Intel A switch family that scales to meet your evolving network needs CONTENTS Intel 500 Series...... 2 Intel Gigabit Switch....... 5 Deployment Diagrams........... 6 Specifications....... 7 Intel provide scalable support for high-performance, dedicated connections throughout your network from Fast Ethernet at the desktop, to multi-gigabit speeds at the backbone. Intel 500 Series Create a customized, easily expandable network. With Intel 500 Series, you can deploy Fast Ethernet switching wherever needed, from the backbone down to individual desktops. 10/100 autonegotiation per port flexibility for mixed-bandwidth networks Modular upgrades add Gigabit, fiber or additional 10/100 ports Scalable Stacking Technology high performance backplane scales to 14.7Gbps for stacks up to 7 switches high Intel Gigabit Switch The Intel Gigabit Switch provides the campus backbone performance needed to deploy Fast Ethernet to the desktop. Use it to aggregate Fast Ethernet and high-demand server farms. 32Gbps switch fabric delivers non-blocking performance at full-duplex on all ports Link aggregation supports higher bandwidths and redundant connectivity High resilience helps maintain uptime with a fault-tolerant backplane, an on-board temperature sensor, link aggregation and an optional Redundant Power Supply Intel at a glance Layer 2 Intel 510T Switch 24, 10/100Mbps ports Intel 520T Switch 12, 10/100Mbps ports Intel Gigabit Switch 7, 1000Mbps ports Layer 3 (Integrated IP and IPX routing) Intel 8, 10/100Mbps ports Intel 550F 8, 100Mbps fiber ports
Intel 500 Series Scalable 10/100 switching from the desktop to the campus backbone Intel 500 Series support scalable and resilient Fast Ethernet switching at every level of your network. Through modular upgrades and Intel s Scalable Stacking Technology, they give you flexible control over port density, uplinks and switch stack performance. You can mix and match all Intel 500 Series and modules within a single stack to provide a customized solution. And as your network evolves, you can add ports and functionality as needed. Two expansion slots The optional modules are compatible with all Intel 500 Series. Use them for: High density stacking Fiber and Gigabit uplinks Redundant connections (550T/550F/520T) 10/100 autonegotiation per port (510T/520T/550T) Flexible support for mixedbandwidth workgroups enables easy integration into your network, plus an effortless migration to Fast Ethernet one user or segment at a time. Adaptive Technology Optimizes performance independently on each port, dynamically adjusting the switching mode based on traffic conditions. High reliability On-board temperature sensor Redundant Power Supply (optional) Link resilience Port Mirroring Analyze and diagnose network traffic on any selected port. Link Aggregation Multiple switch-toswitch and switchto-server connections increase throughput and resiliency. Policy-based VLANs Segment your network to increase performance, enhance security, allocate resources more efficiently, and respond more quickly when you need to add or move users. Once set up, your VLAN configurations can be shared between Intel 500 Series. 56 48 40 32 24 16 8 (min) 196 168 140 112 84 56 28 (max) Ports Total System Potential 8.4Gbps 6.3Gbps 4.2Gbps 2.1Gbps 12.6Gbps 10.5Gbps 14.7Gbps Performance (aggregated backplane bandwidth) With Intel s Scalable Stacking Technology, performance keeps pace with port density when you add additional switches to a stack. 17Gbps Scalable Stacking Technology This Intel technology enables many of the advantages of chassis-based switches to be integrated into Intel 500 Series, but without the high up-front cost. Performance Stack up to 7 switches with a resilient high-performance backplane that scales up to 17Gbps. For every switch you add to a stack, Scalable Stacking Technology provides an additional 2.1Gbps of bandwidth to the backplane. You can add switches as needed to support more users, knowing that your switching fabric will scale to meet increasing traffic demands. Manageability An entire stack can be managed as a single device. Resilience A redundant set of stacking modules can be used to eliminate a single point of failure for switch-to-switch connections (for and 550F es, and 520T ). See the Switch Stacking demo at www.intel.com/network/demo/sst/index.htm 2
