Dell’s latest S-Series open-networking switchA next generation 10GBase-T top-of-rack switch

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Today’s enterprise requires a modern network.

Bandwidth needs continue to grow

Evolving workloads create east-west traffic jams

Organizations are planning for software-defined networks

Networking functionality is increasing in Linux®

Multiple vendors’ chipsetsnow exceed proprietarydesigns

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Making the open networking shift work for you:Leverage open, innovative and best-of-breed solutions for the data center.

Optional third-party software-defined network/network virtualization overlay (SDN/NVO) controller

Standard orchestration and automation tools

Any networking operating system (OS)

Open-standards hardware

Merchant silicon

Broadcom

Proven OS that meets enterprise needs

Open hardware with enterprise-class features

Dell Networking OS Big Switch Networks®, CumulusNetworks®, Pluribus Networks® or IP Infusion™

Dell Networking switches for data center

S3048-ON

S4048-ON

Scalable and robust network virtualization

VMware or Midokura

S4048T-ON

S6000-ON

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Investment protection For copper connections in the rack

Open networkingSupport of multiple

third-party OSs

S4048T 10GBase-T open-networking switch

Dell Networking S4048T-ON

Latest 10GBase-T 1RU in-rack switch• 48 x 10GBase-T and 6 x 40GbE quad small form-factor

pluggable plus (QSFP+) ports or 24 10GbE SFP+ with breakout cables

• Advanced features virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN), larger tables, expanded buffering versus current generation

Purpose-built for server and storage copper connectivity

• Ideal for high-performance 10GBase-T enterprise, mid-market and high-performance computing (HPC) environments

• Cloud/Web2.0 open-networking environment

• Complete Dell Networking OS9 feature set including SDN, Open Automation Framework and virtualization features

Dell innovation• Open network install environment (ONIE)

• Fully tested and validated with third-party operating systems

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• CPU system: Intel® Atom® C2338/2GB DDR III RAM.

• Hot pluggable redundant power supply

• DC power supply unit (PSU) conversion kit

• FAN tray removable and monitoring

• Monitoring system for thermal sensors, power management

• Interface– 48 x 1/10GBase-T and 6 x 40G QSFP+– External serial ports — one RJ45 type and

onemicro USB type– One USB-A type for storage– One management port supports

10M/100M/1G speeds

• Front panel LED display– System LED– Locator LED– Fan status– Power status

S4048T-ON hardware specification

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S4048T-ON views

6Power supplyPower supply

48 x 10Base-T ports 6 x 40GbE ports

Input/Output (IO) side

PSU side

Fans

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S4048T-ON system specifications

Parameter Value

Size: 1 RU, 1.71x17.09x17.13” (H x W x D)

Weight: 18.52 lbs (8.4kg)

Maximum thermal output: 799.64 BTU/h

Maximum current draw per system: 2.344A/1.953A at 100/120V AC, 1.145A/0.954A at 200/240V AC

Maximum power consumption: 420 watts

Typical power consumption: 360 watts

Forwarding capacity: 1080 Mpps

Latency: 2.5 microseconds

Packet buffer memory: 16 MB

CPU memory: 4 GB

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S4048T-ON SKU description

SKU SKU description

S4048T-ON

210-AHMR Dell Networking S4048T-ON, 48x 10GBASE-T and 6x 40GbE QSFP+ ports, I/O to PSU air, 2x AC PSU, OS9

210-AHMU Dell Networking S4048T-ON, 48x 10GBASE-T and 6x 40GbE QSFP+ ports, I/O to PSU air, 2x AC PSU, OS9 TAA

210-AHMV Dell Networking S4048T-ON, 48x 10GBASE-T and 6x 40GbE QSFP+ ports, PSU to I/O air, 2x AC PSU, OS9

210-AHMY Dell Networking S4048T-ON, 48x 10GBASE-T and 6x 40GbE QSFP+ ports, PSU to I/O air, 2x AC PSU, OS9 TAA

210-AHMTDell Networking S4048T-ON, 48x 10GBASE-T and 6x 40GbE QSFP+ ports, I/O to PSU air, 2x AC PSU, No OS installed

210-AHMXDell Networking S4048T-ON, 48x 10GBASE-T and 6x 40GbE QSFP+ ports, PSU to I/O air, 2x AC PSU, No OS installed

Power supply

450-AFLI Power supply, 550w, I/O to PSU airflow, S4048T-ON

450-AFLJ Power supply, 550w, PSU to I/O airflow, S4048T-ON

FanS4048T fan module, I/O panel to PSU airflow

S4048T fan module, PSU to I/O panel airflow

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Key features and benefits

Feature Function Benefit10GBase-T ports Direct server connectivity with copper cables Helps customer to extend use of existing

copper cabling infrastructure

Trident II+ silicon • 720Gbps switching capacity• Enhanced hardware tables• Enhanced data center features like

VXLAN L3 gateway in hardware• Enhanced buffering• Low latency and low power

Empowering demanding applications with low latency and optimum performance

Physical layer-less (PHYless) design

• PHY silicon integrated into core chip eliminating the need for multiple external PHY chips

