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ARUBA 2530 SWITCH SERIES
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Aruba 2530 Switch Series provides security, reliability, and ease of use for enterprises, branch offices, and SMBs.
This series of fully managed switches delivers full Layer 2 capabilities with enhanced access security, ACLs, traffic prioritization, sFlow, and IPv6 host support. Right size deployment is simple with choice of 8-, 24-, and 48-port models available with Gigabit or Fast Ethernet ports, and optional PoE+. The 2530 delivers power savings with fanless models, Energy Efficient Ethernet, ability to disable LEDs and enable port low power mode.
The Aruba 2530 Switch Series is easy to use and deploy, and delivers consistent wired/wireless user experience with unified management tools such as Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, Aruba AirWave and cloud-based Aruba Central.
The Aruba 2530 Switch Series offers uplink flexibility with four Gigabit Ethernet uplinks on 24and 48-port models. The
Gigabit 24and 48-port models have four small form-factor pluggable (SFP) slots for fiber connectivity. The Fast Ethernet 24and 48-port models have two SFPs and two RJ-45 Gigabit uplinks. The compact and fan-less 8-port switches offer additional flexibility with two dual-personality ports that can be used as either RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet or SFP ports. The PoE+ switch models are IEEE 802.3afand IEEE 802.3at-compliant with up to 30 W per port, making them suitable for voice, video, or wireless deployments with PoE+.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Unified Wired and Wireless
• ClearPass Policy Manager supports unified wired and wireless policies using Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager • Switch auto-configuration automatically configures switch for different settings such as VLAN, CoS, PoE max power, and PoE priority when Aruba AP is detected
• User Role defines a set of switch-based policies in areas such as security, authentication, and QoS. A User Role can be assigned to a group of users or devices, using local switch configuration (YA only)
KEY FEATURES
• Cost-effective, reliable and secure Aruba Layer 2 switch series.
• ACLs, EEE, traffic prioritization.
• 8-, 24-, and 48-port Gigabit or Fast Ethernet models. • PoE+ models for voice, video and wireless. • Security and network management with Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, AirWave and cloudbased Central
Quality of Service (QoS)
• Traffic prioritization (IEEE 802.1p) allows real-time traffic classification with support for eight priority levels mapped to either two or four queues, and uses weighted deficit round robin (WDRR) or strict priority
• Simplified quality of service (QoS) configuration --Port-based prioritizes traffic by specifying a port and priority level
--VLAN-based prioritizes traffic by specifying a VLAN and priority level
• Class of Service (CoS) sets the IEEE 802.1p priority tag based on IP address, IP Type of Service (ToS), Layer 3 protocol, TCP/UDP port number, source port, and DiffServ • Rate limiting establishes per-port ingress-enforced maximums for all ingressed traffic or for broadcast, multicast, or unknown destination traffic
• Layer 4 prioritization enables prioritization based on
TCP/UDP port numbers
• Flow control helps deliver reliable communication during full-duplex operation
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Management
• Aruba Central support—Cloud-based management platform complies with RFC 7030 for encryption key enrollment • Zero-Touch ProVisioning (ZTP) uses settings in DHCP to enable ZTP with Aruba AirWave
• Flexible management with same hardware – Supports both cloud-based Central and on-premise AirWave with the same hardware ensuring change management platform without ripping and replacing switching infrastructure
• Choice of management interfaces
--HTML-based easy-to-use Web GUI allows configuration of the switch from any Web browser
--Robust CLI provides advanced configuration and diagnostics --Simple network management protocol (SNMPv1/v2c/v3) allows the switch to be managed with a variety of third-
party network management applications
• Virtual stacking provides single IP address management for up to 16 switches
• sFlow® (RFC 3176) delivers wire-speed traffic accounting and monitoring, configured by SNMP and CLI with three terminal encrypted receivers
• IEEE 802.1AB Link-Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) automates device discovery protocol for easy mapping by network management applications
• Logging provides local and remote logging of events via
SNMP (v2c and v3) and syslog; provides log throttling and log filtering to reduce the number of log events generated • Port mirroring allows traffic to be mirrored on any port or a network analyzer to assist with diagnostics or detecting network attacks
