Which switch?

I need a switch (or switches), but I'm having some trouble determining which. I've been going through the "switch" page on Cisco's site, and I've not found a clear comparison of features between the various products.

Why not?

I need GigE, 802.3ad, 802.1q, a console port, and something like "port protect". Traffic shaping, ACLs, etc. would be nice. L3 routing is overkill.

Speed is important, as this switch will carry at least some iSCSI traffic.

I could go for a single 48 port switch or a couple of 24 port switches.

2970G-24T? 2960G-24TC? 2948G-GE-TX? Something else? Is there a reference I'm missing on Cisco.com?

What about non-Cisco choices? Any recommendations?

Thanks...

- Andrew

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Posted 5 years ago by Andrew Gideon in Cisco Systems

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