BUYING GUIDE

Selecting the right Ruckus ICX switch for hospitality deployments - Buying Guide

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this document is to guide

CommScope partners and customers to choose the

correct Ruckus ICX switch based on their deployment

requirements. There are a variety of factors to

consider when choosing which ICX switch to deploy

including Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) requirements,

number of ports needed and overall throughput.

Selecting the right Ruckus ICX switch

for hospitality deployments

To help simplify this process, we divided the decision criteria into the

two primary areas of a deployment

1. Intermediate Distribution Frame (IDF)—Distribution rack for one

or more ﬂoors. For high-scale buildings there can be two (or more)

IDFs per ﬂoor. This is the point where all the cables (copper-based)

concentrate from a given ﬂoor.

2. Main Distribution Frame (MDF)—Main rack for the building (or

group of buildings), where all the cables (ﬁbers usually) coming from

IDFs concentrate. This is the location where servers and/or ﬁrewalls

are connected.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................1

Intermediate Distribution Frame (IDF)..................................1

Main Distribution Frame (MDF)............................................1

IDF OR ACCESS SWITCH..............................................................2

ICX Switch PoE.................................................................................3

ICX Power Supplies........................................................................3

Redundant Power Options For High Availability............4

Stack and Uplinks.............................................................................4

Cables and Optics............................................................................5

ICX Switch Licensing......................................................................6

CORE SWITCHES.............................................................................7

MDF Connecting 1-4 IDFS.........................................................7

MDF Connecting 1-8 IDFS.........................................................7

MDF Connecting 1-12 IDFS.......................................................8

MDF Connecting 12+ IDFS........................................................9

Hospitality Example......................................................................9

Medium-Sized MDF......................................................................9

MDF Connecting 1-48 IDFS...................................................10

Premium Licenses.......................................................................10

OVERVIEW OF RUCKUS ICX 7000

PRODUCT FAMILY.........................................................................11

WARRANTY......................................................................................12

QUOTATIONS—TYPICAL INSTALLATIONS....................13

BoM For Small Installations.....................................................13

BoM For Medium Installations...............................................13

Figure 1. Typical placement of IDFs and MDF

Part numbers for ICX 7150 Switches:

Selecting the right Ruckus ICX switch for hospitality deployments - Buying Guide

IDF OR ACCESS SWITCH

The ICX 7150-24P (“P” stands for PoE-enabled switch) or ICX 7150-48PF switches are ideal choices for the IDF. There are a few instances, such as if

there are R720 access points installed and/or strict requirements for redundant power supplies, in which another ICX switch should be used.

However, the ICX 7150 provides the performance and features required at the IDF. Determining which Ruckus ICX 7150 switch to deploy largely

depends on how many ports are needed within the planning horizon:

ICX 7150-24P: 24-port, PoE-enabled switch. Choose this switch if less than 24 ports are needed to connect access points (APs) or other end devices.

ICX 7150-48PF: 48-port switch with a 740WPoE budget. This switch is ideal if more than 24 ports will be needed to connect APs or other end devices.

Note, if a lower PoE budget is required, the ICX 7150-48P is ideal as it supports up to 48 ports with a low PoE budget.

If more than 48 ports are needed, stacking multiple ICX 7150 switches is the optimal choice. This will be discussed in the Stacks and Uplinks section.

The following ICX 7150 switches may be appropriate in certain situations, as follows:

ICX 7150-C12P: Compact switch that includes twelve PoE ports and four uplink ports (2 SFP and 2 copper). The compact switch has the same features

as regular size ICX 7150 (shares the same software) but is fanless and silent (the standard ICX 7150 has a silent-mode when the total PoE draw is below

120W). Note: the compact switch is the only exception to the rule that every ICX switch comes with a rack mounting kit.

ICX 7150 Z-Series: Recommended especially in combination with the Ruckus R720 access point (AP). The ICX 7150 Z-Series includes sixteen ports capable

of providing both 2.5GbE and PoH on each port and 32x1GbE with PoE+ ports. The multi-gigabit ports allow for the use of popular Category 5e cabling, so

there is no need to replace existing cables. PoH is recommended for the R720 AP to run at full speed. Note: the R720 AP can operate on PoE+ (30W) and

1GbE links but not at full speed.

The ICX 7150 switches include four 1GbE uplinks (SFP type), with an option for an upgrade of four SFP ports to 10GbE with no hardware upgrades.

The ICX 7150 Z-Series comes with two 10GbE ports (SFPP) that are enabled by default. The remaining six ports are set to 1GbE but can be upgraded

to 10GbE with a license. The ICX 7150 Z-Series switch includes a single power supply and fan with redundancy an option.

Each ICX 7150 switch includes rack mount kits (two posts) and a US power cable included in the base price. Additional country power cords to

match your country standards are available:

Part number Description

ICX7150-24P-4X1G

ICX 7150 Switch, 24x 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports, 2x 1G RJ45 uplink-ports, 4x 1G SFP uplink ports upgradable to up to

4x 10G SFP+ with license, 370W PoE budget, basic L3 (static routing and RIP)

ICX7150-48PF-4X1G

ICX 7150 Switch, 48x 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports, 2x 1G RJ45 uplink-ports, 4x 1G SFP uplink ports upgradable to up to

4x 10G SFP+ with license, 740W PoE budget, basic L3 (static routing and RIP)

Part number Description

ICX7150-C12P-2X1G ICX 7150 Compact Switch, 12x 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports, 2x 1G RJ45 uplink-ports, 2x 1G SFP uplink-ports

ICX7150-48P-4X1G

ICX 7150 Switch, 48x 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports, 2x 1G RJ45 uplink-ports, 4x 1G SFP uplink ports upgradable to up to

4x 10G SFP+ with license, 370W PoE budget, basic L3 (static routing and RIP)

ICX7150-48ZP-E2X10G

ICX 7150-48ZP Switch (Z-Series), 16x 100/1000/2.5G PoH ports, 32x 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports, 2x 10G SFP+ and

6x 1G SFP uplink-ports upgradable to 8x 10G SFP+ with license. Basic L3 (static routing and RIP). 1 RPS20-E Power

Supply, 1 Fan tray.

Part number Description

PCEURO Power Cord for RPS2/3/5/9, European version

PCUK Power Cord for RPS2/3/5/9, United Kingdom version

More cables available PCAUS, PCCHINA2, PCINDIA, PCJAPAN, PCSWISS