Planet Technology Planet Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Stackable/Routing Switch WGSW-2402A - Manual (Page 9)

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
WGSW-404 and WGSW-2402A are ultra-fast high-performance switches with non-blocking switch
fabric of 16Gbps and 12.8Gbps. WGSW-404 is a backbone switch with 4-port 10/100/1000Mbps
RJ-45 and 4-slot for media expansion. WGSW-2402A is designed to be a workgroup switch with
24-port 10/100Mbps RJ-45 and 2-slot for media expansion. Their expansion slots support
1000Base-T, 1000Base-SX and 100Base-FX modules that provide great flexibility on enterprise and
FTTB application. In the following section, the short term “WGSW” will be used to represent both
WGSW-2402A and WGSW-404
The WGSW switch can be stacked up to 8 units together through Ethernet interface and managed by
single IP. You can stack 8 WGSW-2402A to get up to 192 100Base-TX ports plus 2 Gigabit port or 8
WGSW-404 to get 50 Gigabit ports in single stack. Mix them in a single stack is also possible to get
maximum flexibility. Most stacked switches are limited by the length of a proprietary stack cable,
WGSW switch, however, the maximum distance between two stacked switches can be up to 2
kilometers using Ethernet stack connectivity.
Designed as the Layer 2 switch but with layer 3 software routing function, the WGSW can easily fit in
your network configuration and can be executed for its management functions through the console
telnet and the web. SNMP MIBII, Bridge MIB, RMON groups 1,2,3,9 and enterprise private MIB are
also supported to get the maximum management functionality.
The standard IEEE 802.1Q with VLAN tagging feature makes logically separating nodes easier, with up
to 128 VLAN groups allowed on the WGSW switch. IGMP snooping is provided to prevent flooding of IP
multicast traffic. Port security and MAC addresses filtering are also included as a standard feature to
enhance overall network access security.
8 priority queues on Gigabit port and 4 on 10/100port are provided with versatile scheduling methods
including delay bound, strict priority, WFQ and best effort. This ensures critical applications get the
bandwidth and priority they need. Rate control is also supported to allow bandwidth allocation based
on ports.
Throughout this user’s manual, the Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch, WGSW-404 and WGSW-2402A
will be referred to as the Managed Switch or the Switch or WGSW.
1.1 Package Contents
The package contains the following: