Key Features
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Non-blocking 384G Switching
Performance
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Dual Active-active Switching
Fabrics
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Hot-swappable I/O Modules
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Six Slots (Two for Management
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Intelligent QoS and Traffic
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Extended L3 Routing and L2
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Built-in OSPF, VRRP
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High Density Wire Speed
Gigabit 802.3af PoE Ports
The ZyXEL LAN Switch MS-7206 is an intelligent, multilayer modular LAN switch designed for
enterprise environments that require always-on availability for mission critical applications
with the highest degree of performance, QoS, strict security and granular bandwidth control.
The ZyXEL MS-7206 comes with a 6-slot chassis in which two slots are reserved for
redundant managed switch fabrics and four are available for intelligent switching I/O
modules to support up to 192 Gigabit ports. With dual active-active switch fabrics, hot
swappable I/O modules and redundant power supplies the ZyXEL MS-7206 provides a robust
architecture that fulfills the needs of businesses for zero tolerance networking.
Key Benefits
Flexible Architecture for Easy Network Deployment & Expansion
To match the growth expectation of an enterprise a network infrastructure needs more flexibility to
fulfill possible expansion requirements and new applications in the future. To upgrade or replace this
critical core of enterprise network the cost is considerably higher than other system elements.
ZyXEL MS-7206 Switch provides 6 open slots, including two redundant managed slots and four I/O
slots that give enterprise sufficient flexibility to deploy their network. With a maximum of 384G non-
blocking switching capacity and up to 192 full-power GbE PoE ports, ZyXEL MS-7206 Switch can
easily satisfy any bandwidth-hungry needs and tomorrow’s next-generation multi-service
applications.
10 Gigabit Backplane Interface
Driven by high-bandwidth converged services such as teleconferencing, video, surveillance, storage
and system backup enterprises need non blocking architecture to deal with the increasing demands
of traffic on the network. The ZyXEL MS-7206 Switch supports up to four 10G interface I/O modules
(MI-7526F) providing up to 8 10G interfaces. This means that enterprises can easily connect the
network core to high-bandwidth applications such as servers in the data center or directly distribute
10G connectivity as uplinks to other switches in the enterprise network.
Enterprise LAN
Enterprise LAN
Switches
Switches
Switch 7000 Series
Switch 7000 Series
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—MS-7206
Extremely Low Latency and Zero-Loss Performance Ensure Network Efficiency
ZyXEL MS-7206 Switch offers proven performance on delivering 100% zero-loss
throughput with extremely low latency. According to independent tests conducted by
The Tolly Group, the MS-7206 shows extremely low latency 5.6 to 15 microseconds
while conducting 99% load across
192 GbE ports on Layer-2 or Layer-3
traffics. These astounding outcomes
show that the MS-7206 has
outstanding performance for
enterprises to perform real-time
applications such as voice and video
without any noticeable delay.
Layer 2/3 Store and Forward Latency for 99% Load across 192 GbE Ports
in a Port-Pairing Scenario with Various Frame/Packet Sizes
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Enterprise LAN
Enterprise LAN
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Switch 7000 Series
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Energy Saving Design, More Green, More Economic
Energy saving is becoming an important issue to enterprises, and it’s getting
more difficult for IT executives to choose between high performance and high
power consumption. To address this, the MS-7206 offers industry-leading
energy efficiency. According to tests conducted by The Tolly Group, the MS-7206 uses only
555 watts in idle mode, and it needs only 28 watts additional power with 100% traffic load.
The MS-7206 undoubtedly saves energy costs and provides enterprise businesses with
excellent performance at the same time.
Power Consumption Across 192 GbE Ports Under Various Traffic Scenarios
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load across 192 GbE
120V AC power source 230V AC power source
ports (96 Gbps)
75% Layer 2 traffic
load across 192 GbE
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100% Layer 2 traffic
load across 192 GbE
ports (192 Gbps)
Resilient and Redundant Design for Round-The-Clock Business Continuity
The network is a critical part of daily business operations as such any type of network failure can have a massive cost to the business. The ZyXEL MS-7206 has
been developed to offer enterprise a resilient and redundant design to ensure the continuity of enterprise network operations. In terms of hardware
architecture, the MS-7206 has two slots for managed switch fabrics; the dual active/active resilient architecture enables two MM-7201 management cards to
work together to load balance and share the network traffic processing. Implementing the two management cards also provides the business with resilience
in the shape of fast failover in the event of failure.
In addition with dual redundant power supplies and removable fan modules, the MS-7206 provides extremely high redundancy for non-stop operations. In
terms of firmware architecture, the MS-7206 supports IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation to reduce network downtown by providing redundant paths and
bandwidth aggregation to critical connections. With IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), Open Shortest Past First (OSPF) routing and Virtual
Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), enterprise networks will be capable of recovering immediately from failed links.
