D-Link (News - Alert), a provider of networking solutions for consumer and business has introduced the first green-managed switch in the industry, the D-Link Green 24-port Managed Gigabit Switch, or DGS (News - Alert)-3200-24. 

The company has incorporated its green technology into its managed switch products to provide an environmentally-friendly solution.

 

The green technology developed by D-Link automatically detects a device link status and reduces the power usage of ports that are not linked. The DGS-3200-24 helps in efficient conservation of power usage as it detects the links down, and manages the power use without sacrificing network performance.

 

The DGS-3200-24 switch also comprises of a smart fan equipped with heat sensors to maintain the temperature of the device for optimum performance. Whenever the system operation temperature reaches or surpasses 95 degrees, the fan automatically turns on, which is an off state by default to reduce noise pollution and energy consumption.

 

With this launch, D-Link has become the first company to introduce Green networking solutions, and has been providing a range of Green Technology products, including switches, Wi-Fi routers, network attached storage (NAS), Internet-enabled digital photo frames and the new D-Link Green(TM) Powerline network adapters.

 

As in the field of network solutions, a larger address space is becoming the order of the day the DGS-3200-24 supports both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols to fulfill the need. The IPv 6 is a protocol that is cheaper to deploy, and enables simple, streamlined network configuration, company officials said. The DGS-3200-24 is on the IPv6 Phase-2 approved list.

 

The extensive network of D-Link’s value added resellers, solution providers and distributors are going to make the DGS-3200-24 L2 Gigabit managed switch available to the consumers. The current suggested retail price for the switch is $1,749.99.

 

In January 2009, D-Link had introduced an all-in-one home network router with features of fast, far-reaching 802.11n Wi-Fi router with NAS and SharePort technology for sharing printers and scanners. The router was also with a 3.2-inch LCD monitor for displaying photos, applications and network performance.

 

Further, during the month of June this year, the company launched the second generation of its 8-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Desktop Switch, DGS-2208, which is an unmanaged gigabit Green switch that consumes very less power without sacrificing network performance.