C4948E

[Riccardo Veraldi]

Hello,

my Cisco reseller proposed me Cisco Catalyst 4948E switch with LAN Base option.

I am a bit confused since I do not know the difference between LAN Base, IP Base and enterprise

option. The latter costs much more LAN base.

Does someone could help me find the differences between those 3 options ?

for example can I write Layer 3 ACL with LAN Base ?

thank you very much

Rick

[Reza Sharifi · Accepted solution]

Rick,

Have a look at  below or table-1 in this link for differences between theses images

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps6021/product_data_sheet0900aecd8017a72e.html

Table 1. Software Configuration Options for Cisco Catalyst 4948

Software Image	Description
LAN Base image	Basic Layer 2 image
IP Base image	Standard Layer 3 image, including Routing Information Protocol Version 1 (RIPv1), RIPv2, static routes, and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) stub
Enterprise Services image	Enhanced Layer 3 image, including Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), EIGRP, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), AppleTalk, and Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) software routing; also includes all IP Base image features

HTH

Reza

[ranraju · Accepted solution]

To understand different feature sets i think the following is also a good link, though it is for 3750 switches, but it would help understanding why we have these feature sets and what their basic differences are. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps6406/white_paper_c11-579326_ps10745_Products_White_Paper.html

Regards,

ranraju

[Riccardo Veraldi]

thank you very much to everyone.