Catalyst 2960 LAN Lite
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Catalyst 2960 Switches with LAN Lite IOS
SKU
WS-C2960-48TC-S
WS-C2960-24TC-S
WS-C2960-24-S
Access Ports
48 10/100
24 10/100
24 10/100
Uplink Ports
2 10/100/1000 or SFP
2 10/100/1000 or SFP
none
 Transition Catalyst 2950
Standard Image Switches
 Ideal for large networks with
several small branch offices
and wiring closets
 Baseline security, QoS, and
availability capabilities
 Low-cost total cost of
ownership
Begin shipping in August 2007
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LAN Base vs. LAN Lite
2960 LAN Lite
2960 LAN Base
802.1x, MAB, Port
Security, SSH, SSL,
NAC Appliance
DHCP Snooping, NAC
Framework, 802.1x
enhancements, L2-4
ACLs, Web-Auth
QoS
802.1p (4 queues),
SRR, Strict Priority
AutoQoS, Policing,
Class/Policy Maps,
Trust Boundary,
Configure queue
weights, buffers,
thresholds, maps
Availability
802.1s/w, 802.3ad,
STP enhancements
Flexlink, Link State
Tracking
IGMP Snooping
IPv6 Host, MLD
Snooping, MVR
64 VLANs, SPAN,
LLDP, TDR,
Smartports, CNA
256 VLANs, RSPAN,
LLDP-MED, IP SLA,
DHCP Option 82
Fast Ethernet only
FE + GE + Compact +
more SFP options
Security
IPv6 &
Multicast
Management
Hardware
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SFPs Supported
100BASE-FX
100BASE-LX
100BASE-BX-U/D
1000BASE-SX
1000BASE-LX
1000BASE-ZX
1000BASE-BX-U/D
CWDM
2950
Standard
Fixed Ports
No
No
Fixed Ports
No
No
No
No
2960 LAN Lite
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
2960 LAN
Base
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 Dual purpose uplinks on the C2960-24/48TC-S are not meant to
be used as redundant link –only one port either SFP or Copper will
be active at any time
 Only Cisco SFPs are supported. Non-Cisco SFP inserted will be
displayed as error-disabled.
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Common Questions
 Identical hardware between LAN Base and LAN Lite
except:
No RPS for LAN Lite
Fewer SFP transceivers supported for LAN Lite
No uplinks on Catalyst 2960-24-S
Distinct pattern added to overlay on front of switch and “SI”
added to upper right hand corner of switch
 Cannot upgrade or downgrade Catalyst 2960 switches
between LAN Base and LAN Lite
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Baseline L2 Features
2950 Standard
2960 LAN Lite
2960 LAN Base
8 / 16 MB
32 / 128 MB
32 / 128 MB
VLANs
128
64
255
VTPv2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Auto-MDIX
No
Yes
Yes
802.3ad LACP
Yes
Yes
Yes
STP Instances
64
64
128
802.1w / 802.1s
Yes
Yes
Yes
PVRST+
Yes
Yes
Yes
Port fast / Uplink fast
Yes
Yes
Yes
BPDU / Root Guard
Yes
Yes
Yes
Port Security
Yes
Yes (enhanced)
Yes (enhanced)
IGMP Snooping
Yes
Yes
Yes
Voice VLAN
Yes
Yes
Yes
SSH only
Yes
Yes
RADIUS / TACACS+
Yes
Yes
Yes
SNMPv3
Yes
Yes
Yes
CDPv2
Yes
Yes
Yes
LLDP
No
Yes
Yes (+MED)
Flash / DRAM
SSH / SSL / SCP
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QoS Differences
2950 Standard
2960 LAN Lite
2960 LAN Base
Port CoS Trust /
Override
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trusted Boundary
Yes
No
Yes
ACL Classification
No
No
Yes
Ingress Policing
No
No
Yes
Auto QoS
No
No
Yes
4
4
4
SPS + WRR
SRR
SRR
Priority Queuing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Configure CoS Priority
Queues
Yes
Yes
Yes
Configure Queue
Weights
Yes
No
Yes
Configure Buffers /
Thresholds
No
No
Yes
Class & Policy Maps
No
No
Yes
Modify CoS / DSCP
Mapping
No
No
Yes
DSCP Transparency
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
802.1p queues
Scheduling
Weighted
Tail Drop
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802.1x / NAC Differences
2950 Standard
2960 LAN Lite
2960 LAN Base
802.1x
Yes
Yes
Yes
802.1x Accounting / MIB
Yes
Yes
Yes
802.1x w/ Port Security
Yes
Yes
Yes
802.1x w/ Voice VLAN
Yes
Yes
Yes
802.1x Guest VLAN
Yes
Yes
Yes
802.1x VLAN
assignment
Yes
Yes
Yes
802.1x Auth-Fail VLAN
Yes
No
Yes
802.1x AAA Fail Open
No
No
Yes
802.1x WOL
Yes
No
Yes
802.1x MAC-Auth
Bypass
No
Yes
Yes
802.1x Web-Auth
No
No
Yes
802.1x MDA
No
No
No
NAC L2 802.1x
Yes
No
Yes
NAC Appliance
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Other Enhancements
2950 Standard
2960 LAN Lite
2960 LAN Base
L2-4 ACLs (Port, Time,
and DSCP-based)
No
No
Yes
DHCP Snooping
No
No
Yes
DHCP Option 82
Yes
No
Yes
DHCP Server
No
No
Yes
Private VLAN Edge
Yes
Yes
Yes
Storm Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
Block unknown
unicast / multicast
No
Yes
Yes
IPv6 Host
No
No
Yes
MLD Snooping
No
No
Yes
Flex Link
No
No
Yes
Link State Tracking
No
No
Yes
RPS Support
Yes
No
Yes
Jumbo Frames
No
Yes
Yes
MVR
Yes
No
Yes
IGMP Filter / Throttle
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP SLA Responder
No
No
Yes
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Ease-of-use & Troubleshooting Enhancements
2950 Standard
2960 LAN Lite
2960 LAN Base
TDR
No
Yes
Yes
UDLD
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
Yes (2)
RSPAN
No
No
Yes
Express Setup
Yes
Yes
Yes
Device Manager
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cisco Network Assistant
Yes
Yes
Yes
Smartports
Yes
Yes
Yes
Smartports Advisor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Troubleshooting Advisor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Drag-and-drop IOS
Upgrade
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP Address DHCP
No
Yes
Yes
Autoinstall w/ saved
config (future)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Config Replace (future)
No
Yes
Yes
DHCP Auto Image
Upgrade (future)
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Layer 2 / IP Traceroute
SPAN (# of sessions)
Error Disable
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