• Remote monitoring (RMON) provides advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms, and events
• Friendly port names allows assignment of descriptive names to ports
• Dual flash images provides independent primary and secondary operating system files for backup while upgrading • Multiple configuration files are easily stored with a
flash image • Front-panel LEDs
--Locator LEDs allows users to set the locator LED on a specific switch to turn on, blink, or turn off; and simplifies troubleshooting by making it easy to locate a particular switch within a rack of similar switches
--Per-port LEDs provides an at-a-glance view of the status, activity, speed, and full-duplex operation
--Power and fault LEDs display issues, if any
• Download Software via DHCP adds the option to specify the location of switch software via DHCP
• TR-069 support enables zero-touch configuration for switches
Connectivity
• IPv6
--IPv6 host allows the switch to be deployed and managed at the edge of an IPv6 network
--Dual stack (IPv4/IPv6) supports connectivity for both protocols; provides a transition mechanism from IPv4 to IPv6
--MLD snooping forwards IPv6 multicast traffic to appropriate interface; prevents IPv6 multicast traffic from flooding the network
--IPv6 ACL/QoS supports ACL and QoS for IPv6 network traffic on Gigabit and 48 port 10/100 models --Security RA Guard, DHCPv6 Protection, Dynamic IPv6 Lockdown (YA only)
• IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet (PoE+) provides up to 30 W per port that allows support of the latest PoE+ capable devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and security cameras, as well as any IEEE 802.3af compliant end device; eliminates the cost of additional electrical cabling and circuits that would otherwise be necessary in IP phone and WLAN deployments • Auto-MDIX adjusts automatically for straight-through or crossover cables on all ports
• Pre-standard PoE support detects and provides power to pre-standard PoE devices
• SFP slots provides fiber connectivity such as Gigabit-SX, LX, LH, and BX with four SFP slots on all 24and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models. Fast Ethernet 24and 48-port models have two SFP slots and two RJ-45 Gigabit uplinks;
8-port models have two dual-personality ports supporting either SFP or RJ-45 Gigabit uplinks
• Dual-personality (RJ-45 or USB micro-B) serial console port gives easy access to switch CLI with front-of-switch location and the flexibility of using either an RJ-45 or USB micro-B serial console port
Layer 2 switching
• VLANs provides support for 512 VLANs and 4,094 VLAN IDs
• Jumbo packet support supports up to 9,220-byte frame size to improve the performance of large data transfers;
8- and 24-port Fast Ethernet models automatically support up to 2,000-byte frames with no configuration needed
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• 16K MAC address table provides access to many
Layer 2 devices
• GARP VLAN Registration Protocol allows automatic learning and dynamic assignment of VLANs
• Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (RPVST+) allows each VLAN to build a separate spanning tree to improve link bandwidth usage; is compatible with PVST+
Security
• ACLs accommodates IPv4/IPv6 port and VLAN-based ACLs
(IPv6 ACL is supported only on Gigabit Ethernet and 48port models.)
• Source-port filtering allows only specified ports to communicate with each other
• RADIUS/TACACS+ eases switch management security administration by using a password authentication server
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encrypts all HTTP traffic, allowing secure access to the browser-based management GUI in the switch
• Port security allows access only to specified MAC addresses, which can be learned or specified by the administrator • MAC address lockout prevents particular configured MAC addresses from connecting to the network
• Multiple user authentication methods
--IEEE 802.1X uses an IEEE 802.1X supplicant on the client in conjunction with a RADIUS server to authenticate in accordance with industry standards
--Web-based authentication provides a browser-based environment, similar to IEEE 802.1X, to authenticate clients that do not support the IEEE 802.1X supplicant --MAC-based authentication authenticates the client with the RADIUS server based on the client’s MAC address • Secure shell (SSH) v2 encrypts all transmitted data for secure remote CLI access over IP networks
• Secure shell encrypts all transmitted data for secure remote CLI access over IP networks
• STP BPDU port protection blocks Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) on ports that do not require BPDUs, preventing forged BPDU attacks
• STP root guard protects the root bridge from malicious attacks or configuration mistakes
• Secure management access delivers protected encryption of all access methods (CLI, GUI, or MIB) through SSHv2 and SNMPv3
