honestly i like the UTC (interlogix's owners) switch better for a couple of reasons (comparing apples to apples).
1. it's like 30% cheaper than the Cisco
2. ALL of their switches are Hardened, meaning i can stick it in the worst environment known to man and it will be fine (well within reason, not sure how well it would work in a volcano).
3. IMO the performance is faster on the UTC than it is on the Cisco (more cameras connected)
4. it's not a Cisco