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May

The Cisco Stackable Managed Switches: 350X Series Vs 550X Series

Cisco offers the best stackable managed switches. A variety of them. we will compare the 350X series and the 550X series, which one is most suitable for you.

Cisco 350X series

Cisco 350X series provide advanced features to ensure protection from various security threats, features that will optimize your network bandwidth for effective delivery of information and support your applications, and further improve the availability of your critical applications. These switches provide 10 GB ports in both copper and fiber which enable cost-effective 10 G connections to servers and network storage devices with standard RJ-45 network cables. They further provide 12, 24, or 48 ports of 10 GB ethernet, which results in a firm foundation for current and future business applications.

Features

Stacking, flow control, Layer 2 switching, Layer 3 switching, VLAN support, IPv6 support, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) support, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) support, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) support, access control list (ACL) support, quality of service (QoS), reset button, LACP support, Energy Efficient Ethernet, dynamic VLAN support (GVRP), advanced threat protection, IPv6 first-hop security, static routing, sFlow, RSPAN

Cisco 550X series

As businesses continue to grow each day, more opportunities, more customers, more staff, and an increasing workload comes into existence. The problem which arises is that the existing network is built for a smaller operation. It will not uphold new additions it will start slowing down, lose its efficiency while also making your IT environment difficult to manage as you add new devices on to the said network. The Cisco 550X series are the next generation stackable managed Ethernet switches which provide advanced capabilities and superior performance needed to uphold a busy network.

The SG550X and SF550X models provide 24 or 48 ports of Gigabit Ethernet and fast ethernet connectivity with 10 Gigabit uplinks. These switches are integrated with fan and power hardware redundancy. They are easy to deploy and manage without a large IT staff.

Features

The table shows a specifications comparison between 350X Series Vs 550X series.

Model	Cisco 350X Series	Cisco 550X Series
Device type	Switch: 1/10G, 12/24/48 ports, L3 managed	Switch: 100M/1G/10G, 16/24/48 ports, L3 managed
Enclosure type	Rack-mountable, 1RU	Rack-mountable, 1RU
Switching capacity	128 Gbps -960 Gbps	84.8 Gbps -960 Gbps
Capacity (active VLANS)	4000	4000
Routing Protocol	Static IPv4 /IPv6 routing	RIPv2, VRRP, PBR, static IPv4/IPv6 routing
RAM	512 MB	512 MB
Flash memory	256 MB	256 MB
Interfaces	Downlinks, uplinks, GE OOB port, console – RJ45	Downlinks, uplinks, GE OOB port, console – RJ45, RPS port
Power supply	Internal	Internal
Maximum operation temperature	122°F (50°C)	122°F (50°C)
Maximum storage operation	158°F (70°C)	158°F (70°C)