• Custom banner displays security policy when users log in to the switch
• Secure FTP allows secure file transfer to and from the switch; protects against unwanted file downloads or unauthorized copying of a switch configuration file • Protected ports CLI offers intuitive CLI to configure the source-port filter feature, by allowing specified ports to be isolated from all other ports on the switch; the protected port or ports can communicate only with the uplink or shared resources
• Authentication flexibility
--Multiple IEEE 802.1X users per port provides authentication for up to 32 IEEE 802.1X users per port; prevents a user from “piggybacking” on another user’s IEEE 802.1X authentication
--Concurrent IEEE 802.1X and Web or MAC authentication schemes per port allows a switch port to accept any
IEEE 802.1X and either Web or MAC authentications • Switch management logon security helps secure switch
CLI logon by optionally requiring either RADIUS or
TACACS+ authentication
• DHCP protection blocks DHCP packets from unauthorized DHCP servers, preventing denial-of-service attacks • Dynamic ARP protection blocks ARP broadcasts from unauthorized hosts, preventing eavesdropping or theft of
network data
• Dynamic IP lockdown works with DHCP protection to block traffic from unauthorized hosts, preventing IP source address spoofing
• MAC Pinning allows non-chatty legacy devices to stay authenticated by pinning client MAC addresses to the port until the clients logoff or get disconnected
Convergence
• IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) facilitates easy mapping using network management applications with LLDP automated device discovery protocol
• LLDP-MED (Media Endpoint Discovery) defines a standard extension of LLDP that stores values for parameters such as QoS and VLAN to automatically configure network devices such as IP phones
• IP multicast (data-driven IGMP) prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic
• PoE and PoE+ allocations support multiple methods— automatic, IEEE 802.3at dynamic, LLDP-MED fine grain, IEEE 802.3af device class, or user specified—to allocate and manage PoE/PoE+ power for more efficient energy use • Voice VLAN uses LLDP-MED to automatically configure a VLAN for IP phones
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• IP multicast (data-driven IGMPv3) prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic
• LLDP-CDP compatibility receives and recognizes CDP packets from Cisco’s IP phones for seamless interoperation • Local MAC Authentication assigns attributes such as VLAN and QoS using locally configured profile that can be a list of MAC prefixes Unified Wired and Wireless
• HTTP redirect function supports HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) bring your own device (BYOD) solution
Resiliency and high availability
• Port trunking and link aggregation
--Trunking supports up to eight links per trunk to increase bandwidth and create redundant connections; and supports L2, L3, and L4 trunk load-balancing algorithm (L4 trunk load balancing is supported only on Gigabit Ethernet and 48-port models.)
--IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) eases configuration of trunks through automatic configuration
• IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree provides high link availability in multiple VLAN environments by allowing multiple spanning trees; provides legacy support for IEEE 802.1d and IEEE 802.1w
• SmartLink provides easy-to-configure link redundancy of active and standby links
Product architecture
• Energy-efficient design
--IEEE 802.3az reduces power consumption during periods of low data activity on Gigabit Ethernet switches
--Port low-power mode enables the port to automatically go into low-power mode to conserve energy when no link is detected
--Fan-less and variable-speed fans decreases power consumption in fan-less (all 8-port, 2530-24, and 253048 PoE+ switches) as well as variable-speed fan switches
--Port LEDs conserves energy by optionally turning off port link and activity LEDs
• Switch on a chip provides a highly integrated, highperformance switch design with a nonblocking architecture
Flexibility
• Flexible mounting
--Rack mountable allows the switch to be mounted on a standard 19-inch rack, with the hardware included --Wall mountable allows the switch to be mounted on a wall, using the hardware included
--Surface mountable allows the switch to be mounted above or below a surface (such as a desk or table), using the hardware included
• Quiet operation lowers noise, making it suitable for deployments in acoustically sensitive environments such as conference rooms and office spaces
• Compact size reduces space requirements (refer to the product specifications for the exact dimensions)
Warranty and support
• Limited Lifetime Warranty
See www.hpe.com/networking/warrantysummary for warranty and support information included with your product purchase.
