The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series Switches WS-C2960S-24PD-L integrates Power over Ethernet (PoE) and dual-purpose uplinks as its superiority as an easy-to-employed Layer 2 Switch for enterprise, midmarket, and branch office networks. It provides 370W PoE capacity while 30W each to 12 ports or 15.4W each to 24 ports, and it also has 2 Ten Gigabit Ethernet or 2 One Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ uplink ports for dual-purpose. Optional Cisco FlexStack stacking and Lan Base image are both supported.
Table 1 shows the Quick Spec of the WS-C2960S-24PD-L.
| Product Code | WS-C2960S-24PS-L | 
| Enclosure Type | Rack-mountable - 1U | 
| Feature Set | LAN Base | 
| Uplink Interfaces | 2 x 10 Gigabit SFP+ or 2 x 1 Gigabit SFP+ | 
| Downlink Ports | 24 × Ethernet 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports | 
| PoE capacity | 370W | 
| Expansion Slot(s) | 1 (total) / 1 (free) x Stacking Module | 
| Switching capacity | 176 Gbps | 
| Forwarding performance (64-byte packet size) | 65.5 Mpps | 
| DRAM | 128 MB | 
| Flash Memory | 64 MB Flash | 
| Dimensions | 44.5 × 38.6 × 4.5 cm | 
| Package Weight | 10.65 Kg | 

Note:
| ① | Mode Button | ⑤ | Ethernet Management Port | 
| ② | 24 × Ethernet 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports | ⑥ | RJ45 Console Port | 
| ③ | SFP Module Slot 1 | ⑦ | USB mini-Type B (console) Port | 
| ④ | SFP Module Slot 2 | ⑧ | USB Type A Port | 

Note:
| ① | 1 (total) / 1 (free) x Stacking Module | ③ | RPS Connector | 
| ② | Fan Exhaust | ④ | AC power connector | 
Table 2 shows some accessories of the WS-C2960S-24PD-L.
| Models | Description | 
| C2960S-STACK | Catalyst 2960S FlexStack Stack Module optional for LAN Base | 
| GLC-LH-SM | GE SFP, LC connector LX/LH transceiver | 
| GLC-SX-MM D | 1000BASE-SX SFP transceiver module, MMF, 850nm, DOM | 
| CAB-CONSOLE-RJ45 | Console Cable 6ft with RJ45 and DB9F |