Ethernet Access Switches MES2408

Overview
Specifications
Reviews
  • Advanced L2 features
  • Support for Multicast (IGMP Snooping, MVR)
  • Advanced security functions (L2-L4 ACL, IP SourceGuard, Dynamic ARP Inspection, etc.)
MES2408x series switches provide end users connection to networks of large enterprises, small and mid-sized businesses and service providers via Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.  The switches support Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN), multicast groups and advanced security functions. 
  • Packet processor Realtek RTL8380M
  • 8 ports 10/100/1000BASE-T 
  • 2 ports 100BASE-FX/1000BASE-X 
  • Console port RS-232/RJ-45
  • Bandwidth 20 Gbps
  • Throughput for 64-byte packets 14.88 MPPS
  • MAC table 8K
  • TCAM table 1.5K
  • Jumbo frame size: the maximum packet size is 10240 bytes
  • Buffer memory 512 KB
  • RAM (DDR3) 256 MB
  • ROM (SPI Flash) 32 MB
  • L2 Multicast groups (IGMP Snooping) 512
  • Quality of Service (QoS) 8 output queues per port
Interface features
  • Head-of-line blocking (HOL) protection
  • Back pressure support1
  • Auto MDI/MDIX
  • Jumbo frames
  • Flow Control IEEE 802.3X
  • Flow Control IEEE 802.3X
  • RSPAN
MAC table
  • Independent learning mode per VLAN
  • MAC Multicast Support
  • MAC change events monitoring per ports
  • Static MAC Entries
  • Configurable aging time of MAC addresses
  • MAC flapping events monitoring per ports1
VLAN features
  • IEEE 802.1Q
  • Q-in-Q
  • Selective Q-in-Q (VLAN Translation)
  • GVRP1
L2 Multicast features
  • Multicast profiles
  • Static Multicast groups
  • IGMP Snooping v1,2,3
  • Port-based IGMP Snooping Fast Leave
  • IGMP authorization via RADIUS1
  • IGMP proxy-report features
  • MLD Snooping v1,2
  • GMP Querier
  • MVR
L2 features
  • STP (Spanning Tree Protocol, IEEE 802.1d)
  • MSTP (Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol, IEEE 802.1s)
  • RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol, IEEE 802.1d)
  • STP Root Guard
  • STP Loop Guard
  • STP BPDU Guard
  • BPDU Filtering
  • Spanning Tree Fast Link option
  • Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling
  • ERPS (G.8032v2)1
  • ELPS (G.8031)1
  • Loopback Detection (LBD)
  • Port isolation
  • Storm Control for different types of traffic (broadcast,
  • multicast, unknown unicast)
Link Aggregation functions
  • Static LAG
  • Dynamic LAG (LACP)
  • LAG Balancing Algorithm
Service functions 
  • Virtual cable testing (VCT)
  • Optical transceiver diagnostics
  • Green Ethernet1
IPv6
  • IPv6 Host
  • Dual-stack
Security functions
  • DHCP Snooping
  • DHCP Option 82
  • IP Source Guard
  • Dynamic ARP Inspection (Protection)
  • sFlow1
  • MAC-based authentication, Port Security, static MAC entries
  • Port-based authentication IEEE 802.1x1
  • Guest VLAN1
  • DoS attacks prevention1
  • Traffic segmentation1
  • DHCP clients filtering
  • BPDU attacks prevention
  • PPPoE Intermediate agent
Access control lists (ACL) 
  •  L2-L3-L4 ACL (Access Control List)
  • IPv6 ACL
  • ACL based on:
  • – Switch port
    – IEEE 802.1p priority
    – VLAN ID
    – EtherType
    – DSCP 
    – IP type 
    – TCP/UDP port number
    – User Defined Bytes 
Quality of service (QoS) and rate limiting
  • Shaping, policing
  • Scheduling algorithms: Strict Priority/Weighted Round Robin (WRR)
  • Support for IEEE 802.1p Class of Service
  • CoS to DSCP, DSCP to CoS remarking
  • IEEE 802.1p priority for management VLAN
  • ACL-based traffic classification
  • ACL-based CoS/DSCP mark assignmen
  • ACL-based VLAN assignment
Main management functions
  • Download and upload of configuration file via TFTP/SFTP
  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
  • Command LIne Interface (CLI)
  • Web interface1
  • Syslog
  • Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
  • Traceroute
  • LLDP (IEEE 802.1ab) + LLDP MED
  • Access management – privilege levels for users
  • Management interface blocking
  • Local authentication
  • IP addresses filtering for SNMP
  • RADIUS and TACACS+ clients
  • SSH server
  • SSL
  • Input commands logging via TACACS+1
  • DHCP autoprovision
  • DHCP Relay (support for IРv4)
  • DHCP Option 121
  • DHCP Relay Option 82
  • PPPoE Circuit-ID tag adding
  • Flash File System
  • Debugging commands
  • Limiting of traffic to CPU
  • Password encryption
  • Ping (support for IPv4/IPv6)
  • IPv4/IPv6 static routes support
  • Support for several versions of configuration file
Monitoring functions 
  • Interface statistics
  • RMON/SMON1
  • CPU utilization monitoring per task and per traffic type
  • RAM utilization monitoring
  • Temperature monitoring
  • TCAM monitoring
Physical specifications and ambient parameters