Cisco NIM-ES2-4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Switch

Cisco Gigabit Ethernet LAN Switch NIM-ES2-4 Overview
The 4-port Cisco Gigabit Ethernet LAN Switch Network Interface Modules (NIMs) can reduce your
company’s total cost of ownership (TCO) by integrating Gigabit Ethernet switch ports within Cisco 4000 Series
Integrated Services Routers (ISRs). These low-density Gigabit Ethernet switches offer small to medium-sized
businesses and enterprise branch offices a combination of switching and routing integrated into a single device

Integration of NIM-ES2-4 switches with Cisco IOS-XE Software allows network administrators to manage a single device
using Cisco management tools or the router command-line interface (CLI) for LAN and WAN management needs.
This approach reduces network complexity, lowers maintenance contract costs, and lessens staff training needs. It
also simplifies software qualification efforts and delivers a consistent user experience at branch offices.
Additionally, the low-density NIM-ES2-4 Gigabit Ethernet switching modules enable Cisco’s industry-leading power
initiatives, including per-port Power over Ethernet (PoE) and Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) power monitoring,
which enhances the ability of the branch office to scale to higher performance requirements and still meet
environmental initiatives for IT teams to operate a power-efficient network.

The 4-port Gigabit Ethernet LAN Switch NIMs provide line-rate Layer 2 switching across onboard Gigabit
Ethernet ports. The 4-port NIM has four 10/100/1000 switched Gigabit Ethernet ports. The
NIMs furthermore enable direct module-to-module communication through the use of the multigigabit fabric (MGF).
The new features for the Gigabit Ethernet LAN Switch NIMs include four quality-of-service (QoS) queues per port,
Shaped Deficit Weighted Round Robin (SDWRR), dynamic secure port, intra chassis cascading, up to 30W of
PoE/PoE+ per port, and PoE per-port monitoring and policing.