Znyx Networks today announced the ZX4800 Gigabit Layer-3 Switch — a combination of the Intel NetStructure ZT 8102 Switch with the Znyx OpenArchitect for Managed Switches control plane software environment.

The ZX4800, an all-Gigabit Layer-3 PICMG 2.16 Switch, integrates Intel's high-performance Gigabit Ethernet switching silicon technology with Znyx' OpenArchitect switch management software including the OpenArchitect/HA high availability extensions. The combined product features high-performance switching, extensive L3 routing capabilities, L4-7 filtering, Class-of-Service features, security and high-speed fault tolerant failover on a switch-to-switch, VLAN-to-VLAN, or port-to-port basis. Other features include automatic reconfiguration after blade replacement, secure in-band management, advanced traffic filtering and configuration scripting tools. OpenArchitect's extensible Linux environment empowers OEMs to tailor the routing environment to fit application-specific requirements, value-added embedded switch solutions. For example, OpenArchitect can easily be integrated within an OEM's chassis management environment.

The ZX4800 will be offered as an off-the-shelf product and with OpenArchitect/HA software extensions.

 
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