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[Tom Bourke]

We are looking to add some switches to our QL5 / RIO / Shure ULXD Dante systems.  While looking at the Cisco SG300 I noticed an EOL notice with the SG350 being the replacement.

As far as I can tell they are similar with the SG350 having more bandwidth and processing power.  QoS has 8 queues vs the 4 required and after reading the manual I think green internet can be fully disabled.

Am I missing anything else?  Any one used the new version?  I am planning the SG35010K9NA version (8+2 SF) for well under $200 each.

Thank you.

[Justice C. Bigler]

Being able to disable the green ethernet/power saving features is the big one.

QoS only really matters if you are set up in a mixed network with other services, like video or regular internet traffic on the network. And even then, it's irrelevant if you have enough bandwidth for what you are doing on the network. If you are running a closed, Dante only audio network then it's a moot point. The other big one to look for is the total backplane bandwidth for all of the ports. The SG300/350 have 10 gigabit Ethernet ports, so you need to have at least 20 gigabits of bandwidth so that each port can operate at a full gigabit in both directions.

[Rick Earl]

We are looking to add some switches to our QL5 / RIO / Shure ULXD Dante systems.  While looking at the Cisco SG300 I noticed an EOL notice with the SG350 being the replacement.

As far as I can tell they are similar with the SG350 having more bandwidth and processing power.  QoS has 8 queues vs the 4 required and after reading the manual I think green internet can be fully disabled.

Am I missing anything else?  Any one used the new version?  I am planning the SG35010K9NA version (8+2 SF) for well under $200 each.

Thank you.

I have used SG300's for a few years, mainly because I could manage them enough to connect them to the university's network without issues and I could add optics for long fiber runs I needed.   We did have an issue with one resetting last year which caused some problems when connecting to the network, but other than that, they have worked very well for our needs. For what you are doing, they should work well, especially if it is a stand alone network.  Our IT folks set us with some new  Cisco Catalyst 3560CX, they are much beefier, have an internal power supply, instead of a wall wart, and a easier for them to manage on our network when needed.   They cost quite a bit more, but so far they have been without issue.  For some events, we are running Dante' over the network between multiple venues, the two most distant being about 3/4 mile apart.

[Scott Holtzman]

I have used SG300's for a few years, mainly because I could manage them enough to connect them to the university's network without issues and I could add optics for long fiber runs I needed.   We did have an issue with one resetting last year which caused some problems when connecting to the network, but other than that, they have worked very well for our needs. For what you are doing, they should work well, especially if it is a stand alone network.  Our IT folks set us with some new  Cisco Catalyst 3560CX, they are much beefier, have an internal power supply, instead of a wall wart, and a easier for them to manage on our network when needed.   They cost quite a bit more, but so far they have been without issue.  For some events, we are running Dante' over the network between multiple venues, the two most distant being about 3/4 mile apart.

You can buy used 3560G's for a song on eBay.  There is a learning curve for IOS but frankly the Cisco consumer switches aren't even considered a Cisco product by the network community.  I know they are the top of the food chain in the market though.

Enterprise grade switches are designed to simply not fail.  Add a redundant power supply and sleep easy.

[David Sturzenbecher]

IT folks set us with some new  Cisco Catalyst 3560CX, they are much beefier, have an internal power supply, instead of a wall wart, and a easier for them to manage on our network when needed. 

Most SG300s have internal power supplies. Just the smallest units have wall warts.


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[Tom Bourke]

You can buy used 3560G's for a song on eBay.  There is a learning curve for IOS but frankly the Cisco consumer switches aren't even considered a Cisco product by the network community.  I know they are the top of the food chain in the market though.

Enterprise grade switches are designed to simply not fail.  Add a redundant power supply and sleep easy.

The irony is I use real Cisco stuff at home that I can buy on Ebay for next to nothing.  At work, they can't buy used.

All we need is to do is get Dante and control around the room.  If I use them in video world they will not have Dante on them.  I was just hopping that some one had used them with Dante with out problems.

[Scott Carneval]

I was just hopping that some one had used them with Dante with out problems.

I have a Cisco SG350-28MP-K9-NA in an install for about 6 months now with no issues. It's a 3-way divisible conference room with 3x Biamp TesiraForte DAN VT DSP's and 3x Shure MXA910 ceiling mic arrays. The mics are 8 channels of Dante each, and we're using Dante to route audio between the rooms when they are combined, so I think its about 30 streams total. We're also using the same switch for all of the Crestron gear, and to provide PoE (power only, no data traffic) to 6 cameras.

[Caleb Dueck]

Also look at the HP 2530 and 2930 switches.  We have many in larger AV installs, and unlike the SG300's - they are QSys approved.   Another integrator in the area also uses them as their go-to switches.

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[Tim Hite]

I've seen this topic coming up a few times, but haven't seen any one mention Yamaha's Dante enabled switches. The pricing doesn't seem too outrageous and the switches are ideal for being racked in for audio since they have ports on the back and the front.

http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/interfaces/swp1/

Let me know if you need pricing.

We are looking to add some switches to our QL5 / RIO / Shure ULXD Dante systems.  While looking at the Cisco SG300 I noticed an EOL notice with the SG350 being the replacement.

As far as I can tell they are similar with the SG350 having more bandwidth and processing power.  QoS has 8 queues vs the 4 required and after reading the manual I think green internet can be fully disabled.

Am I missing anything else?  Any one used the new version?  I am planning the SG35010K9NA version (8+2 SF) for well under $200 each.

Thank you.

[Justice C. Bigler]

I've seen this topic coming up a few times, but haven't seen any one mention Yamaha's Dante enabled switches. The pricing doesn't seem too outrageous and the switches are ideal for being racked in for audio since they have ports on the back and the front.

http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/interfaces/swp1/

Let me know if you need pricing.

I guess that depends on what your definition of "not too expensive is". Last time I looked the Yamaha switches were approaching $2,400. The SG300-10 was only about $160.