The Sniper-1208E Managed Gigabit Ethernet switch offers a cost-effective, high technology solution for delivery of Ethernet services to the customer premise. Its energy-efficient, hardened and compact design is specifically tailored to meet the demanding requirements of the outside plant environment. The Sniper-1008E is equipped with dual optical Gigabit Ethernet trunk interfaces, providing reliable broadband network access. Its eight 10/100 BaseT interfaces provide flexible configuration options for the local area network. The Sniper-1008E supports the latest routing and traffic control protocols to include VLAN, Rapid Spanning Tree, IGMP and Priority Queuing. Its low cost, extreme reliability and rugged construction make the Sniper-1008E the ideal choice for delivering broadband, triple play and business services over Ethernet.