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Mikrotik router RB 1200 Review - The new and affordable rackmount router. It has ten individual gigabit Ethernet ports, five of them can be connected together in one 5-port switch group.

RB1200 has a SODIMM slot with bundled 512MB of RAM, a beeper and a serial port. It has no moving parts and it’s operation is completely silent, optional fan header is available. The RB1200 comes in a 1U aluminium rackmount case.

Specification Mikrotik router RB 1200 :

Product Code	RB1200
Architecture	PPC
CPU	PPC460GT 1000MHz
Current Monitor	No
Main Storage/NAND	64MB
RAM	512MB
SFP Ports	0
LAN Ports	10
Gigabit	Yes
Switch Chip	1
MiniPCI	0
Integrated Wireless	No
MiniPCIe	0
SIM Card Slots	No
USB	No
Memory Cards	No
Power Jack	110/220V
802.3af Support	No
POE Input	No
POE Output	No
Serial Port	DB9/RS232
Voltage Monitor	Yes
Temperature Sensor	Yes
Dimentions	1U case: 44x176x442m
Operating System	RouterOS
Temperature Range	-20C .. +65C
RouterOS License	Level6

All throughput tests done with Xena Networks specialized test system and RouterOS v5, according RFC2544, with Ethernet frame sizes 64, 512, 1518 bytes. Each board is tested with specified number of Ethernet interfaces, to ensure optimal load on hardware.