D-Link A/NZ DXS-3410 Series Layer 3 10 Gb stackable managed switches

D-Link A/NZ has made two additions to its DXS-3410 Series Layer 3 10 Gb stackable managed switches: the DXS-3410-32SY and the DXS-3410-32XY.

The versatile, Layer 3 stackable switches provide adaptable, bottleneck-free 10G business connectivity. As they include powerful L2 and L3 features, they are flexible and capable of accommodating different network deployments. Each of the models features 10G fibre ports as well as four 10/25G SFP28 ports to provide versatility and speed, whilst providing either 10 Gb Ethernet or 10 Gb SFP+ interfaces, providing flexibility for any type of deployment.

The series allows multiple switches to be combined to form a single physical or virtual stack. This increases redundancy over multiple physical units, simplifies management and provides a single IP address to manage all members in the stack. Up to nine switches can be combined using DACs/fibre to make up to 252 10 Gb Ethernet ports available, allowing switching capacity to be increased with demand, while up to 32 units can be virtually stacked.

The series gives enterprises and organisations a network that allows for maximum business continuity, utilising built-in G.8032 Ethernet ring protection switching (ERPS) to help minimise recovery times to 50 ms. The switches also support an external redundant power supply so that business operations continue unimpeded.

The series provides users with the latest security features, such as multi-layer and packet content access control lists (ACL), storm control and IP-MAC-port binding (IMPB). Features like DHCP snooping let the switches automatically learn and save IP/MAC pairs to the IMPB whitelist.

The series supports authentication mechanisms such as 802.1X, web-based access control (WAC) and MAC-based access control (MAC) for strict access control and easy deployment. After authentication, individual policies such as VLAN membership, QoS policies and ACL rules can be assigned to each host.

The series implements a rich set of multi-layer QoS/CoS features to prioritise critical network services such as VoIP, video conferences, IPTV and IP surveillance. With robust features including traffic shaping, L2 multicast, host-based IGMP/MLD snooping and ISM VLAN, administrators can manage their traffic in a way that fits their needs.