As a general rule of thumb, routers and switches are designed to last five years or so, Wi-Fi access points for three years, and cables are generally good for a decade. Any time your network equipment gets near those dates, it's time to start thinking about upgrades or. These are Dell PowerConnect 2848 switches, so they're managed and capable of 10/100/1000 on every port, so I'm not really sure if this advice has any merit? What are your thoughts? @HP @Dell_Technologies GB is good enough for now, HP comes with a lifetime warranty (Even used) If it's a good. Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 1000 Series Switches. The last day to order the affected product (s) is April 30, 2025. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in. I know that typically, 5 years is ~~ average recommendation, but most of the time, budgets and management saying 'well, its working fine, why should we replace it?' is the cross we bear in this. However, in an ideal environment, what would your suggestion be for how often you would want to. The lifespan of a network switch can vary depending on several factors, including the quality of components, environmental conditions, usage patterns, and maintenance and upkeep. Cheaper. Cisco defines the lifetime of a switch using the “mean time before failure” or MTBF. When purchasing your networking equipment its important to research what that average lifetime might be, as it is different for every piece of equipment. The switch is a fanless design and worked great up until it didn't and powered 14 POE cameras and one POE illuminator.