Designed for flexibility and performance
Help lower data center operating costs and improve manageability at the network edge with high-performance Dell™ Networking S-Series 1/10GbE switches.
Designed for performance
Dell Networking switching technology enable outstanding productivity from your high-performance data center and computing environments. The wide range of S Series switches include the S5000 10/40G unified storage switch, which can facilitate LAN/SAN convergence to help simplify your IT infrastructure. The S5000 features:
Built for cost-effective deployment
Selected S Series switches support the Dell Force10 Open Automation Framework, a suite of interrelated network management tools that can be used together or independently to provide a flexible, available and manageable network while helping reduce operational expenses.
The Open Automation Framework takes full advantage of the Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS) software capabilities to bring network automation into virtual data center environments. This helps the S Series switches efficiently respond and adapt to changes in application requirements.
Dell Networking switching technology enable outstanding productivity from your high-performance data center and computing environments. The wide range of S Series switches include the S5000 10/40G unified storage switch, which can facilitate LAN/SAN convergence to help simplify your IT infrastructure. The S5000 features:
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Built for cost-effective deployment
Selected S Series switches support the Dell Force10 Open Automation Framework, a suite of interrelated network management tools that can be used together or independently to provide a flexible, available and manageable network while helping reduce operational expenses.
The Open Automation Framework takes full advantage of the Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS) software capabilities to bring network automation into virtual data center environments. This helps the S Series switches efficiently respond and adapt to changes in application requirements.
Global services and support
Dell Services can help reduce IT complexities, lower costs and eliminate inefficiencies by making IT and business solutions work harder for you. The Dell Services team delivers distinctive capabilities, including full data migration solutions to facilitate consolidation from multiple file systems. Dell takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for your environment and business objectives, and uses established delivery methods, local talent and in-depth domain knowledge to help lower your total cost of ownership.
Dell Services can help reduce IT complexities, lower costs and eliminate inefficiencies by making IT and business solutions work harder for you. The Dell Services team delivers distinctive capabilities, including full data migration solutions to facilitate consolidation from multiple file systems. Dell takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for your environment and business objectives, and uses established delivery methods, local talent and in-depth domain knowledge to help lower your total cost of ownership.
Dell Networking S5000 10/40G Unified Storage Switch
The S5000 enables converging LAN and SAN traffic in a single 1U top-of-rack switch. It features Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) for building a Layer 2 fabric and DCB support for lossless Ethernet in data center environments. In addition, the S5000 helps standardize and simplify the Dell Active System Infrastructure pre-integrated systems.
Dell Networking S4820T 10G Base T Switch
Deploy 1/10GbE for 10G copper terminations to server with the S4820T 10G Base T switch. The high-density switch features 48 ports of 1/10GbE and four 40GbE uplinks in a 1U rack chassis. Powered by the Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS), it offers non-blocking, line-rate performance for top-of-rack storage solutions and Dell 12G rack servers as well as 12G blade servers with Dell Force10 MXL switches.
Dell Networking S4810 High-Performance 10/40GbE Switch
Deliver low-latency throughput with the S4810. The 1/10/40GbE top-of-rack, aggregation or core switch features a 1.28 Tbps (full-duplex), non-blocking, cut-through switching fabric designed to deliver line-rate performance under full load with 800ns latency.
Dell Networking S60 High-Performance 1/10GbE Switch
Optimized to improve manageability at the network edge, the S60 is a stackable, 48-port GbE top-of-rack switch that delivers non-blocking, line-rate switching and routing with a 1.25GB deep-packet buffer to help eliminate congestion.
Dell Networking S55 High-Performance 1/10GbE Switch
Designed for high-performance data center applications, the S55 features a 176 Gbps switch fabric that supports line-rate, non-blocking switching with less than five microseconds of latency.
Dell Networking S25V/S50V Power-over-Ethernet Switches
The scalable, stacking technologies of the S25V/S50V PoE switches bring core-like resiliency to the network edge, supporting up to 384 GbE ports with up to eight S50Vs.
Dell Networking S25P Fiber Switch
Delivering high-GbE fiber density at the network edge, the S25P switch enables cost-effective scalability while helping eliminate bandwidth bottlenecks at key aggregation points.
Dell Networking S25N/S50N Edge Switches
The S25N and S50N are high-performance and low-latency 1/10GbE fixed configuration switches designed principally for data center top-or-rack systems and access applications.
The S5000 enables converging LAN and SAN traffic in a single 1U top-of-rack switch. It features Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) for building a Layer 2 fabric and DCB support for lossless Ethernet in data center environments. In addition, the S5000 helps standardize and simplify the Dell Active System Infrastructure pre-integrated systems.
