The Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series is a line of fixed-configuration, enterprise-class switches that include IEEE 802.3af and Cisco prestandard Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality in Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet configurations. The Cisco Catalyst 3560 is an ideal access layer switch for small enterprise LAN access or branch-office environments, combining both 10/100/1000 and PoE configurations for maximum productivity and investment protection while enabling the deployment of new applications such as IP telephony, wireless access, video surveillance, building management systems, and remote video kiosks.

Customers can deploy networkwide intelligent services such as advanced quality of service (QoS), rate limiting, access control lists (ACLs), multicast management, and high-performance IP routing while maintaining the simplicity of traditional LAN switching. Available for the Catalyst 3560 Series, the Cisco Network Assistant is a centralized management application that simplifies the administration task of Cisco switches, routers, and wireless access point. Free of charge, the Cisco Network Assistant provides configuration wizards that greatly simplify the implementation of converged networks and intelligent network services.

Configurations

·       Cisco Catalyst 3560-24TS
  24 Ethernet 10/100 ports and 2 small form-factor pluggable (SFP) ports

·       Cisco Catalyst 3560-48TS
  48 Ethernet 10/100 ports and 4 SFP ports

·       Cisco Catalyst 3560-24PS
  24 Ethernet 10/100 ports with Power over Ethernet (PoE) and 2 SFP ports

·       Cisco Catalyst 3560-48PS
  48 Ethernet 10/100 ports with PoE and 4 SFP ports

·       Cisco Catalyst 3560G-24TS
  24 Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports and 4 SFP ports

·       Cisco Catalyst 3560G-48TS
  48 Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports and 4 SFP ports

·       Cisco Catalyst 3560G-24PS
  24 Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports with PoE and 4 SFP ports

·       Cisco Catalyst 3560G-48PS
  48 Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports with PoE and 4 SFP ports

The Cisco Catalyst 3560 is available with either the standard multilayer software image (SMI) or the enhanced multilayer software image (EMI). The SMI feature set includes advanced QoS, rate-limiting, ACLs, and basic routing functionality. The EMI provides a richer set of enterprise-class features, including advanced hardware-based IP unicast and IP Multicast routing as well as policy-based routing (PBR).