What to replace Cisco? Import Substitution Access Switches
Hello colleagues! Today I would like to talk about such an urgent problem as “Import Substitution”. We will try to pick a replacement for access level switches. In the light of recent events in some organizations, it is no longer possible to buy switches from manufacturers already beloved by us, such as: Cisco, Juniper, HP, Extreme Networks, Brocade, Dell, etc. Many have a question: “And what should I change?” . Therefore, I decided to look for possible domestic analogues or switches from countries that do not support sanctions .
And we will consider access level switches. ( The differences between the access, distribution, and core switches are described here .) As a reference, take one of the most common switches from Cisco - WS-C2960S-24TS-L.
If you are interested in this topic, welcome under the cat…
Key features of the WS-C2960S-24TS-L :
Location: USA, San Jose (California)
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Estimated price: $ 2500
In the selection of analogues, we will not go into a comparison of all the functionality, but take only key parameters, such as:
- The switch must be managed
- Second level switch (L2)
- Mounted on 19 inch rack
- VLAN support
- Availability of security features (Port Security, DHCP-snooping, IP source guard, ARP Inspection, etc.)
- Gigabit ports (it's time to switch from Fast Ethernet)
- SFP uplink
- Command line presence (cli)
- The presence of at least some certificates (compliance, FSTEC)
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We will also try to compare prices. All numbers are freely available on the Internet and may be incorrect. Prices will be listed at the rate of $ 1 = 80 rubles.
To get started, go through the switches from the sky.
1) Huawei . If you need to replace Cisco, this is the first thing that comes to mind. It is a giant company that produces almost everything in the field of telecommunications. Switches, routers, firewalls, servers, storage, wifi access points, equipment for cellular communication, has its own virtualization system ... The list can be continued for a very long time (and of course smartphones). The company is developing very dynamically. However, having familiarized myself with their model range, I discovered that they do not have second level gigabit switches. With gigabit ports, there are only L3 models. As an analogue, I chose the following model: S2750-28TP-EI-AC
Production: China, Shenzhen
Port speed: 100 Mbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Certificate of Conformity in the field of communication
Estimated price: $ 500
Unfortunately we could not find information about the switching matrix.
2) ZTE . It is also a very large company with a large range of equipment (switches, routers, skhd, wifi, etc.). I personally did not work with this vendor, but according to information from the Internet, this is practically the same Huawei, only slightly cheaper. ZTE also lacks L2 switches with gigabit ports. As an analog I picked up the ZXR10 2928E-AC
Production: China, Shenzhen
Port speed: 100 Mbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Estimated price: $ 250-300
Unfortunately we could not find information about the switching matrix.
3) D-Link . This company does not need anyone to submit. It is almost the standard for Internet providers. A very large line of switches, you can pick up almost any task. For some reason, not very good reputation of this equipment was fixed in the minds of most admins. However, from my own experience I can say that switches of good quality and almost no problems with them. I think that they have an ideal price-quality ratio. As an analogue picked up DGS-1210-28 .
Production: Republic of China, Taipei
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Estimated price: $ 250-280
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4) Zyxel . This is the last vendor from the sky, which we consider in this article. The main activities of the company are ADSL, Ethernet, VoIP, Wi-Fi, WiMAX and other technologies. He also had experience with this equipment. There were no global complaints. As an analogue I consider GS2210-24 .
Production: Republic of China, Hsinchu
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Estimated price: $ 380
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Now consider the domestic manufacturer.
5) Zelax - the leading Russian developer and manufacturer of solutions for data networks. The company manufactures optical compression systems, routers, switches, multiplexers, modems, TDM over IP gateways, converters, protection devices and other communications equipment. As an analogue, you can consider the ZES-2028GS.
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Approximate price: unfortunately, it was not possible to find the price .
