SMC's Newest All Gigabit Layer 3 Switch Beats the Competition in Features, Security, Port Density and Price.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2003 New TigerSwitch(TM) 1000 Standalone L3 Managed Switch with 12 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) Gigabit and four fixed Gigabit copper uplinks maximizes network performance from the workgroup to the WAN, and costs less than $225/port SMC Networks SMC Networks is a company that manufacture network equipment such as network cards, switches, wireless routers, etc. Previously an independent company, it was taken over by the Accton group. External links
SMC Santa Monica College SMC Solaris Management Console SMC Smooth Muscle Cell SMC Small Magellanic Cloud (also see LMC) SMC Safety Management Certificate (maritime shipping) .com), leading provider of networking solutions for the Enterprise, the SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. and all the way home, today announced the newest in its TigerSwitch(TM) family of high-performance switches, the TigerSwitch 1000 Standalone Layer3 12 SFP port Managed Switch with four Fixed Gigabit Uplinks (SMC8612XL3). Available this month, the new switch packs the power, bandwidth and intelligence to improve overall network performance at the most affordable per-port price of any similar product on the market, at its MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $2,699.99. Ideal for connecting and routing between distant networks or VLANs -- up to 100km -- the SMC8612XL3 leverages the best of Layer2, 3 and 4 Gigabit switching capability, increasing router performance and overall network speed and efficiency by identifying and prioritizing traffic flow with OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) A routing protocol that determines the best path for routing IP traffic over a TCP/IP network based on distance between nodes and several quality parameters. and DVMRP (Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol) The first popular routing protocol to support multicast. Stemming from RIP and used in the Internet's Mbone (multicast backbone), DVMRP allows for tunneling multicast messages within unicast packets. under IP/RIP protocols. The new SMC8612XL3 switch calculates the shortest transmission path for all communications, and ensures that mission-critical data receive priority across subnets or VLANs. A downloadable firmware upgrade will add even more Layer 3 benefits, adding PIM-DM PIM-DM Protocol Independent Multicast-Dense Mode to the switch for network architectures that are sparsely distributed, and CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) An expansion of the IP addressing system that allows for a more efficient and appropriate allocation of addresses. The original class-based method used fixed fields for network IDs, which was wasteful. Supernetting to decrease route flapping route flapping - flapping router . At the Layer 2 switching level, the TigerSwitch 1000 is robustly equipped with advanced features such as 802.1p, CoS with IP precedence, DiffServ, 802.1Q, private VLANs, with future software upgrade to 802.1s, and SNTP SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion SNTP Sub Network Termination Point for ease of network administration. The switch is designed to handle bandwidth-intensive multimedia deployment such as VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a , video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. or streaming media with ease. As flexible as it is powerful, the new SMC8612XL3 switch has 12 SFP (Small Form-factor Pluggable) 1000BASE-X ports, four fixed 1000BASE-T ports for copper uplink. One of the most secure switches in its class, it authenticates access and protects the network with advanced features including Access Control List set according to L2 to L4 information, SSH (Secure SHell) A security protocol for logging into a remote server. SSH provides an encrypted session for transferring files and executing server programs. Also serving as a secure client/server connection for applications such as database access and e-mail, SSH supports a , SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. , RADIUS, 802.1x, while VLAN See virtual LAN. VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network management maintains workgroup security. "With its extensive features, outstanding security, excellent warranty and the included EliteView management utility, this switch is sure to move more networks to Gigabit. And its pricing and routing support make that move practical," said SMC product manager Jennifer Wu. "The flexibility of this switch makes it ideally suited for backbone switching in an enterprise application. It eliminates bottlenecks in connection to distant server farms, and at the same time allows the intracompany in·tra·com·pa·ny adj. Occurring within or between the branches of a company: an intracompany network. traffic to flow smoothly, offloading expensive routers. Overall performance and security of the network can be improved dramatically, so the switch pays for itself very quickly."
TigerSwitch(TM) 1000 Standalone L3 Managed Switch
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Product Description Features and Key MSRP
Benefits
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SMC8612XL3 TigerSwitch 1000 Stand- -- IP/RIP-Based
alone L3 12 SFP port L3 Routing
Managed Switch with 4 -- OSPF & DVMRP
fixed Gigabit copper protocol support
uplinks -- L2 & L3 $2,699.99
------------------------------------- switch in one unit -- ----------
SMCBGSLCX1 1-port 1000BASE-SX mini no additional
GBIC transceiver modules required $200.00
------------------------------------- -- Multicast support ----------
SMCBGLLCX1 1-port 1000BASE-LX mini -- 12 flexible
GBIC transceiver SFP ports; 4 Gigabit $419.00
------------------------------------- copper ----------
SMCBGZLCX1 1-port 1000BASE-ZX mini -- 4K IP address
GBIC transceiver table $2,807.02
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SMCRPU600W Redundant Power Supply -- Spanning Tree $701.75
Unit, 600Watts support
-- GMRP, IGMP
and IGMP snooping
-- VRRP IP
redundancy
-- Multi-netting and
CIDR
-- Class of Service
Layer 2-Layer 4
-- Security:
SSH, ACL L2 to
L4, SSL RADIUS 802.1X
-- VLAN with
GVRP
-- EliteView(TM)
Management
utility included
-- Dual-image
Firmware and
software upgradeable
-- Optional
redundant power
-- Economical price
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About SMC Networks SMC takes the work out of networks, with high-performance, easy-to-use connectivity products for businesses and homes. Leveraging its more than 30 years' market and technology experience with strong attention to end-user and reseller feedback, SMC Networks has set the standards for quality, reliability, ease-of-use and affordability in network solutions and components. The company continues to bring to market a host of affordable, high-performance products that benefit from the combination of its strong internal R&D resources, global manufacturing resources and strategic relationships with technology innovators. From basic to leading-edge, SMC Networks' portfolio of products provides solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses, corporate workgroups, branch offices, and home and small office environments. The company's commitment to providing unsurpassed service with a personal touch is backed up by limited lifetime warranties and 24/7 technical support for all of SMC's products. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., SMC Networks supports its worldwide market through regional offices located throughout the United States and 20 other countries. For more information about SMC Networks or its products, visit www.smc.com, or call 800-SMC-4You (800-762-4968). |
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