Edge-Core Layer 2/4 10 Gigabit Ethernet standalone switch ES5508 Dépliant

Ethernet Switch

The Edge-Core ES5508 is a 
10 Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2/4 
Standalone switch featuring 8 
XFP 

ports which support for SR, 

LR and ER optics. The ES5508 
is ideal for aggregating the 
gigabit switch with 10G uplinks 
to the core network, relieving 
bottlenecks created on the 
uplink ports of Gigabit switches. 
It is also ideal for aggregating 
server farms that are equipped 
with 10G NIC cards to provide 
line speed 10G switching. With a 
10Gigabit Ethernet backbone, 
high speed and high bandwidth 
applications such as video on 
demand e-learning and network 
storage data backup can 
achieve superior performance. 

With 160Gbps switching capacity, Edge-
Core’s ES5508 delivers wire-speed 
10Gigabit per second performance on all 
ports. 

The 10Gigabit Ethernet connectivity is 
accomplished via 10Gigabit Small Form-
factor Pluggable module (XFP) which is hot-
pluggable, supports distances up to 300 
meters over multimode fiber and 10km and 
40km over single-mode fiber. 

IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol 
provides a loop-free network and redundant 
links to the core network with rapid 
convergence to ensure faster recovery from 
failed links, enhancing overall network 
stability and reliability.

IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree 
Protocol runs STP per VLAN base, providing 
Layer 2 load sharing on redundant links.

IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control 
Protocol (LACP) increases bandwidth by 
automatically aggregating several physical 
links together as a logical trunk and providing 
load balancing and fault tolerance for uplink 
connections.

IGMP snooping prevents flooding of IP 
multicast traffic, and limits bandwidth 
intensive video traffic to only the subscribers.

Broadcast Storm Control prevents faulty end 
stations from degrading overall system 
performance.

Optional Redundant Power Supply provides 
uninterrupted power. 

8 egress queues per port enable 
differentiated management of up to 8 traffic 
types.

Traffic is prioritized according to 802.1p, 
DSCP, IP precedence and TCP/UDP port 
number, giving optimal performance to real-
time applications such as voice and video. 

Asymmetric bidirectional rate-limiting, per 
port or per traffic class, preserves network 
bandwidth and allows maximum control of 
network resources.

Port Security ensures access to a switch 
port based on MAC address, limits the total 
number of devices from using a switch port, 
and protects against MAC flooding attacks.

IEEE 802.1X port-based access control 
ensures all users are authorized before 
being granted access to the network. User 
authentication is carried out using any 
standard-based RADIUS server. 

Access Control Lists (ACLs) can be used to 
restrict access to sensitive network 
resources by denying packets based on 
source and destination MAC addresses, IP 
addresses and TCP/UDP ports. This is 
done by hardware, so switching 
performance is not compromised.

Security Shell (SSH) and Secure Sockets 
Layer (SSL/HTTPS) encrypt network 
management information via Telnet and 
web, providing secure network 
management. 

TACACS+/RADIUS Authentication enables 
centralized control of the switch and 
restricts unauthorized users from altering 
the configuration of the switch.

Private VLAN isolates edge ports to ensure 
user privacy. 

Industry standard Command Line Interface 
(CLI) via console port or Telnet provides a 
common user interface and command set 
for users to manipulate the switch.
Embedded user friendly web interface helps 
users quickly and simply configure switches. 
Four groups of RMON are supported for 
traffic management, monitoring and 
analysis.
When upgrading firmware or fine tuning 
configuration, the dual software images and 
multiple configuration files can be used for 
backup.
TFTP can be used to back up and restore 
firmware and configuration files.

ES5508

L2 10Gigabit Ethernet 

Standalone Switch