• Results in reduction of cost, and power and circuit board area

Helping to lower overall power and latency within the switch and across the data center

Open networking • Supports open networking install environment (ONIE)

• Supports choice of network operating system (NOS) including Dell Networking OS 9 and OS 10*, Cumulus Networks®, Big Switch Networks®*, IP Infusion™* and Pluribus Networks®*

Allows customer the choice of switch hardware, NOS and Linux® or open-source based applications and tools

* Roadmap

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Performance

720 gigabytes per second (Gbps) switch fabric capacity

1080 megapixels per second (Mpps) forwardingcapacity

160K message authentication code (MAC) addresses

4K Layer 2 VLANs

128K Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) routes

64K IPv6 routes

128K IPv4 host table

64K IPv6 host table

8K IPv4 multicast table

64 multiservice transport platform (MSTP) instances

8 queues

16 MB packet buffer

4 GB CPU memory

General protocols

L2 multipath — virtual link trunking (VLT)

791 — IPv4

792 — ICMP

826 — address resolution protocol (ARP)

1027 — proxy ARP

1035 — domain name system (DNS) (client)

1042 — ethernet transmission

1305 — network time protocol version 3 (NTPv3)

1542 — BootP

2131 — dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) relay

2338 — virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP)

3046 — DHCP option 82

3069 — Private VLAN

sFlow® v5

S4048T-ON OS9 switch key featuresEnterprise-class Dell Networking OS9 Layer 2, 3, storage area network (SAN) features and industry standard call level interface (CLI)

IPv4 multicast

1112 — internet group management protocol version 1 (IGMPv1)

2236 — IGMPv2

3376 — IGMPv3

3569 — source specific multicast (SSM) for IPv4

4541 — IGMPv1/v2 snooping

Protocol independent multicast sparse mode (PIM-SM)

IPv4 routing

Routing information protocol version 1, 2 (RIPv1/v2)

Open shortest path first (OSPF)

Border gateway protocol (BGP)

Intermediate system to intermediate system (IS-IS)

DCB features

Data center bridging capability exchange protocol (DCBx)

Enhanced transmission selection (ETS)

Priority-based flow control (PFC)

IPv6 routing

Open shortest path first version 3 (OSPFv3)

Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP)

(IS-IS) for IPv6

IPv6

1858 — IP fragment filtering

2460 — IPv6

2461 — neighbor discovery

2462 — stateless address autoconfiguration

2463 — internet control message protocol version 6 (ICMPv6)

2675 — jumbograms

3587 — global unicast address format

4291 — addressing

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Streamline network operationsBuilt-in manageability and programmability

Bare metalprovisioning

Virtual server networking

Smartscripting

Fabric management

Programmatic management

Element management

Built-in automation features• Deploy systems fasters; automate

VM mobility/VLAN configuration

Integrated development and operations (DevOps) features• Leverage common scripting

environments and tools across compute and networking

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Open networking OS offerings*Dell

Offering

Primary use cases

• Traditional network use cases

• Controller-based fully auto-provisioned data center fabrics

• Common integration points with virtualization

• Controller-less small-scale data center fabrics

• Great visibility and simplified management

Feature-rich multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) for enterprise, university customers

• Linux® on servers

• Leverage in-house Linux expertise

• Leverage server automation tools

Other use cases

• Campus routing

• OpenFlow®

• Web Scale Clos Fabrics

• VMware vSphere®

integration

• OpenStack® for private clouds

• Compute plus network use cases with radio resource control (RRC*)

Carrier ethernet

• Clos fabrics

• Overlay-based private clouds

• Big-data infrastructure

Why better solution?

• Proven technology

• Rich history

• Large customer base

• Centralized controller

• Ease of management

• Simple plug and play

• Controller-less with peer-to-peer versus an active/standby approach

• Strong in simple fabrics with resiliency

Great economics for high-end network features

• Complete Linux distribution

• Not Linux like

* Future use case. Contact Dell Networking for timeline of third-party OS support

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S4048T-ON positioning

S4820Twith Dell

Networking OS9

S4048T-ON with Dell Networking OS9

S4048T-ON with non-Dell operating system

Recommend for customers who have purchased

S55, S60, S5000, S6000, Z9000, Z9500

S3048-ON, S4048-ON, S6000-ON

S3048-ON, S4048-ON, or S6000-ON with non-Dell OS

Software installed in factory or by customer

Pre-loaded In factory Pre-loaded In factory At customer site

Switch has port numbers with labels and command line interface (CLI)-based from:

Zero One One

Protocol support and scaling Full Dell Networking OS support Full Dell Networking OS supportLimited support, based on the alternate OS selected

Ability to load alternate OS No Not at this time Yes

Minimum software version required

All Dell Networking OS 9.X supported

Dell Networking OS 9.10.1 and up Third party — no restriction

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Summary

Following the example of the compute disaggregation model, data center networks need to evolve to meet the demands for faster innovation and cost effectiveness.

Together, Dell and third-party partners are helping companies migrate to open, software-defined networks that help meet customers unique business requirements.

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