Dell Force10 S4810 High-Performance 10/40 GbE Switch

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High-performance 10/40GbE top-of-rack switch

 
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Deliver ultra-low-latency throughput with Dell™ Force10 S4810, 10/40GbE ToR switch, purpose-built for high-performance data center and computing environments.

  • High-performance, non-blocking, cut-through switching architecture can deliver ultralow latency line-rate L2 and L3 forwarding capacity.
  • Open standards-based Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS) can provide stability, resiliency and serviceability.
  • Open Automation Framework offers improved network automation and virtualization capabilities for virtual data center environments

Force10 S4810 Switches
S4810 key features

S4810 key features

  • 1RU high-density 10/40GbE top-of-rack (ToR) switch with 48 dual-speed 1/10GbE (SFP+) ports and four 40GbE (QSFP+) uplinks (totaling 64 10GbE ports with breakout cables)
  • 1.28Tbps (full-duplex), non-blocking, cut-through switching fabric designed to deliver line-rate performance under full load with sub 700ns latency
  • Scalable L2 and L3 Ethernet switching with quality of service (QoS) and a full complement of standards-based IPv4 and IPv6 features
  • (I/O panel-to-PSU airflow or PSU-to-I/O airflow panel)
  • Open Automation Framework adds VM-awareness as well as automated configuration and provisioning capabilities to simplify the management of virtual-network environment
  • Modular Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS) software designed to deliver inherent stability as well as advanced monitoring and serviceability functions
  • Supports jumbo frames for high-end server connectivity
  • 128 link-aggregation groups, with up to 8 members per group using advanced hashing
  • Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans
  • Hardware support for Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) and Data Center Bridging (DCB)
  • Low power consumption

Performance

  • MAC addresses: 128K
    IPv4 routes: 16K
    IPv6 routes: 8K (shared CAM space with IPv4)
    Switch fabric capacity: 1.28 Tbps (full-duplex)
    640 Gbps (half-duplex)
    Forwarding capacity: 960 Mpps
    Link aggregation: 8 links per group, 128 groups per stack
    Queues per port: 4 queues
    Layer 2 VLANs: 4K
    MSTP : 64 instances
    Line-rate Layer 2 switching: all protocols, including IPv4 and IPv6
    Line-rate Layer 3 routing: IPv4 and IPv6
    IPv4 host table size 8K
    IPv6 host table size 4K
    IPv4 Multicast table size 4K
    LAG load balancing: based on Layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 headers
    Latency sub 700ns
    Packet buffer memory: 9MB
    CPU memory: 2GB

Availability

  • Hot swappable redundant power
    Hot swappable redundant fans

    General IPv4 Protocols
    791 IPv4
    792 ICMP
    826 ARP
    1027 Proxy ARP
    1035 DNS (client)
    1042 Ethernet Transmission 1305 NTPv3 
    1519 CIDR
    1542 BOOTP (relay)
    1812 Routers
    1858 IP Fragment Filtering
    2131 DHCP (relay)
    2338 VRRP
    3021 31-bit Prefixes
    3046 DHCP Option 82
    3069 Private VLAN
    3128 Tiny Fragment Attack Protection

    General IPv6 Protocols 
    2460 IPv6
    2461 Neighbor Discovery (partial)
    2462 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (partial)
    2463 ICMPv6
    1858 IP Fragment Filtering
    2675 Jumbograms
    3587 Global Unicast Address Format
    4291 Addressing

    RIP
    1058 RIPv1
    2453 RIPv2

    OSPF 
    2154 MD5
    1587 NSSA
    2328 OSPFv2
    2370 Opaque LSA
    3623 Graceful Restart
    4222 Prioritization and Congestion Avoidance

    BGP
    1997 Communities
    2385 MD5
    RFC 2545 BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for Ipv6 Inter-Domain Routing
    2439 Route Flap Damping
    2796 Route Reflection
    2842 Capabilities
    2858 Multiprotocol Extensions
    2918 Route Refresh
    3065 Confederations
    4360 Extended Communities
    4893 4-byte ASN
    5396 4-byte ASN Representation
    draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-20 BGPv4
    draft-ietf-idr-restart-06 Graceful Restart
    draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representation-05 4-byte ASN Representation (partial)

    IS-IS
    RFC 1195 Routing IPv4 with IS-IS
    RFC 5308 Routing IPv6 with IS-IS

    Multicast
    1112 IGMPv1
    2236 IGMPv2
    3376 IGMPv3
    3569 SSM for IPv4
    4541 IGMP v1/v2 Snooping
    draft-ietf-pim-sm-v2-new-05 PIM-SM

