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Q. What features does IP Lite bring to the 2960-XR switch models?
A. IP Lite introduced enterprise access Layer 3 features to the 2960-XR switch models. IP Lite is subset of IP
Base features. Some of the IP Lite features are:
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Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v1
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Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v2
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v2 stub
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v3 stub
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Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) stub
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Equal-cost routing
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Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
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Protocol Independent Multicast PIM (Sparse Mode, Dense Mode, Sparse Dense Mode, Source Specific
Multicast) stub
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Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for IPv4
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Private VLAN
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IPv6 First Hop Security source guard
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Per-VLAN and per-port policers
Q. Do I need a software license for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches?
A. No. Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches use the Universal image, but no license is required. The feature
set is bound to the hardware model type and cannot be changed. For convenience, a single software image is
used for all Cisco Catalyst 2960-X switches, regardless of whether they are IP Lite, LAN Base, or LAN Lite
models.
Q. Can a Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switch feature set license be upgraded?
A. No. The feature set is bound to the hardware model. To get the features and capabilities of IP Lite, you must
purchase an IP Lite switch.
Q. How do the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR switches compare to Cisco Catalyst 2960-S switches?
A. Table 2 shows a comparison of the various Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch models.
Table 2. Comparison of Cisco Catalyst 2960 Switches
Feature 2960-XR 2960-X 2960-S 2960
CPU Dual core at 600 MHz Dual core at 600 MHz Single core Single core
Stacking FlexStack-Plus FlexStack-Plus FlexStack No
Stack bandwidth 80 Gbps 80 Gbps 40 Gbps –
Stack members 8 8 4 –
Power supply Dual FRU Fixed Fixed Fixed
Redundant power supply
(RPS)
Yes No No No
PoE+ 30W/port Yes Yes Yes No
Max PoE budget 740W 740W 740W –
External RPS No
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Yes Yes No
SFP+ uplinks Yes Yes Yes No
Uplinks 2 SFP+/4 SFP 2 SFP+/4 SFP 2 SFP+/4 SFP 2 SFP
