Product Information
The Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x8112 is a 12-slot Advanced Layer 3+ chassis switch designed to deliver high availability, wire-speed performance, and a high port count. Allied Telesis advanced features make it the ideal solution for the modern enterprise network where resiliency, reliability and high performance are the key requirements.The SwitchBlade x8112 is a high-performing scalable solution, providing an extensive range of connectivity options. Dual control cards are partnered with ten line card slots. Gigabit and 10 Gigabit line card options ensure a system capable of meeting the requirements of today's networks, and the flexibility to expand when required.Active-Active switching fabric utilizes all available system bandwidth all of the time and fast failover is provided with the second control card in hot-standby. The SwitchBlade's highly resilient design includes dual controllers, dual PSUs and dual redundant passive backplane paths.The SwitchBlade x8112 is incredibly eco-friendly, utilizing high-efficiency power supplies and low-power chip sets. Easily the most power efficient chassis in its class, the SwitchBlade x8112 features lower cost of ownership - and is better for the planet, too.
- High availability
At Allied Telesis, Allied Telesis designs superior solutions that provide "always-on" access to online resources and applications. Resilient network topologies ensure critical information is available when you need it. The SwitchBlade x8112 has a highly resilient design including dual controllers, dual PSUs and dual redundant passive backplane paths. Active-Active switching fabric utilizes all available system bandwidth all of the time and fast failover is provided with the second control card in hot-standby. - Distributed core network
Your need to distribute the core of your network may be driven by any of a number of reasons - connecting a campus, providing disaster recovery, uniting disparate departments, providing services in an MxU environment. Whatever the driver, distributed network core solutions will always require high performance and high availability, without adding unnecessary layers of complexity to the network or its management. The ideal network for a distributed core environment will provide additional reliability and performance, while maintaining ease of use. Allied Telesis Ethernet Protection Switched Ring (EPSRing) solutions including the SwitchBlade x8112 provide high performance, high reliability, and flexible, scalable distributed network cores. The core can be as small or as large as you need. It can be connected by copper or fiber, or even copper and fiber in the same ring. The core bandwidth can be anything from 100 Mbps to multiples of 10 Gbps. - BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
With many employees now owning advanced personal communication devices, the desire to make use of these in the workplace has grown. The advantages are many, with increased productivity from using familiar devices such as tablet computers, smartphones and laptops.