Flexible Bandwidth Management
The FastIron SuperX/SX switches support a rich set of bandwidth management features, allowing granular control of bandwidth utilization. On ingress, extended ACLs can be used in combination with traffic policies to control bandwidth by user, by application, and by VLAN. On egress, outbound rate limiting can control bandwidth per port and per priority queue. These features allow the network operator
Complete Solution for Multicast and Broadcast Video
The use of video applications in the workplace requires support for scalable multicast services from the edge to the core. IGMP and PIM snooping improves bandwidth utilization in Layer 2 networks by restricting multicast flows to only those switch ports that have multicast receivers. In Layer 3 networks, support for IGMP (v1, v2, and v3), IGMP Proxy,
Advanced Full Layer 2/Layer 3 Wire- Speed IP Routing Solution
Advanced IronWare supports a full complement of unicast and multicast routing protocols, enabling users to build fully featured Layer 2/Layer 3 networks. Supported routing protocols include RIPv1/v2, OSPF,
M4 management modules can support routing table capacity of up to 1,000,000 BGP routes and 20 BGP peers. FastIron SuperX/SX switches can be upgraded with Advanced IronWare routing software (a Layer 3 upgrade).
To achieve
Comprehensive Security Suite
Security is a concern for today’s network managers, and the FastIron SuperX/SX switches support a powerful set of network management solutions to help protect the switch. Multilevel access security on the console and a secure Web management interface prevent unauthorized users from accessing or changing the switch configuration. Using Terminal Access Controller Access Control Systems (TACACS/ TACACS+) and RADIUS authentication, network managers can enable considerable centralized control and restrict unauthorized users from altering network configurations.
The FastIron SuperX/SX family includes Secure Shell (SSHv2), Secure Copy, and SNMPv3 to restrict and encrypt communications to the management interface and system, thereby ensuring highly secure network management access. For an added level of protection, network managers can use ACLs to control which ports and interfaces have TELNET, Web, and/or SNMP access.
Controlling network access is a top priority for network operators. FastIron SuperX/SX switches support a flexible suite of access control capabilities in the IronShield product. IronShield’s network access control features include
user or device authentication, the FastIron SuperX/SX switch will apply the appropriate access policy for the user. The access policy may define the assigned VLAN, QoS, and ACL to be applied to the user’s traffic. The network administrator can also specify
an action in case the MAC or 802.1x authentication times out. Because of its
Once the user is permitted access to the network, protecting the user’s identity and controlling where the user connects becomes a priority. To prevent “user identity theft” (spoofing), the FastIron SuperX/SX switches support DHCP snooping, Dynamic ARP inspection, and IP source guard. These three features work together to deny spoofing attempts and to defeat
In addition, FastIron SuperX/SX switches feature embedded sFlow packet sampling, which provides