Cisco Catalyst switches
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Cisco Catalyst switches are a family of enterprise-grade network switches from Cisco Systems designed for high-performance, secure, and scalable campus and data center networking.
All labels observed (25)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1503409 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cisco Catalyst switches Context triple: [Cisco IOS, supportsHardwarePlatform, Cisco Catalyst switches]
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A.
Cisco Nexus switches
Cisco Nexus switches are a family of high-performance, data center–class network switches designed by Cisco Systems for scalable, low-latency, and highly virtualized environments.
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B.
Cisco routers
Cisco routers are networking devices produced by Cisco Systems that direct data traffic between computer networks in enterprise, service provider, and home environments.
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C.
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS is Cisco Systems’ proprietary network operating system that powers many of its routers and switches, providing core routing, switching, and network services.
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D.
Cisco UCS
Cisco UCS (Unified Computing System) is Cisco’s integrated data center platform that combines computing, networking, and storage resources into a unified, centrally managed architecture for enterprise and cloud environments.
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E.
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cisco Catalyst switches Target entity description: Cisco Catalyst switches are a family of enterprise-grade network switches from Cisco Systems designed for high-performance, secure, and scalable campus and data center networking.
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A.
Cisco Nexus switches
Cisco Nexus switches are a family of high-performance, data center–class network switches designed by Cisco Systems for scalable, low-latency, and highly virtualized environments.
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B.
Cisco routers
Cisco routers are networking devices produced by Cisco Systems that direct data traffic between computer networks in enterprise, service provider, and home environments.
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C.
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS is Cisco Systems’ proprietary network operating system that powers many of its routers and switches, providing core routing, switching, and network services.
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D.
Cisco UCS
Cisco UCS (Unified Computing System) is Cisco’s integrated data center platform that combines computing, networking, and storage resources into a unified, centrally managed architecture for enterprise and cloud environments.
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E.
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cisco product line
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network switch family ⓘ |
| deploymentScenario |
access layer
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core layer ⓘ distribution layer ⓘ |
| designedFor |
campus networks
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data center networks ⓘ enterprise networks ⓘ |
| hasModelSeries |
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series
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linked to:
Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series ⓘ
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Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ⓘ
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Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series ⓘ
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Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series ⓘ
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Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series ⓘ
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Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series ⓘ
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Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Catalyst switches
|
| managementInterface |
Cisco DNA Center
ⓘ
command-line interface ⓘ web-based GUI (on selected models) ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Cisco Systems ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
high-performance switches
ⓘ
scalable switches ⓘ secure switches ⓘ |
| productType |
enterprise network switches
ⓘ
managed switches ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
Control Plane Policing
ⓘ
Dynamic ARP Inspection ⓘ IP Source Guard ⓘ Port Security ⓘ TrustSec (on supported models) ⓘ |
| supports |
802.1X authentication
ⓘ
Access Control Lists ⓘ BGP ⓘ Cisco DNA Center integration ⓘ Cisco IOS ⓘ Cisco IOS XE ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco IOS
EIGRP ⓘ Ethernet switching ⓘ IPv4 routing ⓘ IPv6 routing ⓘ Layer 2 switching ⓘ Layer 3 routing ⓘ MACsec encryption ⓘ MPLS (on selected models) ⓘ Multicast routing ⓘ Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol ⓘ NetFlow ⓘ OSPF ⓘ PoE+ ⓘ Power over Ethernet ⓘ Quality of Service ⓘ Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol ⓘ SNMP management ⓘ Spanning Tree Protocol ⓘ StackPower (on some models) ⓘ StackWise technology (on some models) ⓘ VLANs ⓘ VRF ⓘ field-replaceable fan trays (on some models) ⓘ hot-swappable power supplies (on modular models) ⓘ link aggregation ⓘ redundant power supplies (on many models) ⓘ sFlow ⓘ segmentation ⓘ software-defined access ⓘ stacking ⓘ virtual switching systems (on some models) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
branch offices
ⓘ
data centers ⓘ enterprise campuses ⓘ service provider edge (on some models) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cisco Catalyst switches Description of subject: Cisco Catalyst switches are a family of enterprise-grade network switches from Cisco Systems designed for high-performance, secure, and scalable campus and data center networking.
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StackWise technology (on some models)
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StackWise technology (on some models)
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StackWise technology (on some models)
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StackWise technology (on some models)
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StackWise technology (on some models)
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StackWise technology (on some models)
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StackWise technology (on some models)
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StackPower (on some models)
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StackPower (on some models)
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StackPower (on some models)
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StackPower (on some models)
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