The N5850-48X6C is a high-performance leaf switch with perpetual licence and 5-year service included. It delivers rich, low-latency Layer 2/Layer 3 features and advanced EVPN-VXLAN capabilities. With 48 native 10G downlink ports and 6 40/100GbE uplink ports, it is ideal for leaf roles in data centres and data centre interconnect (DCI) deployments.
Featuring L3 gateway functionality for seamless routing between virtualised and bare-metal servers, the switch is designed for extremely agile data centres that require support for overlay/underlay network architectures.
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Product Highlights
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End-to-End Product Customization
- 600+ R&D Experts in Software and Hardware Domains
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- Custom Protocol Development Aligned with Unique Business Needs
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- 900+ Technical Support and Service Professionals
- 0.5-Day Average Solution Response Time
- On-Site, Remote, Demo, and Online Support Options
- Personalized Technical Services Tailored to Each Project
N5850-48X6C, 48-Port Ethernet Data Center Switch, 48 x 10G RJ45, with 6 x 100G QSFP28 Uplinks, PicOS®, Broadcom Trident 3 Chip
Software Spotlights
Support AmpCon-DC Management Platform Provides Full Day 0 to Day 2+ Capabilities
Support Test Automation with PicOS-V
Support SNMP, RMON
Support Syslog management
Support Python, Ansible, NETCONF & RESTCONF Configuration and Automation Tools
Support sFLOW
Support port mirror (SPAN)
Support Encapsulated Remote SPAN (ERSPAN)
Support Openflow, CrossFlow
Support the Secure Shell (SSHv1/v2)
Support MLAG, Multihoming
Support EVPN-VXLAN
Support LDP
Support RoCEv2 (RDMA over Converged Ethernet Version 2)
Support PFC/ECN
Support PFC Watchdog, PFC Deadlock Prevention
Support WRED, ECN, Easy ECN
Support Generic Routing Encapsulation Protocol (GRE)
Support DLB
Support OSPFv2/OSPFv3 GR
Support IS-IS
Support routed interface
Support BGP4/BGP4+
Support Equal-Cost Multipath Routing (ECMP)
Support PBR (Policy-Based Routing)
Support Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
Support DHCP (IPv4 & IPv6) Snooping/Relay
Support IGMP v2/v3
Support PIM SM/SSM
Support BFD
Support IPv4/IPv6 Dual Protocol Stack
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Dimensions (HxWxD) | 1.73"x 17.42"x 18.63" (43.95x 442.5x 473.3mm) | 1.71"x 17.26"x 18.62" (43.4x 438.4x 473mm) | 1.72"x 17.26"x 20.28" (43.8x 438.4x 515mm) |
Weight | 21.14 lbs (9.59kg) | 19.73 lbs (8.95 kg) | 23.96 lbs (10.87kg) |
Switch Chip | Broadcom BCM56771 Trident 3-X5 | Broadcom BCM56864 Trident 2+ | Broadcom BCM56873 Trident 3-X7 |
Ports | 48x 10G RJ45 6x 100G QSFP28 | 48x 10G SFP+ 6x 40G QSFP+ | 48x 25G SFP28 8x 100G QSFP28 2x 10G SFP+ |
Switching Capacity | 1.08 Tbps | 0.72 Tbps | 2 Tbps |
Forwarding Rate | 964.28 Mpps | 1000 Mpps | 2000 Mpps |
Power Supplies | 2 (1+1 Redundancy) Hot-swappable, AC | 2 (1+1 Redundancy) Hot-swappable, AC | 2 (1+1 Redundancy) Hot-swappable, AC |
Fans | 5 (4+1 Redundancy) Hot-swappable, Front-to-Back | 5 (4+1 Redundancy) Hot-swappable, Back-to-Front | 6 (5+1 Redundancy) Hot-swappable, Back-to-Front |
Max. Power Consumption | 323W | 282W | 550W |
MLAG | Yes | Yes | Yes |
EVPN-VXLAN/Multihoming | Yes | Yes | Yes |
RoCEv2 | Yes | - | Yes |
6x 100G QSFP28
6x 40G QSFP+
8x 100G QSFP28
2x 10G SFP+
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