Date: 05/09/2009

Layer 2, 52 port managed gigabit Ethernet switch from Allied Telesis

Allied Telesis has announced the availability of its AT-9000/52, a basic layer 2, 52 port managed gigabit Ethernet switch that is suitable for the Server Message Block (SMB) environment.

Key features are,

48 active gigabit Ethernet ports
Near silent operation
Lower power operation - ecoSwitch technology
Management (WEB, CLI, SNMP)
Port mirroring
Support for 255 active VLAN from 0~4096 VID range,
IEEE 802.3ad LACP support
4 x Small Form Pluggable (SFP) combo ports support 100 and 1000Mbps operation fiber SFPs
1RU form factor, rack and wall mountable
Non-blocking wire speed layer 2 switching
Industry standard CLI interface
Spanning Tree (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) support
QoS for multimedia voice and data
IEEE 802.3ad LACP support
IEEE 802.1x and RADIUS client support

"Allied Telesis is committed to delivering switching technology that boasts extremely impressive power consumption levels, allowing our customers to invest in solutions that are both environmentally and economically sound choices," said Phil Jopa, chief technology officer, Allied Telesis. "Our AT-9000/52 maximizes network resources by having 52 active ports to optimize efficiency, reduce total costs, and deliver less that half the power consumption of competing industry switches".

When the switch is connected to Ethernet-strength cables, the device detects the cable length and drives less power through shorter cables.

Price: Upon request
For more details visit www.alliedtelesis.com