Performance |
Switching capacity and forwarding rate All switches are wire-speed and nonblocking | Model | Capacity in millions of packets per second (mpps) (64-byte packets) | Switching capacity in gigabits per second (Gbps) |
SG250-08HP | 11.90 | 16.0 |
Layer 2 switching |
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) | Standard 802.1d spanning tree support Fast convergence using 802.1w (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol [RSTP]), enabled by default Multiple spanning tree instances using 802.1s (MSTP); 8 instances are supported |
Port grouping/link aggregation | Support for IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) ● Up to 4 groups● Up to 8 ports per group with 16 candidate ports for each (dynamic) 802.3ad LAG |
VLAN | Support for up to 256 active VLANs simultaneously Port-based and 802.1Q tag-based VLANs Management VLAN Guest VLAN |
Voice VLAN | Voice traffic is automatically assigned to a voice-specific VLAN and treated with appropriate levels of QoS. Auto voice capabilities deliver networkwide zero-touch deployment of voice endpoints and call control devices |
Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)and Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) | Protocols for automatically propagating and configuring VLANs in a bridged domain |
IGMP (versions 1, 2, and 3) snooping | Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) limits bandwidth-intensive multicast traffic to only the requesters; supports 4K multicast groups (source-specific multicasting is also supported) |
IGMP querier | Used to support a Layer 2 multicast domain of snooping switches in the absence of a multicast router |
HOL blocking | Head-Of-Line (HOL) blocking |
Loopback detection | Provides protection against loops by transmitting loop protocol packets out of ports on which loop protection has been enabled. It operates independently of STP |
Layer 3 routing |
IPv4 routing | Wire-speed routing of IPv4 packets Up to 32 static routes and up to 16 IP interfaces |
IPv6 routing | Wire-speed routing of IPv6 packets |
Layer 3 interface | Configuration of Layer 3 interface on physical port, LAG, VLAN interface, or loopback interface |
Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) | Support for CIDR |
DHCP relay at Layer 3 | Relay of DHCP traffic across IP domains |
User Datagram Protocol (UDP) relay | Relay of broadcast information across Layer 3 domains for application discovery or relaying of bootP/DHCP packets |
Security |
SSL | Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encrypts all HTTPS traffic, allowing secure access to the browser-based management GUI in the switch |
Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol | SSH is a secure replacement for Telnet traffic. Secure Copy (SCP) also uses SSH. SSH v1 and v2 are supported |
IEEE 802.1X (authenticator role) | RADIUS authentication, guest VLAN, single/multiple host mode, and single/multiple sessions |
Secure Core Technology (SCT) | Ensures that the switch will receive and process management and protocol traffic no matter how much traffic is received |
Secure Sensitive Data (SSD) | A mechanism to manage sensitive data (such as passwords, keys, and so on) securely on the switch, populating this data to other devices, and secure autoconfig. Access to view the sensitive data as plaintext or encrypted is provided according to the user-configured access level and the access method of the user |
Port security | Ability to lock source MAC addresses to ports and limit the number of learned MAC addresses |
RADIUS | Supports RADIUS authentication for management access. Switch functions as a client |
Storm control | Broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast |
DoS prevention | Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack prevention |
Access Control Lists (ACLs) | Support for up to 512 rules Drop or rate limit based on source and destination MAC, VLAN ID or IP address, protocol, port, differentiated services code point (DSCP)/IP precedence, TCP/UDP source and destination ports, 802.1p priority, Ethernet type, Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets, IGMP packets, TCP flag |
