The ES-3024 is a managed layer 2 switch for workgroups or WAN edge applications. It is equipped with twenty-four 10/100Mbps ports and two expansion slots that accommodate optional 10/100/1000Base-T, 1000Base-SX or GBIC modules. With the recent growth of Gigabit Ethernet in Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN), expansion modules provide unparalleled flexibility for supporting a wide variety of uplink infrastructures while maintaining a competitive price to performance ratio.

The IEEE 802 standard-based firmware provides a rich set of features and ensures interoperability with equipment from other vendors. Additionally, the firmware includes advanced features such as IGMP snooping, broadcast storm control, and MAC address filtering, to enhance security and bandwidth utilization.

With its built-in web-based management, the ES-3024 offers an easy-to-use, platform-independent management and configuration facility. The ES-3024 supports standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and can be managed via any standard-based management software. For text-based management, the ES-3024 can also be accessed via Telnet and the console port.

Benefits:

Port Trunking Provides Higher Availability - The ES-3024 supports IEEE 802.3ad with load distribution control and fail over recovery. With the exception of expansion slots, up to 8 ports can be aggregated for bandwidth up to 1600Mbps. No matter what modules are used for expansion slots, all traffic is aggregated based on MAC addresses, thus balancing the traffic load.

Clustering Simplifies Network Configuration and Management - The clustering design enables system administrators to configure and manage up to 8 units of the ES-3024 through a single IP address. This enables service providers to start with a minimal initial investment and add more equipment as customers increase. Network expansion can be accomplished without increasing management efforts.

VLAN Offers Both Security and Performance - The VLAN feature in the ES-3024 offers the benefits of both security and performance. VLAN is used to isolate traffic between different users and thus provides better security. Limiting the broadcast traffic to within the same VLAN broadcast domain also enhances performance.

Rate Adaptation Allows Service Differentiation - In order to fulfill the needs of different customers, service providers need a network infrastructure that combines guaranteed performance and flexibility in service provisioning. Rate adaptation on subscriber ports allows increments of 1Kbps, allowing service providers to offer tiered service.

Rate Adaptation Allows Service Differentiation - Port mirroring copies traffic from a specific port to a target port. This mechanism helps track network errors or abnormal packet transmission without interrupting the flow of data.

Multicasting and Broadcast Storm Control Optimize Bandwidth Utilization - The IGMP snooping feature forwards traffic only to subscribers that request the multicast traffic. This prevents unnecessary forwarding of multicast traffic to all subscribers, therefore optimizing bandwidth utilization for bandwidth-consuming applications such as broadcast video.
The broadcast storm control gives system administrators the choice to either forward or discard broadcast packets created by malicious or run-away applications. This prevents unnecessary waste of bandwidth to enhance bandwidth utilization.

Access Control Enhances Network Security - The ES-3024 supports not only 802.1x port-based access control for subscriber authentication, but also allows system administrators to define a limited number of MAC addresses that can access the network from a particular port. This feature, which denies unauthorized devices from communicating through the switch, highly enhances network security. The ES-3024 also supports the ability to limit the number of users (MAC addresses) that can simultaneously access the network on a per-port basis, allowing service providers to offer flexible billing plans.

Specifications

General

Standard:

IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet (twisted-pair copper)
IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet (twisted-pair copper)
ANSI/IEEE 802.3 Auto-negotiation
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
IEEE802.1p Priority Queues
IEEE802.1Q VLAN
IEEE802.1d Spanning Tree

Uplink Interface:

