Datasheet

Data Sheet

Security Across the Service Portfolio with Granular Control for the Access

Environment

The Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series supports a comprehensive set of security features for connectivity

and access control, including access control lists (ACLs), authentication, port-level security, and

identity-based network services with 802.1X and extensions. The ACLs allow service providers to

restrict unwanted traffic into their networks by denying packets based on source and destination

MAC addresses, IP addresses, or TCP/User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports. All ACL lookups are

done in hardware, so forwarding and routing performance is not compromised when implementing

ACL-based security in the network.

Robust Service Management Options

The Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro Series provides outstanding service management capabilities

through Cisco CNS 2100 Series Intelligence Engine support and Simple Network Management

Protocol (SNMP). Service providers will be able to smoothly integrate the Cisco Catalyst 3750

Metro Series into their operations support systems (OSSs) and enable improved flow-through

provisioning. The Cisco CNS 2100 Series network device allows service providers to effectively

manage a network of Cisco IOS Software devices, including the Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro Series.

It is a completely self-contained unit that includes a task-oriented Web GUI, a programmable

Extensible Markup Language (XML) interface, configuration template management, and an

embedded repository. For comprehensive in-band management, service providers also can

manage the Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro Series using SNMP Version 2 and Version 3 and the

Telnet interface. A CLI-based management console provides detailed out-of-band management.

For service provisioning on the Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro Series, service providers can use Cisco

IP Solution Center (ISC). Cisco IP Solution Center is a family of intelligent network management

applications that help reduce overall administration and management costs by providing

automated resource management and rapid profile-based provisioning capabilities that speed

deployment and time to market of MPLS and Metro Ethernet technologies.

Ethernet Operations, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning

The advent of Ethernet as a metropolitan and wide-area networking technology has accelerated

the need for a new set of operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning (OAM&P)

protocols. Service provider networks are large and complex with a wide user base, and they often

involve different operators that must work together to provide end-to-end services to enterprise

customers. As enterprise end customers demand higher availability of services, service providers

must reduce the mean time to repair (MTTR) and increase service availability. Ethernet OAM&P

features address these challenges and enable service providers to offer carrier-grade services.

The Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro Series supports industry-standard OAM&P tools, including 802.1ag

Connectivity Fault Management and Ethernet Local Management Interface (E-LMI) protocol.

802.1ag provides the tools to monitor and troubleshoot end-to-end Ethernet networks. It allows

service providers to check for end-to-end connectivity, isolate network issues, and identify

customers affected by network issues. The E-LMI protocol, developed by the MEF, has substantial

benefits to both the service provider as well as the end customer. E-LMI enables the service

provider to automatically configure the customer-edge and CPE devices to match the subscribed

service. This automatic provisioning not only reduces the effort to set up the service, but also

reduces the amount of coordination required between the service provider and enterprise

customer.