S7300-48X2Q4C L3 Stackable 10G/40G/100G Managed Switch Introduction

With the increasing demand for higher data rates and bandwidth, 100G data rates have become the dominant network speed. The continued growth in 100G ethernet networks stimulated the development of 100G switches. This article first gives a comprehensive overview of 100G switches and introduces one high-performance 10G/40G/100G L3 stackable managed switch S7300-48X2Q4C developed by QSFPTEK, presenting its specifications and features. Finally giving a recommendation for matched optical module products.

Things to know about 100G switch

More than a decade ago, the demand for high bandwidth networks from enterprise core businesses and applications stimulated the demand for 100G networks. For example, in order to cope with more than 1 billion transactions and petabytes of data per day, the New York Stock Exchange decided to deploy a 100GE network in 2010. Demands for 100G network switches are mainly focused on data centers, and high-end enterprise and campus applications to solve the problem of large traffic data transmission.  

When it comes to 100G, we must first think of the high-speed network transmission capability. In terms of 100G switch products, what are the technical and functional characteristics of the 100G switch compared with the previous gigabit and 10-gigabit series switch equipment? First of all, because of the high-density 10G access demand, more and more traffic and services are converging, 100G network switches must have the characteristics of large capacity, high stability, and virtualization. In addition, the increase in port capacity puts forward higher requirements for the overall capacity and performance of the switch, which requires more advanced high-integration technology to achieve 100G.

At present, the port rate of mainstream data center switches is upgrading from 10G/40G to 25G/100G, and the market demand for 25G/100G data center switches is growing explosively. After decades of development, the 100G switch technology in the market is mature enough both in hardware and software. Next, we will introduce a QSFPTEK 10G/40G/100G stackable layer 3 switch with cost-effective and high performance.

Specifications of S7300-48X2Q4C 10G/40G/100G switch

Reasons to Choose QSFPTEK S7300-48X2Q4C 10G/40G/100G switch

High-density and Flexible 1G/10G/40G/100G Interface Options

S7300-48X2Q4C switch provide 48*10GE ports, 2*40GE QSFP+ ports and 4*100GE QSFP28 ports, allowing for high-density 10GE connectivity and powerful 40G/100G high-speed backbone connectivity. 

bllllEach 10GE ports support dual rates by inserting 10GBASE-SR/LR or 1000BASE-SX/LX optical modules. Each QSFP28 port can be used as a 40GE QSFP+ port or 4*10GE SFP+ ports, and each QSFP+ port can be extended as 4*10GE SFP+ ports, providing high-speed wired routing and forwarding with high-flexible port options. Future-proof your aggregation/core network with 100G uplink port speeds, forwarding rates up to 1440 Mpps and 1920 Gbps switching bandwidth.

Powerful Stacking Capability

S7300-48X2Q4C switch can stack up to eight switches to operate as a single module, providing higher port density and fault tolerance and increasing network bandwidth and reliability. Eight S7300-48X2Q4C switches with up to a total of 1200G (1.2T) stacking bandwidth. Perfect for small to medium-sized enterprises or campus applications.

Hot-Swappable Power Redundancy

The S7300-48X2Q4C switch also features modular hot-swappable power supplies. The modular maximize deployment flexibility with either AC or DC power sources. Dual power modules distribute the power load, extending the lifetime of the power modules.

Secure Control

S7300-48X2Q4C switch supports multiple security features including tri-authentication IEEE 802.1x, multicast/unicast storm control, IP-MAC-Port binding (IMPB), extensive wire-speed traffic classification for ACLs and QoS, DHCP Snooping, DOS attack prevention, etc.

High-Reliability

S7300-48X2Q4C support ISSU (In-Service Software Upgrade), ERPS (Ethernet Ring Protection Switching), spanning tree protocol including STP/RSTP/MSTP and static routing protocols including RIP/VRRP/OSPF, ensuring high network reliability.

Accessible and Easy Management

S7300-48X2Q4C managed 100G switch is equipped with an RJ-45 console and management port, providing an easy-to-use, platform-independent management and configuration facility. It supports SNMP v1/v2/v3, ensuring management via any standard-based management software. It also supports SSH v1/2, providing secure remote management.

IPv6 Features

S7300-48X2Q4C supports IPv4-to-IPv6 transiting technologies including IPv4 manual/automatic tunnel, IPv6-to-IPv4 tunnel, and ISATAP tunnel. It also supports IPv6 Neighbor Discovery, IPv6 protocol suite, DHCPv6 client and relay, IPV6 hardware ACLs, IPv6-based Telnet, SSH, and SNMP, meeting the requirements of IPv6 network device management and service control.

Applications of 7300-48X2Q4C 10G/40G/100G Stackable L3 Switch

The S7300-48X2Q4C Layer 3 stackable 10G/40G/100G switch is ideal for aggregation and core layer networks in enterprise and campus applications. Its 48 high-density 10GE ports and high stacking capability can meet the ever-increasing demand for network bandwidth.

The following topology shows a typical application of the 7300-48X2Q4C switches, accessing multiple 1G/10G access devices through its high-density 10GE ports, and its 100G uplink ports are connected to 100G core switch to build a 100GE fully connected network platform without oversubscription.

S7300-48X2Q4C ensures maximum stack units of up to eight switches. Its powerful stacking capability meets the ever-increasing need for higher port density and higher bandwidth and also enhances the system reliability since when the uplink of one of the stack group devices fails, traffic through this device will forward through the stack link. The following topology shows a stacking application of S7300-48X2Q4C switches.

Transceiver Modules for S7300-48X2Q4C

Based on flexible and extensible interfaces, 48x 10GE SFP+ ports, 2x 40GE QSFP+ ports, and 4x 100GE QSFP28 ports, there are wide ranges of optical module options for S7300-48X2Q4C. The following chart lists the general transceivers that can be used with S7300-48X2Q4C. All of them are available at QSFPTEK at very reasonable prices, and you can choose according to your actual transmission distance and speed needs.