Dell Networking S4820T 10G Base T Switch
Deploy 1/10GbE for 10G copper terminations to server with the S4820T 10G Base T switch. The high-density switch features 48 ports of 1/10GbE and four 40GbE uplinks in a 1U rack chassis. Powered by the Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS), it offers non-blocking, line-rate performance for top-of-rack storage solutions and Dell 12G rack servers as well as 12G blade servers with Dell Force10 MXL switches.
Dell Networking S4810 High-Performance 10/40GbE Switch
Deliver low-latency throughput with the S4810. The 1/10/40GbE top-of-rack, aggregation or core switch features a 1.28 Tbps (full-duplex), non-blocking, cut-through switching fabric designed to deliver line-rate performance under full load with 800ns latency.
Dell Networking S60 High-Performance 1/10GbE Switch
Optimized to improve manageability at the network edge, the S60 is a stackable, 48-port GbE top-of-rack switch that delivers non-blocking, line-rate switching and routing with a 1.25GB deep-packet buffer to help eliminate congestion.
Dell Networking S55 High-Performance 1/10GbE Switch
Designed for high-performance data center applications, the S55 features a 176 Gbps switch fabric that supports line-rate, non-blocking switching with less than five microseconds of latency.
Dell Networking S25V/S50V Power-over-Ethernet Switches
The scalable, stacking technologies of the S25V/S50V PoE switches bring core-like resiliency to the network edge, supporting up to 384 GbE ports with up to eight S50Vs.
Dell Networking S25P Fiber Switch
Delivering high-GbE fiber density at the network edge, the S25P switch enables cost-effective scalability while helping eliminate bandwidth bottlenecks at key aggregation points.
Dell Networking S25N/S50N Edge Switches
The S25N and S50N are high-performance and low-latency 1/10GbE fixed configuration switches designed principally for data center top-or-rack systems and access applications.
Legend: S — Standard, OA — Option Available, N — Not Available
| Performance | Dell Networking S25P | Dell Networking S55 | Dell Networking S60 | Dell Networking S2410 | Dell Networking S4810 | Dell Networking S4820T | Dell Networking S5000 |
| MAC address | 16,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 16,000 | 128,000 | 128,000 | 128,000 |
| IPv4 routes | 4,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | N/A | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| IPv6 routes | 2,500 | 8,000 | 8,000 | N/A | 8,000 (shared CAM space with IPv4) | 8,000 (shared CAM space with IPv4) | 8,000 (shared CAM space with IPv4) |
| Switching fabric capacity | 144 Gbps | 192 Gbps | 176 Gbps | 480 Gbps | 1.28 Tbps (full-duplex) 640 Gbps (half-duplex) | 1.28 Tbps (full-duplex) 640 Gbps (half-duplex) | 1.28 Tbps (full-duplex) 640 Gbps (half-duplex) |
| User traffic capacity | 128 Gbps (95 Mpps) | 144 Mpps | 132 Mpps | 480 Gbps (360 Mpps) | 960 Mpps | 960 Mpps | 960 Mpps |
| Link aggregation | 8 links per group, 128 groups per stack | 8 links per group, 128 groups per stack | 8 links per group, 128 groups per stack | 12 links per group, 12 groups per switch | 8 links per group, 128 groups per stack | 8 links per group, 128 groups per stack | 8 links per group, 128 groups per stack |
| Stacking capacity | 96 Gbps per stack member | 48 Gbps per stack member | 96 Gbps per stack member | N/A | 160 Gbps | 160 Gbps | 160 Gbps |
| Queues per port | 4 queues | 4 queues | 4 queues | N/A | 4 queues | 4 queues | 4 queues |
| VLANs with 4096 tag value support | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | N/A | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Line-rate Layer 2 switching — All protocols, including IPv4 and IPv6 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Line-rate Layer 3 routing — IPv4 and IPv6 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| LAG load balancing — Based on Layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 headers | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Switching latency | <5 µs for 64 byte frames | <5 µs for 64 byte frames | <9 µs for 64 byte frames | 300 ns (CX4 ports)/700 ns (XFP ports) | 800 ns | 3.3 μs | 800 ns |
| Packet buffer memory | N/A | 4MB | 1.25GB | N/A | 9MB | 9MB | 9MB |
| CPU memory | N/A | 2GB | 2GB | N/A | 2GB | 2GB | 2GB |
| IPv4 host table size | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| IPv6 host table size | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| IPv4 Multicast table size | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |