What You Need Is What You Get with the New D-Series Workgroup Switch
When customers, partners and prospects asked for a small switch with enterprise-class features that was quiet enough to be placed directly in conference rooms and classrooms – Enterasys listened. The result is the new Enterasys® D-Series Gigabit Ethernet enterprise workgroup switch which offers a very attractive combination of competitive pricing, wire-speed performance and unique identity-based policy features that optimize network operations efficiency.
- Advanced QoS features automatically discover, classify and prioritize voice, video and data applications such as IP telephony, HD video conferencing, and business intelligence analytics.
- Redundant power supplies and standards-based IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) options ensure availability while supporting the connection of wireless access points, IP telephones, and IP security cameras.
- “What You Need Is What You Get” role-based policies assure service level agreement (SLA) requirements and proactively prevent security incidents based on user and application privileges that ensure only the right users have access to the right information from the right place at the right time.
Ideally suited for guest networking applications, the Enterasys D-Series is integrated with the Enterasys Secure Networks™ architecture to offer business-oriented visibility and control by user and application over priority and security privileges while embracing user mobility across wired and wireless networks. When deployed and configured in training rooms for distance learning and conference rooms for guest/contractor public Internet access, an ability to embed security in the LAN infrastructure prevents other internal IT assets from being placed at risk.
The Enterasys D-Series features:
- 12 ports of Gigabit Ethernet connectivity via RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps copper ports with two small form factor pluggable (SFP) slots for multi-mode or single-mode gigabit fiber uplink connectivity
- Triple-speed ports which can support 15.4 watts of IEEE 802.3af Class III PoE
- Wire-speed performance of 17.86 million packets per second throughput and 24 gigabits per second of bandwidth that is maintained even when advanced L2/L3/L4 rate limiting, packet filtering or security quarantine features are enabled
- Eight QoS hardware queues per port with support for 16,000 Layer 2 MAC addresses and 1024 VLANs
- LEDs placed on the top, front and back of the Enterasys D-Series to allow for a variety of mounting options and orientations including wall mount, lock box, under-table, or rack mount
- Durability to withstand extreme temperature conditions up to 140° Fahrenheit or 60° Celsius in locations that may lack adequate cooling or ventilation
- A no-hassle limited lifetime warranty featuring advance replacement and no-charge firmware upgrades is included at no additional cost
In addition to Layer 2 switching, the Enterasys D-Series:
- Identifies and classifies incoming traffic
- Discovers attached users, applications and devices (LLDP-MED)
- Authenticates them using 802.1X, Web or MAC authentication
- Enforces priority or security policies through wire-speed rate limiting, filtering or forwarding decisions
- Leverages industry-standard IPv6 management, SNMPv3, RMON, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) and IP Multicast (IPMC) support
What they are saying...
“It is small, quiet and integrates with the rest of our network access control policies. Beyond the rich features, Enterasys support is extremely easy to work with as they quickly address any of our issues or questions as our infrastructure adapts to new needs over time.”
– Doug Olson, Network Services Director at Bethel University
“The Enterasys D-Series offers a cost-effective, versatile foot print solution for enterprise-class LAN workgroups. The D-Series also satisfies increasing customer demand for PoE as well as embedded policy-based security and QoS.”
– Steven J. Schuchart Jr., Principal Analyst at Current Analysis
Pricing and Availability
The Enterasys D-Series pricing starts at $100 per port US list price. The workgroup switches are available immediately from authorized Enterasys distributors and value-added resellers worldwide. For more information click here.