STP loopback guard | Provides additional protection against Layer 2 forwarding loops (STP loops) |
Quality of service |
Priority levels | 8 hardware queues |
Scheduling | Strict priority and Weighted Round-Robin (WRR) queue assignment based on DSCP and class of service (802.1p/CoS) |
Class of service | Port based; 802.1p VLAN priority based; IPv4/v6 IP precedence/Type of Service (ToS)/DSCP based; Differentiated Services (DiffServ); classification and re-marking ACLs, trusted QoS |
Rate limiting | Ingress policer; egress shaping and rate control; per VLAN, per port, and flow based |
Congestion avoidance | A TCP congestion avoidance algorithm is required to reduce and prevent global TCP loss synchronization |
Standards |
Standards | IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol, IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.3x Flow Control, IEEE 802.3 ad LACP, IEEE 802.1D (STP), IEEE 802.1Q/p VLAN, IEEE 802.1w RSTP, IEEE 802.1s Multiple STP, IEEE 802.1X Port Access Authentication, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, RFC 768, RFC 783, RFC 791, RFC 792, RFC 793, RFC 813, RFC 879, RFC 896, RFC 826, RFC 854, RFC 855, RFC 856, RFC 858, RFC 894, RFC 919, RFC 920, RFC 922, RFC 950, RFC 951, RFC 1042, RFC 1071, RFC 1123, RFC 1141, RFC 1155, RFC 1157, RFC 1213, RFC 1215, RFC 1286, RFC 1350, RFC 1442, RFC 1451, RFC 1493, RFC 1533, RFC 1541, RFC 1542, RFC 1573, RFC 1624, RFC 1643, RFC 1700, RFC 1757, RFC 1867, RFC 1907, RFC 2011, RFC 2012, RFC 2013, RFC 2030, RFC 2131, RFC 2132, RFC 2233, RFC 2576, RFC 2616, RFC 2618, RFC 2665, RFC 2666, RFC 2674, RFC 2737, RFC 2819, RFC 2863, RFC 3164, RFC 3411, RFC 3412, RFC 3413, RFC 3414, RFC 3415, RFC 3416, RFC 4330 |
IPv6 |
IPv6 | IPv6 host mode IPv6 over Ethernet Dual IPv6/IPv4 stack IPv6 neighbor and Router Discovery (ND) IPv6 stateless address auto configuration Path Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) discovery Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) version 6 IPv6 over IPv4 network with Intrasite Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP) support USGv6 and IPv6 Gold Logo certified |
IPv6 QoS | Prioritize IPv6 packets in hardware |
IPv6 ACL | Drop or rate limit IPv6 packets in hardware |
Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD v1/2) snooping | Deliver IPv6 multicast packets only to the required receivers |
IPv6 applications | Web/SSL, Telnet server/SSH, Ping, Traceroute, Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP), Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS), Syslog, DNS client, DHCP client, DHCP autoconfig |
IPv6 RFCs supported | RFC 4443 (which obsoletes RFC 2463): ICMPv6 RFC 4291 (which obsoletes RFC 3513): IPv6 address architecture RFC 4291: IPv6 Addressing Architecture RFC 2460: IPv6 Specification RFC 4861 (which obsoletes RFC 2461): Neighbor Discovery for IPv6 RFC 4862 (which obsoletes RFC 2462): IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration RFC 1981: Path MTU Discovery RFC 4007: IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture RFC 3484: Default address selection mechanism RFC 5214 (which obsoletes RFC 4214): ISATAP tunneling RFC 4293; MIB IPv6: Textual Conventions and General Group RFC 3595: Textual Conventions for IPv6 Flow Label |
Management |
Web user interface | Built-in switch configuration utility for easy browser-based device configuration (HTTP/HTTPS). Supports configuration, wizards, system dashboard, system maintenance, and monitoring Basic and advanced mode for maximum operational efficiency |
Smart Network Application (SNA) | An innovative network-level monitoring and management tool embedded in Cisco 250 to 550X Series switches. It can discover network topology, display link status, monitor events, apply configurations, and upgrade software images across multiple switches in the network |
