Benefits of Upgrading to Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches Feature Comparision
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Why upgrade to Cisco® Catalyst® 9200 Series Switches?
Designed for the new era of intent-based networking, Catalyst 9000 switches combine programmable ASIC and software innovations to deliver the industry’s highest performance and functionality plus breakthrough advancements in security, IoT, mobility, and cloud.
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches extend the power of intent-based networking and Cisco Catalyst 9000 hardware and software innovation to a broader set of deployments. Compared to the scale and feature richness of the 9300 Series, Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches focus on offering right-sized switching for simple branch deployments. With its family pedigree, the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series offers simplicity without compromise – it is secure, always on, and provides a new level of IT simplicity.
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Table 1. Benefits of the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series compared to other Cisco Catalyst access switches in the same class
| Trend |
Feature |
Installed-base access switches |
|
Benefits |
|
| Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series |
Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Series |
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series |
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| Scale and performance |
Bandwidth per stack |
80 Gbps |
80 Gbps |
Up to 160 Gbps |
Twice the density at nearly the same price |
| Uplinks |
4x 1G SFP 2x 10G SFP+ 2x 10/100/1000 BT |
4x 1G SFP 2x 10G SFP+ |
4x 1G SFP 4x 10G SFP+ 2x 25G SFP28 2x 40G QSFP+ |
|
|
| Advanced security |
Full Flexible NetFlow |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Cisco TrustSec® and SGT for wired and wireless |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Orchestrate role-based access to corporate resources |
|
| Trustworthy solutions |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
| MACsec link encryption |
- |
- |
✓ |
AES-128, MACsec-128 |
|
| Simplicity and automation |
Cisco IOS® XE |
- |
- |
✓ |
Single common network OS across switching, routing, wireless, and IoT |
| Model-driven programmability |
- |
- |
✓ |
Standards-based programmable interfaces |
|
| Streaming telemetry |
- |
- |
✓ |
Rich contextual insights |
|
| SD-Access programmability |
- |
- |
✓ |
Automation and assurance |
|
| Cloud monitoring for Catalyst |
- |
- |
✓ |
Visibility on Meraki Dashboard |
|
Table 2. Benefits of the Cisco Catalyst 9200CX models compared to other Cisco Catalyst compact access switches in the same class
| Trend |
Feature |
Installed-base access switches |
|
Benefits |
|
| Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Series |
Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series |
Cisco Catalyst 9200CX models |
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| Scale and performance |
ports |
8, 12x 1Gbps PoE+, data options |
8, 12 x 1Gbps PoE+, data options |
8, 12x 1Gbps PoE+, 4x 10G mGig UPOE, data options |
Twice the density at nearly the same price |
| Uplinks |
2x 1G SFP + 2x 1G copper |
2x 1G SFP, |
2x 10G SFP+ + 2x 1G copper |
|
|
| HVDC power supply |
- |
- |
✓ |
|
|
| Advanced security |
Full Flexible NetFlow |
X – NetFlow Lite |
X – NetFlow Lite |
✓ |
Orchestrate role-based access to corporate resources |
| Cisco TrustSec® and SGT for wired and wireless |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
| Trustworthy solutions |
- |
- |
✓ |
|
|
| MACsec link encryption |
- |
- |
✓ |
AES-256, MACsec-256 |
|
| Simplicity and automation |
Cisco IOS® XE |
- |
- |
✓ |
Single common network OS across switching, routing, wireless, and IoT |
| Simplified Campus Automation |
- |
- |
✓ |
Optimized discovery and configuration of network devices |
|
| Model-driven programmability |
- |
- |
✓ |
Standards-based programmable interfaces |
|
| Streaming telemetry |
- |
- |
✓ |
Rich contextual insights |
|
| SD-Access programmability |
Extended node only |
Extended node only |
✓ |
Automation and assurance |
|
| Cloud monitoring for Catalyst |
- |
- |
✓ |
Visibility on Meraki Dashboard |
|
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