EOL Cisco Switch WS-C2960S-48FPS-L Replaced with WS-C2960X-48FPS-L
Cisco Switch
On November 6, 2014 Cisco announced end-of-life for Cisco Switch WS-C2960S-48FPS-L and WS-C2960X-48FPS-L was declared as its replacement. The last day to order the affected product of Cisco 2960-S Series is November 6, 2015. The replacement product is powered with strong features than the previous one.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960S-48FPS-L Switch through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program after the last day of ordering. Refurbished units will be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For further details about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program,
Visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.

Customers will be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. If customers need more information about Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP), customers should contact with their Cisco Partner. You can also find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.

Let’s have comparison of technical features of concerning products:

Feature
WS-C2960S-48FPS-L
WS-C2960X-48FPS-L
Product Type
Ethernet Switch
Ethernet Switch
Number of Ports
4848
Gigabit Ethernet Port
YesYes
Interfaces/Ports
48 x RJ-45 PoE LAN
48 x 10/100/1000 + 4 x 1G SFP
Forwarding/Filtering Rate
77.4 Mpps
107.1 Mpps
Switching Throughput
176 Gbps
216 Gbps
Expansion Slots
50
Layer Support
22
Standard Memory
128MB
512 MB
Flash Memory
64MB
128 MB
Available PoE Power
370 W
740W
MTBF
189,242 hours
276,870 hours
Support
EOL
Available

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