Introduction
Cisco Catalyst Family Feature Comparison
Intelligent Switching for the Evolving Network
Modular Switches
Model/Series
LAN Switching Features
Connectivity and Filtering
EtherChannel
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/802.3ad
Jumbo Frames—GbE on Copper
Jumbo Frames—GbE on Fiber
Broadcast Suppression
Multicast Suppression
Unicast Flood Suppression
Flexible Packet Matching
Layer 2
ISL/802. 1 Q
Private VLAN Edge
Private VLAN
Voice VLAN
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
GVRP
GARP
URT/VMPS
VTP v3
VTP Bomb Protection
VMPS Server
Number of Active VLANs
Number of VLAN IDs
Layer 3
H/W-based MPLS/EoMPLS
EIGRP
EIGRP Stub
VPLS/H-VPLS
A-VPLS
MPLS L3 VPNs
MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE)
OSPF
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Catalyst 6500
Catalyst 4500
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Fixed-Configuration Switches
Catalyst 4900
Catalyst 3750-X
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Catalyst 3750-E
Catalyst 3750
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IP Services
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IP Base
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IP Services
IP Services
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