Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ EXSW-1632C Wireless LAN Switch Cascade scales Extricom’s Channel Blanket architecture by extending the continuous mobility zone to twice its previous size – an area covered by 32 Extricom UltraThin Access Points (APs). The Switch Cascade also provides a fully redundant wireless LAN infrastructure to eliminate a single point of failure and support high-availability scenarios.
The EXSW-1632C is a WLAN system formed from two conjoined EXSW-1600C switches, each of which is user-configurable as the primary or secondary switch*. Each component switch provides two uplink or interconnect Gigabit Ethernet ports, and sixteen Gigabit Ethernet ports with Power over Ethernet (PoE) to attach any of Extricom’s APs.
The Switch Cascade system can support up to 32 Extricom APs, enabling up to four independent coverage blankets to be configured from the same physical infrastructure. Component switches may be positioned several hundred metres apart for deployment flexibility. The EXSW-1632C can alternatively be configured in a fully redundant, high availability mode to ensure continuous network access and full performance even if there is an AP or switch failure.
The EXSW-1632C is compatible with all Extricom APs and interoperable with any IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless client. Switch Cascade topology is also available as an upgrade to existing Extricom EXSW-1600 deployments through a firmware upgrade and purchase of an EXSW-1600C switch.
Doubled Channel Blanket Area High Availability Scenario
The Extricom Difference
Continuous Mobility Client devices move anywhere within a vastly expanded Extricom Channel Blanket without experiencing inter-AP handoffs, re-authentication or latency.
High Availability
Provides complete physical redundancy from a single edge switch solution, ensuring no single point of failure while allowing wireless clients to leverage both component switches.
Scalability
Provides wireless coverage for facilities with a large geographical footprint, such as sports stadiums or a large logistics center, from a single edge switch solution.
Superior Wireless
Connectivity With every AP on the same channel, the Extricom switch receives multiple copies of each client transmission and chooses the best AP to transmit the reply, making the system highly resilient to RF interference and ensuring the highest possible throughput.
Designed for 802.11n
The 802.11n Draft 2 compliant EXSW-1632C delivers a smooth migration path to 802.11n and enables simple, practical 801.11n deployment for enterprises.
Centralized Access
Extricom switches coordinate media access for all of the connected APs and eliminate co-channel interference, which leads to higher performance and more stable operation under heavy load.
Centralized Power
The Extricom WLAN switches supply power for all the connected Extricom UltraThin APs through built-in PoE. The EXSW-1632C supports up to 32 Extricom 4-radio UltraThin APs.
TrueReuse
EXSW-1632C Wireless LAN Switch Specifications
Standards Compliance
- WLAN IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11i IEEE 802.11d
- Ethernet IEEE 802.3x, full duplex IEEE 802.1q, VLAN tagging IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet
Wireless Performance
- Channels Control up to four simultaneous WLAN Channel Blankets, regardless of band
- Capacity Configurable rate for each channel 802.11b: 1 to 11 Mbps 802.11g/a: 1 to 54 Mbps 802.11n: 6 to 300 Mbps
- TrueReuse Extricom exclusive: Increase aggregate bandwidth of a Wi-Fi channel by enabling denser re-use than cell planning, without co-channel interference.
- Roaming Intra-switch - 0 mSec; Inter-switch < 50 mSec
SSID & VLAN
- SSID Up to 8 ESSIDs per (radio) channel blanket
- VLANs 4096 Ethernet VLANs SSID to VLAN mapping
Management
- User Interface Secure Web-based GUI* Command Line Interface (CLI)
- SNMP Version 2c
- Redundancy Master-to-backup auto fallback
- Captive Portal Customizable web client captive portal
- Upgrades Firmware upgrade through Web
Security
- Encryption 802.11i hardware-based encryption for: WEP-64 and WEP-128 WPA-TKIP / AES (CCMP) WPA2-TKIP / AES (CCMP)
- Authentication RADIUS (802.1x) Captive portal authentication WPA Pre-Shared Key (PSK), WPA2 EAP, TLS, TTLS, LEAP, PEAP, MD5, MAC
- Security policy MAC Address-based ACL Per ESSID/BSSID security configuration Built-in wireless intrusion detection (IDS) Captive portal walled garden Per-user dynamic VLAN assignment
- Rogue AP Built-in, dedicated dual-band scanning using one channel blanket
Interfaces
- WLAN Ports (to APs) Thirty-two (32) Gigabit Ethernet ports with IEEE 802.3af PoE (software enabled)
- LAN Ports (Uplink to Wired LAN) Two (2) Gigabit Ethernet RJ45/SFP Combo Ports per component switch
Physical Properties
- Installation options Rack mount (19” 1U) and desktop
- Dimensions per component switch (W x H x D) 441 x 44 x 371mm 17.4 x 1.7 x 14.6”
- Weight per component switch 3.6 kg 7.9 lbs
- LEDs Power LAN Activity Activity on AP ports
- Power 100-240V / 5A Max PoE to WLAN ports: 15W per port
Environmental
- Operational Temperature: 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F) Humidity: 0% to 90%, non-condensing
- Storage Temperature: - 20°C to +70°C (-4°F to 158°F) Humidity: 0% to 90%, non-condensing
Ordering Information
Extricom EXSW-1632C 32-Port GbE Wireless LAN Switch Cascade
Regulations Approval
Safety UL 60950-1 EN 60950-1 IEC 60950-1
EMC FCC Part 15 Class B EN 300386 VCCI Technical Requirements, V-3/2001.04