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Dell Networking C7004 Chassis-based Switches
Medium-sized chassis-based switch delivering GbE aggregation for small to medium-sized data centers

Dell Networking C7004 Chassis-based Switches

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Overview:

High-density, line-rate, non-blocking 1/10/40GbE switches, cost-effective PoE+ enabled GbE ports, modular Dell Networking OS software for inherent stability, and in-service diagnostics and traffic visibility tools for increased network control.

Dell Networking C7004

Dell Networking C7004 is a 9U chassis featuring up to four line card I/O slots coupled with a backplane driving up to 768Gbps bandwidth. The Dell Networking C7004 is designed to provide inherent reliability, network control and scalability for high-performance Ethernet environments.

  • Switch fabric capacity of up to 768Gbps and up to 476Mpps L2/L3 packet forwarding capacity.
  • High-availability architecture
  • 1+1 Route Processor Module (RPM) design
  • Continuous runtime data plane monitoring and advanced in-service command-line interface (CLI) diagnostic functions
  • Power supply redundancy with load-sharing power bus enabling uninterrupted VoIP calls during a power supply failure
  • Over 200 line-rate 10/100/1000Base-T ports with full 30.8W Class 4 Power over Ethernet+ (PoE+) support in a 9U chassis.
  • Up to 64 10GbE ports for RJ-45 installations or up to 32 10GbE ports with pluggable SFP+ or XFP modules.
  • Suite of security, access control and wiring closet edge features for enterprise
  • networks.
  • Full complement of standards-based Layer 2, IP version 4 (IPv4) and IP version 6 (IPv6) for unicast and multicast applications.
  • 5-microsecond switching latency under full load for 64 byte frames.
  • Robust Dell Networking OS for resiliency and efficient operation.

Compared to the competition:

Dell Networking C7004 delivers more management and power redundancy for optimal network uptime over the Cisco Catalyst 4503-E and 4506-E.

C-Series Resilient Switches

The Dell C-Series resilient chassis-based switches deliver reliability, network control and scalability. The C-series is designed to support GbE and 10GbE switch aggregation for enterprise campus and business wiring closets, while also supporting 1/10GbE server aggregation and 10/40GbE core operations/campus connections for data centers. Comprehensive management capabilities make the C-Series a cost-effective and flexible deployment option.

Key applications

  • High-density 1/10GbE aggregation into a multiple Gbps or 40GbE backbone
  • Cost-effective, scalable PoE+ IEEE wiring closet aggregation of VoIP phones, wireless access points or other IEEE 802.3at-compliant devices
  • Low-cost 100/1000Mbps server aggregation for small-to medium-sized data centers (100s to 1,000s of servers)
  • Scalable GbE aggregation and 10GbE transport in a carrier's Middle Mile network to enable the deployment of triple play services

Key Features

The Dell Networking C-Series is designed to provide inherent reliability, network control, and scalability for high performance Ethernet environments. 

  • Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) feature provides up to 100% better link performance and improved resiliency for layer 2 networks
  • Up to 24x 40GbE ports (9RU chassis) or 48x 40GbE ports total (13RU chassis)
  • Up to 320 line-rate 10/100/1000Base-T ports with full 30W Class 4 PoE+ support in a 13RU chassis
  • Up to 64 line-rate, non-blocking 10GBase-T ports or 128x 10GBase-T ports in a 13RU chassis
  • Full complement of standards-based Layer 2, IPv4 and IPv6 features for unicast and multicast applications
  • Can be deployed as either an L2 or L3 access switch with extended capabilities, including PVST+, PBR, OSPF, ECMP and BGP
  • Switch fabric capacity of up to 1.536Tbps and up to 952Mpps L2/L3 packet forwarding capacity
  • High availability architecture
    • 1+1 route processor module design
    • Continuous runtime data plane monitoring and advanced in-service CLI diagnostic functions
    • Power supply redundancy with load sharing power bus enabling critical operations and uninterrupted VoIP calls during one or multiple power supply failures
  • Suite of security, access control and wiring closet edge features for enterprise networks
  • Intelligent power management features provide automatic sensing, provisioning and management of PoE power

Dell Networking C-Series line cards:

Expand and configure your chassis based on your needs.

  • Dell Networking C7004 — add up to four line cards
  • Dell Networking C7008 — add up to eight line cards

4-port 10GbE with pluggable XFP modules 
This line card provides density of up to 32 line-rate, non-blocking 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis. Additionally, the C-Series ASICs and architecture enables line-rate performance with QoS and ACLs enabled, jumbo frame support and simultaneous L2 switching and IPv4 routing.

6-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Line Card 
This six-port (6) QSFP+ line card enables high density 40GbE connectivity to your data center and large scale enterprise aggregation so you can drive up to 48* 40GbE ports for high performance, non-stop networking (*applies to C7008, or per chassis). Each QSFP port can also be split into individual 10GbE ports with optional breakout cables and ready connectivity to 10GbE nodes. Connect long distances over 10km with 40GbE cables and transceiver support.