Intel 510T Switch The scalable switch for affordable workgroup switching down to the desktop Extend dedicated Fast Ethernet performance down to your desktops. This 24-port switch expands up to 32 ports with optional modules and up to 196 ports in a stack of seven. Special features AWARDS J Scalable Stacking Technology Each switch you add to a stack increases backplane capacity by an additional 2.1Gbps. Advanced Flow Control (802.3x) Reduce congestion and prevent packet loss. Link Aggregation Aggregate multiple ports to support higher bandwidth connections and provide additional network resilience. IP Multicast Pruning Reduce congestion when broadcasting traffic to multiple desktops. March 1, 1998 The 510T has what it takes to make switched Fast Ethernet to the desktop a reality for many companies. Those considering investing in an expensive chassis will want to take a good look at the 510T first. World E-Print, Enterprise Networking Product Reviews (2/23/98) Intel 520T Switch The scalable Fast Ethernet switch for campus and network segments This versatile 12-port Fast Ethernet switch supports the resiliency needed for a segment switch plus sufficient port density for a cost-effective small workgroup solution. Stack it with Intel 550 es and add redundant backplane connections for a customized and highly reliable network core. Or, stack it with Intel 510T to more precisely match your desktop switching needs. KEY FEATURES OFJJJ THEJ510T AND 520TJ Scales to meet your growing network needs Expands to support fiber and Gigabit Ethernet Intuitive Web and Windows* OS-based installation and control Special features Scalable Stacking Technology Each switch you add to a stack increases backplane capacity by an additional 2.1Gbps. Fault Tolerance Add resiliency as needed: Redundant Power Supply Redundant backplane connections Advanced Flow Control (802.3x) Reduce congestion and prevent packet loss. Link Aggregation Aggregate multiple ports to support higher bandwidth connections and provide additional network resilience. IP Multicast Pruning Reduce congestion when broadcasting traffic to multiple desktops. Intel and 550F es The scalable routing switches for Fast Ethernet campus backbones and network segments Create a fast and resilient segment or backbone solution with these highly scalable, 8-port, Layer 3 switches. With packet-by-packet routing, they ll integrate easily with your existing routing infrastructure. Concentrate network routing in the backbone using stacks of Intel 550 es, or distribute the routing function to the network edge by adding 550 es to your workgroup. Special features Two models to choose from 550T 10/100TX ports for mixed bandwidth environments 550F 100FX fiber ports for long distance connections Scalable Stacking Technology Each switch you add to a stack increases backplane capacity by an additional 2.1Gbps. IP Packet Filtering Layer 3 and Layer 4 filtering can increase security by blocking unwanted http, Telnet or FTP access. IP Multicast Support Improve bandwidth utilization with the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) or the Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP). KEY FEATURES OFJJJ THEJ550T AND 550FJ Accelerate network performance with integrated IP/IPX routing Maximize network resilience with faulttolerant systems support Control network resources, access and traffic Layer 3 Switching (integrated IP/IPX routing) Segment your network to increase performance. (See web demo at www.intel.com/network/demo/layer3/index.htm) Fault Tolerance Add resiliency as needed: Redundant Power Supply Redundant stacking connections RSVP Reserve bandwidth to improve the quality of latencysensitive applications, such as audio and video. Differentiated Services Prioritize traffic so business critical applications take precedence. Link Aggregation Aggregate multiple ports to support higher bandwidth connections and provide additional network resilience. 3