SNMP | SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3 with support for traps, and SNMP v3 User-based Security Model (USM) |
Standard MIBs | lldp-MIB lldpextdot1-MIB lldpextdot3-MIB lldpextmed-MIB rfc2674-MIB rfc2575-MIB rfc2573-MIB rfc2233-MIB rfc2013-MIB rfc2012-MIB rfc2011-MIB RFC-1212 RFC-1215 SNMPv2-CONF SNMPv2-TC p-bridge-MIB q-bridge-MIB rfc1389-MIB rfc1493-MIB rfc1611-MIB rfc1612-MIB rfc1850-MIB rfc1907-MIB rfc2571-MIB rfc2572-MIB rfc2574-MIB rfc2576-MIB rfc2613-MIB | rfc2665-MIB rfc2668-MIB rfc2737-MIB rfc2925-MIB rfc3621-MIB rfc4668-MIB rfc4670-MIB trunk-MIB tunnel-MIB udp-MIB draft-ietf-bridge-8021x-MIB draft-ietf-bridge-rstpmib-04-MIB draft-ietf-hubmib-etherif-mib-v3-00-MIB draft-ietf-syslog-device-MIB ianaaddrfamnumbers-MIB ianaifty-MIB ianaprot-MIB inet-address-MIB ip-forward-MIB ip-MIB RFC1155-SMI RFC1213-MIB SNMPv2-MIB SNMPv2-SMI SNMPv2-TM RMON-MIB rfc1724-MIB dcb-raj-DCBX-MIB-1108-MIB rfc1213-MIB rfc1757-MIB |
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Private MIBs | CISCOSB-lldp-MIB CISCOSB-brgmulticast-MIB CISCOSB-bridgemibobjects-MIB CISCOSB-bonjour-MIB CISCOSB-dhcpcl-MIB CISCOSB-MIB CISCOSB-wrandomtaildrop-MIB CISCOSB-traceroute-MIB CISCOSB-telnet-MIB CISCOSB-stormctrl-MIB CISCOSBssh-MIB CISCOSB-socket-MIB CISCOSB-sntp-MIB CISCOSB-smon-MIB CISCOSB-phy-MIB CISCOSB-multisessionterminal-MIB CISCOSB-mri-MIB CISCOSB-jumboframes-MIB CISCOSB-gvrp-MIB CISCOSB-endofmib-MIB CISCOSB-dot1x-MIB CISCOSB-deviceparams-MIB CISCOSB-cli-MIB CISCOSB-cdb-MIB CISCOSB-brgmacswitch-MIB CISCOSB-3sw2swtables-MIB CISCOSB-smartPorts-MIB CISCOSB-tbi-MIB CISCOSB-macbaseprio-MIB CISCOSB-env_mib-MIB CISCOSB-policy-MIB CISCOSB-sensor-MIB CISCOSB-aaa-MIB CISCOSB-application-MIB CISCOSB-bridgesecurity-MIB CISCOSB-copy-MIB CISCOSB-CpuCounters-MIB CISCOSB-Custom1BonjourService-MIB CISCOSB-dhcp-MIB CISCOSB-dlf-MIB CISCOSB-dnscl-MIB CISCOSB-embweb-MIB CISCOSB-fft-MIB CISCOSB-file-MIB CISCOSB-greeneth-MIB CISCOSB-greeneth-MIB CISCOSB-interfaces-MIB CISCOSB-interfaces_recovery-MIB | CISCOSB-ip-MIB CISCOSB-iprouter-MIB CISCOSB-ipv6-MIB CISCOSB-mnginf-MIB CISCOSB-lcli-MIB CISCOSB-localization-MIB CISCOSB-mcmngr-MIB CISCOSB-mng-MIB CISCOSB-physdescription-MIB CISCOSB-PoE-MIB CISCOSB-protectedport-MIB CISCOSB-rmon-MIB CISCOSB-rs232-MIB CISCOSB-SecuritySuite-MIB CISCOSB-snmp-MIB CISCOSB-specialbpdu-MIB CISCOSB-banner-MIB CISCOSB-syslog-MIB CISCOSB-TcpSession-MIB CISCOSB-traps-MIB CISCOSB-trunk-MIB CISCOSB-tuning-MIB CISCOSB-tunnel-MIB CISCOSB-udp-MIB CISCOSB-vlan-MIB CISCOSB-ipstdacl-MIB CISCOSB-eee-MIB CISCOSB-ssl-MIB CISCOSB-digitalkeymanage-MIB CISCOSB-qosclimib-MIB CISCOSB-digitalkeymanage-MIB CISCOSB-tbp-MIB CISCOSMB-MIB CISCOSB-secsd-MIB CISCOSB-draft-ietf-entmib-sensor-MIB CISCOSB-draft-ietf-syslog-device-MIB CISCOSB-rfc2925-MIB CISCO-SMI-MIB CISCOSB-DebugCapabilities-MIB CISCOSB-CDP-MIB CISCOSB-vlanVoice-MIB CISCOSB-EVENTS-MIB CISCOSB-sysmng-MIB CISCOSB-sct-MIB CISCO-TC-MIB CISCO-VTP-MIB CISCO-CDP-MIB |
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Remote monitoring (RMON) | Embedded RMON software agent supports 4 RMON groups (history, statistics, alarms, and events) for enhanced traffic management, monitoring, and analysis |
IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack | Coexistence of both protocol stacks to ease migration |
Firmware upgrade | Web browser upgrade (HTTP/HTTPS) and TFTP and upgrade over SCP running over SSH Dual images for resilient firmware upgrades |
Port mirroring | Traffic on a port can be mirrored to another port for analysis with a network analyzer or RMON probe. Up to 4 source ports can be mirrored to one destination port |
VLAN mirroring | Traffic from a VLAN can be mirrored to a port for analysis with a network analyzer or RMON probe. Up to 4 source VLANs can be mirrored to one destination port |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) (options 12, 66, 67, 129, and 150) | DHCP options facilitate tighter control from a central point (DHCP server), to obtain IP address, autoconfiguration (with configuration file download), DHCP Relay, and host name |
