16- and 36-Port Ethernet Switch Module for Cisco 2600 Series, Cisco 3600 Series, and Cisco 3700 Series
Feature Overview
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Cisco IOS Release 12.2(2)XT, 12.2(8)T, and 12.2(15)ZJ
Feature Overview
This document explains how to configure the 16- and 36-port Ethernet switch network modules. This
network module is supported on Cisco 2600 series, Cisco 3600 series, and Cisco 3700 series routers.
The Ethernet switch network module is a modular, high-density voice network module that provides
Layer 2 switching across Ethernet ports. The 16-port Ethernet switch network module has 16
10/100BASE-TX ports and an optional 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet port. The 36-port
Ethernet switch network module has 36 10/100BASE-TX ports and two optional 10/100/1000BASE-T
Gigabit Ethernet ports. The gigabit Ethernet can be used as an uplink port to a server or as a stacking
link to another 16- or 36-port Ethernet switch network modules in the same system. The 36-port Ethernet
switch network module requires a double-wide slot. An optional power module can also be added to
provide inline power for IP telephones.
The 16- and 36-port Ethernet switch network modules support the following:
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Layer 2 Ethernet Interfaces, page 2
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Switch Virtual Interfaces, page 5
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Routed Ports, page 5
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VLAN Trunk Protocol, page 5
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EtherChannel, page 7
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802.1x Port-Based Authentication, page 8
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Spanning Tree Protocol, page 12
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Cisco Discovery Protocol, page 24
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Switched Port Analyzer, page 24
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Network Security with ACLs, page 25
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Quality of Service, page 29
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Maximum Number of VLAN and Multicast Groups, page 35
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IP Multicast Support, page 35
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IGMP Snooping, page 35
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Global Storm-Control, page 38
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Per-Port Storm-Control, page 40
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Port Security, page 40
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Ethernet Switching in Cisco AVVID Architecture, page 40
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Stacking, page 41
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Flow Control, page 41
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Fallback Bridging, page 42
Layer 2 Ethernet Interfaces
Layer 2 Ethernet Switching
Ethernet switch network modules support simultaneous, parallel connections between Layer 2 Ethernet
segments. Switched connections between Ethernet segments last only for the duration of the packet. New
connections can be made between different segments for the next packet.