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Table 1 summarizes the new and modified hardware features for Catalyst 5000 series software release 4.1, and tells you where they are documented.
| Hardware Feature | Description | Where Documented |
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| 24-port 10/100BaseTX Ethernet Module (WS-X5225R) | Provides 24 10/100BaseTX Ethernet ports; supports ISL1 and 802.1Q trunking, broadcast suppression in hardware, 802.3x flow control, EtherChannel port aggregation, and a local rewrite engine. | Catalyst 5000 Series Module Installation Guide: "Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet Modules" chapter
Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules" chapter |
| 12-port 100BaseFX Ethernet Module (WS-X5201R) | Provides 12 100BaseFX Ethernet ports; supports ISL and 802.1Q trunking, broadcast suppression in hardware, 802.3x flow control, EtherChannel port aggregation, and a local rewrite engine. | Catalyst 5000 Series Module Installation Guide: "Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet Modules" chapter
Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules" chapter |
| Gigabit Ethernet Uplink for Supervisor Engine III (WS-U5534) | Provides 1000BaseSX Ethernet ports; supports ISL and 802.1Q trunking and EtherChannel port aggregation. | Catalyst 5000 Series Installation Guide: "Switch Description" and "Site Planning" chapters
Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules" chapter |
| 3-port Gigabit Ethernet Module (WS-X5403) | Provides three 1000BaseSX Ethernet ports; supports ISL and 802.1Q trunking, broadcast suppression in hardware, 802.3x flow control, and is full duplex only. This module does not support EtherChannel port aggregation. | Catalyst 5000 Series Module Installation Guide: "Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet Modules" chapter
Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet Switching Modules" chapter |
| NetFlow Feature Card (WS-F5521) | Enables new features for the Supervisor Engine III, including Multilayer Switching, IGMP2 Snooping, and Protocol Filtering. | Catalyst 5000 Series Multilayer Switching User Guide |
| 16-port Token Ring Module, UTP/STP,3 RJ-45 connectors (WS-X5030) 16-port Token Ring Module, | Supports 16 Token Ring ports, each programmable and capable of running in various modes; requires a Supervisor Engine II or greater and software release 3.1 or greater. The module is compatible with the existing Catalyst 5000 series product line. | Catalyst 5000 Series Module Installation Guide: "Token Ring Modules" chapter
Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Token Ring Modules" chapter |
| ATM Dual PHY OC-3 Switching Module, MMF4 MPOA/LANE5 (WS-X5167) ATM Dual PHY OC-3 Switching Module, SMF6 MPOA/LANE | Supports ATM LANE 1.0, including LEC7, LES8, BUS9, and LECS10. Also runs PVC traffic-shaping software at speeds up to 155 Mbps. | Catalyst 5000 Series Module Installation Guide: "ATM Modules" chapter
Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring ATM Modules" chapter |
| ATM Dual PHY OC-12 Switching Module, MMF MPOA/LANE (WS-X5161) ATM Dual PHY OC-12 Switching Module, SMF MPOA/LANE | Supports ATM LANE 1.0, including LEC, LES, BUS, and LECS. Also runs PVC11 traffic-shaping software at speeds up to 622 Mbps. | Catalyst 5000 Series Module Installation Guide: "ATM Modules" chapter
Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring ATM Modules" chapter |
Table 2 summarizes the new and modified software features for Catalyst 5000 series software release 4.1, and tells you where they are documented.
| Software Feature | Description | Where Documented |
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| Multilayer Switching | Scales Layer 3 performance to high-performance link speeds by extending the MLS1 concept introduced in Cisco IOS software to LAN switching hardware. | Catalyst 5000 Series Multilayer Switching User Guide |
| IGMP Snooping | Allows the switch to examine IGMP packets and make forwarding decisions based on their content. | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Multicast Services" chapter |
| Protocol Filtering | Supports protocol filtering within a port VLAN. With protocol filtering enabled, ports are grouped on a protocol basis. | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring the Supervisor Software" chapter |
| Spanning-Tree Protocol Backbone Fast Convergence | Provides fast convergence after a spanning-tree topology change caused by indirect link failures. | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Spanning Tree" chapter |
| Switch TopN reports | Provides metrics for port utilization, broadcasts, multicasts, unicasts, and errors, sorted by TopN ports in the switch. Reports are available via SNMP or CLI. | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Network Management" chapter |
| IP Trace Route Support | Provides support for the standard ICMP2-based IP trace route facility from the system console. | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Network Management" chapter |
| NetFlow Data Export | Allows a summary of intersubnet Layer 3 traffic statistics for all expired flows to be periodically exported to a network management data collector. | Catalyst 5000 Series Multilayer Switching User Guide |
| Standby Supervisor Port Usage | Allows the uplink ports on both the active and standby supervisor to be active at the same time. Prior to software release 4.1, the uplink ports on the standby supervisor were always in standby mode (inactive). | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring the Supervisor Software" chapter |
| IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Trunking | Allows you to support multiple VLANs across a single trunk link between two switches using 802.1Q packet encapsulation. This feature is supported only on modules that support 802.1Q encapsulation. | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring VTP, VLANs, VLAN Trunks, and VMPS" chapter |
| Multiple Default IP Gateways | Allows you to configure up to three default IP gateways. If one gateway is not reachable, another gateway becomes the default. | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring the Supervisor Software" chapter |
| SNMP Trap Message Enhancements | Provides additional information with certain SNMP trap messages, including:
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Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Network Management" chapter |
| RMON25 Configuration Group | Adds support for the RMON2 configuration group trap destinations MIB6 defined in RFC 2021. | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Network Management" chapter |
| DNS Device Name Usage | Allows you to set the system name to be configured automatically based on the switch's IP address. | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring Network Management" chapter |
| show port capabilities command | Allows you to determine the capabilities of the modules and ports in a switch. | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring the Supervisor Software" chapter
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| Configuration File Management | Allows you to copy a configuration file to or from a file on a flash device or a TFTP server with the config keyword of the copy command (bootflash, slot0, or slot1). | Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide: "Configuring the Supervisor Software" chapter |
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