    Network Management
    1155 SMIv1
    1156 Internet MIB
    1157 SNMPv1
    1212 Concise MIB Definitions
    1215 SNMP Traps
    1493 Bridges MIB
    1850 OSPFv2 MIB
    1901 Community-based SNMPv2
    2011 IP MIB
    2012 TCP MIB
    2013 UDP MIB 
    2096 IP Forwarding Table MIB
    2570 SNMPv3
    2571 Management Frameworks
    2572 Message Processing and Dispatching
    2578 SMIv2
    2579 Textual Conventions for SMIv2
    2580 Conformance Statements for SMIv2
    2618 RADIUS Authentication MIB
    2665 Ethernet-like Interfaces MIB
    2674 Extended Bridge MIB
    2787 VRRP MIB
    2819 RMON MIB (groups 1, 2, 3, 9)
    2863 Interfaces MIB
    2865 RADIUS
    3273 RMON High Capacity MIB
    3416 SNMPv2
    3418 SNMP MIB
    3434 RMON High Capacity Alarm MIB
    3580 802.1X with RADIUS
    5060 PIM MIB
    ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-MED MIB
    draft-grant-tacacs-02 TACACS+
    draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-mib-06 BGP MIBv1
    IEEE 802.1AB LLDP MIB
    IEEE 802.1AB LLDP DOT1 MIB
    IEEE 802.1AB LLDP DOT3 MIB
    ruzin-mstp-mib-02 MSTP MIB (traps)
    sFlow.org sFlowv5
    sFlow.org sFlowv5 MIB (version 1.3)
    FORCE10-BGP4-V2-MIB Force10 BGP MIB (draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-mibv2-05)
    FORCE10-IF-EXTENSION-MIB
    FORCE10-LINKAGG-MIB
    FORCE10-COPY-CONFIG-MIB
    FORCE10-MON-MIB
    FORCE10-PRODUCTS-MIB
    FORCE10-SS-CHASSIS-MIB
    FORCE10-SMI
    FORCE10-SYSTEM-COMPONENT-MIB
    FORCE10-TC-MIB
    FORCE10-TRAP-ALARM-MIB
    FORCE10-FORWARDINGPLANE-STATUS-MIB

    IEEE Compliance
    802.1AB LLDP
    802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management
    802.1D Bridging, STP
    802.1p L2 Prioritization
    802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP
    802.1s MSTP
    802.1w RSTP
    802.1X Network Access Control
    802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T)
    802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging
    802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP
    802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-X)
    802.3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40Gbase-SR4, 40Gbase-CR4) on optical ports
    802.3u Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX)
    802.3x Flow Control
    802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X)
    ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-MED 
    Force10 PVST+
    MTU 12,000 bytes


    RFC and I-D Compliance
    General Internet Protocols
    768 UDP
    793 TCP
    854 Telnet
    959 FTP
    1321 MD5
    1350 TFTP
    2474 Differentiated Services
    3164 Syslog
    5880 BFD

Chassis

  • 48 line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports
    4 line-rate 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports
    1 RJ45 console/management port with RS232 signaling

    Size: 1 RU, 1.73 h x 17.32 w x 18.11" d (4.4 h x 44 w x 46 cm d)
    Weight: 14.39 lbs (6.54 kg)

    ISO 7779 A-weighted sound pressure level: 59.6 dBA at 73.4°F (23°C)

Environmental

  • Max. operating specifications:
    Operating temperature: 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C)
    Operating humidity: 10 to 85% (RH), non-condensing
    Max. non-operating specifications:
    Storage temperature: –40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C)
    Storage humidity: 5 to 95% (RH), non-condensing

Power

  • Power supply: 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz
    Max. thermal output: 955.36 BTU/h
    Max. current draw per system: 2 A at 100/120 VAC, 1 A at 200/240 VAC
    Max. power consumption: 280 Watts

Regulatory

  • Safety
    UL/CSA 60950-1, Second Edition
    EN 60950-1, Second Edition
    IEC 60950-1, Second Edition Including all National
    Deviations and Group Differences
    EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products Part 1: Equipment
    Classification Requirements and User's Guide
    EN 60825-2 Safety of Laser Products Part 2: Safety of
    Optical Fibre Communication Systems
    FDA Regulation 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11

    Emissions
    Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2009, Class A
    Canada: ICES-003, Issue-4, Class A
    Europe: EN 55022: 2006+A1:2007 (CISPR 22: 2006), Class A
    Japan: VCCI V3/2009 Class A
    USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B:2009, Class A

    Immunity
    EN 300 386 V1.4.1:2008 EMC for Network Equipment
    EN 55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 2003
    EN 61000-3-2: Harmonic Current Emissions
    EN 61000-3-3: Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker
    EN 61000-4-2: ESD
    EN 61000-4-3: Radiated Immunity
    EN 61000-4-4: EFT
    EN 61000-4-5: Surge
    EN 61000-4-6: Low Frequency Conducted Immunity

    RoHS
    All S-Series components are EU RoHS compliant.


    Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets(In English)
    Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page(In English)
    Dell and the Environment(In English)
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