Cisco Catalyst 8-Ports PoE Switch, WS-C2960X-8PC-L

The Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960X-8PC-L belongs to the 2960-X family, which is a widely deployed enterprise access-layer switching platform. It is designed for environments where a small number of high-quality PoE ports are needed rather than high port density.

It includes 8 Gigabit PoE+ ports, capable of powering devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and security cameras using IEEE 802.3af/at standards. The switch provides a 124W PoE power budget, allowing multiple powered devices to operate without external adapters.

For uplink connectivity, it offers 2 × Gigabit SFP ports and 2 × Gigabit copper uplink ports, giving flexible options for connecting to upstream switches or fiber backbones.

The switch operates on Cisco IOS LAN Base software, supporting essential Layer 2 features such as VLAN segmentation, Spanning Tree Protocol, link aggregation (EtherChannel), QoS traffic prioritization, and basic security controls like port security and 802.1X authentication.

With a switching capacity of 24 Gbps and forwarding rate of ~17.9 Mpps, it provides reliable wire-speed performance for small enterprise edge deployments.