3Com SA has released the SuperStack 3 Switch 3870 Family - a stackable Gigabit Ethernet switch line with built-in 10 Gigabit expansion slot. The 48-port model and lower cost 24-port version address the growing market momentum of Gigabit-to-the-desktop for workgroup switching.
The switch`s is also future-proofed due to its uplink capability to connect to 10 Gigabit Ethernet core technology, and its Layer 3-aware hardware increase, offering an alternative to traditional 10/100 workgroup switches.
3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 3870 family achieves impressive densities - with 48 ports in a single 1U-high Gigabit stackable unit and scalability up to 384 Gigabit ports per stack.
"As a first of its kind with a 10 Gigabit expansion slot, the SuperStack 3 Switch 3870 offers IT managers worldwide the performance and flexibility of triple-speed Gigabit at price points that would typically associate with traditionally Ethernet technologies," comments Chris van Niekerk, country manager of 3Com SA.
"Once again, the SuperStack line has proven to be an ideal platform for delivering new innovations at the edge of the network. Couple this with 3Com`s advancements with new modular switches, such as the new Switch 7700, and we are strongly supporting our value proposition to customers for scalable network infrastructure."
With 3Com`s approach to Gigabit stacking, up to eight SuperStack 3 Switch 3870 switches can be connected and managed as a single IP entity for greater management simplicity. They will pass intra-switch data over the resilient 40-Gbps stacking connection and have cross-stack capabilities such as standards-based link aggregation of connections (IEEE 802.3ad LACP).
Enterprise-level security features include IEEE 802.1X network login to help prevent unauthorised network intrusion, and secure management via Secure Shell (SSH) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL / HTTPS) encryption.
The SuperStack 3 Switch 3870 models are aggressively priced to help drive more adoption of Gigabit at the edge - desktop technology with 10x better performance and more potential future-proofing than the 10/100 equivalent.
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