March 19, 2025

With the explosion of cloud computing, video streaming, AI, and different data-hungry applied sciences, conventional gigabit Ethernet (GE) networks are struggling to maintain up. Bottlenecks and latency points are hampering utility efficiency and the general consumer expertise.

The latest addition to the Sophos Change portfolio, CS1010-8FP, supplies a cheap option to help the high-speed, low-latency necessities of recent networks and functions, similar to:

  • Excessive-definition media streaming
  • Massive file content material switch, e.g., Pc-Aided Design (CAD), video enhancing
  • Server-to-server and server-to-NAS knowledge backups
  • Communication with 10-gigabit servers
  • Linking a number of 1-gigabit switches for improved efficiency
  • Larger-speed LAN to reap the potential of high-speed web, e.g., Fiber to the premises

Product highlights

For a quick overview of the brand new mannequin, watch this video:

The CS1010-8FP provides eight 10-gigabit PoE-capable ports (PoE++/802.3bt) and 4 SFP+ interfaces. The 410W Energy over Ethernet finances is ample to energy as much as six 60W units or eight PoE++ units with barely decrease energy consumption, similar to our AP6 840E entry factors

CS1010-8FP connectivity

  • 8 x 1/2.5/5/10 GE multi-gigabit copper ports
  • 4 x 1/10G SFP+ fiber ports
  • 410W PoE finances
    • Ports 1-8 (max. 60W per port)
    • 802.3bt/PoE++

10 GE is totally appropriate with earlier Ethernet requirements, making it simple to combine into current networks (offered the required Cat6 cables are used).

Sophos multi-gig connectivity throughout your firewalls, entry factors, and switches provides you a future-proof answer to keep away from community bottlenecks and the required throughput to deal with evolving connectivity necessities. This lets you scale your operations and seamlessly help rising applied sciences, retaining your staff productive, and what you are promoting agile.

Discover out extra at Sophos.com/Switch.