8-port 10GbE SFP+ line card with pluggable SFP+ modules
This line card provides industry-leading density of up to 64 line-rate, non-blocking 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports in a single chassis. Generate cost-effective uplink capability with open-standards SFP+ operation coupled with lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than XFP options, for aggregation, top-of-rack, end-of-row and core switches.

8-port 10GbE with pluggable XFP modules
This line card provides industry-leading density of up to 64 line-rate, non-blocking 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis. Additionally, the C-Series ASICs and architecture enables line-rate performance with QoS and ACLs enabled, jumbo frame support and simultaneous L2 switching and IPv4 routing.

16-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card 
This 16-port 10Gbase-T line card delivers cost-effective high density EoR and edge switch aggregation for campus installations with RJ-45 connectivity. Drive up to 128* 10GbE ports for high performance, non-stop networking (*applies to C7008, or per chassis) and step up to 10GbE connectivity cost-effectively with a pay-as-you-grow model.

48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card with PoE+
Deliver high density, cost-effective 1GbE with Power-Over-Ethernet Plus capability (IEEE 802.3at) for access and end-user connectivity with this 48-port 1Gbase-T line card. Drive over 300* PoE+ nodes (at 30.8W each) to support high-power Voice-over-IP, Unified Communications equipment and WiFi access points, including Gigabit 802.11ae peripherals with a single connection for Ethernet and power delivery (*applies to C7008, or per chassis).

48-port GbE line card with pluggable SFP modules
The 48-port Gigabit Ethernet line card for the Networking C-Series C150 and C7008 with pluggable SFP modules supports distances up to 80 km over fiber, and pluggable 1000Base-T modules support distances up to 100 m over Cat5 UTP. 100Base-FX SFP modules support distances up to 2 km, providing a flexible solution for applications spanning the LAN, MAN and WAN in mixed fiber/copper and mixed speed installations.

48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card with PoE
The 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card for the Dell Networking C-Series C150 and C300 provides IEEE 802.3af PoE support. Using intelligent power management, each chassis can provide up to 15.4W of power per port while maintaining full system and PoE power supply redundancy.

48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card
The 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card for the Dell Networking C-Series C150 and C300 provides industry-leading density of up to 384 line-rate, non-blocking 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports in a single chassis. Additionally, the C-Series ASICs and architecture enables line-rate performance with QoS and ACLs enabled, jumbo frame support, and simultaneous L2 switching and IPv4 routing. Embedded intelligence allows localized switching for very low latency.

48-port GbE line card with pluggable SFP modules 
The 48-port Gigabit Ethernet line card for the Dell Networking C-Series C150 and C300 with pluggable small form-factor pluggable (SFP) modules supports distances up to 80 km over fiber, and pluggable 1000Base-T modules support distances up to 100 m over Cat 5 UTP. 100Base-FX SFP modules support distances up to 2 km, providing a flexible solution for applications spanning the local area network (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN) and wide area network (WAN) in mixed fiber/copper and mixed speed installations.

FlexMedia Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet line card with pluggable media modules 
The multiport FlexMedia line card for the Dell Networking C-Series C150 and C300 features 36 10/100/1000Base-T ports, 8 Gigabit Ethernet SFP ports and two 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports. This line card provides industry-leading flexibility for supporting applications that require a diverse set of Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces in the same chassis.

Specifications:

Dell Networking C7004 Chassis-based Switches Specifications

Performance

MAC addresses:256K
IPv4/IPv6 routes: 12K/6K
Switching fabric capacity:
C7004: 768 Gbps (476 Mpps) 
C7008: 1.536 Tbps (952 Mpps)
Link aggregation: 8 links per group, 128 groups per chassis
Queues per port: 4 queues
VLANs: 1024 VLANs with 4096 tag value support
Line-rate Layer 2 switching: all protocols, including IPv4 and IPv6
Line-rate Layer 3 routing: IPv4 and IPv6
LAG load balancing: based on Layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 headers
Switching latency: <5 µs for 64 byte frames

Availability

1+1 redundant Switch Fabric & Route Processor Modules (RPM)
1+1 redundant system AC Power Supply Modules
Supports over 300 PoE+ ports at 30 W Redundant power supplies/PSUs (Note: all power supplies must be of the same type for switch operation)
2+1 redundant system AC PSU (minimum) 2 PSU (redundant) or 1 PSU minimum for 100/120 or 200/240 VAC, using either 1600W or 1200W PSU Up to 5+1 redundant PSUs supported PoE+ operation requires 1600W PSU; PoE operation uses 1600W or 1200W PSU Online insertion and removal of all components Environmental self-monitoring

General Internet Protocols
768 UDP
793 TCP
854 Telnet
959 FTP
1321 MD5
1350 TFTP
2474 Differentiated Services
3164 Syslog
draft-ietf-bfd-base-03 BFD

General IPv4 Protocols
791 IPv4
792 ICMP
826 ARP
1027 Proxy ARP
1035 DNS (client)
1042 Ethernet Transmission
1191 Path MTU Discovery
1305 NTPv3
1519 CIDR
1542 BOOTP (relay)
1812 Routers
1858 IP Fragment Filtering
2131 DHCP (server and relay)
2338 VRRP
3021 31-bit Prefixes
3046 DHCP Option 82
3069 Private VLAN
3128 Tiny Fragment Attack Protection