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESJ Stacking Modules Optional accessories for Intel 500 Series For scalable port densities, high-performance uplinks and added resilience Every Intel 500 Series Switch has two expansion slots for optional modules. A redundant power supply can be used to protect Intel 500 Series, increasing network resilience. Gigabit Ethernet Module 2-port 100FX Module 4-port 10/100TX Module Redundant Power Supply Scalable Stacking Modules Stack Interface Module (single port) You ll need one Stack Interface Module per switch to link two switches. You ll need a Matrix Module to stack three or more 500 Series. Matrix Module (6 port) Connect as many as seven total switches. One switch in the stack must have this module. Each of the others must have a Stack Interface Module. 10/100/1000 Modules 1000SX Module Provides a Gigabit Ethernet uplink to individual switches or stacks of switches. It can also be used to link directly to a Gigabit Ethernet. 2-port 100FX Module Extend your Fast Ethernet network with fiber connections up to 2Km. 4-port 10/100TX Module Add an additional four 10/100 autonegotiating ports to any 500 Series switch. Matrix Module Stack Interface Modules Stack up to seven switches high using one Matrix Module plus a Stack Interface Module for each additional switch. Redundant Power Supply Intel 500 Series Redundant Power Supply This device can guard up to four Intel 500 Series. It also works with Intel 200 Series Hubs (210T, 220T). Windows * and Web-based management All Intel come with Intel Device View, a versatile device management application used to install, configure and monitor all manageable Intel devices, including switches, hubs, routers and print servers. Switch and hub stacks can be managed as single devices Network traffic and trends can be analyzed with user-defined graphs Plugs into HP OpenView* Network Node Manager for Windows NT* Windows* and Web-based management from a single interface. Intuitive monitoring and control using a graphical representation of each device. Intel s Install Wizard had us up and running with Device View in about three minutes, which let us remotely configure any aspect of the switch we wanted, as well as view network statistics. Network Computing (3/1/98) Automatically discovers and maps all manageable Intel devices. Distinct icons for Intel switches, hubs, routers and print servers. SNMP trap log aids proactive troubleshooting. Per-port monitoring with built-in RMON and SNMP. For more information, visit www.intel.com/network/idv 4
Intel Gigabit Switch For aggregating Fast Ethernet switches and server farms If you re deploying Fast Ethernet to the desktop, you ll need even greater bandwidth at the backbone. With its 32Gbps crossbar switching fabric, the Intel Gigabit Switch delivers nonblocking, 1000Mbps performance simultaneously on all ports. The crossbar switching architecture also improves fault tolerance. Since packets are transferred in parallel to all ports, there s no single point of failure. KEY FEATURESJ 32Gbps switching fabric delivers non-blocking performance on all ports Non-blocking performance The high-speed backplane can support Gigabit Ethernet speeds at full-duplex on all ports simultaneously, including modules. A resilient backbone solution Fault-tolerant backplane Interface for a Redundant Power Supply On-board temperature sensor Redundant connectivity through link aggregation Advanced network control with 802.1p QoS and 802.1Q VLANs Maximum resilience with link aggregation and optional Redundant Power Supply Expansion slot Add ports for additional Gigabit Ethernet, 10/100 or standard fiber connections. Link Aggregation Multiple switch-to-switch connections act as a single high-bandwidth pipeline for multi-gigabit Ethernet throughput and automatic redundant connectivity. A balanced high-performance solution Use this switch to aggregate traffic from Intel