Cisco Borderless Access Offers Low-Cost Switches
Cisco on Wednesday released a new network architecture that promises secure wired and wireless communications, energy management, and optimized video-application delivery -- all at a lower cost. Dubbed Cisco Borderless Access, the latest version of the company's Borderless Networks architecture includes a new series of fixed-switching product lines: the Catalyst 3560/3750-X Series and 2960-S Series. The new lines come with lower prices than traditional Cisco switches.
As part of the product announcement, Rob Soderbery, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's Ethernet Switching Technology Group, noted that communications, collaboration and entertainment are fast becoming digitized and connected. This trend, he said, is not only loading networks but also changing them.
"Switching and routing are the foundation for innovation that will bring the next generation of the Internet to life," Soderbery said. "Cisco's strategy is to deliver greater value within its core networking offerings and, in turn, provide customers with a more cohesive, architecturally sound IT infrastructure to support the new Internet."
Borderless Access builds on the Borderless Networks vision Cisco rolled out last October and the Cisco Secure Borderless Networks announcement earlier this month. The Borderless Networks architecture works to, as Cisco put it, "help businesses connect anyone to anything, anywhere and anytime in a highly secure, reliable and seamless environment."
The new Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X enterprise-class stackable and stand-alone switches offer high-performance switching with 10-gigabit Ethernet. Cisco also introduced StackPower, a power-interconnect technology that brings power resiliency to a stack of Catalyst 3750-X Series switches. Cisco said a single 1,100-watt power supply can provide power to four switches and the mission-critical endpoints attached to them to help ensure business continuity.
Meanwhile, the Catalyst 2960-S Series offers more access portions and performance than previous models, including FlexStack stacking for increased availability and performance, 10GE uplinks, and EnergyWise...
Posted: 2010-03-17 13:35:19
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