-tolerant switching.

The Catalyst 3000 series delivers media-rate switching. Its internal switching module interfaces allow you to add optional Fast Ethernet, 100VG-AnyLAN, or ATM interfaces that connect to high-speed servers, other switched 100-Mbps LANs, or ATM networks.

The Catalyst 3000 workgroup stack software architecture allows easy-to-use and manage stacked switching. Catalyst 3000, Catalyst 3100, and Catalyst 3200 switches can be interconnected, back-to-back, via a common switching matrix. Three to eight switches can be interconnected with the addition of a stack port module in each switch.

The stacking software is a distributed architecture that provides network resilience and supports automatic switch reconfiguration in addition to offering additional features to monitor and control switched network traffic.

Figure 27-2: Catalyst 3000 Switch Rear View

Figure 27-3: Catalyst 3100 Switch Front View

Figure 27-4: Catalyst 3200 Switch Front View

Figure 27-5: Catalyst 3200 Switch Rear View

Figure 27-6: Catalyst Matrix Front View

Figure 27-7: Catalyst Matrix Rear View

Figure 27-8: Catalyst 3000 Series Stack Front Views

Key Features and Benefits

The Catalyst 3000 series switches support 16 10BaseT ports that can be individually configured for full-duplex Ethernet (with the enhanced software option), plus two slots for expansion modules.

The FlexSlot in the Catalyst 3100 and Catalyst 3200 can be used with any one of the Catalyst 3000 expansion modules or a 3011 WAN/router module (which can be used to connect an individual switch or an entire stack to the WAN). Future router modules will provide Layer 3 routing functionality for an individual switch or an entire stack.

The Catalyst 3100 provides 24 dedicated 10BaseT ports plus one FlexSlot.

The Catalyst 3200 has seven media expansion slots including one FlexSlot. The Catalyst 3200 also has built-in dual power supplies to provide fault-tolerant connectivity.

Two Catalyst 3000, Catalyst 3100, or Catalyst 3200 switches can be connected together by installing the optional Stack Port module in the rear panel. Using the Catalyst Matrix, you can interconnect up to eight Catalyst 3000, Catalyst 3100, or Catalyst 3200 switches in any combination.

The Catalyst 3000 series provides the following features:

• Powerful software featuring plug-and-play expansion of switching capacity. Stacked switch platforms interact and are manageable as if they were a single logical entity. The switches automatically reconfigure themselves as new switches are added or removed.

• Adaptive cut-through switching technology that delivers wire-speed, low-latency switching. In addition, the Catalyst 3000 series has the ability to automatically switch between cut-through and store-and-forward technologies depending on the error rate of a network at any given time.

• Optional modules that provide additional interfaces for additional Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, VG, ATM, or WAN connectivity. These user-installable options provide flexibility for changing or growing switching applications.

• Extensive packet buffering and address filtering database supporting 192 KB of per-port buffering for Ethernet and up to 10,000 end-user stations connected to the switch. This ensures reliable delivery of network traffic in switched desktop and hub applications.

• User-definable per-port and secure-mode filtering that provides access control for sensitive information resources.

• Support for up to 64 VLANs using Cisco`s LANE-based ATM, and ISL-based Fast Ethernet VLANs to extend switched VLANs throughout the enterprise.

• Optional RMON traffic management providing four groups of RMON that can be utilized through Cisco`s TrafficDirector application.

• IEEE 802.1d spanning-tree bridging per VLAN for loop detection and support of fault-tolerant switching applications.

• Optional Stack Port interface module that connects the switch to another Catalyst 3000, Catalyst 3100, or Catalyst 3200 switch, or to the Catalyst Matrix. Delivers 280 Mbps per switch of bandwidth ensuring unrestricted traffic flow.

• Redundant option: The standard matrix chassis supports one crosspoint matrix module, with a bay, to add a second redundant module. Each module is a self-contained unit with complete logic and power supply. In the redundant configuration, if the primary module fails, the secondary module detects the failure and resumes operation immediately.

Specifications

1. VAC = volts alternating current.

FlexSlot Modules

The Catalyst 3100 and Catalyst 3200 double-wide FlexSlot can be used in conjunction with the 3011 WAN access module to provide a Catalyst 3100 or Catalyst 3200 WAN connectivity, or an entire stack can be connected to the WAN. The 3011 is based on the Cisco 2503 router, which provides two serial ports, an ISDN BRI port, and an auxiliary (AUX) port. The same software images available for the Cisco 2500 series (Release 11.1(6) and higher) are used for the 3011 and are extended to the Catalyst 3000 family.

The two serial ports operate in either DCE or DTE mode at speeds up to 2.048 Mbps. These ports can be configured to operate in either synchronous or asynchronous mode. This provides support for both dedicated leased lines and dial-up lines. The serial port connectors have a universal design common to the Cisco 2500 series and Cisco 7000 FSIP card. This feature enables easy transition to any of the common physical interfaces, including V.35, EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, EIA/TIA-530, and X.21.

In addition to the two serial interfaces, the AUX port can be configured to provide a second dial-up line for asynchronous routing. The ISDN BRI removes the requirement for an external ISDN terminal adapter. The BRI S/T interface provides two 64-kbps B channels and one 16-kbps D channel for ISDN signaling for user data access to the ISDN network.

The 3011 WAN module provides no external Ethernet or AUI ports. Packets are routed on the 3011 WAN module through the Catalyst 3100 or Catalyst 3200 AXIS bus. Each 3011 provides WAN connectivity to any one VLAN or network segment within a Catalyst 3000 family stacked system.

Expansion Modules

The Catalyst 3000 series switches support any mixture of the following modules:

• 1-port 100BaseTX

• 2-port 100BaseTX with ISL

• 1-port 100BaseFX

• 2-port 100BaseFX with ISL

• 3-port 10BaseFL

• 4-port 10BaseT

• 3-port 10Base2 (thin net)

• 2-port 100VG fiber

• 2-port 100VG UTP

• 1-port ATM multimode fiber with ST connectors

• 1-port ATM single-mode fiber with ST connectors

For software specification information, access Cisco Connection Online at http://www.cisco.com.

Ordering Information

Product Numbers

The Catalyst 3000 series is available in a standard or enhanced version. The standard version includes SNMP, Spanning-Tree Protocol, and address filtering. The enhanced version adds full-duplex Ethernet, EtherChannel, and VLAN support. The Catalyst Matrix is available in the nonredundant version with the option to order a redundant switch module.

The table below lists the Catalyst 3000 series product numbers. If a Cisco product number ends with an equal sign (=), the item can be ordered only as a spare. If a product number does not end with an equal sign, the item can be ordered as a spare or as a configurable part of a system order. When you order a product as a spare, remember to include the equal sign.

Posted: Wed Sep 27 05:15:49 PDT 2000
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