The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S & 2960 Series Switches are the leading Layer 2 edge, providing enhanced ease of use, highly secure business operations, enhanced sustainability, & a borderless network experience. The Catalyst 2960-S Series Switches include new Flex Stack switch stacking capability with 1 & 10 Gigabit connectivity, & Power over Ethernet Plus (Po E+) with the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches offering Fast Ethernet access connectivity & Po E capabilities. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S & 2960 Series are fixed-configuration access switches designed for enterprise, midmarket, & branch office networks to provide lower total cost of ownership. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S is shown in Figure 1, & the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches are shown in Figure 2. What’s new for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series Switches with LAN Base Software: 10 & 1 Gigabit Ethernet uplink flexibility with Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+), providing business continuity & fast transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet 24 or 48 ports of Gigabit Ethernet desktop connectivity Cisco Flex Stack stacking module with 20 Gbps of throughput, allowing ease of operation with single configuration & simplified switch upgrade Po E+ with up to 30W per port that means that you can support the latest Po E+ capable devices Power supply options, with 740W or 370W fixed power supplies for Po E+ switches are available USB (Universal Serial Bus) storage for file backup, distribution, & simplified operations A wide range of software features to provide ease of operation, highly secure business operations, sustainability, & a borderless network experience Limited lifetime hardware warranty, including next-business-day replacement with 90-day service & support The Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base Software offer the following: Dual-purpose uplinks for Gigabit Ethernet uplink flexibility, allowing use of either a copper or fiber uplink; each dual-purpose uplink port has one 10/100/1000 Ethernet port & one SFP-based Gigabit Ethernet port, with one port active at a time 24 or 48 ports of Fast Ethernet desktop connectivity Po E configurations with up to 15.4W per port A wide range of software features to provide ease of operation, highly secure business operations, sustainability, & a borderless networking experience