Why Green?
Public awareness and legislative action worldwide have created demands for improvements in energy efficiency for networking equipment. D-Link is working to take the lead in developing innovative, power-saving technology that doesn't sacrifice operational performance or functionality.
- Innovative eco-friendly concept
- Reduced power consumption, less heat dissipation
- Extended product life
- Reduced operating costs
D-Link Green Ethernet technology integrates an innovative power-saving feature which is an industry-first in network manufacturing technology that automatically detects the status of a device’s links and adjusts its power accordingly.
This innovative energy-saving technology has been incorporated in all D-Link’s Web Smart switches, which include the 16-Port (DGS-1216T), the 24-Port (DGS-1224T) and the 48-Port (DGS-1248T) switch. With D-Link’s Green Ethernet technology, operational performance remains unchanged with less heat generation, and requires no fans (DGS-1216T and DGS-1224T) or minimal fans (DGS-1248T) to provide a quiet and eco-friendly environment.
D-Link’s Green Ethernet switches show up to 28 per cent more energy-saving than competitors' switches of the similar category. Using D-Link’s Green Ethernet switch, test results indicates a savings of about 32 per cent less energy when in idle mode, and up to 29 per cent less energy if all ports are active.
Green Ethernet Features
D-Link's Green Ethernet implements special power-saving features that detect link status and cable length and adjust power usage accordingly.
- If there is no cable link or link partners turn off, Green Ethernet will put that port in a "sleep mode," reducing power used for that port and saving energy.
- Green Ethernet detects Ethernet cable length and adjusts power usage to save energy. This way, a port connected to a 20 meter cable only uses as much power as it needs, instead of using full power, which is only needed for 100 meter cables.
Green Ethernet Benefits
- If PCs connected to the switch are turned off, D-Link's Green Ethernet can save up to 80% power used for each system.
- If cable length is less than 20 meters, D-Link's Green Ethernet can save up to 9.3% power used for each system.*
In a standard workday scenario where PCs are used for 10 hours a day and powered off 14 hours a day, and connected to the switch using 20 meter cables, D-Link's Green Ethernet can save up to 40% power used for each system.
* Web Smart Switches do not use the cable length detection feature.
With full load and maximum power utilization, Green Ethernet Smart Switch will still be able to save up to about 24 per cent more than previous non-green models.
Full Load/Max. Power consumption compared to previous non-green models
| Model |
Prev. |
Green |
Savings |
DGS-1216T |
30.3 W |
23 W |
24% |
DGS-1224T |
35.1 W |
31.2 W |
11% |
DGS-1248T |
99.7 W |
76.2 W |
24% |
When compared with competitors’ switches of similar category, D-Link Green Ethernet Smart Switch is able to save of about 28 per cent to 63 per cent more on power consumption.
Full Load/Max. Power consumption compared to other brand models*
| Model |
Full Load |
D-Link DGS-1224T |
31.2 W |
Netgear S724T |
43.2 W |
3Com 2924 |
84 W |
D-Link Green Ethernet Products
D-Link Green Ethernet Series: 5-port Gigabit Switch (DGS-1005D), 8-port Gigabit Switch (DGS-1008D), 16-port Gigabit Switch (DGS-1016D), 24-port Gigabit Switch (DGS-1024D), Web Smart 16-Port Gigabit Switch (DGS-1216T), Web Smart 24-Port Gigabit Switch (DGS-1224T) and Web Smart 48-Port Gigabit Switch (DGS-1248T).
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