Replacing cat 3750 switches with cat 2960 xr switches

[prakavi]

Hi, 

 we have  two cat 6509  switches and   47   cat 3750   switches as access witches. we are spread over 14 floors. Some of the floors  require additional switches  due to port saturation . we are planning  to add additional switches  . Initial plan was to   add cat 3850 switches . But due to budgetary constraints ,   looking for   less expensive switches. So the natural  choice was  cisco  cat 2960 xr  which has layer 3 capability, since we need inter vlan routing . we may need additional 7 switches .  or the other option is to replace the whole  switches with  2960 xr . will there be any performance  degradation ? ours is a converged network .  Are this switches  compliant with  latest  cisco technologies ?

[Georg Pauwen]

Hello,

I don't know of course how tight your budget is, but instead of the 2960XR you might want to consider going the Catalyst 9200 path. Have a look at the article below. The 9200 is much more future proof...

https://www.solutel.com/why-migrate-to-cisco-catalyst-9200-series-switches/?lang=en

[Leo Laohoo]

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@prakavi wrote:

Are this switches  compliant with  latest  cisco technologies

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And what "latest Cisco technologies" will the network require?  

[prakavi]

mainly software defined networking .   similar features   of  9300 /9200 switches . not the over all stacked  output. 

Regards

[Leo Laohoo]

If SDA then you need the Catalyst 9K,