To create smarter services, companies need smarter systems capable of harnessing the potiential of the world's devices, assets, and networks. It starts with a dynamic infrastructure that increases operational efficiency, unifies business and IT assets, helps consolidate network resources through virtualization, provides an integrated security strategy, and reduces energy consumption.
The role of data networks in our daily lives continues to expand and grow exponentially. Emerging needs such as application convergence, non-stop operation and scalability place new demands on enterprise data center networks. Next generation networks for a dynamic infrastructure must provide the highest possible level of performance, reliability, scalability, quality of service, security and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). IBM offers a modular switch series that is designed to provide improved service with industry leading levels of performance; reduced cost with a high density and energy efficient design; and a commonly used management interface which can leverage existing staff training and experience to help manage risk when integrating new technology.
IBM r-series Ethernet switches are available in four chassis models and allow network designers to standardize on a single product family for end-of-row, aggregation, and backbone switching, and is ideal for data center and enterprise deployment.
In addition, the switches, with their high-density and compact design, are an ideal solution for High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments and Internet Exchanges and Internet Service Providers (IXPs and ISPs) where non-blocking, high-density Ethernet switches are needed.
Common features