#CISCO SWITCH SELECTOR SERIES#
For small and medium-sized studio networks:Ĭisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches provide 10/100 Ethernet and Gigabit connectivity for one or two studios.Ĭatalyst WS-C2960S-48TS-L has 48 10/100/1000 + 4 SFP ports, LAN Base ImageĬatalyst WS-C2960S-24TS-L has 24 10/100/1000 + 4 SFP ports, LAN Base Image It is fan-free and has 8 100/1000 Gigabit ports and 2 1G copper or SFP ports for trunking. Like its brother the C2960G-8TC (above), it is ideal as an edge switch, or for single-studio installations.
It does not contain PoE capability, but can "pass-through" PoE supplied by an external power supply or another PoE-capable switch.Ĭisco Catalyst WS-C3560CG-8PC-S Compact Switch is another small form-factor Gigabit switch, with the added benefit of PoE+ capability.
Because all eight ports are 1000Base-T capable, it can also be used as a small edge switch in larger facilities. It's a fan-free, small-footprint switch with eight 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and two dual-purpose Gigabit ports can be rack-mounted with an accessory kit. For single-studio applications:Ĭisco Catalyst WS-C2960CG-8TC-L Compact Switches are perfect for small applications, like single-studio facilities, transmitter-building networks or home production setups.
There's a lot of choices, and they can be bewildering! An Axia Applications Engineer will be happy to assist you in determining the correct switch for your application – please contact us for assistance. Here's a full, long-as-your-arm list of switches we've approved for use in Axia systems (so far). We find this especially true in server-based hardware. We find that “add-in” network cards provide the best opportunity for successful operation, but in many cases the “built-in” variety work just fine.
#CISCO SWITCH SELECTOR DRIVERS#
For reliable operation we recommend picking network cards that are supported by your PC vendor have specific drivers for the operating system you’re running support 1GB connections and if possible do not use “shared” resources with video or other PC subsystems. With the plethora of network adapters available, there are far too many for us to test them all. Uptime in this critical application is vital. After all, this is your program audio we’re talking about, the Ethernet switch is central to the proper functionality of your AoIP network. We have recently certified a few versions of Huawei switches and believe that they will be a good alternative for customers who do not have access to Cisco. Our experience with Cisco has been very good. We have thousands of installations and have tested a number of Ethernet switches since our original development work on Livewire began. Why? Axia introduced Broadcasting to Audio over IP in 2003. If you want to build a conventional Ethernet network for your Axia studios, we recommend Cisco and Huawei switches to suit the needs of different-sized installations. The answer is “that depends”-primarily on the size of the system you're planning. We are often asked which switches work best with Axia IP-Audio Networks.
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