Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Replacement — What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series ended Oct 2019 — unsupported units need a plan. Cisco's own end-of-life bulletin names the successor below — quoted from the source, with the successor's live support status where EOSL.ai tracks it.
The Cisco-named replacement
per-part mapping in the bulletin (11 replacement parts listed) — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
WS-C2960 is not yet tracked on EOSL.ai — no vendor end-of-life notice has been captured for it, which is typical of current products.
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series lifecycle dates
| SKU group | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch hardware | Oct 2014 | Oct 2019 | bulletin ↗ |
Per-part-number replacement mapping (14)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| WS-C2960-24-S | WS-C2960 / 24TC-S | |
| WS-C2960-24LC-S | WS-C2960 / 24LC-S | |
| WS-C2960-24LT-L | WS-C2960 / 24LC-L | |
| WS-C2960-24PC-L | WS-C2960 / 24PC-L | |
| WS-C2960-24PC-S | WS-C2960 / 24PC-S | |
| WS-C2960-24TC-L | WS-C2960 / 24TC-L | |
| WS-C2960-24TC-S | WS-C2960 / 24TC-S | |
| WS-C2960-24TT-L | WS-C2960 / 24TC-L | |
| WS-C2960-48PST-L | WS-C2960 / 48PST-L | |
| WS-C2960-48PST-S | WS-C2960 / 48PST-S | |
| WS-C2960-48TC-L | WS-C2960 / 48TC-L | |
| WS-C2960-48TC-S | WS-C2960 / 48TC-S | |
| WS-C2960-48TT-L | WS-C2960 / 48TC-L | |
| WS-C2960-48TT-S | WS-C2960 / 48TC-S |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names WS-C2960 as the recommended migration path for the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series ended Oct 2019 — unsupported units need a plan. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-catalyst-2960/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the 2960 Series?
Yes — the bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 14 SKUs (for example WS-C2960-24-S → WS-C2960 / 24TC-S). The full table is on this page.
Do I have to buy the Cisco-recommended replacement?
No. The bulletin's named successor is Cisco's suggested path, not an obligation. Teams also keep 2960 Series units running under third-party maintenance after the support cutoff, migrate to a different vendor, or run low-criticality units to failure with the risk documented. See the support-options guide for the trade-offs.