3Com SA has announced the immediate availability of its family of workgroup switches, the SuperStack 3 Switch 3200 that utilises Layer 3 switching for the edge of the network.
The range is designed to route traffic across local network segments shared by workgroups, switching this traffic locally rather than relying on routing in the network core.
According to Chris van Niekerk, country manager of 3Com SA, the SuperStack 3 Switch 3200 switches are cost-effective, easy to configure and performance-enhancing.
"The switches are perfect for South African enterprises and other smaller organisations that have a growing need for Layer 3 switching for their workgroups. And with the price of Layer 3 switching coming down, more companies are seeing Layer 3 at the edge for workgroups as a quick way to optimise overall network performance, security and stability."
Enterprise networks are frequently built in a hierarchical fashion, with groupings of users by geography or organisation tied together at the network centre or core, and distinct broadcast domains deployed to help scale, secure and improve network stability.
Layer 3 switching transmits traffic across these broadcast domains and between the network and the outside world. Layer 3 in an edge switch connected to user desktops sharing multiple domains will optimise performance of the workgroup by locally switching all local traffic, including that destined for another domain.
Other key benefits of the SuperStack 3 Switch 3200 include:
* Performance - Wirespeed Layer 3 switches with 10/100 desktop connections designed for high performance connectivity. Packet prioritisation gives optimal performance for real-time applications such as voice and video;
* Scalability - up to 2000 external routes, allowing it to scale as the network grows;
* Security - enhances security with standards-based network login, Access Control Lists, Secure Shell and Secure Sockets Layer encryption; and
* TCO - low-cost solution optimised for workgroup edge locations.
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