Catalyst 3500 XL Series

Catalyst 3500 XL Series

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Feature	3508G-XL	3512-XL	3524-XL
Fixed 10/100 Ports	0	12	24
Fixed GBIC Ports	8	2	2
Expansion Slots	None	None	None
VLAN Trunking	ISL, 802.1Q	ISL, 802.1Q	ISL, 802.1Q
FEC/GEC	All ports	All ports	All ports
VLANs	250	250	250
Multi-VLAN Capable	All ports	All ports	All ports
Queues Per Port	2 (10/100) 8 (GBIC)	2 (10/100) 8 (GBIC)	2 (10/100) 8 (GBIC)
Max. MAC Addresses	8,192*	8,192*	8,192*
SPAN Port	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanning Tree - 802.1d	Yes	Yes	Yes
Embedded RMON	4 RMON groups	4 RMON groups	4 RMON groups

*Note: One port may be configured as a network port with support for unlimited MAC addresses.

Software Comparison

All 3500-XLs are available with Standard software (-A) or Enterprise software (-EN).

Standard Edition (–A)

All of these switches are software upgradeable. Customers who want to take advantage of the Enterprise Edition features for the Catalyst 3500 series XL product line can simply and inexpensively upgrade their switches with the Catalyst 3500 series XL Enterprise Edition software.

The Standard Edition switches provide support for Cisco Visual Switch Manager (CVSM), Network Time Protocol (NTP), port-based Virtual LANS (VLANs), Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) fast leave, network port, Fast EtherChannel
technology and Gigabit EtherChannel technology. The switches may be managed using the built-in Web console, SNMP, or command line interface.

Enterprise Edition (-EN)

The Enterprise Edition switches include support for all of the Standard Edition features, as well as the Cisco end-to-end VLAN architecture, specifically, Inter-Switch Link (ISL) and 802.1Q VLAN tagging support, and VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP). In addition, Uplink Fast and TACACS+ are also supported in the Enterprise Edition switches.

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Last Modified on October 14, 1999