General IPv6 Protocols
1981 Path MTU Discovery (partial)
2460 IPv6
2461 Neighbor Discovery (partial)
2462 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (partial)
2463 ICMPv6
2464 Ethernet Transmission
2675 Jumbograms
3587 Global Unicast Address Format
4291 Addressing

RIP
1058 RIPv1
2453 RIPv2

OSPF
1587 NSSA
2154 MD5
2328 OSPFv2
2370 Opaque LSA
2740 OSPFv3
3623 Graceful Restart
4222 Prioritization and Congestion Avoidance

BGP
1997 Communities
2385 MD5
2439 Route Flap Damping
2545 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6
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

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

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
2024 DLSw MIB
2096 IP Forwarding Table MIB
2570 SNMPv3
2571 Management Frameworks
2572 Message Processing and
Dispatching
2574 SNMPv3 USM
2575 SNMPv3 VACM
2576 Coexistence Between SNMPv1/v2/v3
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
3376 IGMPv3
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, LLDP DOT1 MIB, LLDP DOT3 MIB
ruzin-mstp-mib-02 MSTP MIB (traps)
sFlow.org sFlowv5
sFlow.org sFlowv5 MIB
(version 1.3)
Dell Networking-BGP4-V2-MIB
Dell Networking-CS-CHASSIS-MIB
Dell Networking-IF-EXTENSION-MIB
Dell Networking-LINKAGG-MIB
Dell Networking-COPY-CONFIG-MIB
Dell Networking-MON-MIB
Dell Networking-PRODUCTS-MIB
Dell Networking-SMI
Dell Networking-SYSTEM-COMPONENT-MIB
Dell Networking-TC-MIB
Dell Networking-TRAP-ALARM-MIB

IEEE Compliance
802.1AB LLDP
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)
802.3af Power over Ethernet
802.3ak 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-CX4)802.3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GBase-SR4, 40GBase-CR4, 40GBase-LR4) on optical ports802.3i Ethernet (10BASE-T)
802.3u Fast Ethernet
(100BASE-FX, 100BASE-TX)
802.3x Flow Control
802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X)
ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-MED
Dell Networking FRRP (Dell Networking Redundant Ring Protocol)
Dell Networking PVST+
MTU 9,252 bytes

Chassis

4 line card slots
2 Route processor module with integrated switch fabric slots 
6 Power supply module slots and 1 fan tray slot 
Size: 9 RU, 15.7 h x 17.5 w x 15.3" d (39.88 h x 44.45 w x 38.86 cm d) 
Weight with factory-installed components: 38 lbs (17.24 kg) 
Weight fully loaded: 86.63 lbs (39.29 kg) 
ISO 7779 A-weighted sound pressure level: 69.3 dBA at 73.4°F (23°C) 
19" front rack mountable

Environmental

Maximum operating specifications:
Temperature: 32° to 104°F
(0° to 40°C)
Altitude: no performance degradation to 10,000 feet (3,048 meters)
Relative humidity: 5 to 85% (RH), non-condensing
Maximum non-operating specifications:
Temperature: -40° to 158°F
(-40° to 70°C)
Maximum altitude: 15,000 feet (4,572 meters)
Relative humidity: 5 to 95% (RH), non-condensing

Power

AC Power

C7004:
Nominal input voltage: 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz

1600W PSU:

Maximum thermal output: 5,618 BTU/h at 100/120 VAC
5,304 BTU/h at 200/240 VAC
Maximum input current per module:
14 A at 100 VAC, 11 A at 120 VAC, 9 A at 200 VAC, 7 A at 240 VAC
Maximum system power input:
6,897 KVA at 100/120 VAC, 7,315 KVA at 200/240 VAC
Maximum power consumption:
1,647 W at 100/120 VAC, 1,555 W at 200/240 VAC

1200W PSU:
Maximum thermal output: 4,449 BTU/h (862 W) at 100/120 VAC
4,122 BTU/h (840 W) at 200/240 VAC
Maximum input current per module:
14 A at 100 VAC, 11 A at 120 VAC, 7 A at 200 VAC, 6 A at 240 VAC
Maximum system power input:
4,261 KVA at 100/120 VAC, 4,165 KVA at 200/240 VAC Maximum power consumption:
1,304 W at 100/120 VAC, 1,208 W at 200/240 VAC

Regulatory


Regulatory Compliance

Safety
 
UL/CSA 60950-1 
EN 60950-1 
IEC 60950-1 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: Class A
Canada: ICES-003, Issue-4, Class A
Europe: EN 55022 (CISPR 22), Class A
Japan: VCCI Class A
USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B, Class A

Immunity
EN 300 386: EMC for Network Equipment
EN 55024
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 C-Series components are EU RoHS compliant.
Models available with US Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliance

Documentation:

Download the Dell Networking C-Series Spec Sheet (PDF).

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