interesting dilemma. you might want to check out Cisco's on line product quick reference at:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/752/qrg/ requires a CCO customer level login or search through the guides on the freebie CCO. looks to me like the 2948 has a 24 gig backplane, and Cisco claims it is wire speed non blocking, which is not Cisco's usual approach to things. the 3548 has only a 10 gig backplane. IMHO the backplane issue can be misleading. It is real tough to fill it under anything but specialized extreme circumstances, at which point the 2948 can do 1024 of 802.1q vlans, while the 3548 can only do 250, but both ISL and dot1q. again, IMHO, it is real tough for most business organizations to come up with the need for more that a couple dozen VLANs. ISP's tend to use zillions, for obvious reasons. flip a coin? :-> Chuck -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Thomas Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 12:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CAT 2948G (L2) vs. CAT3548-XL [7:23563] Hi All, I saw an ads with Cisco CAT 2948G Layer 2 switch that has a price almost the same as the Cisco CAT 3548-EN-XL. Based on the discription, It seems that the 2948G running CATOS, while 3548s running IOS. Also, 2948G has a better speed of up to 24Gbps whereas the 3548s only up to 10.8Gbps. Assuming they both are at the same price, which should I choose? I am also considering the QoS on the switch to support VoIP. Does 2948G support the same features as 3548XL as well? We are using many of 3548s at the HQ and like to buy Cisco CAT for remote offices. Also, Is 2948G in "End of Life" or "End of Support"? Cisco just came out a new 2980G that is same as 2948G but has 80 10/100 ports. Thomas N. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=23624&t=23563 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
