The N1500 switch series offers a power-efficient Gigabit Ethernet (Gb E) network-access switching solution with integrated 10 Gb E uplinks. The N1500 switch series has high-performance capabilities & wire-speed performance, utilizing a non-blocking architecture to handle unexpected traffic loads easily. These switches offer simple management & scalability via a 40 Gbps (full-duplex) high-availability stacking architecture that allows management of up to four switches from a single IP address.