and 550F Routing. Combined with the Layer 3 switching capabilities of the Intel 550 es, the Intel Gigabit Switch increases your network efficiency and reduces congestion across your campus backbone. Special features Management Use Intel Device View with the embedded web server for comprehensive management with support for SNMP, RMON and port mirroring. IEEE 802.1Q Policy-based VLANs Flexible network segmentation increases performance, efficiency and security. Long distance connectivity Establish links up to 5 kilometers with an optional module (Single-port 1000LX module). Advanced Traffic Control QoS through dual-buffering and support for IEEE802.1p. Flow control (802.3x) to reduce congestion and prevent packet loss. Flood Rate Limiting to prevent high-speed ports from flooding low-speed ports. Link Aggregration for multi-gigabit pipes and resiliency. Optional accessories Single-port 1000SX Module Extend a full-duplex Gigabit connection up to 220 meters using 62.5/125 micron multimode fiber, or up to 500 meters using 50/125 multi-mode fiber. Single-port 1000LX Module Extend your Gigabit backbone up to 5 kilometers with a full-duplex connection using singlemode fiber or up to 550 kilometers using multi-mode fiber. Four-port 10/100TX Module Four 10/100 autonegotiating ports provide flexible down-links with half and full-duplex support. Two-port 100FX Module Add a fiber port for extending a 100Mbps connection up to 2 kilometers. Redundant Power Supply Use the Redundent Power Supply for the Gigabit Switch for emergency power backup to increase backbone resiliency. 5
HIGH-PERFORMANCE NETWORKING FROM THE CAMPUS BACKBONE TO THE DESKTOP Deliver Fast Ethernet to new desktops, while continuing to support legacy PCs. Then aggregate the traffic load up through a high-performance Gigabit backbone. File and Print 400Mbps with Link Aggregation Gigabit Module Workgroup 510T/520T Pentium Processor-based PCs Structural IP Routed Environment (IP/IPX) Gigabit Module 510T/520T Legacy PCs Web Email SQL 10Mbps Cat 3 or 5 100Mbps Cat 5 1000Mbps Fiber Gigabit Switch Gigabit Farm BALANCED COMPUTING THROUGH DISTRIBUTED LAYER 3 SWITCHING Distributed backbones offer scalable, balanced computing for growing networks. Layer 3 switching distributes the routing function across multiple network segments. This ensures that there's no single point of failure for inter-subnet routing. It also enables routed traffic to cross the backbone at wire speed. 10Mbps Cat 3 or 5 100Mbps Cat 5 1000Mbps Fiber Workgroup A B Gigabit Web 520T C Gigabit Switch D Gigabit Email 510T & 520T E F 510T Workgroup REDUNDANT NETWORKING FOR HIGH RESILIENCY Strategically deployed redundancy eliminates single points of failure to increase backbone and server uptime. 2 Gigabit Switch with Redundant Power Supply 6Gbps with Link Aggregation 510T/520T 550F es and 520T 1 Gigabit Switch Data Center 1. Link resilience (between switches) Multiple connections between switches act as a single, high-bandwidth link. Even if one connection fails, the link is preserved. 2. Link resilience (between switch and server) traffic can be aggregated across multiple switch ports using multiple Intel Adapters. With Intel s Adapter Fault Tolerance, if one link fails, the remaining links take over, with no interruption in service. Redundant Power Supplies 10Mbps Cat 3 or 5 100Mbps Cat 5 1000Mbps Fiber 3 510T Redundant Power Supply 3. Switch stack resilience Redundant stacking connections preserve backplane connections. Other safeguards include: Optional Redundant Power Supply Automatic temperature alerts No single point of failure 6