Software releases
• To find software for your product, refer to www.hpe.com/ networking/support; for details on the software releases available with your product purchase, refer to www.hpe. com/networking/warrantysummary
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SPECIFICATIONS
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Aruba 2530-48G-PoE+ Switch |
Aruba 2530-24G-PoE+ Switch |
Aruba 2530-8G-PoE+ Switch |
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(J9772A) |
(J9773A) |
(J9774A) |
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I/O ports and slots
48 RJ-45 autosensing 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports (IEEE 802.3 Type 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u Type 100BASE-TX, IEEE 802.3ab Type 1000BASE-T, IEEE 802.3at PoE+); Media Type: Auto-MDIX; Duplex: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX: half or full; 1000BASE-T: full only
4 fixed Gigabit Ethernet SFP ports
1 dual-personality (RJ-45 or USB micro-B) serial console port
24 RJ-45 autosensing 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports (IEEE 802.3 Type 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u Type 100BASE-TX, IEEE 802.3ab Type 1000BASE-T, IEEE 802.3at PoE+); Media Type: Auto-MDIX; Duplex: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX: half or full; 1000BASE-T: full only
4 fixed Gigabit Ethernet SFP ports
1 dual-personality (RJ-45 or USB micro-B) serial console port
8 RJ-45 autosensing 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports (IEEE 802.3 Type 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u Type 100BASE-TX, IEEE 802.3ab Type 1000BASE-T, IEEE 802.3at PoE+); Media Type: Auto-MDIX; Duplex: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX: half or full; 1000BASE-T: full only
2 dual-personality ports; each port can be used as either an RJ-45 10/100/1000 port (IEEE 802.3 Type 10Base-T; IEEE 802.3u Type 100BaseTX; IEEE 802.3ab1000Base-T Gigabit
Ethernet) or as a SFP slot (for use with SFP transceivers)
1 dual-personality (RJ-45 or USB micro-B) serial console port
Physical characteristics
Dimensions |
17.44 (w) x 13.00 (d) x 1.75 (h) in |
17.44 (w) x 13.00 (d) x 1.75 (h) in |
10.00(w) x 6.28(d) x 1.75(h) in |
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(44.3 x 32.26 x 4.45 cm) |
(44.3 x 33.02 x 4.45 cm) |
(25.4 x 15.95 x 4.45 cm) |
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(1U height) |
(1U height) |
(1U height) |
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Weight |
10.4 lb (4.72 kg) |
8.7 lb (3.95 kg) |
2.2 lb (1 kg) |
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Memory and processor |
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Processor |
ARM9E @ 800 MHz, 128 MB flash, |
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256 MB DDR3 DIMM; packet buffer |
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size: 3 MB dynamically allocated |
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ARM9E @ 800 MHz, 128 MB flash, 256 MB DDR3 DIMM; packet buffer size: 1.5 MB dynamically allocated
ARM9E @ 800 MHz, 128 MB flash, 256 MB DDR3 DIMM; packet buffer size: 1.5 MB dynamically allocated
Mounting and enclosure
Mounts in an EIA-standard 19-inch telco rack or equipment cabinet (rack-mounting kit available); Horizontal surface mounting; Wall mounting
Mounts in an EIA-standard 19-inch telco rack or equipment cabinet (rack-mounting kit available); Horizontal surface mounting; Wall mounting
Mounts in an EIA-standard 19-inch telco rack or equipment cabinet (rack-mounting kit available); Horizontal surface mounting; Wall mounting
Performance
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IPv6 Ready Certified |
IPv6 Ready Certified |
IPv6 Ready Certified |
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100 Mb Latency |
< 7.4 µs (LIFO 64-byte packets) |
< 7.4 µs (LIFO 64-byte packets) |
< 7.4 µs (LIFO 64-byte packets) |
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1000 Mb Latency |
< 2.3 µs (LIFO 64-byte packets) |
< 2.3 µs (LIFO 64-byte packets) |
< 2.6 µs (LIFO 64-byte packets) |
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Throughput |
up to 77.3 Mpps (64-byte packets) |
up to 41.6 Mpps (64-byte packets) |
up to 14.8 Mpps (64-byte packets) |
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Switching capacity |
104 Gbps |
56 Gbps |
20 Gbps |
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MAC address table size |
16000 entries |
16000 entries |
16000 entries |
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SPECIFICATIONS
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Aruba 2530-48G-PoE+ Switch |
Aruba 2530-24G-PoE+ Switch |
Aruba 2530-8G-PoE+ Switch |
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(J9772A) |
(J9773A) |
(J9774A) |
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Environment |
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Operating temperature |
