Cisco switch naming convention

Hello,

I thought I share this



WS-C3560X-24T-L

WS  -  (C for cisco)Model Name - (Number of ports)(Ports type)-Feature set

WS
for Workgroup Switch
quoting  http://www.avforums.com/forums/networking-nas/545745-what-does-ws-stand-cisco-equipment.html

Ports type:
PF    PoE+ (not sure about the F yet)
P      PoE+
S      SFP
W     wireless
G     Gigabit ports (ex: C2960G vs C2960)


Feature Set :
L     Lan base feature set
S     IP base feature set
E     IP services feature set

Double VLAN tagging ?

If the service provider extends your vlan, can you split it into multiple internal VLANs.

For sure !!

the feature is called Stacked VLAN processing (Cisco)

more info http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_0s/feature/guide/qinq.html