1G Emerald KVM over IP Matrix Switch

Emerald™ is the first Enterprise KVM Extension and KVM Matrix Switching solution that delivers pixel-perfect video with 2K/HD or 4K/60 resolutions over an IP network, a proprietary direct connection or both.

The flexible and scalable system supports any number of workstations and servers. In addition, it simplifies virtual access, making it easy for you to use any combination of physical and virtual servers.

User’s working on the system experience fast and easy-to-use access to their target servers with premium video quality and a rich peripheral set supporting stereo audio and up to any four true emulated USB 2.0 devices including Wacom® tablets. Administrators will like the comprehensive management with convenient configuration options in line with a high-level security and reliable operation.

An Emerald KVM network may start small, but it’s infinitely scalable to meet your expansion needs and future technology path just by adding endpoints, with no additional chassis or cards required.

System Design
Emerald comprises of a choice of transmitters connecting computers or virtual machines to the system and receivers adding the user consoles. High performance Emerald network switches ensure trouble-free KVM over IP extension and switching connections, while Emerald KVM Switches with 24- or 48-ports allow convenient direct connect matrix switching. A range of SFP/SFP+ transceivers proofs best performing video quality and KVM extensions over the required distances.

Emerald KVM over IP Matrix Switches
The Emerald KVM over IP Matrix switches featured on this page allow you to create a free configurable and scalable KVM over IP Switching and Extension system through CATx or Fibre connections. Choose from three models depending on the number of Emerald endpoints and video requirements.
EMS1G-48 is designed for Emerald 2K systems featuring 48 RJ45-ports with 10/100/1000Mbps standard speeds. The switch has also four SFP+ 10G fibre uplinks for maximum flexibility and investment protection.
The10G switch EMS10G-28 is designed for Emerald 2K/4K high-speed connections. This switch provides 28 SFP+ slots with 1/10 GbE speeds that can auto-detect device attached standard or high-speeds and two ultra-speeds (100GbE) SFP+ cascade ports. The switch complies with IEEE10588v2 and incorporates VXLAN gateway to support for bridging and routing non-virtualized and virtualized overlay networks with line-rate performance.
For large application, choose the ultra-speed model EMS100G-32 model featuring 32 SFP+ slots for 10/25/40/50/100GbE. Up to 6.4 Tbps of full duplex switching bandwidth are available. The switch supports scalable L2 and L3 Ethernet switching with QoS and a full complement of Standard based IPv4 and IPv6 features including OSPF and BGP routing. Multipath is supported via virtual link trunking (VLT) and multiple VLT (MVLT) multi-chassis link aggregation technology. VRF-LITE enables sharing of networking infrastructure and provides L3 traffic isolation across tenant. An open automation framework adds automated configuration and provisioning capabilities to simplify the management of network environments. 128 link aggregations groups with up to eight members from group use enhanced hashing. A power efficient operation up to 45°C helps to reduce cooling costs in temperature-constrained deployments.

Instant access across the whole Enterprise
Emerald makes your migration painless, enabling you to scale access infinitely and gradually across buildings, campuses and the wide area network, using your existing network infrastructure—with switching between sources at speeds of less than half a second.

Digital video at its best
Emerald is the first KVM platform that supports pixel perfect 4K DisplayPort video at 60 Hz over standard IP network switches AND direct connections with proprietary copper or fibre cable. Image transmission with mathematical lossless compression visualizes every single pixel at 60 fps with 10-bit color depth. Not ready for 4K yet, start with the Emerald 2K options-supporting one or two full HD DVI channels with resolutions up to 1920x1200-and migrate to 4K at your own pace by transitioning individual user groups when need arises.

Virtualisation
More and more physical server are being replaced by virtualisation allowing better performance, availability, scalability and return on investment. Emerald simplifies access to both physical and virtual servers with virtual machine support for VMware, Microsoft and Citrix, using RDP, RemoteFX and PCOIP, among others.

Fail-safe operation
All Emerald transmitters and receivers feature copper or fibre connectivity through two flexible SFP+ slots.
Your 24/7 operation requires network resilience. Use the redundant network ports on the Emerald units to provide continuous, uninterrupted operation in the event one network experiences loss of service. Connect the endpoints either through two alternative direct links, a direct link and a network connection or two independent networks.

Network Requirements
For HD video, Emerald requires a standard Gigabit Ethernet network and possibly a 10 Gigabit aggregate switch, depending on how many endpoints you have. For 4K video, you’ll need a standard 10 Gigabit Ethernet network with a 100 Gigabit aggregate switch. For both, the network infrastructure required by Emerald can be built with IEEE 802.3 standards-based components from Black Box or other manufacturers.

