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Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Switch Compatibility Matrix

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March 2003

This document contains the list of Cisco switching products that are compatible with the GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) (part number WS-X3500-XL). The GigaStack GBIC adds port density and high-performance connectivity to supporting switches and modules.

Table 1 lists the switches and switch modules that support the GigaStack GBIC.

Table 1 Switches and Modules Supporting the GBIC 

Model	Description	Minimum IOS Release Required
Catalyst 2912MF XL	12 100BASE-FX ports and 2 module slots	Release 12.0(5)XU
Catalyst 2924M XL	24 autosensing 10/100 ports and 2 module slots	Release 12.0(5)XU
Catalyst 2950G-12-EI	12 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.1(6)EA2
Catalyst 2950G-24-EI	24 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.1(6)EA2
Catalyst 2950G-24-EI-DC	24 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots with DC-input power	Release 12.1(6)EA2
Catalyst 2950G-48-EI	48 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.1(6)EA2
Catalyst 3508G XL	8 GBIC module slots	Release 12.0(5)XU
Catalyst 3512 XL	12 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.0(5)XU
Catalyst 3524 XL	24 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.0(5)XU
Catalyst 3524 PWR XL	24 autosensing 10/100 inline-power Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.0(5)XU
Catalyst 3548 XL	48 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.0(5)XU
Catalyst 3550-12G	2 autosensing 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and 10 GBIC module slots	Release 12.1(6)EA1
Catalyst 3550-12T	10 autosensing 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.1(4)EA1c
Catalyst 3550-24-SMI Catalyst 3550-24-EMI	24 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.1(6)EA1a
Catalyst 3550-24-DC-SMI	24 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots with DC-input power	Release 12.1(6)EA1b
Catalyst 3550-24-FX-SMI	24 100BASE-FX ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.1(9)EA1c
Catalyst 3550-24PWR-SMI Catalyst 3550-24PWR-EMI	24 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports, 2 GBIC module slots, ability to provide power for Cisco IP Phones and Cisco Aironet Access Points from all 10/100 Ethernet ports, auto-detection, and control of inline power on a per-port basis on all 10/100 ports	Release 12.1(12c)EA1
Catalyst 3550-48-SMI Catalyst 3550-48-EMI	48 autosensing 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 GBIC module slots	Release 12.1(8)EA1b
WS-X2931-XL module for Catalyst 2900 series XL switches	1 1000BASE-X port1	Release 12.0(5)XU

1 The 1000BASE-X module provides one switched 1000-Mbps port in half-duplex, full-duplex, or autonegotiation mode for a GigaStack GBIC connector. The port supports the IEEE 802.3Z 1000BASE-X standard.

Related Documentation

These documents provide information about the Gigastack GBIC and the switching products that
support it:

•Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide

•Catalyst 2900 Series XL Modules Installation Guide

•Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide (previously titled Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide)

•Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Hardware Installation Guide

•Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide

•Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference

•Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide

•Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Hardware Installation Guide

•Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide

•Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Command Reference

•Catalyst Gigastack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide

•Release Notes for the Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter

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