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RFS6000 Wireless RF SwitchThe RFS6000 provides a single platform capable of delivering carrier-grade wireless voice and data inside and outside the enterprise for medium to large organizations with 2,000-20,000 users. Improve operational efficiency and reduce the cost of mobility with a powerful comprehensive feature set including Adaptive AP, which delivers unmatched performance, security, resiliency and scalability. Built on Motorola’s Wireless Next Generation (Wi-NG) architecture, the RFS6000 supports Wi-Fi, RFID, seamless roaming, next-generation self-healing, 3G/4G wireless broadband backhaul, gap-free layered security, rich locationing services, 802.11n with Mesh, centralized management and more. |
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| 1:many redundancy | Yes |
| Active:Active failover | Yes |
| Active:Standby failover | Yes |
| Automatic load balancing | Yes |
| Clustering | Yes |
| Critical resource monitoring | Yes |
| Dual firmware storage for hitless failover | Yes |
| Mobile Unit load balancing | Yes |
| Pre-emptive roaming | Yes |
| SMART RF for neighbor recovery and interference avoidance | Yes |
| Self healing (On RF coverage loss) | Yes |
| RFID support | Compliant with LLRP protocol. Built-in support for the following Motorola RFID readers: fixed (XR440, XR450, XR480; mobile (RD5000); and handheld (MC9090-G RFID) |
| RSSI based triangulation for Wi-Fi assets | Yes |
| Tags supported | Ekahau, Aeroscout, Newbury, Gen 2 Tags |
| CLI (serial, telnet, SSHv2) | Yes |
| DHCP | Yes |
| DHCP client | Yes |
| DHCP relay | Yes |
| DHCP server | Yes |
| Email notification for critical alarms | Yes |
| Friendly names for mobile devices | Yes |
| MIBS | Yes |
| Multiple user roles | Yes |
| SNMP (v1, v2, v3) | Yes |
| SNTP (Secure Network Time Protocol) | Yes |
| Secure web-based GUI (HTTP, HTTPS, SSL) | Yes |
| Syslogs | Yes |
| TFTP client | Yes |
| Text-based switch configuration files | Yes |
| Access control lists | L2/3/4 ACLs |
| Anomaly analysis | Source Media Access Control (MAC) = Destination MAC; illegal frame sizes; Source MAC is multicast; TKIP countermeasures; all zero addresses |
| Authentication | Pre-shared keys (PSK);: 802.1x/EAP — transport layer security (TLS), tunneled transport layer security (TTLS), protected EAP(PEAP); Kerberos Integrated AAA/RADIUS Server with native support for EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP (includes a built-in user name/password database; supports LDAP) and EAP-SIM |
| Geofencing | Add location of users as a parameter that defines access control to the network |
| IPSec VPN gateway | Supports DES, 3DES, AES-128 and AES-256 encryption, with site-to-site and client-to-site VPN capabilities. Supports 1,024 concurrent IPSEC tunnels per switch; 12,288 per cluster |
| NAC support with third party systems from Microsoft and Sygate | Yes |
| Network address translation (NAT) support | Yes |
| RADIUS support (standard and Motorola vendor specific attributes) | Allowed ESSIDs (Motorola VSA), Location-based authentication (Motorola VSA), MAC-based authentication (standard), User-based QoS (Motorola VSA), User-based VLANs (standard) |
| Role-based wired/wireless firewall (L2-L7) with stateful inspection | Protects against attacks between: Wired to Wired Wired to Wireless Wireless to Wired Wireless to Wireless Supports 100,000 active firewall sessions per switch; 1,200,000 per cluster Protection from IP Spoofing and ARP Cache Poisoning |
| Secure guest access (Hotspot provisioning) | Customisable login/welcome pages, Local web-based authentication, Support for external authentication/billing systems, URL redirection for user login |
| Stateful packet inspection firewall | Yes |
| Transport encryption | KeyGuard, WEP 40/128 (RC4), WPA2-CCMP (AES), WPA-TKIP |
| WIPS sensor conversion | Yes. Supported on the AP300 and the Adaptive AP-5131 and AP-7131 |
