LevelOne XEL-1291

LevelOne 12-Port L3 Managed 10-Gigabit Switch, 8 x 1G/2.5G/5G/10G RJ45, 4 x 1G/2.5G/10G SFP+ Uplinks, 240Gbps Non-Blocking Fabric, 19-Inch Rackmount. Switch type: Managed, Switch layer: L3. Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: 10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000), Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity: 8, Console port: RJ-45. Full duplex. Switching capacity: 240 Gbit/s. Networking standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE.... Power connector: AC-in jack. Rack mounting, Form factor: 1U

The LevelOne XEL-1291 is a high-performance Layer 3 managed 10G Ethernet switch designed for SMB cores, campus edge and high-demand workgroups. It integrates eight 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G adaptive RJ45 ports with four 1G/2.5G/10G SFP+ uplinks, delivering flexible copper and fiber connectivity for servers, NAS, access switches and wireless infrastructure in a standard 19-inch rack-mount form factor.

Featuring a non-blocking switching fabric of 240 Gbps and forwarding performance up to 178.56 Mpps, the XEL-1291 provides true wire-speed throughput on every port, even under heavy mixed traffic and jumbo-frame workloads. This makes it ideal for bandwidth-intensive applications such as virtualization, high-speed backup, multimedia production and large file transfers.

The switch delivers full Layer 3 functionality with support for IPv4/IPv6 static routes, RIP v1/v2, OSPF v2 and BGP-4, enabling dynamic and scalable routing between VLANs and upstream networks. Up to 4K IEEE 802.1Q VLANs with QinQ, private, voice, guest and subnet-based options allow precise traffic segmentation for multi-tenant and departmental deployments. IGMP v1/v2/v3 snooping ensures efficient handling of multicast streams such as IPTV and video conferencing.

Enterprise-grade security features include 802.1X port-based authentication, MAC and port limiting, Access Control Lists (ACLs) and DoS protection, helping to prevent unauthorized access and mitigate attacks at the network edge. Eight hardware queues per port with SP, WRR and WDRR scheduling provide service-aware QoS, ensuring that latency-sensitive voice, video and business-critical data receive appropriate priority and guaranteed bandwidth.

For resilience and high availability, the XEL-1291 supports LACP/static link aggregation, MSTP (up to 64 instances) and ERPS ring protection, combining load-balanced bandwidth with sub-second failover. A comprehensive management toolkit—including Web GUI, console/Telnet/SSH CLI, HTTPS/SSL, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, Syslog and FTP/TFTP—simplifies deployment, monitoring, firmware upgrades and ongoing configuration, making the XEL-1291 an efficient and cost-effective 10G upgrade path for modern SMB and edge networks.

Management features

Switch type: Managed
Switch layer: L3
Feature: Quality of Service (QoS) support
Feature: Web-based management
Feature: System event log

Ports & interfaces

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity: 8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: 10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
SFP+ module slots quantity: 4
Console port: RJ-45
Power connector: AC-in jack

Network

Feature: 10G support
Feature: Full duplex
Feature: Flow control support
Feature: Link aggregation
Feature: Broadcast storm control
Feature: Rate limiting
Feature: Spanning tree protocol
Feature: VLAN support

Optical fiber

Maximum transfer distance (Multi-mode): 16 m

Data transmission

Switching capacity: 240 Gbit/s
Forwarding rate: 178.56 Mpps
Feature: Static route
Feature: Jumbo frames support
Jumbo frames: 12000

Security

DHCP features: DHCP relay, DHCP snooping, DHCP Option 82, DHCP Option 43, DHCP Option 60, DHCP Option 61, DHCP Option 67, DHCP client
Feature: IGMP snooping
Feature: IGMP proxy

Multicast features

Feature: Multicast support
Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) snooping: Y

Design

Feature: Rack mounting
Form factor: 1U
Product colour: Black
LED indicators: Yes

Performance

Mean time between failures (MTBF): 100000 h

Power

Power source: DC
Feature: Power supply included
AC input voltage: 100 - 240 V
AC input frequency: 50/60 Hz
Input current: 2 A
Power consumption (max): 48.2 W

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H): 10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 90%

Weight & dimensions

Width: 440 mm
Depth: 207 mm
Height: 44 mm
Weight: 2.5 kg

Packaging content

Cables included: AC
Feature: Quick start guide
Feature: Rack mount kit

Packaging data

Package type: Box
Package width: 495 mm
Package depth: 315 mm
Package height: 72 mm
Package weight: 3.61 kg

Technical details

Shipping (inner) case height: 34.5 cm
Shipping (inner) case width: 50.9 cm
Shipping (inner) case length: 38.9 cm
Products per shipping (inner) case: 5 pc(s)
Shipping (inner) case gross weight: 19 kg

Logistics data

Country of origin: China
Harmonized System (HS) code: 8517620000