CISCO 2960 LAN BASE VS LAN

LITE

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LAN BASE VS. LAN LITE
2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base
DHCP Snooping, NAC
802.1x, MAB, Port
Framework, 802.1x
Security Security, SSH, SSL,
enhancements, L2-4
NAC Appliance
ACLs, Web-Auth
AutoQoS, Policing,
Class/Policy Maps,
802.1p (4 queues), Trust Boundary,
QoS SRR, Strict Priority Configure queue
weights, buffers,
thresholds, maps
802.1s/w, 802.3ad, Flexlink, Link State
Availability STP enhancements Tracking
IPv6 & IPv6 Host, MLD
IGMP Snooping
Multicast Snooping, MVR
64 VLANs, SPAN, 256 VLANs, RSPAN,
Management LLDP, TDR, LLDP-MED, IP SLA,
Smartports, CNA DHCP Option 82
FE + GE + Compact +
Fast Ethernet only
Hardware more SFP options
No RPS
RPS
 CISCO SFP TRANSCEIVERS SUPPORTED BY CISCO CATALYST 2960
SERIES SWITCHES

Cisco Catalyst 2960 LAN Base Cisco Catalyst 2960 LAN Lite
SFP Transceiver
Switches Switches
GLC-LH-SM= Yes Yes
GLC-SX-MM= Yes Yes
GLC-ZX-SM= Yes No
GLC-T= Yes* Yes
GLC-BX-D= Yes No
GLC-BX-U=
GLC-GE-100FX= Yes* Yes
GLC-FE-100FX=
GLC-FE-100LX= Yes No
GLC-FE-100BX-D= Yes No
GLC-FE-100BX-U=
CWDM SFPs Yes No
COMMON QUESTIONS

 Identical hardware between LAN Base and LAN

Lite except:
 No RPS for LAN Lite
 Fewer SFP transceivers supported for LAN Lite
 No uplinks on Catalyst 2960-24-S
 Distinct pattern added to overlay on front of
switch and “SI” added to upper right hand corner
of switch
 Cannot upgrade or downgrade Catalyst 2960
switches between LAN Base and LAN Lite
BASELINE L2 FEATURES
2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base
Flash / DRAM 32 / 128 MB 32 / 128 MB
VLANs 64 255
VTPv2 Yes Yes
Auto-MDIX Yes Yes
802.3ad LACP Yes Yes
STP Instances 64 128
802.1w / 802.1s Yes Yes
PVRST+ Yes Yes
Port fast / Uplink fast Yes Yes
BPDU / Root Guard Yes Yes
Port Security Yes (enhanced) Yes (enhanced)
IGMP Snooping Yes Yes
Voice VLAN Yes Yes
SSH / SSL / SCP Yes Yes
RADIUS / TACACS+ Yes Yes
SNMPv3 Yes Yes
CDPv2 Yes Yes
LLDP Yes Yes (+MED)
QOS DIFFERENCES
2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base
Port CoS Trust /
Yes Yes
Override
Trusted Boundary No Yes
ACL Classification No Yes
Ingress Policing No Yes
Auto QoS No Yes
802.1p queues 4 4
Scheduling SRR SRR
Priority Queuing Yes Yes
Configure CoS Priority
Yes Yes
Queues
Configure Queue
No Yes
Weights
Configure Buffers /
No Yes
Thresholds
Class & Policy Maps No Yes
Modify CoS / DSCP
No Yes
Mapping
DSCP Transparency Yes Yes
Weighted Tail Drop Yes Yes
802.1X / NAC DIFFERENCES
2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base
802.1x Yes Yes
802.1x Accounting / MIB Yes Yes
802.1x w/ Port Security Yes Yes
802.1x w/ Voice VLAN Yes Yes
802.1x Guest VLAN Yes Yes
802.1x VLAN
Yes Yes
assignment
802.1x Auth-Fail VLAN No Yes
802.1x AAA Fail Open No Yes
802.1x WOL No Yes
802.1x MAC-Auth
Yes Yes
Bypass
802.1x Web-Auth No Yes
802.1x MDA No No
NAC L2 802.1x No Yes
NAC Appliance Yes Yes
OTHER ENHANCEMENTS
2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base
L2-4 ACLs (Port, Time,
No Yes
and DSCP-based)
DHCP Snooping No Yes
DHCP Option 82 No Yes
DHCP Server No Yes
Private VLAN Edge Yes Yes
Storm Control Yes Yes
Block unknown
Yes Yes
unicast / multicast
IPv6 Host No Yes
MLD Snooping No Yes
Flex Link No Yes
Link State Tracking No Yes
RPS Support No Yes
Jumbo Frames Yes Yes
MVR No Yes
IGMP Filter / Throttle Yes Yes
IP SLA Responder No Yes
EASE-OF-USE & TROUBLESHOOTING ENHANCEMENTS
2960 LAN Lite 2960 LAN Base
TDR Yes Yes
UDLD Yes Yes
Layer 2 / IP Traceroute Yes Yes
SPAN (# of sessions) Yes (1) Yes (2)
RSPAN No Yes
Express Setup Yes Yes
Device Manager Yes Yes
Cisco Network Assistant Yes Yes
Smartports Yes Yes
Smartports Advisor Yes Yes
Troubleshooting Advisor Yes Yes
Drag-and-drop IOS
Yes Yes
Upgrade
IP Address DHCP Yes Yes
Autoinstall w/ saved
Yes Yes
config (future)
Config Replace (future) Yes Yes
DHCP Auto Image
Yes Yes
Upgrade (future)
Error Disable MIB Yes Yes
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