Direct Connect Matrix Switches
Emerald 2K requires our Standard speed switches (EMX1-48) and may require a high speed (EMX10-28) Matrix switch as an aggregate switch depending on number of endpoints. For 4K video you will need the high speed Matrix switch and may need our Ultra speed Matrix switch (EMX100-32) depending on the number of endpoints you wish to connect.

Management
Emerald supports multiple ways to control the system: via the receiver’s OSD, X-keys, or external control system such as Boxilla™-our centralized KVM Manger. Emerald in combination with Boxilla enables timesaving, controllable presets and multi-user settings. You can also pool designated CPU resources, allowing for user selection by type of server/PC/desktop rather than by individual dedicated resource. Even more important, you can prepare for instantaneous recovery from disasters with one-click access to an entire backup control room in a different location. The KVM main control room configuration can be replicated anywhere you have a network connection.

Integration with other KVM Systems
Emerald works flawlessly with these popular Black Box KVM product families:

• DKM proprietary, direct-connect KVM system
• Freedom II Multi-Monitor Switch with Glide-and-Switch technology
• InvisaPC™ for access to physical and cloud-based virtual servers over IP
• ControlBridge™ our system for one-touch, multisystem control
• Boxilla™ KVM manager

Download the EMERALD BROCHURE to get a detailed insight how you operation can benefit from Emerald.

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Approvals —
Environmental Compliances: Japan: VCCI V3/2009 Class A; USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B:2009, Class A; RoHS
EMI Certifications: Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 32: Class A; Canada: ICES-003, Issue-4, Class A; Europe: EN 55032: 2015+A1:2007 (CISPR 32); Class A; Japan: VCCI V3/2009 Class A; USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B:2009, Class A
Safety Certifications: UL/CSA, EN 60959-1, EN 60825-1, FDA Regulation 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11
Environmental —
Operating Humidity: 5 to 85%, relative humidity, non-condensing
Storage Humidity: 5 to 95%, relative humidity, non-condensing
Operating Temperature: 0 to 45° C
Storage Temperature: -40 to +70° C
Mounting — 19” rack-mounted
KVM Technology — KVM over IP

EMS1G-48
Performance —
Switching Capacity: 260 Gbps (full-duplex);
Forwarding capacity: 131 Mpps;
Packet Buffer Memory: 4 MB;
CPU Memory: 2 GB
MAC Addresses: Up to 80 K
IPv4 Routes: 16 K;
IPv6 Routes: 8K (Shared CAM space with IPv4);
Link aggregation: 16 links per group, 128 groups per stack;
Queues per port: 8 queues;
Layer 2 VLANs: 4K;
MSTP: 64 instances;
VRF-lite: 64 instances;
Line-rate Layer 2 switching: all protocols, including IPv4 and IPv6;
Line-rate Layer 3 routing: IPv4 and IPv6; IPv4 host table size up to 40k max;
IPv6 host table size 8K;
IPv4 Multicast table size 8K;
LAG load balancing: based on Layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 headers;
Latency: 3.7 μsec for 1000BASE-T, 1.8 μsec for SFP+
Management —
Console port management: (1) RJ-45 console management port with RS-232 signaling;
Protocols: UDP, TCP, Ethernet, Telnet, FTP, IPv4, IPv6;
IPv4: ICMP, ARP, DNS (client), NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP (relay)
IPv6: Telnet, FTP, TACACS, RADIUS, SSH, NTP
Connectors —
(48) RJ-45 ports 10/100/1000Mbps,
(4) 10GbE SFP+ uplink ports,
(1) RJ-45 RS-232 serial console port
Indicators — (1) Power LED, (48) Link/Activity LEDs, (4) SFP Link LEDs
Dimensions — 1RU, 44 x 434 x 320 mm HxWxD
Weight — 5.84 kg
Power —
Input: 90–264 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Maximum Power Consumption: 87 W
Typical Power Consumption: 65 W
Max. Thermal Output: 290 BTU/hr.;
Max. Current Draw per System: <1 A at 100/120 VAC, <0.5 A at 200/240 VAC
Power Supply Type: (2) hot-swappable redundant AC power
Fans: (4) hot-swappable redundant fans
Standards — IEEE: IEEE 802.1ab LLDP; 802.1D Bridging, STP; 802.1p L2 Prioritization; 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP; 802.1s MSTP; 802.1w RSTP; 802.1X Network Access Control; 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T); 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging; 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP; 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-X) on optical ports; 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE); 802.3u Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX) on mgmt ports; 802.3x Flow Control; 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X); ANSI/ TIA-1057 LLDP-MED, Force10 PVST+, MTU 12,000 bytes; RFC and I-D compliance

