The Cisco Catalyst Digital Building Series Switch is an Ethernet switch designed to enable wired Ethernet, Power over Ethernet(PoE), and Universal Power Over Ethernet(UPOE).

Deployments for digitizing commercial building subsystems, especially with applications such as Network Powered Lighting, HVAC controls, and security.

For simplicity, we will focus on the Network Powered Lighting use case in this guide to elaborate the use of the switch.

Network Powered Lighting refers to configuring IP and Ethernet LED-based luminaries and sensors for smart lighting and building controls in an enterprise carpeted space.

Eight Fast Ethernet downlink UPOE ports; two 1-Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports; 545W Power Supply.