PLANET Web Switch Family

Web / SNMP MANAGEABLE

SGSW-2403

24-Port 10/100/1000Mbps stackable switch

Introduction

The SGSW-2403 is perfect for moving workgroups from conventional 10Mbps Ethernet to multiple-segment 100Mbps Fast Ethernet, and for consolidating your network equipment into a single, clean, efficient, and super-fast switch stack. This switch system delivers dedicated 100Mbps links to each attached LAN segment (independent collision domain) or to any PC attached directly to the stackall with conventional cabling and adapters. It completely eliminates the bottlenecks of shared 10Mbps Ethernet networks by providing a wide bandwidth of up to 8.8 Gbps per switch, and a stack backplane that can operate at up to 4 Gbps. This makes it ideal for increasing the throughput of interconnected Ethernet and Fast Ethernet hubs or server farms.

This switch includes three slots on the rear panel for various modules:

• The upper slot is for an SNMP/RMON Management Module, which must be installed in only one switch in the stack.
• The lower right slot is for optional media expansion modules, including a dual-port 100Mbps fiber optic module that can be connected to a remote site up to 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) away, or a single-port Gigabit module that can be used to uplink to a collapsed Gigabit backbone or for a high-speed server connection.
• The lower left slot is for either an optional media expansion module or stacking module. (Up to four switch units can be stacked together using Stacking Modules.)

This system provides a wide array of advanced features:

• Primary agent module manages entire stack in-band or out-of-band
• Additional agent modules provide fault tolerance
• Supports Telnet, SNMP/RMON and Web-based interface
• Four-group RMON (including Statistics, History, Alarms and Events)
• Spanning Tree Algorithm for redundant paths between switches
• VLAN support for up to 255 groups, port-based or with 802.1Q VLAN tagging
• GVRP for automatic VLAN learning
• IGMP multicast filtering
• Quality of Service supports two levels of priority with Weighted Fair Queueing
• Broadcast storm control (broadcast packets dropped at a fixed threshold)
• Port mirroring (for real-time debugging without affecting the target port)
• Port trunking (4 trunks/switch, each trunk contains 2~4 ports)

The agent module allows you to configure or monitor the switch using the embedded management program or SNMP/RMON applications. To manage the switch, you can make a direct connection or a modem connection to the console port. You can also make a network connection to manage the switch using Telnet, the We Agent.