SPECIFICATIONS INTEL EXPRESS INTEL EXPRESS INTEL EXPRESS 550T AND INTEL EXPRESS FEATURE 510T SWITCHES 520T SWITCHES 550F ROUTING SWITCHES GIGABIT SWITCH Application desktop/workgroup workgroup/segment segment/campus backbone Ports 24-10/100Mbps 12-10/100Mbps 550T: 8-10/100Mbps with 7-1000BASE-SX autonegotiation per port autonegotiation per port per-port autonegotiation 550F: 8-100FX fiber Uplinks 10/100TX, Gigabit Ethernet, Fiber (using optional modules) N/A Stacking up to 7 units high N/A Performance Scalable Stacking Technology increases backplane capacity N/A by 2.1Gbps for each switch added to the stack Management Stack can be managed as single device N/A Connectivity requirements 2 switches Stack Interface module per switch N/A 3-7 switches Matrix module for one switch; Stack Interface Modules for the others Fault Tolerance Redundant connections Per Base Unit Redundant connections (via link aggregation) (via link aggregation) Redundant Power Supply (optional) Temperature Alarms (built in) Redundant Power Supply (optional) Temperature Alarms (built in) Fault tolerant backplane Per Stack N/A Redundant stacking connections (optional) N/A Bandwidth Control Link Aggregation 16 groups, up to 4 ports per group 16 groups, up to 4 ports per group 16 groups, up to 4 ports per group 10 groups, up to 8 ports/group Full-duplex Autonegotiation Autonegotiation Autonegotiation Autonegotiation Flood Rate Limiting Support N/A N/A N/A Basic Performance MAC Addresses 8000 8000 8000 24,000 Buffer size 4MB 4MB 8MB 512Kb per port (buffer) Minimum latency 7.5µs 7.5µs 7.5µs 5µs Forwarding mode Cut-through, fragment free, store- Cut-through, fragment free, store- Cut-through, fragment free, store- Store and forward and-forward; each port self-tunes and-forward; each port self-tunes and-forward; each port self-tunes for optimal performance for optimal performance for optimal performance Network and Traffic Control Layer 3 switching N/A N/A ASIC-based IP, IPX N/A Active Flow Control IEEE 802.3x, backpressure IEEE 802.3x, backpressure IEEE 802.3x, backpressure IEEE 802.3x, backpressure IP Multicast Pruning IGMP & DVMRP N/A N/A N/A Layer 4 filtering N/A N/A N/A VLAN 128 policy-based 128 policy-based 128 policy-based 1024 policy-based (port, MAC, protocol) (port, MAC, protocol) (port, MAC, protocol) (port, MAC, 802.1Q) Spanning Tree Protocol (per switch, per VLAN, multi-layer) IP multicast control Class of service support N/A N/A Differentiated Services (IP ToS), RSVP 802.1p with dual queues Management Intel Device View Included Included Included Included via Web via Windows* Windows NT,* Windows* 95/98 Windows NT, Windows 95/98 Windows NT, Windows 95/98 Windows NT, Windows 95/98 RMON Groups 1-3,9 Groups 1-3,9 Groups 1-9 Groups 1-3,9 SNMP Configuration Wizard N/A Traffic Analysis User-defined graphs User-defined graphs User-defined graphs N/A Port Mirroring Optional Modules 10/100BASE-TX 4 ports 4 ports 4 ports 4 ports Gigabit Ethernet: 1000BASE-SX 1 port 1 port 1 port 1 port 1000BASE-LX N/A N/A N/A 1 port 100BASE-FX 2 ports 2 ports 2 ports 2 ports Stack Interface 1 port (see stacking 1 port (see stacking 1 port (see stacking N/A requirements, above) requirements, above) requirements, above) Matrix 6 port (see stacking 6 port (see stacking 6 port (see stacking N/A requirements, above) requirements, above) requirements, above) Other Accessories Redundant Power Supply Protects up to 4 Protects up to 4 Protects up to 4 500 Series 500 Series 500 Series Limited Warranty 3 year 3 year 3 year 1 year 7
SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED) Standards Compliance INTEL EXPRESS 500 SERIES SWITCHES INTEL EXPRESS 510T, 520T, 550T, 550F GIGABIT SWITCH Bridge/Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1d), Fast Ethernet (IEEE 802.3u), Autonegotiation (IEEE 802.3x), SMI (RFC 1155), SNMP (RFC 1157), RMON (RFC 1757), ICMP (RFC 792), TCP (RFC 793), ARP (RFC 826), RIPv1(RFP 950/1058), RIPv2 (RFC 1723), Telnet (RFC 854), TFTP (RFC 783), UDP/IP (RFC 768/791/1071), BootP (RFC 951/906/1350) Bridge/Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.ld), QoS (IEEE 802.1p), VLAN (IEEE 802.1Q), Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), Fast Ethernet (IEEE 802.3u) Autonegotiation (IEEE 802.3x), Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3z), UDP (RFC 768), TFTP (RFC 783), IP (RFC 791), ICMP (RFC 792), TCP (RFC 793), ARP (RFC 826), Telnet (RFC 854-859), SNMP (RFC 1157), RMON (RFC 1757), SLIP, PPP, HTTP v1 over TCP SNMP MIB II (RFC 1213), Ethernet-like MIB (RFC 