S5600 Series Data Center Network Switches Overview

The QSFPTEK S5600 series of layer 2+ and layer 3+ data center network switches is a powerful, high-performance, flexible, and reliable switch that can flexibly support RJ45, SFP, and SFP+ ports. The S5600 data center switches support features such as MLAG, VXLAN, EVPN, VARP, and PFC, and is suitable for campus networks, data centers, metropolitan area networks, small and medium-sized enterprises, and other scenarios. Four different configurations are available to meet different customer needs.

 

S5600 Series Product Specifications

 

Benefits

Convenient and Secure Management

The S5600 series data center switches offer comprehensive management capabilities, advanced security features, and powerful QoS functionality, making them a reliable and secure choice for building high-performance networks. They support SNMP for remote management, traffic prioritization, and traffic shaping, ACL for network security, and DHCP for automatic network configuration. Additionally, the switches provide remote configuration and firmware upgrades via TFTP and FTP for easy maintenance and operation.

High-Reliability

The S5600 series network switches support a variety of advanced features, such as Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), which allows multiple physical links to be grouped together for improved bandwidth and redundancy. Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is also supported, providing redundancy for IP networks. In addition, Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS) provides sub-50ms protection switching for Ethernet ring topologies, while Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) enables multiple VLANs to be mapped to a single Spanning Tree instance. Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) is also supported for the efficient detection of network faults.

Optimize Network Performance

The S5600 series ethernet switches are designed to improve network performance and reduce latency, especially when used in conjunction with Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA). RDMA is a protocol that allows data to be transferred directly between the memory of two connected computers without involving the CPU, resulting in faster data transfers and lower CPU consumption. By supporting RDMA, the S5600 series ethernet switches can significantly reduce latency and CPU consumption, making them ideal for high-performance computing applications, such as big data analytics and machine learning.

Hardware and Software Features

The hardware and software of QT S5600 Series Data Center Switches are designed for higher reliability and a smarter network, enabling customers to build networks according to their needs.

Hardware

Hardware

QT S5600 series network switches are 1U form factor layer 2+ and l3+ switches designed for high-density rack deployments. Each switch features a rich port configuration, allowing for flexible application in various scenarios to meet customers' business needs.

 

The S5600-48T4X and S5600-48S4X in the S5600 series are equipped with 1+1 AC hot-swappable power supplies, ensuring uninterrupted operation during power supply replacement and improving system availability. Additionally, all S5600 series data center switches come with at least 2 intelligent fans that can automatically adjust their speed according to temperature conditions, ensuring heat dissipation while reducing power consumption and maintenance costs.

 

The S5600 ethernet series can serve as access, aggregation, and core layer switches, providing stable and fast networking solutions for data centers, end-user devices, campus networks, small and medium-sized enterprises, and metropolitan area networks.

 

 

Software

Mature IPv6 Technology

The S5600 series ethernet switch also supports IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, which means it can operate on both IPv4 and IPv6 networks simultaneously. In addition, it supports IPv6 RIPng, a routing protocol designed specifically for IPv6 networks, and IPv6 over IPv4 TUNNEL, which allows for the transmission of IPv6 packets over an IPv4 infrastructure. This makes the S5600 series highly adaptable to a range of network environments, whether they are pure IPv4/IPv6 networks or shared networks that use both protocols.

 

Multiple Data Center Features

The S5600 series data center switches provide comprehensive support for various data center features, including MLAG/VXLAN/EVPN/VARP/PFC. These protocols offer different functionalities to meet the needs of data centers.

 

The MLAG (Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation) protocol can create logical links between multiple switches' physical links, enhancing network redundancy and performance. The VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN) and EVPN (Ethernet VPN) protocols provide efficient network virtualization solutions, scaling data center networks. The VARP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) protocol offers IP network redundancy, allowing multiple routers to participate in a virtual router group. The PFC (Priority Flow Control) protocol provides efficient and reliable network traffic management.

 

S5600 series data center switches offer a robust set of features to meet the modern data center's demands. These protocols provide multiple functionalities, including redundancy, virtualization, and traffic management, meeting high-performance and reliable data center network requirements.

S5600 Series Application

Access Layer

The S5600-4T12X switch can be used in the access layer to connect terminal devices such as PCs and servers, and provides high-speed connections to aggregation or core layer switches via its 10G SFP+ ports, achieving fast data transmission and higher bandwidth. In addition, the 4 1G RJ45 ports can be used to connect terminal devices. Furthermore, the S5600-4T12X also supports functions such as VLAN and QoS, which can help administrators effectively manage and control network traffic, ensuring network reliability and stability. Therefore, the S5600-4T12X switch is a reliable choice for the access layer that requires high-speed data transmission and traffic management.

Aggregation Layer

The S5600-48S4X switch can implement device-level link back up in the aggregation layer by supporting Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MLAG) technology, which is a data center service. MLAG can aggregate links of multiple switches into one, share traffic, and back up each other. When one switch fails, the other switch can provide redundancy, ensuring high network availability. Moreover, switches in an MLAG system can be upgraded independently without affecting network services. During the upgrade, other switches take over traffic forwarding, enhancing network reliability and stability. Therefore, the S5600-48S4X switch with MLAG technology in the aggregation layer can bring higher network availability to customers and improve enterprise productivity and efficiency.

 

Conclusion

In summary, the QSFPTEK S5600 series of layer 2+ and layer 3+ data center network switches is a high-performance, flexible, and reliable switch that supports RJ45, SFP, and SFP+ ports, making it suitable for a wide range of scenarios. The switches offer convenient and secure management, high-reliability features, and can optimize network performance, making them ideal for use in data centers, campus networks, metropolitan area networks, and small and medium-sized enterprises. With various hardware and software features, such as IPv4/IPv6 dual stack and MLAG/VXLAN/EVPN/VARP/PFC protocols, the S5600 series data center switches can provide stable and fast networking solutions for different layers of the network.