3500 Series Switches
The 3500 Series is a scalable, entry-level solution for small- to mid-sized networks.
It is a wholly Cisco-developed switch, which runs a router-like IOS.The
3500 Series of switches are fixed configuration switches, all offering 10/100
Ethernet ports and Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) ports.The difference
comes in the number of ports offered and the forwarding rate at which the
switch can process packets. Currently the 3524XL-PWR is the only switch in
the 3500 Series that supports inline power, although other models within the
35xx product line will, in the future, most likely offer inline power as well.The
3524XL-PWR offers 24 10/100 Ethernet ports, 2 GBIC ports, and a packetforwarding
rate of 6.5 million packets per second.