Foundry Networks' Stackable Solutions Scale the Intelligent Edge

Foundry Networks announced the availability of the FastIron® GS-STK and FastIron LS-STK stackable Layer 2/3 switches using IronStackTM technology. In addition to these pre-configured models, a field-upgradeable IronStack upgrade kit with stacking ports is also available for existing FastIron GS and LS users who want the benefits of stacking. As part of the award-winning FastIron GS and FastIron LS Series 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) access switch families, the FastIron GS-STK and FastIron LS-STK models offer the benefits of "pay-as-you grow" scalability, ease of single switch operations, and low initial cost of a compact access switch. These new switches are designed for organizations that require a scalable and secure intelligent edge solution that offers the cost, size and ease of deployment advantages of fixed-configuration access switches.

The FastIron GS-STK and FastIron LS-STK switches support a rich set of advanced Layer 2 Ethernet services, static routing and IGMP and MLD multicast snooping. To protect against network abuse and to control network access, Foundry leverages a robust suite of IronShield^TM security capabilities including policy-based network access control, MAC-based VLANs, extended ACLs, MAC filters, denial of service protection, spanning tree protocol protection, embedded sFlow® traffic monitoring, IronShield 360 closed-loop threat mitigation and enhanced Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) compliance capabilities. It also supports Base Layer 3 features for increased networking and configuration flexibility. Base Layer 3 features include static routing with RIP v1/v2 announcements, virtual and routed interfaces, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) relay and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP).  The switches will feature a de facto industry standard CLI for familiarity and ease of operations and will be manageable using Foundry's unified network management platform, INM.