3Com 3Com BaselineBaseline Switch 2816 –SFP Switch 2816 –SFP PlusPlusConfigurable, flexible Gigabit SwitchingConfigurable, flexible Gigabit Switching

Stretching Small Business IT budgets further.Stretching Small Business IT budgets further.

Product overview

• A non-SNMP Gigabit switch for desktop and/or wiring closet aggregation applications

• Basic web-based configuration capabilities– Port, speed, duplex configuration– VLANs– Link aggregation– Traffic prioritisation– Traffic monitoring

Product Positioning and Target Audience Messages

• Priced no more than an unmanaged switch

• Positioned as an ‘enhanced operation’ or ‘configurable’ switch.

• Up-sell to existing Baseline customers, currently opting out for unmanaged, unable to afford managed

– Mitigating their perceived financial risks and addressing their budget constrains

– ….“I can’t afford managed”

• Target tier-2 branded, L2 managed product vendors (Netgear, D-link, Linksys)

– Focusing on brand & need Vs features thus mitigating brand security risks

– ….“I want just the essential functionality from a brand I can trust”

Baseline Vs SuperStack positioning

Managed:

• SNMP managed

• RMON support

• Proactive management

• Medium/Large Enterprise environment

Unmanaged:

• No pre-configuration possible – out-of-the-box operation

• Small Business environment

Smart:

• Out-of-the-box operation as per unmanaged products – no pre-configuration is necessary

• Quick set-up/configuration for enhanced operation via a web GUI

• Small/Medium Business environment

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Product Details, Hardware Features

• 16 x 10/100/1000 auto-sensing ports

– 4 of these ports are dual-purpose, supporting SFPs (mini GBICs)

– Note: total ports is 16, not 20

• Wirespeed, non-blocking performance

• 1 Rack-mount Unit (RU) high form-factor allows for rack space optimization

• Four hardware queues

• 8,000 MAC addresses

• 1,024K Bytes buffer memory

• Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty

• Advance Hardware Replacement with NBD in the US and EU

Part number: 3C16485

Product Details, Software Features

• VLANs– 256 VLANs

• DHCP and Auto-IP support

• IEEE 802.1p for traffic prioritisation

• Configuration Backup and Restore

• Link Aggregation (trunking)– Up to 4 Trunks and up to 8 ports per Trunk

• Port Mirroring for traffic monitoring

• Web GUI switch unit mimic for quick visual and remote unit troubleshooting

– Ports: active, enabled, disabled– Modules: present, active– Fans: OK, failed

Supported Transceiver Modules

• 1000 Base-SX– 3CSFP-91

• 1000 Base-LX– 3CSFP-92

Features and benefitsFeatures Benefits

Outstanding valueTake advantage of flexible, configurable and powerful switching that costs not more than an Unmanaged Gigabit Switch

Highest performance Switches at blazing Gigabit speeds to help eliminate network traffic bottlenecks.

Browser-based user interface for switch configuration and administration

An extremely easy to use user interface allows even the most novice users to configure the switch during initial set up or normal operation

Flexibility

Take advantage of four dual purpose ports which can operate as 10/100/1000 copper or as SFP-based fiber ports. Use each independently for maximum flexibility or trunk a number of ports together to create an ultra high bandwidth pipe connecting the switch to a network backbone. Trunks can mix any media together (copper and SFP-based fiber, 1000BASE-SX or LX)

VLANs

Network can be segmenting by grouping users based on their data/traffic exchange requirements. This ensures optimal use of available bandwidth as traffic flow is directed according to the needs of the business. The switch supports up to 256 VLANs

Link aggregation (trunking)

Any number of ports of either copper or fiber can be grouped together to form an ultra high bandwidth pipe connecting the switch to a network backbone and prevent any traffic bottlenecks. The switch supports up to 4 trunks and up to 8 ports per trunk

Traffic prioritisationMission critical traffic can be prioritised either by using standards based IEEE 802.1p

Traffic monitoring (port mirroring)The user can examine suspect data streams received on any port, by mirroring the data stream received to a monitoring port

Plug and play operationSwitch is operational straight out of the box so, as long as basic connectivity is needed or the user is happy with the default configuration, no time has to be spent on set up

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Application 1, Small Business LAN

Application 2, Gigabit-to-the-desktop

Competition

Product Priority Queues

MAC Addresses

SFP ports

Port mirroring

VLANs Link Aggregation

Buffer Memory

Web-GUI Unit Mimic

Netgear, GS724T 4 8,000 2 No Yes (64) Yes 512 KBytes No

D-link, DGS-1216T 2 4,000 2 No Yes (not known)

Yes Not known No

3Com, Baseline Switch 2816-SFP Plus

4 8,000 4 Yes Yes (256) Yes 1,024 KBytes

Yes

Summary of value proposition

• A unique, configurable and flexible Gigabit Switch

• 16 10/100/1000 ports, 4 dual purpose ports– 4 SFP slots– 1000BASE-SX and LX support

• A user friendly web-based interface for quick set-up and administration

• Outstanding value, configurable switch for the price of an unmanaged switch