D-Link India has unveiled its ‘Green Ethernet’ Technology Gigabit switches, which claim to reduce power consumption and provide energy costs savings without sacrificing operational performance or functionality.

The D-Link ‘Green Ethernet’ range of switches is targeted at SMB users. D-Link ‘green’ products are compliant with RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) since 2006 and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) since 2005. RoHS directives restrict the use of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame-retardants. WEEE directive aims at minimising the impact of electrical and electronic goods on the environment by increasing re-use and recycling, and reducing the amount of WEEE going to landfill.

According to the release, the Green Ethernet Technology implements special power-saving features that detect link status and cable length to adjust power usage. With this technology, power consumption of network devices can be reduced, which means less heat dissipation, extended product life, and lower operating costs.