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Using a full-duplex Cisco 3560G switch is a nice way to get various device classes working together in unison. There’s no reason to pay for a bunch of smaller hubs when you can just use this refurbished Cisco 3560 series switch and expand it as necessary.

Cisco switches like the WS-C3560G-48TS-S use reliable, common protocols that make them extremely amenable to working with other devices. This switch is compliant with more IEEE 802 standards than you can count, and it supports common authentication methods like Kerberos and SSH2. Even though it’s a Standard Image switch, it still works with multiple routing protocols and is ideal for high-speed communication.

Functioning as a DHCP server with IP routing capability, the WS-C3560G-48TS-S was designed to reduce the typical grind of network administration. Port sharing and other minor protocol tasks are taken care of by auto-negotiation and auto-uplink without any administrator interference. Extra features like Uni-Directional Link Detection and Link Aggregation Control mean that this switch automatically keeps traffic flowing smoothly with many different kinds of devices. The Cisco OS even uses built-in traffic shaping and other other features to prioritize data flow and guarantee high performance packet transmission.

Still, the fact that each of our Cisco WS-C3560G-48TS-S switches come complete with 128 MB of RAM and a huge 12 K of MAC address entries gives you the leeway to program and modify network behaviors however you want. Unlike some switches that promise a lot but discourage admin modification, this desktop Cisco Catalyst product was made not only to do everything under the sun but also to let you choose precisely how. With 48 x 10/100/1000 and 4 x Gigabit SPF mini-GBIC Ethernet ports, the only real question is what you’re going to plug in first.