D-Link DXS 10 gigabit smart switches

D-Link A/NZ has extended its 10 gigabit smart managed switch range with two models that boast a higher port count and 25GE support. The DXS-1210-28S and DXS-1210-28T offer options as potential enterprise aggregation points, access layer solutions or as SMB core switch network roles.

The DXS-1210-28T comes with 24 x 10GBASE-T and 4 x 25GE SFP28 ports. The 10GBASE-T ports provide an upgrade to 10 gigabit connectivity using existing CAT6/7 cabling, while the 25GE SFP28 ports offer high bandwidth connections to server farms or the network core. 25GE SFP28 ports are backwards compatible with 10 GB SFP+, offering network administrators deployment flexibility and an upgrade path to 25 or 100 GB uplinks.

The DXS-1210-28S is equipped with 24 x SFP+ ports and 4 x 10GBASE-T ports, allowing long-distance connectivity using fibre transceivers as well as the flexibility of additional copper ports.

Both switches offer high performance and low latency, suited to support virtualisation, cloud services and server-to-server applications, managing high-bandwidth demand.

The DXS-1210 Series Switches offer a robust line-up of L2 features to improve the manageability and performance of a network. These include port mirroring, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP). They also offer lite layer 3 functions such as wire speed inter-VLAN static routing to further enhance network efficiency by reducing the pressure on routers and backbone networks.

Each of these switches offers a range of security features, including D-Link’s Safeguard Engine, which works to protect against traffic flooding caused by malicious attacks. Additionally, the switches support 802.1X port-based and host-based authentication for network access control as well as ACL, ARP spoofing prevention and DHCP server screening to enhance network security and improve protection against threats.

The switches minimise power and cooling demands, powering down unused ports when possible to save resources and reduce carbon footprint. The series can be managed through its multilingual Web UI, a full command-line interface (CLI) via Telnet or console port, as well as with the D-View Network Management System.