The Cisco Catalyst 1300 Series Switches are enterprise-class Layer 3 managed switches running Linux-based software with comprehensive routing including static routing, RIP dynamic routing, policy-based routing (PBR), and 990 IPv4 routes scalability. Advanced security features include 802.1X with Dynamic VLAN Assignment (DVA), web-based authentication, MAC authentication, private VLANs, IPv6 First Hop Security, DHCP snooping, IP Source Guard, dynamic ARP inspection, comprehensive ACL support, and DoS prevention. These switches support true stacking up to 8 units, advanced QoS with flow-based classification, DSCP marking, 4K VLAN support, Voice VLAN with Auto Voice VLAN discovery, Auto Surveillance VLAN, sFlow monitoring, and Remote Switch Port Analyzer (RSPAN) for comprehensive network visibility.