Friday, September 3, 2010
Future-Proof Your Network with a Catalyst® Switched-Based Backbone

The full benefits of a converged data, multimedia, and voice network can only be realized when the valuable network services created in the enterprise backbone are extended to each wiring closet. The Catalyst switch family delivers the benefits of a converged wiring closet to every user in an enterprise or branch office. Capabilities include:
  • High-availability data traffic
  • Unified Comminications
  • Internet-based partner and supplier virtual private networks
  • In the future, wiring closet requirements will expand to include:
    • Wired and wireless PC connections
    • Multicast streaming applications, such as the Cisco IP/TV® solution
    • Layer 4 to Layer 7 services
The Catalyst switch family enables these capabilities by extending the Catalyst backbone architecture advantages to the modular wiring closet architecture, providing a premium end-to-end enterprise solution that future-proofs your network.