Cisco WS-C2960L-24PS-LL Catalyst 2960-L 24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Switch, 4x 1G SFP, LAN Lite

The WS-C2960L-24PS-LL is a 24-port Catalyst 2960-L switch: 24 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet PoE+ ports, 4 x 1G SFP uplinks and 195 W of available PoE power. Cisco describes the 2960-L series as fixed, smart-managed Gigabit switches that run an enhanced version of Cisco IOS LAN Lite. The WS-C2960L-SM-24PS shares its row in the data sheet.

The data sheet lists the model as fanless at 1.73 x 10.45 x 17.5 inches and 7.41 lb (3.36 kg). The 24-port 1G platform has 28 Gbps forwarding bandwidth and 56 Gbps switching bandwidth on an ARMv7 800 MHz CPU, and the 24-port PoE MTBF is 909,838 hours.

PoE allocation in the series is dynamic, and Perpetual PoE keeps PoE+ power on during a switch reload. Management options include the Cisco Configuration Professional web UI, SNMP, RJ-45 or USB console, and Bluetooth through a dongle in the USB port.

Cisco's notice EOL13611 ended sales on October 31, 2021 and software maintenance on October 31, 2022, and sets the last date of support at October 31, 2026. The replacement it names is the Catalyst 1000 C1000-24P-4G-L.

Fit check: keep the total PoE draw of the connected devices within 195 W.

Cisco names the C1000-24P-4G-L as the replacement for this 2960-L; WS-C2960S-24PS-L is another 2960 model in Cisco Catalyst 2960, 3850 and 9300 spare parts.