| Wireless IDS | Multi-mode rogue AP detection and Rogue AP Containment,802.11n Rogue Detection, Ad-Hoc Network Detection, Denial of Service Protection against wireless attacks, detect de-auth from Broadcast Source MAC, detect frames with invalid sequence number, client blacklisting, excessive authentication,/associations; excessive probes; excessive disassociation/deauthentications; excessive decryption errors; excessive authentication failures; excessive 802.11 replay; excessive crypto IV failures( TKIP/CCMP replay) |
| Classification and packet marking | 802.1p VLAN Priority, DiffServ/TOS, Layer 1-4 packet classification |
| IGMP snooping | Ensures optimized network performance by preventing flooding of the broadcast domain. |
| RF priority | 802.11 traffic prioritisation and precedence |
| SIP call admission control | Controls the number of active SIP sessions that are initiated by a wireless VoIP phone |
| Wi-Fi multimedia extensions | WMM-power save with TSPEC Admission Control, WMM U-APSD for voice over Wi-Fi applications |
| 802.11-802.3 bridging | Yes |
| 802.1D-1999 Ethernet bridging | Yes |
| 802.1q-VLAN tagging and trunking | Yes |
| IP packet steering - redirection | Yes |
| Proxy ARP | Yes |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 44.45mm x 440mm x 390.8mm |
| Form factor | Standard 1RU |
| MTBF | ≥65,000 Hours |
| Part numbers | RFS-6010-100R0-WR: Zero Port Wireless Switch, RFS-6010-10010-WR: 8 Port Wireless Switch, RFS-6010-10030-WR: 24 Port Wireless Switch, RFS-6010-10060-WR: 48 Port Wireless Switch, RFS-6010-UC-08-WWR: 8 Port RFS6000 Series Upgrade Certificate |
| Physical interfaces | 1x uplink port (10/100/1000 Cu/Gigabit SFP Interface), 8x 10/100/1000 Cu Ethernet ports with 29.7W POE, 1x 10/100 Management Interface (OOB port), 1x USB2.0 Host port, 1x Express Card slot (in USB mode), 1x Serial Port (RJ45 style) |
| Weight | 14lbs / 6.35kg |
| AC input voltage | 90 – 264 VAC 50/60Hz |
| Input frequency | 47 Hz to 63 Hz |
| Max AC input current | 6A@115 VAC, 3A@230 VAC |
| EMC | EN 55022, FCC Part 15 Class B, ICES 003 Class B, EN 55024, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3 |
| Electrical safety | UL 60950-1, C22.2 No. 60950-1, EN 60950-1, IEC 60950-1 |
| Environmental | RoHS Directive 2002/95/EEC |
| Heat dissipation | 665 BTU per hour |
| Operating humidity | 5% to 85% (w/o condensation) |
| Operating temperature | 0º C to 40º C |
| Storage humidity | 5% to 85% (w/o condensation) |
| Storage temperature | -40º C to 70º C |
| 802.11 a/b/g/n support | Yes; Supports 48 AP300 802.11 a/b/g for L2 or L3 Deployments per switch and 576 802.11a/b/g AP300s per cluster. SupportsAP-5131 802.11 a/b/g and AP-7131 802.11 a/b/g/n Adaptive Access Points Supports 2000- 20000 users. |
| Adaptive AP support | Yes; Supports 256 AP-5131 802.11 a/b/g or AP-7131 802.11 a/b/g/n Adaptive Access Points per Switch and 3072 per cluster. Multiple country configuration support for Adaptive AP |
| Bandwidth management | Congestion control per WLAN; per user bandwidth contracts based on user count or bandwidth utilization; dynamic load balancing of AP300s in a cluster |
| Layer 2 adoption | Yes |
| Layer 3 adoption | Yes |
| Layer 3 mobility (intersubnet roaming) | Yes |
| RF management | Yes; Dynamic Frequency Selection and Transmit Power Control (TPC); Country Code based RF Configuration; SMART RF for Neighbor Recovery and Interference Avoidance as well as dynamic RF Optimization based on client load and RF traffic; Automatic Channel Selection capability |
| Roaming | Supports Hyper fast Secure roaming with Opportunistic Channel Scan; Power Save Protocol; pre-emptive Roaming and Credential Caching |
| VLAN support | Wireless LAN to VLAN mapping; auto-assignment of VLANs based on user authentication |
| Wireless LAN | Supports 32 WLANs; multi-ESS/BSSID traffic segmentation; VLAN to ESSID mapping; Auto Assignment of VLANs (on RADIUS authentication); Power Save Protocol Polling; pre-emptive roaming; congestion control with Bandwidth Management; Multiple WLANs per VLAN |
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Brochures:
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