Abstract

Fixed-port Gigabit Ethernet switches are traditionally thought of as a commodity where price alone is the key purchasing criterion. However, the dramatic increase in video multimedia traffic, data, and VoIP brings the focus back to network performance.

Araknis Networks commissioned Tolly to evaluate its AN-100 Series Gigabit Switch and compare its performance and to Gigabit Ethernet LAN switches from Cisco Systems and Pakedge. Tests show that the Araknis AN-100 Series Gigabit switch delivers a line-rate throughput of 1Gbps per port across all 24 ports. This is equivalent to the performance of the Pakedge switch, and better than the Cisco switch which can only pass 50% of line-rate traffic with 9216- byte frames. Furthermore, the Araknis switch demonstrates latency that is generally lower than the competitive switches.