Intelligent QoS for Mission-Critical Enterprise Applications
As more applications are integrated into IP-based networks the network traffic flows are now more complicated and diverse than ever. To ensure the quality of
multiple services on a converged network, adopting an advanced traffic control technology to manage different types of traffic flow is critical and necessary
to enterprise networks. The MS-7206 delivers industry leading throughput by enabling local switching decisions to be made on the switch interface I/O as
opposed to forwarding unnecessary traffic to the management fabric.
The ZyXEL MS-7206 Switch supports Intelligent QoS features to organise network traffic into the best condition for mission-critical applications. With support
for Class of Service (CoS) and Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP), administrators can easily classify and perform traffic prioritisation for critical
applications such as VoIP and video conferencing. For traffic prioritisation and bandwidth control, the MS-7206 provides a complete set of QoS features such
as multi-layer (L2/L3/L4) ACL prioritisation, eight priority queues, SPQ/WRR/WFQ scheduling algorithms and bandwidth control with granularity of 64 kbps.
Thanks to these excellent features, network administrators can easily set correct priority and adjust the best bandwidth to guarantee the quality of all network
services according to different characteristics of business operations.
Completely Safe Enterprise Networks
In the knowledge economy, information security has become a critical issue. Undoubtedly, enterprise networks are the most important platform to acquire
and exchange information. In addition to setting a firewall to prevent the threats incoming from the Wide Area Network (WAN), a well secured Local Area
Network (LAN) is also important for enterprises to protect intellectual property within the internal network.
ZyXEL MS-7206 Switch provides a complete set of security features to protect important data, administer traffic and secure enterprise networks. Through the
multilayer (L2/L3/L4) ACL security filtering, network administrators can easily monitor and secure enterprise networks with transparent sources and
destination information like MAC addresses, IP addresses, Ethernet type and TCP/UDP. With 802.1x authentication and port security, administrator can deny
unauthorised users from accessing the network. The intrusion lock function detects the “plugged” and “unplugged” status change of Ethernet cables, and the
switch can deactivate the port automatically if needed. Though all these choreographed security features, the MS-7206 Switch gives customers a completely
safe enterprise network environment.
Reducing Operation Costs with Enterprise-Class Trouble-Free Network Management
To manage and maintain a complicated enterprise network is a tough job for network administrators, therefore employing friendlier network management
interfaces with more options can relieve the difficulty and take more advantage of the enterprise networks. The MS-7206 supports comprehensive network
management features like ZyXEL’s exclusive iStacking™ technology that allows administrators to manage a switch cluster (of up to 24 ZyXEL switches)
through a single master ZyXEL Switch.
In addition, various network management options are available on the MS-7206: Web, Telnet and the console port are all supported, so network administrators
can choose to manage the switch using the friendly Web-based configuration or the convenient text-based CLI (Command Line Interface). Furthermore, the
MS-7206 also supports centralized SNMP management software for the switch maintenance tasks to be done remotely. This helps reducing the operation
costs and greatly increasing efficiency. For more security, SSHv1/v2 and SSL can be introduced to encrypt management sessions.
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• Two series port: RS-232 console &
alarm console
• 192 Gbps switch fabric
• Load sharing and non-blocking
performance
• CLI, SNMP and RMON
• System status LEDs
MI-7526F
24 GbE ports +
2 optional 10G uplink Modular
MI-7248
48 100/1000Base-T Module
• 48 100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports
• L2/L3/L4 local switching support
MP-7201
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Power Supply Unit
MI-7248TF
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24 GbE SFP Module
• 24 1000Base-T RJ-45 ports
• 24 GbE SFP open slots
• L2/L3/L4 local switching support
MP-7202
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Power Supply Unit for PoE
MI-7248PWR
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• 48 1000Base-T PoE RJ-45 ports
• L2/L3/L4 local switching support
MP-7203
