Description

Model #: WS-C3524-PWR-XL-EN
Port Quantity: 24
Series: Catalyst 3500
Ethernet Port Speed: Fast Ethernet
Rack Units: 1RU
Power over Ethernet: Yes
Stacking: None
Weight: 9.97 lbs
The Catalyst® 3524-PWR XL switch is a
member of the Cisco Systems Catalyst 3500
Series XL, a scalable line of stackable 10/100 and
Gigabit Ethernet switches that delivers premium
performance, manageability, and flexibility with
unparalleled investment protection. Advanced
quality of service (QoS) fully integrated with
Cisco IP phones and high-availability network
features make the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL the
premier switching solution for customers as they
prepare their local-area networks (LAN) for
integrated voice, video, and data applications.
The Catalyst 3524-PWR XL switch has 24 10/100
switched ports with integrated inline power and
two Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC)-based
Gigabit Ethernet ports (See Figure 1). Integrated
inline power provides DC current to devices that
can accept power over traditional unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cabling (for example, the Cisco
7900 family of Cisco IP phones). The dual
GBIC-based Gigabit Ethernet implementation
provides customers with tremendous deployment
flexibility—allowing customers to implement one
type of stacking and uplink configuration today,
while preserving the option to migrate that
configuration in the future.
Any customer who expects to deploy converged
network applications in the future must consider
deploying LAN equipment such as switches today
that can support those increased requirements.
Such switches should be able to treat
time-sensitive traffic such as voice and critical
data traffic with the appropriate priority and
ensure that the network can recover immediately
from any network convergence or power failure.
The Catalyst 3524-PWR XL is easy to deploy in
traditional data LANs and has the advanced QoS
and high-availability features to prepare networks
to run applications that merge voice, video and
data traffic.