Name: Cisco Ethernet Switches
Brand: Cisco
Rating: 4.3 (138 reviews)

Senior Manager of Data Center at a integrator with 51-200 employees

Jul 1, 2012

Cisco Ethernet Switches have a reputation for delivering high performance, scalability and security features for TCP/IP networks

Pros and Cons

"Cisco has built upon its reputation in delivering high quality ethernet switches for small scale to enterprise level needs."

"Few cons on the cisco switches are 1) Pricing strategies 2) Gigabit EtherChannel 3) Port based ACL 4) Ingress and Egress filtering not present in all 5) IGMP snooping and ISL trunking feature not present in few good series switches"

What is most valuable?

Few pros on the Cisco ethernet switches are: 1 )Power saving design architecture 2) CDP, Cisco network discovery protocol, Smartports which make management and port configuration extremely easy and efficient 3) Increased confidentiality with MACSec layer-2 encryption 4) StackPower which helps in increasing power availability 5) Efficient QoS with priority for critical cooling 6) Added on support with hot swap, redundant power supplies and cooling

What needs improvement?

Few cons on the cisco switches are 1) Pricing strategies 2) Gigabit EtherChannel 3) Port based ACL 4) Ingress and Egress filtering not present in all 5) IGMP snooping and ISL trunking feature not present in few good series switches

What other advice do I have?

Cisco has built upon its reputation in delivering high quality ethernet switches for small scale to enterprise level needs. Whether it be the Cisco 100/200 series, a few things which standout are the energy efficient technology for Gigabit ethernet, network performance through QoS, silent operation through fan less design, IPv6 support, and the green technology approach.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user114003Infrastructure Network Architect at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

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May 29, 2014

I have found the Cisco hardware (routers, switches, appliances) to be very reliable. We recently implement 7 Cisco UCS Chassis. We have migrated our entire Virtual Machine inventory, done several PtoV's, but still have another 100 or so servers/appliances to move into this new environment.

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Pre-Sales Engineer (Network & Security) at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Jul 30, 2023

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Easy-to-deploy product with the availability of good technical documentation

Pros and Cons

"We can easily integrate the product with any OEM solutions."

"In the case of an already existing network, we encounter technical issues related to following protocols."

What is our primary use case?

At present, I am evaluating Cisco Ethernet Switches.

What needs improvement?

We can easily integrate the product with any OEM solutions. But in the case of an already existing network, we encounter technical issues related to following protocols.

How are customer service and support?

They provide good technical documentation and webinars.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Cisco Catalyst Switches are more scalable than the product.

How was the initial setup?

Deploying the product is very straightforward. With the help of the OEM's datasheet, product guide, and installation guide, we can easily set up the switches.