Netgear today announced the expansion of its stackable "Smart Switch" line with the launch of the ProSafe 24- and 48-Port Gigabit Stackable Smart Switches (GS724TS and GS748TS).

The ProSafe Gigabit Stackable Smart Switches have 24 or 48 10/100/1000 ports and four shared SFP Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports, plus two dedicated stacking ports. The stacking ports use off-the-shelf HDMI cables and provide a 20 Gbps, dual-ring, stacking bus that enables users to stack up to six switches, or 288 10/100/1000 ports and manage them all under a single IP address.

Other features include Access Control Lists (ACL), 802.1x port authentication, 802.1p and DSCP-based prioritization for prioritization of VoIP traffic, rate limiting for bandwidth management, and IGMP snooping for managing multicast streams. Stacked switches are hot-swappable with automatic fail-over.

Management options include a browser-based admin interface, Netgear's ProSafe Network Management Software (NMS100), or other SNMP-based management solutions.

The GS724TS and GS748TS are available now for suggested U.S. list prices of $750 and $1,450, respectively.

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