D-Link Launches High-Performance Ethernet Switch for Business Environments

Strategic Insights -

D-Link, the leading manufacturer of Ethernet hubs, has introduced the DES-5024, a high-performance Tri-speed 24 port 10/100MB Ethernet/Fast Ethernet NWay auto-sensing Switch designed for medium to large businesses. This switch provides dedicated bandwidth for 24 ports, optional Gigabit up-link connections, ISDN Router, and SNMP/RMON management, making it an excellent choice for departmental computing environments.

Key Takeaways:

  • The DES-5024 is a high-performance switch that provides 5.5Gbps total bandwidth per unit, delivering maximum departmental network performance that is fully scalable between the 10/100/Gigabit connections.
  • The switch has a modular Gigabit up-link fiber connection, allowing it to segment network traffic with dedicated bandwidth at 10/100Mb for 24 ports and provide an excellent vehicle for the final exit backbone services with its greater bandwidth to large scale backbone enterprise systems.
  • The optional ISDN module expands the technology to the next level by delivering complete dedicated service to Wide Area Networking (WAN).
  • As a layer 2 switch, the DES-5024 processes packets more efficiently, moving data point to point from the Data Link Control layer to produce higher throughput in the real world, delivering performance where it counts, at the desktop.
  • Unlike a Layer 3 switch, the DES-5024 will process all protocols, and is an excellent value with the lowest cost-per-port for this class of product in the industry.

Statistics:

  • 24 ports provide dedicated bandwidth for 10/100MB Ethernet/Fast Ethernet NWay auto-sensing Switch.
  • 5.5Gbps total bandwidth per unit.
  • $3,499 MSRP or $145.83 a port.
  • Gigabit Ethernet link module priced at $999.00.
  • D-Link has grown to over 1,300 employees and $230 million in revenue worldwide.

Sources:

  • D-Link Systems, Inc. press release, December 16, 1997.
  • IDC and DataQuest reports.
  • D-Link product literature.
  • Company website: www.dlink.com.
  • Phone: (800) 326-1688 or (949) 788-0805.
  • FAX: (949) 753-7033.
  • E-Mail: marcom@dlink.com.