Two uplink slots
Modules: Dimensions: 146 x 66mm; Weight: 215g
- EM3024-SX-SC: 1x 1000Base-SX, Multi-mode, SC connector LED: LNK: Green LED on/off, ACT: Green LED blink/off
- EM3024-FX-SC: 1x 100FX, Multi-mode, SC connector
  LED: LNK/TX: Green LED on/off/blinking, RX: Green LED blinking/off, FDX/COL: amber LED, Light on: full duplex, Light off: half duplex, Light blinking: collision in half duplex
- EM3024-GTP: 1x 10/100/1000Base-TX (RJ-45), LED: LNK/TX: Green LED, on/off/blinking, 1000: Green, LED on/off/blink, 100: Green, LED on/off/blink, FDX/COL: amber LED, Light on: full duplex, Light off: half duplex, Light blinking: collision in half duplex
- EM3024-GBIC: GBIC 3.3V frame
  LED: LNK: Green LED on/off, ACT: Green LED blink/off

Stacking Interface:

One stacking slot
Modules: Dimensions: 118 x 110mm; Weight: 252g
EM3024S: Stacking module with 2x 1000Base-T ports
LED: No

Subscriber Interface:

24 10/100 Base-TX interfaces
Auto-negotiation
Auto-MDIX
Compliant with IEEE 802.3/3u
Back pressure flow control for half duplex
Flow control for full duplex (IEEE 802.3x)
Connector: RJ-45

Performance & Management

Bridging:

16K MAC addresses
Static MAC address filtering/forwarding
Limited max. number of MAC addresses per port

Switching:

Switching fabric: 12.8Gbps, non-blocking
Frame size: 1522bytes
Forwarding frame: 802.3, 802.1q, Ethernet II, PPPoE
Prevent the forwarding of corrupted packets

STP:

802.1d spanning tree protocol

VLAN:

Port-based VLAN
IEEE 802.1Q tag-based VLAN, 4095 Max
Support GVRP, automatic member registration

IEEE 802.1p Priority Queues:

4 queues

Port Trunking:

IEEE802.3ad port trunking, static and dynamic (LACP) port trunking
Fast Ethernet: three groups, up to 8 ports for each group
Gigabit: one group

Multicasting:

Support IGMP snooping

Rate Limiting:

At 1Kbps increment

Broadcast Storm:

Support broadcast storm control

Port Mirroring:

All ports support

Scalability:

System Control:

Alarm/status surveillance
OAM&P
Configuration management
Performance management
Status management
Security management
Software upgrade and download via console, web, FTP
System configuration restore and backup
Self diagnostic

Management:

CLI through console port and telnet
RS-232C (DB-9) port for local management
Web-based management
Status display and event report from web-based management
SNMP manageable
Trap
RMON 1,2,3,9

MIBs:

RFC1213 SNMP MIB II
RFC2011 IP MIB
RFC2012 TCP MIB
RFC2013 UDP MIB
RFC1493 Bridge MIB
RFC1757 Four Group of RMON
RFC2674 VLAN MIB

Physical and Environmental:

Weight: 5.3Kg
Dimensions: 440(L) x 300(D) x 44.5(H) mm
LED and switch: Power (green): on or off
System (green)
Light off: System not ready or failed
Light on: System ready and running ok
Light flashing: System booting
Alarm (red): on or off
S1 (green):
Light off: stacking port disconnected or fail
Light on: Stacking port link ok
Light flashing: traffic go through stacking port
S2: the same as S1
24x 10/100M Ethernet ports
LNK/ACT: dual-color LED
Green light: 10M Ethernet
Amber light: 100M Ethernet
Light off: port disconnected or link-up failure
Light on: Ethernet link ok, color indicates of link is 10 or 100M
Blinking: activity
FDX/COL: amber LED
Light on: full duplex
Light off: half duplex
Light blinking: collision in half duplex

Power Supply:

100 - 240VAC 50/60Hz internal universal power supply
Power Consumption: 60W max.
Operating Temperature: 0ºC to 45ºC (32ºF to 113ºF)
Operational Humidity: 10% to 90% (Non-condensing)

EMI:

FCC Part 15 Class A
EN55022 Class A
CE

Safety:

UL 1950
CSA C22.2 No. 950
EN60950

ZyXEL Documentation
	Download the ZyXEL ES-3024 Data Sheet (PDF).

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