Interface

• Copper Ports: 8 × 10/100/1000Base-T RJ45

• Uplink Ports: 2 × 1000Base-X SFP slots

• Console Port: 1 × RS-232 in DB-9

Switching Capacity & Performance

• Switching Fabric Capacity: 56Gbps

• Packet Forwarding Rate:

  • 14,880pps @ 10Mbps

  • 148,800pps @ 100Mbps

  • 1,488,000pps @ 1000Mbps

  • 14,880,000pps @ 10Gbps

• Transmission Method: Store and Forward Switching

• Packet Buffer: 8M bits

• MAC Table Size: 16K

• Jumbo Frame Size: 10240 Bytes

VLAN Features

• IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLAN (4K VLAN groups)

• IEEE 802.1ad QinQ VLAN

• Voice VLAN

• MAC-based VLAN

• Protocol-based VLAN

• IP subnet-based VLAN

• Private VLAN for port isolation

• VLAN translation

• GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol)

Link Aggregation

• Static trunk (SA, DA, IP, TCP/UDP port)

• IEEE 802.3ad LACP

• 5 LACP trunk groups max, 8 ports max per LACP trunk group

L2 Switching Protection

• IEEE 802.1D STP / IEEE 802.1w RSTP / IEEE 802.1s MSTP

• Loop Protection

QoS Features

• IEEE 802.1p priority queues (8 per port)

• Traffic Scheduling: Strict / WRR priority

• Traffic Classification: Based on switch port, VLAN ID, DSCP, TCP/UDP port

• IEEE 802.1p priority tag remarking

• DSCP remarking

• Ingress/Egress Rate Limit (Per port/queue-based, 100kbps steps)

• IEEE 802.3x flow control

• Storm Control (Multicast/Broadcast/Unicast with flooding control)

Security Features

• Static Port Security (MAC-based)

• Per Port Limited MAC Learning

• IEEE 802.1X Access Control (Port-based/MAC-based/single/multiple user authentication)

• ACL Rules: 256 rules based on L2-L4 information

• AAA Support: RADIUS / TACACS+

• Secure Management: HTTPS & SSH v2

• IP/MAC Binding

• IP Source Guard & ARP Inspection

IP Multicasting

• IGMP Snooping v1/v2/v3

• IGMP Proxy

• MLD Snooping v1/v2

• IGMP Fast Leave

• IGMP Query

• IGMP Filtering/Throttling

• MVR (Multicast VLAN Registration)

Network Management

• Management Interfaces: Web GUI, Telnet CLI

• SNMP: v1/v2c/v3

• RMON: (Groups 1, 2, 3, 9)

• MIB Support: RFC1213 MIB II, Private MIB

• DHCP: Client, Snooping, Relay (Option 82)

• Firmware & Configuration Upgrade: TFTP/HTTP-based

• Port Mirroring & RSPAN

• Event Logging: Syslog Server

• DNS Client/Proxy

• NTPv4 Client

• UPnP

• IPv4/IPv6 Management

• SFF-8472 DDMI

• IEEE 802.1ab LLDP

• Text-Based CLI Configuration Download/Upload

• SNMP Trap Message for Dying Gasp

Power Specifications

• Power Input: 100240VAC; 1872VDC

• Power Consumption: 12.65W (Max)

Environmental Specifications

• Operating Temperature: 0~50°C

• Storage Temperature: -25~70°C

• Humidity: 5%~95% (Non-condensing)

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions: 250 × 117 × 43.8 mm (W × D × H)

Certifications

• CE, FCC Class A

Product Overview

The GSW-4208CM is a L2+ managed Ethernet switch designed for small & medium businesses and MDUs (Multiple Dwelling Units) in FTTH deployment. It supports 10G fiber uplink connectivity and offers VLAN, QoS, and IGMP L2 feature sets. With robust security management, service providers and MIS teams can rapidly build a secure Ethernet access network. The redundant power design ensures high network availability in case of unexpected power outages.