Spec Sheet

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Data SheetQFX5100 Ethernet Switch
Each QSFP+ port can be configured as a 4 x 10GbE
interface
Each QSFP+ port can be configured as a 40 Gbps port
USB port
Console port
2 management ports: 1 RJ-45 and 1 SFP
Supported transceiver and direct attach cable
SFP+ 10GbE optical modules
SFP+ DAC cables: 1/3/5 m twinax copper and 1/3/5/7/10 m
active twinax copper
SFP GbE optical and copper module
QSFP+ to SFP+ 10GbE direct attach break-out copper
(1/3 m twinax copper cable)
Rack Installation Kit
Versatile four post mounting options for 19-in server rack or
datacom rack
Airflow
Front-to-back and back-to-front cooling
Redundant variable-speed fans to reduce power draw
Power Supply and Fan Modules
Dual redundant (1+1) and hot-pluggable power supplies
110-240 V single phase AC power
-36 to -72 V DC power
Redundant (N+1) and hot-pluggable fan modules for front-
to-back and back-to-front airflow
Performance Scale (Unidimensional)
MAC addresses per system: 288,000
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VLAN IDs: 4,096
Number of link aggregation groups (LAGs): 128
Number of ports per LAG: 32
Number of FCoE VLANs/FC Virtual Fabrics: 4,095
Firewall filters: 4000
IPv4 unicast routes: 128,000 prefixes; 208,000 host routes;
64
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ECMP paths
IPv4 multicast routes: 104,000
IPv6 multicast routes: 52,000
IPv6 unicast routes: 64,000 prefixes
ARP entries: 48,000
Jumbo frame: 9,216 bytes
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) instances: 64
- VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (VSTP) instances: 253
Traffic mirroring
- Mirroring destination ports per switch: 4
- Maximum number of mirroring sessions: 4
- Mirroring destination VLANs per switch: 4
Layer 2 Features
STP—IEEE 802.1D (802.1D-2004)
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) (IEEE 802.1w); MSTP
(IEEE 802.1s)
Bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) protect
Loop protect
Root protect
RSTP and VSTP running concurrently
VLAN—IEEE 802.1Q VLAN trunking
Routed VLAN Interface (RVI)
Port-based VLAN
MAC address filtering
Private VLAN (PVLAN)
QinQ
VLAN Translation
Static MAC address assignment for interface
Per VLAN MAC learning (limit)
MAC learning disable
Link Aggregation and Link Aggregation Control Protocol
(LACP) (IEEE 802.3ad)
IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
Link Aggregation
Multi-chassis link aggregation (MC-LAG)
Redundant Trunk Group (RTG)
LAG load sharing algorithm—bridged or routed (unicast or
multicast) traffic:
- IP: SIP, Dynamic Internet Protocol (DIP), TCP/UDP source
port, TCP/UDP destination port
- Layer 2 and non-IP: MAC SA, MAC DA, Ethertype, VLAN ID,
source port
- FCoE packet: Source ID (SID), Destination ID (DID),
Originator exchange ID (OXID), source port
Layer 3 Features (IPv4)
Static routing
Routing policy
Routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP)
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) protocol
Virtual router
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) relay
Proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Multicast Features
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP): v1, v2 , V3
IGMP snooping: v1, v2, v3
IGMP Filter
PIM-SM
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
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MAC address table uses a hash-based scheme to program entries; therefore, some entries
may not be programmed due to hash index collision.
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USR optics and QFSP+ SR4 optics