Secure Copy (SCP) | Securely transfers files to and from the switch |
Autoconfiguration with SCP file download | Enables mass deployment with protection of sensitive data |
Text-editable configs | Config files can be edited with a text editor and downloaded to another switch, facilitating easier mass deployment |
Smartports | Simplified configuration of QoS and security capabilities |
Auto Smartports | Automatically applies the intelligence delivered through the Smartports roles to the port based on the devices discovered over Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP-MED. This facilitates zero-touch deployments |
Textview Command-Line Interface (CLI) | Scriptable CLI. A full CLI as well as a menu-based CLI is supported. User privilege levels 1, 7, and 15 are supported for the CLI |
Cloud services | Support for Cisco FindIT Network Manager and Cisco Active Advisor |
Embedded FindIT Network Probe | Support for embedded FindIT Network Probe running on the switch. Eliminates the need to set up a separate hardware or virtual machine for the FindIT Network Probe on site |
Cisco Network Plug and Play (PnP) agent | The Cisco Network Plug and Play solution provides a simple, secure, unified, and integrated offering to ease new branch or campus device rollouts or for provisioning updates to an existing network. The solution provides a unified approach to provision Cisco routers, switches, and wireless devices with a near-zero-touch deployment experience |
Localization | Localization of GUI and documentation into multiple languages |
Login banner | Configurable multiple banners for web as well as CLI |
Other management | Traceroute; single IP management; HTTP/HTTPS; RADIUS; port mirroring; TFTP upgrade; DHCP client; Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP); cable diagnostics; Ping; syslog; Telnet client (SSH secure support); automatic time settings from Management Station |
Green (power efficiency) |
Energy detect | Automatically turns power off on RJ-45 port when detecting link down. Active mode is resumed without loss of any packets when the switch detects the link is up |
Cable length detection | Adjusts the signal strength based on the cable length. Reduces the power consumption for shorter cables |
EEE compliant (802.3az) | Supports IEEE 802.3az on all copper Gigabit Ethernet ports |
Disable port LEDs | LEDs can be manually turned off to save on energy |
Time-based port operation | Link up or down based on user-defined schedule (when the port is administratively up) |
Time-based PoE | PoE power can be on or off based on user-defined schedule to save energy |
General |
Jumbo frames | Frame sizes up to 9K bytes. The default MTU is 2K bytes |
MAC table | 8K addresses |
Discovery |
Bonjour | The switch advertises itself using the Bonjour protocol |
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) (802.1ab) with LLDP-MED extensions | Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) allows the switch to advertise its identification, configuration, and capabilities to neighboring devices that store the data in a MIB. LLDP-MED is an enhancement to LLDP that adds the extensions needed for IP phones |
Cisco Discovery Protocol | The switch advertises itself using the Cisco Discovery Protocol. It also learns the connected device and its characteristics using Cisco Discovery Protocol |
Product specifications |
802.3at PoE+ and 802.3af PoE delivered over any of the RJ-45 ports within the listed power budgets | The following switches support 802.3at PoE+, 802.3af, and Cisco prestandard (legacy) PoE. Maximum power of 30.0W to any 10/100 or Gigabit Ethernet port, until the PoE budget for the switch is reached. The total power available for PoE per switch is as follows: |
Model | Power dedicated to PoE | Number of ports that support PoE |
SG250-08HP | 45W | 8 |