1643), (Ethernet-like MIB RFC 1398), Bridge MIB (RFC 1493) MIB II (RFC 1213), Ethernet-like MIB (RFC 1643), Bridge MIB (RFC 1493), Repeater MIB (RFC 1516) Status Indicators Maximum Cabling Distance Safety Agency Approval Electromagnetic Emissions Per port: traffic, collision, speed, link, duplex, disable General: power status, temperature, redundant power Per port: traffic, link, duplex, error, port disable General: power status, reset Switch-to-Switch/Workstation: 100Mbps: Category 5 Shielded/Unshielded UTP cable: 328 feet (100m); 62.5/125-micron fiber optical cable: 6,558 feet (2,000m) 1000Mbps: 1000BASE-SX: 50/125-micron fiber optical cable: 1804 feet (550m); 62.5/125-micron fiber optical cable: 721 feet (220m) 1000BASE-LX: 50/125-micron fiber optical cable: 1804 feet (550m); 62.5/125-micron fiber optical cable: 1804 feet (550m); 9/125-micron fiber optical cable: 16400 feet (5km) Switch-to-Repeater: 100Mbps: Category 5 Shielded/Unshielded UTP cable: 328 ft. (100m); 62.5/125-micron fiber optical cable: 525 ft. (160m); 1000Mbps: 1000BASE-SX: 50/125-micron fiber optical cable: 1804 ft. (550m); 62.5/125-micron fiber optical cable: 721 ft. (220m) 1000BASE-LX: 50/125-micron fiber optical cable: 1804 ft. (550m); 62.5/125-micron fiber optical cable: 1804 ft. (550m); 9/125-micron fiber optical cable: 16400 ft. (5km) UL listed (UL 1950/CSA22.2-950); IEC 950, EN60950 (CE), AS/NZ 3260 compliant FCC Part 15, Subpart J, Class A; EN55022 (CISPR: 1993), Class A; VCCI Class A ITE; C-tick Electromagnetic Susceptibility IEC 1000-4-2, IEC 1000-4-3, IEC 1000-4-4, IEC 1000-4-5 Connector Interfaces 10/100BASE-TX ports RJ-45 10/100BASE-TX ports RJ-45 100BASE-FX ports SC 100BASE-FX ports SC 1000BASE-SX ports SC 1000BASE-SX ports SC Console management RS 232 DB9 1000BASE-LX ports SC Console Management RS 232 DB9, 10BASE-T Physical Specifications 17.4" x 3.4" x 13" 19" x 3" x 18" Dimensions (W x H x D) (440mm x 80mm x 330mm) (482mm x 76mm x 457mm) Weight Approx 14.8 lb (6.1 kg) 23 lb (10 kg) Electrical Specifications Power Dissipation 100W maximum 220W maximum AC Line Frequency 47-63Hz 47-63Hz Input Voltage (rms) 90-135/180-264 VAC (Autosensing) 90-135/180-264 VAC (Autosensing) FOR PRODUCT INFORMATION World Wide Web http://www.intel.com/network U.S. and Canada 800-538-3373 or 503-264-7354 Europe +44-1793-431-155 Japan +81-298-47-0800 Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and ASEAN +65-735-3811 Australia +61-2-9937-5800 CUSTOMER SUPPORT Intel Customer Support Services offers a broad selection of programs including extended phone support, upgrades, parts replacement, on-site services and installation. For more information, contact us on the World Wide Web at http:// support.intel.com/sites/support or call 800-538-3373, ext. 276. Service and availability may vary by country. FOR MORE INFORMATION To order data sheets and price lists call 503-264-6835, 800-525-3019, or find us on the World Wide Web: http://www.intel.com/network ORDER CODES Intel 510T Switch ES510T Intel 520T Switch ES520T Intel ES550T Intel 550F ES550F Stack Interface Module for 500 Series ES500MSI Matrix Module for 500 Series ES500MSM 10/100TX Module for 500 Series ES500MTX 100FX Module for 500 Series ES500MFX 1000SX Module for 500 Series ES500MSXSST Redundant Power Supply for 500 Series and 200 Series Stackable Hubs ESRPS1 Redundant Power Supply DC Cable for 500 Series ES500RPS/CAB Intel Gigabit Switch ES1000SRP Single-Port 1000SX Module for Gigabit Switch ES1000MSX Single-Port 1000LX Module for Gigabit Switch ES1000MLX Four-Port 10/100TX Module for Gigabit Switch ES1000MTX Two-Port 100FX Module for Gigabit Switch ES1000MFX Redundant Power Supply for Gigabit Switch ES1000RPS COMPANION PRODUCTSI Consider these related Intel products in your network planning: Intel 200 Series Stackable Hubs Intel Device View Intel Routers Intel PRO/100 and PRO/1000 Adapters Intel Netport TM PRO/100 Print Intel Redundant Power Supply Intel Corporation, 1998. All rights reserved. * Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 1198/GB/CS/PTS Please Recycle. NP0537.11