Transition Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, has launched a new fully-managed, high port count, gigabit ethernet switch, which it claims to allow customers to leverage their existing 100Base-FX network infrastructure, while allowing support of future high-bandwidth network devices with IPv6 addressing.
According to Transition, the new switch provides (24) 10/100/1000Base-T copper ports and (4) Combo 10/100/1000Base-T or dual-speed (100/1000) SFP ports. Operating over an ambient temperature range of 0 to 40-degrees Celsius, it is expected to forward 41.7 mega packets-per-second over its 56Gbps switching backplane.
The new MILAN by Transition switch offers management features including SNMP v1, v2c, v3; LACP; virtual LANs; traffic prioritisation and quality-of-service, including ingress and egress rate limiting; rapid spanning tree protocol (RSTP) and multiple spanning tree protocol (MSTP), which supports redundancy per VLAN; IGMP for managing multicast sessions; and management interfaces through a local console, telnet or the web, the company said.
The company said that the MIL-SM24T4DPA boasts security features to protect communications and ensure data privacy. These include Access Control Lists (ACLs), IEEE 802.1x based access control, SSH/SSL, web management encryption, Radius and TACACS+ support.
Patrick Schaber, director of marketing at Transition Networks, said: “The new fan-less MILAN by Transition switch offers a standalone switching solution for high speed work groups in locations sensitive to ambient noise, such as hotel training suites, classrooms, small offices and corporate board rooms.
“This newest switch provides companies with a low-risk investment because its dual-speed SFP ports allow the switch to operate in legacy 100Base-FX fiber networks today, while supporting network upgrades to Gigabit speed in the future. Advanced security features and native IPv6 support means this switch will serve future network devices designed to take advantage of an exponentially greater amount of IP addresses in a more secure computing environment.”
