Hi, I have bought them both and their is fine line between them. The 2948G is a CAT based os where is the 3548XL is an IOS based. This is how I use them: 1. For the closet: I used the 3548/3524xl and cascading them together 2. For small, medium servers I used the 2948G (DMZ ...) 3. For server farm I used 6509
Personnaly, I like the 2948G better. The only reason the I used 3548 because it is cascadable and can be managed as a cluster. But it turns out it has its own complexity when you need to replace a bad one in the chain. Another thing on the 3548G is that eventhough it supports more than 200 vlans; this is only in the case of transparent configuration. If you do client/server, it support upto 64 VLANs then It will switch to transparent if more VLAN is defined. The 35xx however, has a model that support inline power for IP phone if you ever have a need for it. I think the model is 35xx-pwr With the new 2980G, it looks more and more attractive for the CAT based system. I 'm seriouly looking at the 2980G currently. Note that the 2948 and 2980G use the chipset of the 4000 series switches. Hope this help. Cheers, TD ""Thomas"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi All, > > I saw an ads with Cisco CAT 2948G Layer 2 switch that has a price almost the > same as the Cisco CAT 3548-EN-XL. Based on the discription, It seems that > the 2948G running CATOS, while 3548s running IOS. Also, 2948G has a better > speed of up to 24Gbps whereas the 3548s only up to 10.8Gbps. Assuming they > both are at the same price, which should I choose? I am also considering the > QoS on the switch to support VoIP. Does 2948G support the same features as > 3548XL as well? We are using many of 3548s at the HQ and like to buy Cisco > CAT for remote offices. Also, Is 2948G in "End of Life" or "End of > Support"? Cisco just came out a new 2980G that is same as 2948G but has 80 > 10/100 ports. > > Thomas N. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=23629&t=23563 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