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6) Nateks - develops and manufactures a wide range of telecommunications equipment. The product line includes access network equipment (multiplexers, switches), zonal and local communication networks (SHDSL, SDH, radio-relay systems, wimax), departmental and technological networks, GPON equipment. I have no experience with switches of this company. Estimated equivalent - NX-3424GW
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 64 Gbps
Estimated price: $ 800-900
Certificate of Conformity in the field of communication
7) QTech is a Russian company specializing in the development and production of carrier-grade access equipment based on various technologies: xDSL, MetroEthernet, PON, Wi-Fi; equipment for providing wireless access to 3G, building digital communication lines based on PDH / SDH technologies, as well as wireless digital lines based on RRL. Just can not comment on this equipment. As an analogue, QSW-3300-28T-AC is proposed .
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Estimated price: 28,000 rubles ($ 350)
Certificate of Conformity in the field of communication
8) RKSS - Russian Telecommunications Corporation. Activities:
Network technologies, including for critical infrastructure;
Information Security;
Integrated automated security systems;
Situational analytical centers (CAC).
I had no experience, but I know that this equipment is actively promoted in the state. sector, oil and gas industry. As an analogue - RSOS6450 .
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 2-4 pieces
Switching matrix: No information
Estimated price: No information
Certificate of Conformity in the field of communication
9) Rustelech - developer and manufacturer of trusted telecommunications equipment. I can not say anything about the quality of this equipment. RTT-A220-24T-4G is proposed as a counterpart .
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Estimated price: From $ 1100
Certificate of Conformity in the field of communication
Certificate FSTEC: Level 3 PD NDV and TU
10) Eltex is one of the leading Russian developers and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment. The main areas of development are GPON equipment, Ethernet switches, VoIP gateways, MSAN, Softswitch & IMS, media centers, thin clients, etc. As an analogue, MES2124MB
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Estimated price: 26000 rubles ($ 325)
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If you put everything in one table, you get something like this:
This concludes our short review. To summarize, we can conclude that currently there are a huge number of options on the market that can be considered as an alternative. This conclusion concerns only access level switches with a rather limited list of key characteristics, which are sufficient for an average statistical task when organizing a network.
It is also worth noting that now Cisco is actively dragging out part of the production of some equipment to Russia. Whether Cisco switches manufactured in Russia will fall under the import substitution program is not yet clear.
If you think other vendors should be present here, then write in the comments
And we will consider access level switches. ( The differences between the access, distribution, and core switches are described here .) As a reference, take one of the most common switches from Cisco - WS-C2960S-24TS-L.
If you are interested in this topic, welcome under the cat…
Key features of the WS-C2960S-24TS-L :
Location: USA, San Jose (California)
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Estimated price: $ 2500
In the selection of analogues, we will not go into a comparison of all the functionality, but take only key parameters, such as:
- The switch must be managed
- Second level switch (L2)
- Mounted on 19 inch rack
- VLAN support
- Availability of security features (Port Security, DHCP-snooping, IP source guard, ARP Inspection, etc.)
- Gigabit ports (it's time to switch from Fast Ethernet)
- SFP uplink
- Command line presence (cli)
- The presence of at least some certificates (compliance, FSTEC)
')
We will also try to compare prices. All numbers are freely available on the Internet and may be incorrect. Prices will be listed at the rate of $ 1 = 80 rubles.
To get started, go through the switches from the sky.
1) Huawei . If you need to replace Cisco, this is the first thing that comes to mind. It is a giant company that produces almost everything in the field of telecommunications. Switches, routers, firewalls, servers, storage, wifi access points, equipment for cellular communication, has its own virtualization system ... The list can be continued for a very long time (and of course smartphones). The company is developing very dynamically. However, having familiarized myself with their model range, I discovered that they do not have second level gigabit switches. With gigabit ports, there are only L3 models. As an analogue, I chose the following model: S2750-28TP-EI-AC
Production: China, Shenzhen
Port speed: 100 Mbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Certificate of Conformity in the field of communication
Estimated price: $ 500
Unfortunately we could not find information about the switching matrix.
2) ZTE . It is also a very large company with a large range of equipment (switches, routers, skhd, wifi, etc.). I personally did not work with this vendor, but according to information from the Internet, this is practically the same Huawei, only slightly cheaper. ZTE also lacks L2 switches with gigabit ports. As an analog I picked up the ZXR10 2928E-AC
Production: China, Shenzhen
Port speed: 100 Mbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Estimated price: $ 250-300
Unfortunately we could not find information about the switching matrix.
