Cisco switch compatibility with other Brand industrial switches

[HARITH.ALATTABI]

Dear experts

Good day and I hope you are doing well

We have some industrial cisco switches for CCTV connections for some reason we need to replace with switches for other brand,

We will use 4-Port Ethernet and 2-Port SFP to complete the ring topology

Our concern with compatibility between Cisco switch catalyst 2960 x and other brands

Is there any issue with compatibility

If you can advise which brand suitable to this case and if I use SFP cisco with both end is there any issue

Thanks for your help and advice

Harith 

[Reza Sharifi · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Most switch brands work with CCTV equipment as long as they are standard Ethernet. If you are trying to replace Cisco, one great option is Juniper switches. 

https://www.juniper.net/us/en/products-services/switching/ex-series/

HTH 

[HARITH.ALATTABI]

Thanks, Reza for confirmation that means it will normal to bring uplink up by using SFP cisco for both switches (unknown switch + cisco)

[Reza Sharifi]

that means it will normal to bring uplink up by using SFP cisco for both switches (unknown switch + cisco)

This has to be tested case by case as sometimes Cisco SFPs work on other devices and sometimes don't.

HTH

[Wassim Aouadi]

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@Reza Sharifi wrote:

This has to be tested case by case as sometimes Cisco SFPs work on other devices and sometimes don't.

HTH

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I agree with Reza. I experienced for example a compatibility between a HP 7500 switches with Cisco GLC-LH-SM tranceivers.

Regards,

Wassim Aouadi

[Joseph W. Doherty]

Others have addressed the SFP compatibility but I would add sometimes you run into issues with Cisco's PVSTP and non-Cisco STP.