Data Sheet

GE
Intelligent Platforms
NETernity GBX24
IPv6 Enabled, 6U VME, Conduction Cooled, 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Features
• 6U VMEbus form factor
• 24-ports of Gigabit Ethernet
– 24 ports to rear connectors
– 20 ports to rear connectors plus 4 ports
optical to front panel
– 16 ports to rear connectors plus 8 ports
off board SX optics
• Hardware enabled IPv6 and IPv4 support
• Fully managed solution
• Layer 2/3 switching with advanced
support for VLANs, QoS, and IPv6
• 48 Gbit/s non-blocking switch fabric with
full wirespeed performance
• Unmanaged version also available
• Configuration through web interface
• Supports IPv6 switching and routing
• Support of Jumbo frames up to 10kB
• Remote management support (Telnet,
HTTP, and SNMP)
• Built-in-Test (BIT) software
• Ruggedization Levels 1-6
Key Specifications
• IEEE 802.3-2005
– IEEE 802.3ad (Link Aggregation)
• IEEE 802.1P (Prioritization)
• IEEE 802.1Q (VLAN tagging)
• IEEE 802.1D (Spanning tree Protocol)
NETernity GBX24 is a fully managed (Layer
2/3) Gigabit Ethernet switch designed to
meet the most demanding requirements
for network switching in tactical applica-
tions. This Gigabit switch is available in both
air- and conduction-cooled formats and
features a non-blocking shared memory
architecture. This provides 48 Gbits/s core
offering full wire speed performance with
minimal latency on all ports simultaneously.
The GBX24 has comprehensive network
management capabilities that includes
VLANs, link aggregation, spanning tree, IPv4,
IPv6, IGMP, traffic policing, Quality of Service
(QoS), guaranteed bandwidth and SNMP.
Configuration of the switch is via a com-
prehensive and intuitive web interface,
command line interface or SNMP.
GBX24 provides optional optical expan-
sion through a mix of onboard optics and
a separate Optical Expansion Board. All
twenty-four ports can be converted to
optical outputs to give twenty-four ports
of Gigabit, either 1000 BaseSX or 1000
BaseLX. Onboard built-in test (BIT) ensures
the GBX24 can be easily linked with other
GE Intelligent Platforms boards to provide
integrated system level health monitoring
and diagnostics.