3) D-Link . This company does not need anyone to submit. It is almost the standard for Internet providers. A very large line of switches, you can pick up almost any task. For some reason, not very good reputation of this equipment was fixed in the minds of most admins. However, from my own experience I can say that switches of good quality and almost no problems with them. I think that they have an ideal price-quality ratio. As an analogue picked up DGS-1210-28 .
Production: Republic of China, Taipei
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Estimated price: $ 250-280
Declaration of Conformity in Communications
4) Zyxel . This is the last vendor from the sky, which we consider in this article. The main activities of the company are ADSL, Ethernet, VoIP, Wi-Fi, WiMAX and other technologies. He also had experience with this equipment. There were no global complaints. As an analogue I consider GS2210-24 .
Production: Republic of China, Hsinchu
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Estimated price: $ 380
Declaration of Conformity in Communications
Now consider the domestic manufacturer.
5) Zelax - the leading Russian developer and manufacturer of solutions for data networks. The company manufactures optical compression systems, routers, switches, multiplexers, modems, TDM over IP gateways, converters, protection devices and other communications equipment. As an analogue, you can consider the ZES-2028GS.
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Approximate price: unfortunately, it was not possible to find the price .
Declaration of Conformity in Communications
6) Nateks - develops and manufactures a wide range of telecommunications equipment. The product line includes access network equipment (multiplexers, switches), zonal and local communication networks (SHDSL, SDH, radio-relay systems, wimax), departmental and technological networks, GPON equipment. I have no experience with switches of this company. Estimated equivalent - NX-3424GW
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 64 Gbps
Estimated price: $ 800-900
Certificate of Conformity in the field of communication
7) QTech is a Russian company specializing in the development and production of carrier-grade access equipment based on various technologies: xDSL, MetroEthernet, PON, Wi-Fi; equipment for providing wireless access to 3G, building digital communication lines based on PDH / SDH technologies, as well as wireless digital lines based on RRL. Just can not comment on this equipment. As an analogue, QSW-3300-28T-AC is proposed .
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Estimated price: 28,000 rubles ($ 350)
Certificate of Conformity in the field of communication
8) RKSS - Russian Telecommunications Corporation. Activities:
Network technologies, including for critical infrastructure;
Information Security;
Integrated automated security systems;
Situational analytical centers (CAC).
I had no experience, but I know that this equipment is actively promoted in the state. sector, oil and gas industry. As an analogue - RSOS6450 .
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 2-4 pieces
Switching matrix: No information
Estimated price: No information
Certificate of Conformity in the field of communication
9) Rustelech - developer and manufacturer of trusted telecommunications equipment. I can not say anything about the quality of this equipment. RTT-A220-24T-4G is proposed as a counterpart .
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Estimated price: From $ 1100
Certificate of Conformity in the field of communication
Certificate FSTEC: Level 3 PD NDV and TU
10) Eltex is one of the leading Russian developers and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment. The main areas of development are GPON equipment, Ethernet switches, VoIP gateways, MSAN, Softswitch & IMS, media centers, thin clients, etc. As an analogue, MES2124MB
Production: Russia
Port speed: 1 Gbps
Quantity of Uplink (SFP): 4 pieces
Switching matrix: 56 Gbit / s
Estimated price: 26000 rubles ($ 325)
Declaration of Conformity in Communications
If you put everything in one table, you get something like this:
This concludes our short review. To summarize, we can conclude that currently there are a huge number of options on the market that can be considered as an alternative. This conclusion concerns only access level switches with a rather limited list of key characteristics, which are sufficient for an average statistical task when organizing a network.
It is also worth noting that now Cisco is actively dragging out part of the production of some equipment to Russia. Whether Cisco switches manufactured in Russia will fall under the import substitution program is not yet clear.
If you think other vendors should be present here, then write in the comments
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/277609/
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