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Switches by functionality

The Managed

Switch

Managed Switches include a variety

of scalable switches with built-in

functionality beyond basic Layer 2

forwarding. By their very denition,

Managed Switches feature built-in

support for remote setup and

management, traditionally using

Simple Network Management Protocol

(SNMP) tools although, latterly,

web-based management has

become commonplace.

Managed Switches tend to oer

greater support for monitoring and

management of network trac,

plus the ability to manage multiple

switches together as a single entity.

Moreover, it’s in this category that you

start to nd Layer 3 switches capable

of routing trac, plus switches that

can examine and lter trac higher up

the network stack.

Key selling points:

Highly scalable; SNMP monitoring

and management; manage multiple

switches as a single entity; support for

10Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and other

high bandwidth technologies.

Look for:

High port density in scalable stacking

and chassis-based formats; support for

bre optic connectivity; 10GbE; port

aggregation; PoE; Layer 3 routing.

Where are they used?

Medium to large-sized corporate

networks will be built around

Managed Switches, making it possible

to monitor and manage the network

as a whole rather than have to watch

and congure individual switches.

Datacentre networks, in particular,

will require the scalability and

management features the managed

platform provides, with 10GbE

and support for other emerging

high-bandwidth technologies being

commonplace on such products.

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