PoE Powered Device (PD) and PoE pass-through | Besides AC power, select compact switch models can work as PoE Powered Device (PD) and be powered by PoE switches connected to the uplink ports. The switch can also pass through the power to downstream PoE end devices if required Maximum of 60W can be drawn per uplink port if the peer PoE switch supports 60W PoE. When multiple uplink ports are connected to PoE switches, the power drawn from these ports is combined When AC power is connected and functioning correctly, it is preferred over PoE power. The PoE power can function as a backup to the AC power source or be used as the sole power source for the switch |
Model | Power option | Available PoE pass-through power (W) | Can switch be powered with uplinks? |
SG250-08 | 1 x PoE uplink 1 x PoE+ uplink AC Power | N/A N/A N/A | Yes Yes Yes |
SG250-10P | 1 x PoE uplink 2 x PoE uplink 1 x PoE+ uplink 2 x PoE+ uplink 1 x 60W PoE uplink 2 x 60W PoE uplink AC Power | 0W 0W 0W 22W 22W 50W 62W | Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes |
Power consumption
(worst case) | Model | Green power (mode) | System power consumption | Power consumption (with PoE) | Heat dissipation (BTU/hr) |
SG250-08HP | EEE, Energy Detect, Short Reach | 110V=9.1W 220V=10.1W | 110V=61.4W 220V=59.8W | 209.51 |
Ports | Model name | Total system ports | RJ-45 ports | Combo ports (RJ-45 + SFP) |
SG250-08HP | 8 Gigabit Ethernet | 8 Gigabit Ethernet | – |
USB slot | USB Type-A slot on the front panel of the switch for easy file and image management |
Buttons | Reset button |
Cabling type | Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Category 5 or better for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX; UTP Category 5e or better for 1000BASE-T |
LEDs | System, Link/Act, PoE, Speed |
Flash | 256 MB |
CPU | 800 MHz ARM |
CPU memory | 512 MB |
Packet buffer | All numbers are aggregate across all ports because the buffers are dynamically shared: |
Model name | Packet buffer |
SG250-08HP | 12 Mb |
Supported SFP/SFP+ modules | SKU | Media | Speed | Maximum distance |
MGBBX1 | Single-mode fiber | 1000 Mbps | 10 km |
MGBSX1 | Multimode fiber | 1000 Mbps | 500 m |
MGBLH1 | Single-mode fiber | 1000 Mbps | 40 km |
MGBLX1 | Single-mode fiber | 1000 Mbps | 10 km |
MGBT1 | UTP cat 5e | 1000 Mbps | 100 m |
GLC-LH-SMD= | Single-mode fiber | 1000 Mbps | 10 km |
GLC-BX-U= | Single-mode fiber | 1000 Mbps | 10 km |
SFP-H10GB-CU1M | Copper coax | 10 Gig | 1 m |
SFP-H10GB-CU3M | Copper coax | 10 Gig | 3 m |
SFP-H10GB-CU5M | Copper coax | 10 Gig | 5 m |
SFP-10G-SR | Multimode fiber | 10 Gig | 26 m - 400 m |
SFP-10G-LR | Single-mode fiber | 10 Gig | 10 km |
SFP-10G-SR-S | Multimode fiber | 10 Gig | 26 m - 400 m |
SFP-10G-LR-S | Single-mode fiber | 10 Gig | 10 km |
Environmental |
Unit dimensions (W x H x D) | Model name | Unit dimensions |
SG250-08HP | 160 x 30 x 128 mm (6.3 x 1.18 x 5.04 in) |
Unit weight | Model name | Unit weight |
| SG250-08P | 0.56 kg (1.23 lb) |
Power | 100 to 240V 50 to 60 Hz, internal, universal: SF250-24, SF250-24P, SF250-48, SF250-48HP, SG250-26, SG250-26HP, SG250-26P, SG250-50, SG250-50HP, SG250-50P, SG250X-24, SG250X-24P, SG250X-48, SG250X-48P 100 to 240V 50 to 60 Hz, external: SG250-08, SG250-08HP, SG250-10P |
Certification | UL (UL 60950), CSA (CSA 22.2), CE mark, FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A |
Operating temperature | 32° to 122°F (0° to 50°C) |
Storage temperature | -4° to 158°F (-20° to 70°C) |
Operating humidity | 10% to 90%, relative, noncondensing |
Storage humidity | 10% to 90%, relative, noncondensing |
Acoustic noise and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) | Model name | Fan (number) | Acoustic noise | MTBF at 50°C (hours) |
SG250-08HP | No fan | – | 506,682 |
Warranty | Limited lifetime |
Package contents |
| ● Cisco 250 Series Smart Switch● Power cord (power adapter for 8-port and 10-port SKUs)● Mounting kit● Quick Start Guide |
Minimum requirements |
| ● Web browser: Mozilla Firefox version 36 or later; Microsoft Internet Explorer version 9 or later, Chrome version 40 or later, Safari version 5 or later● Category 5 Ethernet network cable● TCP/IP, network adapter, and network operating system (such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X) installed |
