Allied Telesis Announces its First Green AT-9000/28 Layer 2 Gigabit Switch.The AT-9000/28 saves up to 30% in power, offers improved performance and incorporates ECO-switch technology CHIASSO, Switzerland -- Allied Telesis Allied Telesis is a telecommunications company, formerly Allied Telesyn. Headquartered in Japan, their North American headquarters are in Bothell, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. , a leading global provider of IP/Ethernet and IP Triple Play network products, today announced the AT-9000/28, the first of its low-power ECO E·co , Umberto Born 1932. Italian writer best known for his novels, including The Name of the Rose (1981). He has also written extensively on semiotics and British and American popular culture. range of products. The AT-9000/28 is an entry-level standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. Managed Layer 2 Gigabit switch with 24 copper Gigabit ports and 4 active copper Gigabit / SFP SFP Small Form-factor Pluggable (optical transceiver module) SFP Société Française de Physique (French Physics Society; Paris) Sfp Svenska Folkpartiet (Finnish: Swedish People~s Party) combo bays and is an improved and green replacement of the AT-9000/24 switch. It consumes 334 KWh* less power during the normal course of operations over a five-year period than the AT-9000/24, which it replaces. With a highly integrated design The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , the switch uses the latest high density, small geometry silicon, ensuring fewer components that actually consume less power. When connected to an Ethernet cable The most common form of Ethernet cable is the telephone-like RJ-45 cable (see Ethernet). Using a "crossover cable," two machines can be plugged together using their Ethernet ports. The crossover cable is designed for direct connection between two Ethernet devices (PCs, peripherals, etc. , the device detects the cable length and drives less power through shorter cable lengths. The AT-9000/28 incorporates a highly efficient 83% internal power supply reducing the amount of heat generated whilst making the product more efficient. The AT-9000/28 also has a unique ECO switch, a power toggle To alternate back and forth between two states. toggle - To change a bit from whatever state it is in to the other state; to change from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. This comes from "toggle switches", such as standard light switches, though the word "toggle" actually refers to that automatically switches the product to low energy mode by turning off LEDs and other non-essential functions. Melvyn Wray, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Allied Telesis said, "In today's current climate, companies are looking to improve their green credentials and at the same time save money and get better performance. Not only is the AT-9000/28 a truly green product and the first of many for Allied Telesis, but its enhanced features and cost saving benefits offer significant advantages for any company." The AT-9000/28 has a number of benefits. It offers 28 active ports in total and allows the use of all 24 copper ports even when the 4 combo ports have active fibre uplinks. This reduces the overall cost per port in high-density installations. The AT-9000/28 also runs with a near silent operation as it only contains a single, small internal fan on the main chipset A group of chips designed to work as a unit to perform a function. For example, a modem chipset contains all the primary circuits for transmitting and receiving. A PC chipset provides the electronic interfaces between all subsystems (see PC chipset for illustration). , thus being ideal for classrooms or retail. This switch is the first product from Allied Telesis's range offering ECO-Switch technology, allowing the user to run the switch efficiently in the lowest power mode possible with the push of a button. *Power Calculation 24 ports operation, 9000/24 draws 37.2W 24 ports operation, 9000/28 Eco draws 29.58W Delta 7.62W Power saved over a 5 year period Power x Time = 7.62 x 24h x 365d x 5y = 334 kWh The digital image associated with this press release can be found at www.eml.com/images/ats023.jpg and www.eml.com/images/ats024.jpg |
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