8-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch

» GSD-803

Slimmer, Smarter, and More Efficient Than Ever

PLANET’s new GSD-803 Gigabit Switch takes a significant leap in efficiency and performance with its upgraded design. Its compact size, lighter weight, reduced power consumption, expanded MAC address table, and improved jumbo frame features make it ideal for modern networking needs.

The GSD-803 features a more compact design with dimensions of 140 x 67 x 26 mm and a weight of only 221g, significantly smaller and lighter than the previous version, which measured 155 x 86 x 26 mm and weighed 348g. With a reduced power consumption of just 4.2 watts, it is an eco-friendly choice for users. The upgraded GSD-803 also includes an expanded 8K MAC address table, doubling the capacity of the previous model’s 4K, and supports jumbo frames up to 15k for more efficient data transfers, a substantial improvement over the previous 9k support.

 

Optimal Solution for Energy Savings and Gigabit High Performance 

PLANET GSD-803 Green Networking Switch is specially designed to meet the current trend for energy savings worldwide. The GSD-803, an 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch, brings both benefits of energy savings and Gigabit wire speed performance to home networking, SOHOs and enterprises.

 

Energy Savings

The GSD-803 incorporates two advanced Green Networking technologies and is able to provide power savings of up to 40% but maintains high performance efficiently.

(1)  Hibernation Link Down power savings

The Hibernation Link Down power savings goes beyond IEEE specifications to automatically lower power for a given port when it is not linked. With the Hibernation Link Down power savings technology, the GSD-803 will automatically adjust power usage of the ports that are shut down or not connected to network devices.

(2)  Intelligent use of power based on cable length

The intelligent power management uses an advanced algorithm that actively determines the appropriate power level based on cable length. When the GSD-803 is connected with an Ethernet cable shorter than 20m, it automatically detects the Ethernet cable length and reduce power usage. The connected device can substantially save power by 40 percent, making a significant contribution to energy savings.

 

Leading Home, SOHO and Workgroup Users to High-speed Networking

The GSD-803 is designed with a modern, compact metal housing for easy deployment of high-speed Gigabit networking in home or SOHO environments.  Providing 16Gbps internal switching fabric, the GSD-803 can handle an extremely large amount of data in a secure topology linking to a backbone or high capacity servers. The GSD-803 provides 8K MAC address table, and offers wire-speed packet transfer performance without risk of packet loss. The high data throughput of the device makes it ideal for most Gigabit environments, especially for the network to be upgraded to a Gigabit environment.

 

Plug & Play

All RJ45 copper interfaces of the GSD-803 support 10/100/1000Mbps auto-negotiation for optimal speed detection through RJ45 Category 5, 5e or 6 cables. They support standard auto-MDI/MDI-X feature which can detect the type of connection to any Ethernet device without requiring special straight-through or crossover cables.

 

Backbone Switch

The GSD-803 can directly connect to departmental switches or backbone servers. With up to 16Gbps of non-blocking switching fabric, the GSD-803 can be used to build a Gigabit high-bandwidth switched network quickly and easily.

 

Home/SOHO High-speed Network Center

The GSD-803 Gigabit Ethernet Switch provides the best solution of high-speed Internet environment demanded by SOHO / Home and power users. The GSD-803 accelerates the speed of data transmission between devices without worrying about the delay of high-quality multimedia display. As for home use, the GSD-803 supports speeds of 10, 100 and 1000Mbps, meeting your demands for transmitting high-quality multimedia, gaming and other high-speed Internet applications.

RJ45 Interface

  • 8 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • Complies with IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX, IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T
  • Supports auto MDI/MDI-X function

 

Switching

  • Hardware-based 10/100Mbps, half/full duplex and 1000Mbps full duplex mode, flow control and auto-negotiation
  • Features Store-and-Forward mode with wire-speed filtering and forwarding rates
  • IEEE 802.3x flow control for full duplex operation and backpressure for half duplex operation
  • Integrated address look-up engine, supporting 8K absolute MAC addresses
  • 15K jumbo packet size
  • Power savings ability for Green networking
  • Automatic address learning and address aging
  • Supports CSMA/CD protocol

 

Hardware

  • Metal housing, compact size and wall mounting
  • LED indicators for system power and link/activity status for each 1000 Mbps port.
  • 5V DC, 1A external power adapter
  • FCC, CE Class B compliant

 

Hardware Specifications
10/100/1000BASE-T Ports 8 Auto MDI/MDIX ports
Enclosure Metal
LED Display One for power and one for Link / Act per port
Dimensions (W x D x H) 140 x 67 x 26 mm
Weight 221g
Power Requirements (External power adapter) 5V DC, 1A
Power Consumption/Dissipation 4.2 watts/14.3 BTU
Switch Specifications
Switch Processing Scheme Store-and-Forward
Address Table 8K
Flow Control Back pressure half duplex, IEEE 802.3x pause frame full duplex
Switching Fabric 16Gbps
Throughput (packet per second) 11.9Mpps
Jumbo Packet Size 15K
Standards Conformance
Standards Compliance IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet)
IEEE 802.3u (Fast Ethernet)
IEEE 802.3ab(Gigabit Ethernet)
IEEE 802.3x (Full-duplex Flow Control)
IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
Regulatory Compliance FCC Part 15 Class B, CE
Environments
Temperature Operating: 0~50 degrees C
Storage: -10~70 degrees C
Humidity Operating: 5% to 95%, Storage: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Date Version Description Download
2024/06/128.0

GSD-803

Download Icon
Date Version Description Download
2025/03/018.0

Release for hardware version 8.0.

Download Icon

Ordering Information

GSD-803

8-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Ordering Information

GSD-803

8-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch (Metal case)
                         

Subscribe to PLANET e Newsletter

Receive the latest product information and company news!