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Feature Description
VLAN Support for up to 4096 VLANs simultaneously
Port-based and 802.1Q tag-based VLANs
MAC-based VLAN
Management VLAN
PVE (Private VLAN Edge), also known as Protected Port, with multiple uplinks
Guest VLAN
Unauthenticated VLAN
Protocol-based VLAN
CPE VLAN
Dynamic VLAN assignment via Radius server along with 802.1x client authentication
Voice VLAN Voice traffic is automatically assigned to a voice-specific VLAN and treated with appropriate levels of QoS.
Auto voice capabilities deliver network-wide zero touch deployment of voice endpoints and call control devices.
Multicast TV VLAN Continuously sends multicast streams in a multicast VLAN while isolating the streams from subscriber VLANs
for bandwidth and security reasons. This feature is also known as Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR).
Q-in-Q VLANs transparently cross over a service provider network while isolating traffic among customers.
GVRP/GARP Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) and Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) enable
automatic propagation and configuration of VLANs in a bridged domain.
DHCP Relay at Layer 2 Relay of DHCP traffic to DHCP server in a different VLAN. Works with DHCP Option 82.
IGMP (versions 1, 2, and 3)
snooping
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) limits bandwidth-intensive multicast traffic to only the requesters;
supports 1000 multicast groups (source-specific multicasting is also supported).
IGMP querier IGMP querier is used to support a Layer 2 multicast domain of snooping switches in the absence of a multicast
router.
HOL blocking Head-of-line (HOL) blocking.
Jumbo Frames Frames up to 10K in length.
Layer 3
IPv4 routing
Wire-speed routing of IPv4 packets
Up to 128 static routes and up to 128 IP interfaces
CIDR
Support for Classless Inter-Domain Routing
RIP v2 (on 550X)
Support for Routing Information Protocol version 2, for dynamic routing
VRRP (on 550X)
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) delivers improved availability in a Layer 3 network by providing
redundancy of the default gateway servicing hosts on the network. VRRP versions 2 and 3 are supported. Up
to 255 virtual routers are supported.
DHCP Relay at Layer 3
Relay of DHCP traffic across IP domains.
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Relay
Relay of broadcast information across Layer 3 domains for application discovery or relaying of BOOTP/DHCP
packets.
Stacking
Hardware stack
Up to 200 ports managed as a single system with hardware failover.
High availability
Fast stack failover delivers minimal traffic loss.
Plug-and-play stacking
configuration/management
Master/backup for resilient stack control
Auto-numbering
Hot swap of units in stack
Ring and chain stacking options
Auto stacking port speed
Flexible stacking port options
High-speed stack interconnects
Cost-effective 10G copper and high-speed 10G Fiber interfaces.
Mixed stacking support
A stack can consist of a mix of ESW2 550X and SG500X models.
Security
SSH SSH is a secure replacement for Telnet traffic. SCP also uses SSH. SSH versions 1 and 2 are supported.
SSL Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encrypts all HTTPS traffic, allowing secure access to the browser-based
management GUI in the switch.