CPE Ethernet switch suggestions
Lately I've been delivering triple play services over a single CAT5 drop from a IDF to customers. We have been using small SOHO switches but they've been turning into a bit of a hassle since we have to stage each switch before deployment. I want remove the initial staging step by allowing the installer to just plug the switch in and have the switch grab a config from a TFTP server noted by a DHCP option. Features that I would absolutely need for the switch to be viable: IGMP Snooping Dot1q VLAN tagging Preferably 8-ports A decent set of rate limiting options (5/10/20Mbps) Extra bonus if it can also be PoE powered Does anyone on list know of such a dream CPE device?
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:04:25 -0400 ML <ml@kenweb.org> wrote:
Lately I've been delivering triple play services over a single CAT5 drop from a IDF to customers. We have been using small SOHO switches but they've been turning into a bit of a hassle since we have to stage each switch before deployment.
I want remove the initial staging step by allowing the installer to just plug the switch in and have the switch grab a config from a TFTP server noted by a DHCP option.
Features that I would absolutely need for the switch to be viable:
IGMP Snooping Dot1q VLAN tagging Preferably 8-ports A decent set of rate limiting options (5/10/20Mbps) Extra bonus if it can also be PoE powered
Does anyone on list know of such a dream CPE device?
ES 2108G goes close to your requirements. Don't have a wall wart because PS is built in, come with rack mount wings out of the box, have 64 bit interface traffic counters, rate limiting is in 64Kbps increments, Cisco link CLI, serial console as well as managment via HTTPs and CLI over SSH, 802.1X, port bonding/etherchannel, and are both cheap and reliable. Not sure about TFTP config support though. http://www.zyxel.com/web/product_category.php?PC1indexflag=20040520161143&display=6857
Although also being a small SOHO switch, may be Netgear GS-108T can suit your needs.
I want remove the initial staging step by allowing the installer to just plug the switch in and have the switch grab a config from a TFTP server noted by a DHCP option.
Not quite, it can download config from TFTP but only thru the web interface. No CLI. One thought: writing a script that the DHCP server would run to log into a switch and grab a config.
IGMP Snooping Dot1q VLAN tagging Preferably 8-ports
Check check check.
A decent set of rate limiting options (5/10/20Mbps)
Humm... it has 4, 10 and 20 Mbps. In the future you can also have 40M/60M/100M/200M/400M/1000M.
Extra bonus if it can also be PoE powered
Not from factory, but you might build a PoE power adapter to replace the wall adapter it comes with. The annoying thing about it's the "factory default" button which users love to press when there is an outage "to see if it works again". Cover it before sending such a unit to field. Rubens
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