Network Hardware Tools: PoE, Optics, Power and Ports
Four calculators for choosing and installing switches. Every figure in them is copied from the maker's own data sheet, installation guide or compatibility table, and each one shows the document it came from.
PoE budget calculator
Pick a switch, add access points, phones and cameras by PoE class, and see how much of the maker's PoE budget is left.
Optics finder
Pick a switch line and see every transceiver its maker lists for it, with speed, fiber, reach and whether it stacks.
Rack power and heat
Add the switches in a rack and get the most they draw in watts, the amps at your voltage, and the heat in BTU per hour.
Port count and oversubscription
See a switch's ports by speed, choose which carry uplinks, and get the access to uplink bandwidth ratio.
What the tools cover
Power, PoE and port figures: Arista 7050X3, Arista 7280R3, Cisco Catalyst 2960X, Juniper EX2300, Juniper EX3400, Juniper EX4300, Ruckus ICX6610, Ruckus ICX7150, Ruckus ICX7250, Ruckus ICX7450, Ruckus ICX7750.
Optics: ICX 7150, ICX 7250, ICX 7450, ICX 7550, ICX 7650, ICX 7750, ICX 7850, ICX 8200.
Lines are added as we read each maker's documents. For a model that is not here yet, send a quote request and a person will answer from the maker's documents.