Hardware
| Catalyst 2950 | Catalyst 2960 | Catalyst 3550 | Catalyst 3560 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-MDIX | Yes | Yes | ||
| Digital Optical Monitoring | Yes | Yes | ||
| Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) | Yes | |||
| IEEE 802.3af (PoE) support | Yes | Yes | ||
| SDM Templates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Layer Two
| Catalyst 2950 | Catalyst 2960 | Catalyst 3550 | Catalyst 3560 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errdisable Autorecovery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Flex Links | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| IEEE 802.1ab (LLDP) | Yes | Yes | ||
| IEEE 802.1D STP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling | Yes | Yes | ||
| IEEE 802.1Q Trunking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IEEE 802.1s (MST) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IEEE 802.1W (RSTP) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IEEE 802.1x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IEEE 802.3ad (LACP) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jumbo Frames | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling (L2PT) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Per-port VLAN Policing | Yes | |||
| Port Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Private VLANs | Yes | |||
| Storm Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| STP BackboneFast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| STP Loop Guard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| STP PortFast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| STP Root Guard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| STP UplinkFast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SPAN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RSPAN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| UDLD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VLAN ACLs | Yes | Yes | ||
| VLAN-aware Port Security | Yes | Yes | ||
| VTPv2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Layer Three
| Catalyst 2950 | Catalyst 2960 | Catalyst 3550 | Catalyst 3560 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Express Forwarding | Yes | Yes | ||
| DHCP Server | Yes | Yes | ||
| DHCP Snooping | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DHCPv6 | Yes | |||
| HSRP | Yes | Yes | ||
| IGMP Snooping | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IP SLA Monitor | Yes | Yes | ||
| IP Source Guard | Yes | Yes | ||
| IPv4 Routing | Yes | Yes | ||
| IPv6 Routing | Yes | Yes | ||
| MLD Snooping | Yes | Yes | ||
| NSF Awareness | Yes | Yes | ||
| Policy Routing | Yes | Yes | ||
| Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) | Yes | |||
| VRF Lite | Yes | Yes | ||
| WCCPv1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| WCCPv2 | Yes |
Routing Protocols
| Catalyst 2950 | Catalyst 2960 | Catalyst 3550 | Catalyst 3560 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGP | Yes | Yes | ||
| EIGRP (IPv4) | Yes | Yes | ||
| EIGRP (IPv6) | Yes | Yes | ||
| IS-IS | Yes | |||
| MP-BGP | Yes | |||
| MSDP | Yes | Yes | ||
| OSPFv2 (IPv4) | Yes | Yes | ||
| OSPFv3 (IPv6) | Yes | Yes | ||
| PIMv2 | Yes | Yes | ||
| RIP (IPv4) | Yes | Yes | ||
| RIPng (IPv6) | Yes | Yes |
Management
| Catalyst 2950 | Catalyst 2960 | Catalyst 3550 | Catalyst 3560 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoQoS VOIP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Configuration Rollback | Yes | Yes | ||
| Configuration Diff | Yes | Yes | ||
| Embedded Event Manager | Yes | |||
| Enhanced Tracking Support | Yes | Yes | ||
| NTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RADIUS Authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RMON | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SCP | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| SSHv2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SNMPv2c | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SNMPv3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Syslog over IPv6 | Yes | Yes | ||
| TACACS+ Authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |