Cisco this week juiced up its Catalyst switch line with gear that boosts Power-over-Ethernet support, backup power and failover, and 10G Ethernet connectivity at the LAN edge. New Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E switches from Cisco target dense PoE deployments, where a majority of ports on a switch require in-line power for attached devices. Read the story here. Go here for Network World’s interview with Duke University which is using the 3750-E to help the school save thousands of dollars in support and maintenance costs. At Cisco.com, there is a 4-minute video that discusses the features of the new switches, plus related data sheets, Q&As and white papers.
Duke prefers stacking switches. What’s your preferred network architecture?
