Product Overview
Enterasys’ leadership position in the switching market is further enhanced by the Enterasys
®
SecureStack™ B-Series stackable enterprise switches. The SecureStack B2 is a high-performance
Fast Ethernet edge switch that provides scalable, wire-rate performance in support of the
bandwidth-intensive and delay-sensitive requirements of today’s demanding applications. With
support for 16,000 MAC addresses, the B2 is an excellent choice for environments that require
complete multilayer switching capabilities and support for high density 10/100 Ethernet ports.
The B2 is well suited for 100Mb networks that may migrate to a predominantly Gigabit Ethernet
network. In addition to its complete multilayer switching capabilities, the B2 also provides
multilayer packet classification and priority queuing for differentiated services. Along with a switch
capacity of 57.6Gbps, the B2 provides up to 48 10/100 Ethernet ports as well as 4 10/100/1000
Ethernet uplink ports. Leveraging the B2’s wire-rate stacking capability, as many as 8 B2s can be
interconnected in a single stack to create a virtual switch that provides 460.8Gbps of capacity and
up to 384 10/100 Ethernet ports as well as 32 10/100/1000 Ethernet uplink ports.
Robust quality of service (QoS) features enable strong support for integrated multimedia networks,
including Voice over IP, video, as well as all types of data-intensive applications. The B2’s optional
policy license enables its highly customizable Layer 2/3/4 packet classification capabilities to work
together with the 8 hardware-based priority queues associated with each Ethernet port to support a
suite of differentiated services with as many as 8 distinct priority levels. In conjunction with its non-
blocking L2 switching architecture, the B2’s intelligent queuing mechanisms ensure that mission-
critical applications receive prioritized access to network resources.
The B2 provides a secure network by utilizing its authentication and security features, which can
be applied at the port level or at the user level. Making use of the NetSight
®
Policy Manager or a
standard CLI, the SecureStack role-based architecture enables a network administrator to define
distinct roles or profiles that represent operational groups within a business (e.g., employee,
executive, guest, etc). Multiple users/devices per port can be authenticated via IEEE 802.1X,
MAC address, or web authentication, and then assigned a predefined operational role. Network
operations can be easily tailored to meet business-oriented requirements by providing each role
with individualized access to network services and applications (e.g., a guest should have different
network access privileges than an employee).
There is nothing more important
than our customers.
Benefits
Business Alignment
• GranularQoScapabilitiessupport
convergedmultimedianetworks
• Alignsnetworkresourceutilizationwith
businessgoalsandpriorities
• Reliablenetworkoperationformission
criticalapplications
Operational Efficiency
• Scalablearchitecturesupports
continuedgrowthofnetworkcapacity
• Consolidatedmanagementcapabilities
reducenetworkoperationalexpenses
• Securitycapabilitieswithoutthe
highoverhead
Security
• Networkresourcessecurelyallocated
accordingtouserroles
• Networksecuritymaintained
concurrentlywithusermobility
• Architecturedesignedwithintegral
networksecurity
Support and Service
• Industryleadingcustomersatisfaction
andrstcallresolutionrates
• Personalizedservices
• LimitedLifetimeWarranty
Highavailabilitydesignassures
reliablenetworkoperations
GranularQoScapabilitiessupport
convergedmultimedianetworks
Alignsnetworkresourceutilization
withbusinessgoalsandpriorities
PoEsupportsavarietyof
networkdevices
InvestmentprotectionviaLimited
LifetimeWarranty
460.8Gbpscapacityand
104.8Mpps
Enterasys
®
SecureStack
™
B2 Switch
Secure Fast Ethernet Stackable L2/L3/L4 Edge Switch with Optional Policy Support
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