3Com‘s new Power over Ethernet (PoE)-enabled switch, new NBX IP telephones and wireless LAN access points are all based on the IEEE P802.af draft specification. Now a single cable can provide both standards-based, intelligent power and data connectivity. Any combination of these products can be ubiquitously deployed throughout a network, providing network managers with intelligent detection of powered devices, centralised management and enhanced availability. Combining these capabilities with standards-based power assures customers that 3Com products can be seamlessly deployed with any other IEEE P802.af compliant products, providing the lowest total cost of ownership.
The new IEEE P802.af draft specification compliant switch is the SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 PWR. This is a 24-port 10/100 in-line Power over Ethernet switch, delivering high-performance Ethernet switching with a variety of Gigabit uplink options, resilient, hot-swappable stacking and stack-wide link aggregation to enhance backbone performance and ensure network resiliency. The product can connect into an XRN technology-based backbone, which provides high availability for optimal network uptime.
Customers will be able to take advantage of the SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 PWR for these classes of devices: Network Jack — 3Com’s ‘in the wall’ Ethernet switch supports PoE and forward power to an attached device, such as an IP telephone handset, reducing cabling cost. IEEE P802.3af draft specification supported new NBX Networked Telephony telephone family from 3Com – these new phones are fully backwards-compatible with 3Com’s installed PoE solutions and existing products. Existing 3Com NBX phones are also forward-compatible to the standard with the simple addition of a small converter power module offered by 3Com. In either case, customers’ investments are fully protected. Wireless LAN access points — the new 3Com Wireless LAN Access Point 8200, 3Com Wireless LAN Access Point 8500 and 3Com Wireless LAN Access Point 8700 can obtain power from any P802.3af compliant connection, including the new SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 PWR Switch.
The SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 PWR offers advanced features, such as traffic filtering, prioritisation and 802.1X secure network login, ideal for supporting data and voice. As a member of the SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 family, this new switch includes NBX Fastlane technology to automatically prioritise NBX voice traffic.
Reducing implementation time and improving management are integral parts of the 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 PWR design. Customers that choose to use the unit in conjunction with other 3Com PoE products will find those 3Com devices pre-loaded in the unit’s menus making per port — and per device power configuration — even simpler. IT managers can centrally monitor and control power on the network, generate alarms if a powered device on the network develops a fault, and see detailed descriptions of the type of faults. These power control features also allow IT managers to guarantee power to specific mission-critical devices, such as a phone in a student classroom. Furthermore, they can enable, disable or limit power distribution to lock down and secure a network from abuse. Locating the switch in a secure wiring closet with a back-up power supply will further ensure uninterrupted power to mission critical devices.
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10/06/2003
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