3550-48 versus 2948G

[clsmns]

I'm fighting a hard battle trying to convince some people why is better to use 3550-48 versus 2948G. They have standards and say 2948G is recognized within their standard but the 3550 is not.

I have launched my cavalry against 2948G saying it doesn't run IOS and it doesn't support QoS in utp L2 ports. Besides it is more expensive.

But I really need more arguments.

Can anybody point me in a good direction?

Hector Miranda

IBM de Chile

hmiranda@cl.ibm.com

[Prashanth Krishnappa]

Some other important features I would consider are

*Layer 3 routing capabilities with EMI image

*Support for policing

*Stacking capabilities for easier management

*IOS for 3550 will support lot more new features in future versions

[travis-dennis_2]

Where do my 3524's with in-line power stand as far as this discussion?

[Prashanth Krishnappa]

We now have 3550-24 PWR Switch with Inline Power

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps646/prod_bulletin09186a008010b358.html