| Layer 2 switching |
IEEE 802.1Q, 802.1w,802.1ab,802.1s, 802.3ad, NTP, UDLD, CDP, LLDP, unicast MAC filter, PAgP, LACP VTPv2, VTPv3, EtherChannel, Q-in-Q tunneling, voice VLAN, PVST+, MSTP, RSTP, Selective Q-in-Q, Layer 2 Tunneling |
| Multicast |
IGMPv1, v2, v3 snooping, IGMP filtering, IGMP querier, Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) |
| Management |
WebUI, MIB, SNMP, syslog, DHCP server, SPAN session, RSPAN, FSPAN, FRSPAN, ERSPAN, Express setup, NETCONF, RESTCONF |
| Security |
Port security, 802.1x, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, IP source guard, guest VLAN, MAC authentication bypass, 802.1x multidomain authentication, storm control - unicast, multicast, broadcast, SCP, SSH, SNMPv3, TACACS+, RADIUS server/client, MAC address notification, BPDU guard, Access Lists (PACL/RACL/VACL), SUDI 2099 (Secure Unique Device identifier), Full Flexible NetFlow (FNF), MACsec-128 |
| Quality of Service (QoS) |
Ingress policing, rate limit, egress queuing/shaping, auto QoS |
| IPv6 |
IPv6 host support, SNMP over IPv6, HTTP/HTTP(s) over IPv6, SNMP over IPv6, Syslog over IPv6, DHCPv6 relay source, DHCPv6 bulk lease query (RFC 5460), IPv6 stateless Auto Config, SCP/SSH, Radius, TACACS+, NTP over IPv6, IPv6 VRF aware BGPv6, IPV6 ND cache expire, IPv6 support for TFTP, IPv6 DNS transport, IPv6 QoS, IPv6 FHS RA Guard, IPv6 FHS DHCPv6 Guard |
| Layer 3 routing |
Inter-VLAN routing, Static routing, Open Shortest Path First, OSPF v3, Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Policy-Based Routing (PBR) |
| Industrial Ethernet |
CIP Ethernet/IP, IEEE 1588 PTP v2 (default and power)1, PROFINET |
| TSN |
Frame-Preemption (802.3br, 802.1QBu) |
| Redundancy |
Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP) ring, PROFINET-Multi Ring Protocol (MRP), REP Fast, REP ZTP Support, Parallel redundancy protocol (PRP), PTP over PRP3, High-Availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR-SAN), Device Level Ring (DLR), HSR-PRP Dual Redbox |
| Utility |
Dying gasp, SCADA protocol classification – GOOSE messaging, MODBUS TCP/IP |
| Automation |
YANG, NETCONF, RESTCONF |
| Industrial Management |
Layer 2 switching with 1:1 switch Network Address Translation (L2NAT) for uplink ports |
| IOx |
Container (Native Docker), Cisco Cyber Vision, Secure Equipment Access, Cisco ThousandEyes |