32°F to 113°F (0°C to 45°C) |
32°F to 113°F (0°C to 45°C) |
32°F to 113°F (0°C to 45°C) |
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Operating relative |
15% to 95% @ 104°F (40°C), |
15% to 95% @ 104°F (40°C), |
15% to 95% @ 104°F (40°C), |
humidity |
noncondensing |
noncondensing |
noncondensing |
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Nonoperating/Storage |
-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C) |
-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C) |
-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C) |
temperature |
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Nonoperating/Storage |
15% to 90% @ 149°F (65°C), |
15% to 90% @ 149°F (65°C), |
15% to 90% @ 149°F (65°C), |
relative humidity |
noncondensing |
noncondensing |
noncondensing |
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Altitude |
up to 10,000 ft (3 km) |
up to 10,000 ft (3 km) |
up to 10,000 ft (3 km) |
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Acoustic |
Power: 43.6 dB, Pressure: 33.6 dB |
Power: 43.9 dB, Pressure: 39.6 dB |
Power: 0 dB, Pressure: 0 dB |
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Electrical characteristics |
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Frequency |
50/60 Hz |
50/60 Hz |
50/60 Hz |
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Maximum heat dissipation |
236 BTU/hr (248.98 kJ/hr), (switch |
135 BTU/hr (142.42 kJ/hr), (switch |
65 BTU/hr (68.58 kJ/hr), (switch only: |
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only: 236 BTU/hr; combined switch |
only: 135 BTU/hr; combined switch |
65 BTU/hr; combined switch + max. |
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+ max. PoE devices: 1624 BTU/hr) |
+ max. PoE devices: 843 BTU/hr) |
PoE devices: 293 BTU/hr) |
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AC voltage |
100 - 127/200 - 240 VAC |
100 - 127/200 - 240 VAC |
100 - 127/200 - 240 VAC |
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Current |
5.8/2.9 A |
3.2/1.6 A |
1.4 A |
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Maximum power rating |
476 W |
247 W |
86 W |
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Idle power |
40.1 W |
25.2 W |
13.4 W |
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PoE power |
382 W |
195 W |
67 W |
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Notes |
Idle power is the actual power |
Idle power is the actual power |
Idle power is the actual power |
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consumption of the device with no |
consumption of the device with no |
consumption of the device with no |
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ports connected. |
ports connected. |
ports connected. |
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Maximum power rating and |
Maximum power rating and |
Maximum power rating and |
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maximum heat dissipation are the |
maximum heat dissipation are the |
maximum heat dissipation are the |
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worst-case theoretical maximum |
worst-case theoretical maximum |
worst-case theoretical maximum |
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numbers provided for planning |
numbers provided for planning |
numbers provided for planning |
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the infrastructure with fully loaded |
the infrastructure with fully loaded |
the infrastructure with fully loaded |
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PoE (if equipped), 100% traffic, all |
PoE (if equipped), 100% traffic, all |
PoE (if equipped), 100% traffic, all |
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ports plugged in, and all modules |
ports plugged in, and all modules |
ports plugged in, and all modules |
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populated. |
populated. |
populated. |
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PoE power is the total power |
PoE power is the total power |
PoE power is the total power |
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budget available to all PoE ports. |
budget available to all PoE ports. |
budget available to all PoE ports. |
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Safety |
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UL 60950-1; CAN/CSA 22.2 |
UL 60950-1; CAN/CSA 22.2 |
UL 60950-1; CAN/CSA 22.2 |
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No. 60950-1; EN 60825; |
No. 60950-1; EN 60825; |
No. 60950-1; EN 60825; |
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IEC 60950-1; EN 60950-1 |
IEC 60950-1; EN 60950-1 |
IEC 60950-1; EN 60950-1 |
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Emissions
FCC Class A; EN 55022/CISPR-22 Class A; VCCI Class A
FCC Class A; EN 55022/CISPR-22 Class A; VCCI Class A
FCC Class A; EN 55022/CISPR-22 Class A; VCCI Class A
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