Dell PowerConnect 6248 Rack-Mountable Network Switch

Port Attributes

• 48 10/100/1000BASE-T auto-sensing Gigabit Ethernet switching ports
• 4 SFP combo ports for fiber media support
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink modules (optional)
• Resilient stacking up to 12 systems (with optional module)
• Auto-negotiation for speed, duplex mode and flow control
• Auto MDI/MDIX
• Port mirroring
• Flow-based port mirroring
• Broadcast storm control

Performance

• Switch Fabric Capacity 184 Gb/s
• Forwarding Rate 131 Mpps
• Up to 8,000 MAC Addresses
• 256MB of CPU SDRAM
• 32MB of Flash Memory

Availability

• Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1D) and Rapid Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1w) with Fast Link Support
• Multiple spanning trees (IEEE 802.1s)
• Supports Virtual Redundant Routing Protocol (VRRP)
• External redundant power support with PowerConnect RPS-600 (sold separately)
• Cable diagnostics
• SFP transceiver diagnostics

Layer 3 Routing Protocols

• Static Routes
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v1/v2
• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v1/v2/v3
• Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
• ICMP Router Discover Protocol (IRDP)
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v2
• Distance-Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)

VLAN

• VLAN support for tagging and port-based as per IEEE 802.1Q
• Double VLAN tagging (QinQ); Up to 4093 VLANs supported
• Dynamic VLAN with GVRP support

Quality of Service

• Layer 2 Trusted Mode (IEEE 802.1p tagging)
• Layer 3 Trusted Mode (DSCP)
• Layer 4 Trusted Mode (TCP/UDP)
• Advanced Mode using Layer 2/3/4 flow-based Policies, including metering/rate limiting, marking and bandwidth guarantees
• Up to 100 ACLs can be used for QoS flow identification via Class-maps
• 8 Priority Queues per Port
• Adjustable Weighted-Round-Robin (WRR) and Strict Queue Scheduling
• Port-based QoS Services Mode
• Flow-based QoS Services Mode

Layer 2 Multicast

• Static IP Multicast
• Dynamic Multicast Support – 256 Multicast groups supported in IGMP Snooping
• IGMP snooping for IP multicast support
• IGMP Querier
• Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM-DM, PIM-SM)

Security

• IEEE 802.1x-based edge authentication
• Switch access password protection
• User-definable settings for enabling or disabling Web, SSH, Telnet, SSL management access
• Port-based MAC Address alert and lock-down LLDP-MED
• IP Address filtering for management access via Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH and SNMP; RADIUS and TACACS+ remote authentication for switch management access
• Up to 100 Access Control Lists (ACLs) supported
• Up to 12 Access Control Entries (ACEs) per ACL
• SSLv3 and SSHv2 encryption for switch management traffic
• Management access filtering via Management Access Profiles

Other Switching Features

• Link Aggregation with support for up to 8 aggregated links per switch and up to 8 member ports per aggregated link IEEE 802.3ad)
• LACP support (IEEE 802.3ad) Link Layer Discovery Protocol supported (IEEE 802.1AB)

Management

• Web-based management interface
• Industry-standard CLI accessible via Telnet or Local Serial Port
• SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 supported
• Four RMON groups supported (history, statistics, alarms and events)
• TFTP transfers of firmware and configuration files
• Dual firmware images on-board
• Multiple configuration file upload/download supported
• Statistics for error monitoring and performance optimization including port summary tables
• BootP/DHCP IP address management supported
• Syslog remote logging capabilities
• Temperature sensors for environmental monitoring

Chassis

• Approximate weight (without modules): 12.2 lbs, 5.54 kg
• Approximate weight (with modules): 12.6 lbs, 5.70 kg
• 440 x 387 x 43.2 mm (W x D x H)