600 W Redundant Power Supply Unit
• 20 GbE SFP open slots
• 4 dual personality ports
• 1 x 2-port 10 GbE open slots
MS-7206S
MS-7206 Shelf
• 10U height
• Dimensions:
435 ( W) x 316 (D) x 447 (H) mm
• Weight: 13 kg
• 600 W PSU for MS-7206 system
• Dual active/active load sharing
design
• AC power input
A Quick Look at MS-7206
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• Isolated PoE & system power to
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• DC power input
Specifications
Standard Compliance
• IEEE 802.3u 100Base-Tx Ethernet
• IEEE 802.ab 1000Base-T Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3z
• IEEE 802.3x flow control
• IEEE 802.1D spanning tree protocol
• IEEE 802.1w rapid spanning tree protocol
• IEEE 802.1p class of service, priority protocols
• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
• IEEE 802.1x port authentication
• IEEE 802.3ad LACP aggregation
• IEEE 802.1ad VLAN stacking
System Capacity
• Switch fabric slot: 2
• I/O module slot: 4
• Power supply unit slot: 2
• Fan module slot: 1
• 1000Base-T, RJ-45 ports: Max. 192 (4 x MI-7248)
• 1000Base-T PoE, R-45 ports: Max. 192 (4 x MI-
7248PWR)
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet: Max. 8 (4 x MI-7526F)
System Performance
• Switching capacity: Max. 384 Gbps non-blocking
switching fabric (2 x MM-7201)
• Switching forwarding rate: Max. 286 Mpps
(2 x MM-7201)
• Packet buffer: Max. 2304K (2 x MM-7201)
• MAC address: 16K
• IP address table: 8K
• Routing entries: 8K
• Routing domains: 256
Security
• 802.1x
• Port security
• MAC filtering
• Static MAC forwarding
• SSH v1/v2
• SSL
• Intrusion lock
• MAC freeze
• ACL (L2/L3/L4) security filtering
• TACACS+
• RADIUS
Quality of Service (QoS)
• 802.1p priority queues per port: 8
• 802.1p queuing method: SPQ/WRR/WFQ
• Broadcast storm control
• Rate limiting, port based (ingress/egress)/
bandwidth control granularity: 64 Kbps
• Traffic shaping, port based
• ACL (L2/L3/L4) prioritization (layer 4)
Classic of Service (CoS)
• 802.1p Class of Service
• DiffServ (DSCP)
IP Multicast
• IGMP v1, v2, v3
• IGMP snooping v1, v2, v3
• MVR
• DVMRP
• IGMP filtering
• IGMP snooping immediate leave
Manageability
• SNMP v1, v2c, v3
• RMON (1, 2, 3, 9)
• Syslog
Misc
• Jumbo frame support on gigabit ports
• 802.3af PoE support
Power Requirement
• Input voltage of AC: 100 - 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
• Max power consumption: 583 Watt (100% traffic
load across 192 GbE ports)
Environmental Specifications
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 45°C
• Storage temperature: -25°C to 70°C
• Operating humidity: 10% to 90%
(non-condensing)
MIB Information
• RFC 1066 TCP/IP-based MIB
• RFC1213, 1157 SNMPv2c/v3 MIB
• RFC 2011, 2012, 2013 SNMPv2 MIB
• RFC1493 bridge MIB
• RFC 2674 bridge MIB extension
• RFC1643 Ethernet MIB
• RFC 2358 Ethernet-like MIB
• RFC1757 RMON group 1, 2, 3, 9
• RFC 2819, 2925 Remote Management MIB
• RFC 2233 ifVHC packet group
• RFC 3621 (rfc3621)—Power Ethernet MIB
• ZyXEL private MIB
Resilience and Availability
• IEEE 802.1D STP/802.1w RSTP/802.1s MSTP
• Dual configuration files
• IEEE 802.3ad LACP (max #trunks/links per trunk):
24/8
• MRSTP
• VRRP
• Switch fabric high availability
• Redundant power supply support
• Swappable fan module
• Loop guard
Traffic Control
• 4K static VLAN, up to 4K dynamic VLAN
• GVRP
• VLAN trunking
• 802.1ad VLAN stacking (QinQ)
• BPDU transparency
Routing
• Static IP routing, number of routes: 256
• IP routing
• RIP v1, v2
• OSPF v2
Device Management
• iStacking
• Web interface
• CLI
• DHCP relay per VLAN
• DHCP client (management)
• DHCP option 82
• NTP
• Daylight saving
• Port mirroring
• RJ-45 out-of-band management port
• RS-232 out-of-band console port
Certification
• UL 60950-1
• CSA 60950-1
• EN 60950-1
• IEC 60950-1
• EU RoHS compliant
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Backup Power System (Optional)
Model Features
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SFP Transceivers (Optional)
Speed Model Type Description
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FP SX 550 m commercial type transceiver, DDMI version
FP LX 10 km commercial type transceiver, DDMI version
FP LHX 1310 wavelength 40 km commercial type transceiver, DDMI versio
FP ZX 80 km commercial type transceiver, DDMI version
For more product information, visit us on the web at www.ZyXEL.com
Copyright © 2010 ZyXEL Communications Corp. All rights reserved. ZyXEL, ZyXEL logo are registered trademarks of
ZyXEL Communications Corp. All other brands, product names, or trademarks mentioned are the property of their
respective owners. All specifications are subject to change without notice.
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