Zyxel SWITCH 4500 specifcations

Key Features

L3 Advanced Routing Protocols, OSPF,VRRP

Multilayer-aware (L2/L3/L4) ACL for Security Protection and Traffic Optimization

IGMPv3, DVMRP, MVR

Port Security and Enhanced 802.1x Port Authentication

VLAN Stacking (QinQ) for Network-based VPN or Campus VPN

802.1x Authentication

ZyXEL iStackingTM Technology Clustering Network Management

SNMP & RMON Support

IEEE 802.1p 8 Hardware Priority Queue

WFQ,WRR and SPQ Queuing Algorithms

Backup Power System Support

Enterprise

Switches

ZyXEL Switch 4500

Series

The ZyXEL Gigabit Switch 4500 Series consists of two switches: the ZyXEL XGS-4528F and XGS-4526.These are intelligent multilayer (L2/L3/L4) Ethernet switches that provide four flexible performance choices—10/100/1000 Mbps and 10 Gbps speeds, along with enterpriseclass availability, resiliency and a redundant architecture.The 4500 Series offers complete Layer-3 features to make it the preferred choice for real routing networks in the enterprise.

The ZyXEL 4500 Series has two variations:

The XGS-4528F features a very unique design in its hardware configuration.With 24 Gigabit dual-personalities, 2 built-in 12G stacking interfaces and 1 open slot for the optional 10Gigabit uplink port module, the XGS-4528F provides the maximum flexibility on deployment.

The XGS-4526 provides 20 1000Base-T ports, 4 Gigabit dual-personalities, and 1 open slot for the optional 10-Gigabit uplink port module, the XGS-4526 is ideal for small and medium enterprises seeking to build a high performance network.

Key Benefits

Managed L2 and L3 Gigabit Connectivity for Lower Future Expansion and Upgrading Costs

The ZyXEL Switch 4500 Series provides wirespeed Layer-2 Gigabit switching of up to 144 Gbps, along with advanced Layer-3 switching, multicasting, resiliency including OSPF, DVMRP and VRRP for connectivity requirements. Its four flexible speeds—10/100/1000 Mbps and 10 Gbps performance— also provide greater flexibility to the core networks or high-performance servers.

Unique 24 GbE Copper and Fiber Connectivity in 1U-height Design (XGS-4528F Only)

Unlike competing offerings with GbE copper and fiber connectivity, the leading architecture employed by XGS-4528F delivers 24 1000Base-T copper interfaces along with standard RJ-45 connectors and 24 SFP slots in a 19-inch 1U enclosure.This unique benefit gives network designers the highest flexibility and cost advantage in terms of equipment investment, network administration and system maintenance.

Intelligent QoS for Mission Critical Applications Ensure Best Network Status

With more applications integrated into IP-based networks, traffic flows become more complicated and diverse than ever.To ensure the quality of multiple services on a converged network, adopting advanced traffic control technologies to manage different types of traffic flows is critical and necessary to enterprises.

The ZyXEL 4500 Series supports Intelligent QoS features to regulate network traffics for the best performance.Taking advantage of Class of Service (CoS) and Differentiated Services Code Point

(DSCP) supports, administrators can easily classify and perform traffic prioritizing for critical business applications such as VoIP and video conferencing. In addition, the 4500 Series provides advanced bandwidth control with granularity of 64 kbps and 8 hardware priority queues that bring better bandwidth administration to network operators.

Enterprise Switches

ZyXEL Switch 4500 Series

Robust and High-Availability System Design Guarantee Non-stop Operations

The ZyXEL 4500 Series supports the VRRP routing protocol for failover transmissions.The second DC power source, called BPS, protects the device from internal AC power supply failures, while the IEEE 802.3ad Link aggregation reduces network downtime by providing more packet paths and bandwidth aggregation to critical paths.The Gigabit connectivity not only gives superb transmission bandwidth, but also allows users to set up Gigabit aggregation for securing critical transmission paths.The IEEE 802.1w Rapid spanning tree (RSTP) also allows immediate recovery from failed links by sending packets via a backup link path.

Hassle-free Network Management and Stacking Capability of Up to 24 Units

The ZyXEL 4500 Series provides various network management options for administrators to choose to manage the switch using friendly Web-based configuration or convenient text-based CLI (Command Line Interface), and it also supports SNMP-based, centralized management software for switch maintenance to be done remotely. On the other hand, the 4500 Series supports the ZyXEL-exclusive iStacking™ clustering management technology that works across different floors and routing domains to locate other iStacking-capable switches in the same management cluster, allowing administrators to manage 24 switches with one single IP.This not only greatly reduces operating costs, but also offers more flexible maintenance to ZyXEL Switches.

Key Applications

Server Farm

							MS-7206
							Chassis Switch
		Corporate
			Network
10G Connection								10G Connection
XGS-4526									XGS-4528F
10G Switch									10G Switch

GbE Server Core

GbE Fiber

Aggregation

GbE Edge Switch

GS2200-24

GS2200-24

GS1500-24P

Gigabit Switch

WLAN AP

Gigabit PoE

WLAN AP

GS2200-48

WLAN AP

Gigabit Switch

Switch

Wiring Closet	Wiring Closet	Wiring Closet
Small Building 1	Small Building 2	Small Building 3

10G Fiber

GbE Fiber

GbE Copper