EMS10G-28
Performance —
Switching Capacity: non-blocking;
Latency : <1 μs (ingress to egress)
Management —
Console port management: (1) RJ-45 serial
Security/Authentication: RADIUS, RADIUS and IPv6, SSHv2, Security Architecture for IPSec, IPSec Authentication Header, ESP Protocol
Network Management: SNMPv1/2, SSHv2, FTP, TFTP, SCP, Syslog, Port Mirroring, RADIUS, 802.1X, Support Assist (Phone Home), Netconf APIs, XML Schema, CLI Commit (Scratchpad), sFlow
Automation: Control Plane Services APIs, Linux Utilities and Scripting Tools
Quality of Service (QoS): Access Control Lists, Prefix List, Route-Map, Rate Shaping (Egress), Rate Policing (Ingress);
Scheduling Algorithms: Round Robin, Weighted Round Robin, Deficit Round Robin, Strict Priority, Weighted Random Early Detect
Connectors —
(28) HS 10 GbE SFP+,
(2) US 100 GbE QSFP28,
(2) AC PSUs,
(4) Fan modules,
PSU to I/O Panel Airflow
Dimensions — 1RU, 44 x 431 x 457 mm HxWxD
Weight — 8.92 kg
Power —
Input: 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Maximum Power: 290 W
Typical Operating Power: 260 W
Max. Thermal Output: 886 BTU/hr.
Power Supply Type: (2) hot-swappable redundant AC power
Fans: (4) hot-swappable redundant fans
Standards —
IEEE Compliance: 802.1ab LLDP; TIA-1057 LLDP-MED; 802.1s MSTP; 802.1w RSTP; 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T); 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP; 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-X); 802.3i Ethernet (10BASE-T); 802.3u Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX); 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X); 802.1D Bridging, STP; 802.1p L1 Prioritization; 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP; 802.1Qbb PFC; 801.2Qaz ETS; 802.1s MSTP; 802.1w RSTP; PVST+; 802.1X Network Access Control; 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging; 802.3u Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX) on mgmt ports; 802.3x Flow Control; 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X) with QSA; ANSI/TIA-1057, Jumbo MTU support 9416 bytes

EMS100G-32
Performance —
Switching Capacity: 6.4 Tbps;
Forwarding capacity: Up to 4400 Mpps (Full Duplex);
Packet buffer memory: 16MB;
CPU memory: 8GB;
MAC addresses: 136 K;
ARP entries: 128K;
IPv4 Unicast routes: 136 K;
IPv6 Unicast routes: 68K;
IPv4 Multicast routes: 68K;
IPv6 Multicast routes: Not supported;
Multicast Hosts: 8K;
Layer 2 VLANs: 4K per port;
Layer 3 VLANs: Standalone 1K/VLT 4K;
MSTP: 64 instances;
PVST+: 128 instances;
LAG: 128 groups, 16 members per LAG group;
LAG load balancing: Based on layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 headers;
Latency: Sub 500 ns;
QOS data queues: 8;
QOS control queues: 12;
QOS: Default 1024 entries scalable to 2.5K;
ACL Support: 3K
Management —
Network Management: SMIv1, SNMPv1, Concise MIB Definitions, SNMP Traps, Bridges MIB, OSPFv2 MIB, Community-Based SNMPv2, IP MIB, IP Forwarding Table MIB, SMIv2, Textual Conventions for SMIv2;
Security/Authentication: RADIUS, RADIUS and IPv6, Radius support for EAP, 802.1X with RADIUS, EAP, AES Cipher Algorithm in the SNMP User Base Security Model, SSHv2, Security Architecture for IPSec, IPSec Authentication Header, ESP Protocol, IPsec Security Policy DB MIB Type
Connectors —
(32) Ultra Speed 100GbR Ethernet SFP ports,
(2) 10/100GbE 100MbE SFP+ uplink ports
(1) RJ-45 serial console management port,
(1) 10/100/1000BT Ethernet port for management,
(1) USB 2.0 Type A storage port,
(1) micro USB Type B for console/management port access
Dimensions — 1RU, 44 x 434 x 460 mm HxWxD
Weight — 9.12 kg
Power —
Input: 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Max. Power Consumption: 605 W;
Min. Power Consumption: 195 W;
Power Supply Type: (2) hot-swappable redundant AC power
Fans: (4) hot-swappable redundant fans
Standards —
LLDP, Bridging, STP, L2 Prioritization, VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP, PFC, ETS, MSTP, RSTP, Network Access Control, Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T) or breakout, Frame extensions for VLAN Tagging, Link Aggregation with LACP, MORE; ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-MED, Force10 PVST+. Jumbo MTU support 9.416 bytes

(1) Emerald KVM over IP Switch
(2) Power supplies
(4) Fans
(1) 19” rackmount kit