Cisco Small Business Smart Switch SLM248G4S

Cisco Small Business Smart Switch SLM248G4S ... managed router without the added complexity. Cisco Small Business SLM248G4S Gigabit Smart Switch contains many of the quality-of-service (QoS) and security functions found in Cisco's advanced routers. A cluster of six total switches can be created and managed through an easy-to-operate, intuitive web interface.

The SLM248G4S supports up to 48 connected devices with a maximum speed of 200 Mbps per port. Its included traffic management functionality allows it to maintain a top-quality user experience for high-bandwidth applications. Included gigabit networking ports allow for future network expansion without sacrificing speed or quality.

The extensive quality of service (QoS) features of the Cisco SLM248G4S make the solution ideal for real-time applications such as voice and video. The four priority queues, together with weighted round-robin (WRR) and strict priority scheduling techniques, let network administrators quickly prioritize real-time voice and video traffic over data traffic. Individual users or applications can also be prioritized above others using various class of service options - by port, Layer 2 priority (802.1p), and Layer 3 priority. Intelligent broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast storm control minimizes and contains the effects that these types of storms have on regular traffic.

The Cisco SLM248G4S also includes features for network expansion and faster throughput performance. Link aggregation enables network administrators to create multiple high-bandwidth trunks between switches. This provides reliability, because the system will continue to operate if one of the links breaks. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) allows administrators to avoid network loops and to build a mesh of switches to increase the availability of their network. The simplified user interface provides an intuitive, highly secure management platform, enabling administrators to better utilize the extensive feature set of the switch, for a better-optimized, more secure network.