Cisco Catalyst 2950 Datasheet

Data Sheet

Cisco Catalyst 2950

Long-Reach Ethernet Switches

Cisco's Long Reach Ethernet switches meet the demands of high bandwidth

applications while leveraging existing copper wiring infrastructures. Catalyst

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Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) Series switches enable enterprise and service provider

customers to extend intelligent Ethernet services over existing phone and legacy

wiring, at distances of up to 5000 feet. Cisco is the only company with the breadth of

technologies that allow customers to deliver intelligent network services across any

combination of wired and wireless infrastructures.

The Cisco Catalyst 2950 LRE solution delivers cost-effective, high-performance broadband

access to enterprise campus environments and multi-tenant buildings (such as, hotels,

apartment buildings, and office buildings). The Cisco LRE technology dramatically extends

the reach of Ethernet up to 5,000 feet over existing Category 1/2/3 wiring at speeds from 2

to 15 Mbps symmetric. LRE co-exists on the same medium as Plain Old Telephone Service

(POTS), digital telephone, and ISDN traffic, and co-exists with asymmetric digital subscriber

line (ADSL) in the same wire bundle, allowing service providers to provision LRE to buildings

where broadband services already exist.

Enterprise

The Catalyst 2950 LRE enables enterprises to deploy productivity enhancing applications across

their entire network while avoiding the costs of rewiring. Based on Cisco's market leading

Catalyst 2950 Series, the 2950 LRE is a familiar product for existing Cisco customers and allows

networks to reach areas previously not feasible due to wiring or distance limitations.

Metro Access

Ideal for metro Ethernet access in residential and small-office, home-office (SOHO) markets,

the Catalyst 2950 LRE switches extend intelligence to the metro access edge, enabling service

breadth, availability, security, and manageability while leveraging the existing in-building

wiring. Featuring advanced rate limiting, voice virtual LAN (VLAN) support, and multicast

management, these switches enable a variety of residential metro services such as Internet

access, voice over IP (VoIP), and broadcast video.

Hospitality

The Catalyst 2950 LRE broadband networking solution enables hoteliers to deliver secure

high-speed Internet access to guest and conference rooms to attract and retain business

travelers. By deploying the Cisco LRE solution, hotel owners can future proof their buildings

for a wide range of applications that will ensure operational efficiency and customer loyalty

for years to come while avoiding the costs of rewiring.

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