The Catalyst 2926 switch delivers award-winning Catalyst 5000 family performance in a compact chassis. The Catalyst 2926 is a fixed-configuration, high-density, 10/100 autosensing Catalyst 2900 family member that uses the same architecture and software as the Catalyst 5000. The switch can deliver more than one million packets-per-second (pps) throughput across a 1.2-Gbps media-independent backplane that supports Ethernet and Fast Ethernet.The system provides Layer 2 switching and network management. The system includes two full-duplex Fast Ethernet uplinks for redundant connections to switches, routers, and servers. Users can choose dual 100BaseTX uplink ports and two Media Independent Interface (MII) ports (model 2926T), or dual multimode 100BaseFX uplink ports (model 2926F). Further, with Cisco's Fast EtherChannel technology, the two uplink ports can be configured as a single 400-Mbps fault-tolerant connection. The system also contains 24 ports of 10/100 autosensing switched Ethernet and Fast Ethernet, enabling flexible solutions for a variety of applications. High-density switched Ethernet and Fast Ethernet dual protocol ports meet today's wiring closet requirements. Fast Ethernet solutions for workgroups and server farms can easily be addressed by these 10/100BaseTX switched connections. The Catalyst 2926 chassis fits into a standard 19-inch rack, and all system components are accessible from the same side of the chassis. The chassis includes dual load-sharing, redundant power supplies. A single supply can support the entire switch, making the system highly reliable.