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Dell Networking S55 high-performance 1/10GbE switch
Designed for flexibility and performance

Dell Networking S55 high-performance 1/10GbE switch

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Overview:

48-port GbE switch with up to four modular 10 GbE ports or stacking interfaces in just 1-RU; non-blocking architecture supports line-rate, low-latency switching and routing; integrated network automation and virtualization technology with Networking’s Open Automation Framework; reliable, data center optimized design supports front-to-back airflow and redundant, hot-swappable power.

Data center optimized 1/10 GbE switch

The Dell Networking S-Series S55 1/10 GbE ToR (Top-of-Rack) switch is optimized for lowering operational costs while increasing scalability and improving manageability at the network edge. Optimized for high-performance data center applications, the S55 leverages a non-blocking architecture that delivers line-rate, low-latency L2 and L3 switching to eliminate network bottlenecks. The high-density S55 design provides 48 GbE access ports with up to four modular 10 GbE uplinks in just 1-RU to conserve valuable rack space. The S55 incorporates multiple architectural features that optimize data center network efficiency and reliability, including IO panel to PSU airflow or PSU to IO panel airflow for hot/cold aisle environments, and redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans. A “scale-as-you-grow” ToR solution that is simple to deploy and manage, up to 8 S55 switches can be stacked to create a a single logical switch by utilizing Dell Networking’s stacking technology and high-speed stacking modules.

The S55 provides support for Dell Networking’s Open Automation Framework, which leverages capabilities of the modular Dell Networking Operating System (FTOS) software to bring network automation into virtual data center environments, making them more responsive and able to adapt to changes in application requirements. The Open Automation Framework is comprised of a suite of inter-related network management tools that can be used together or independently to provide a network that is more flexible, available and manageable while reducing operational expenses.

Applications

  • Line-rate 1/10 GbE server aggregation at the ToR in high-performance data center environments
  • With the ExaScale virtualized switch/router to create a flat, two-tier, non-blocking 1/10 GbE data center network design

Key features

  • The 1-RU S55 switch delivers 48 GbE access interfaces:
    – 44 10/100/1000Base-T copper ports (fixed RJ45)
    – 4 GbE ports that can be configured for fiber or copper (SFP)
  • In addition, the S55 provides two optional high-speed slots that support the following uplink modules: – 2-port 10 GbE (SFP+ modules) – 2-port 12 Gbps stacking module
  • 192 Gbps switch fabric supports line-rate, non-blocking switching with less than 5 microseconds of latency
  • Scalable Layer-2 and Layer-3 switching with a full complement of standards-based features in FTOS
  • IO panel to PSU airflow or PSU to IO panel airflow
  • Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies (AC or DC) and fans
  • Stacking technology enables up to 8 switches to be managed as a single unit
  • Open Automation Framework adds VM-awareness as well as automated configuration and provisioning capabilities to simplify the management of virtual network environments
  • Modular Dell Networking Operating System (FTOS) software delivers inherent stability as well as advanced monitoring and serviceability functions
  • VirtualView™ real-time network and application traffic monitoring for virtualized data centers
  • Supports 9,252 byte jumbo frames
  • Low power consumption of 130W for a fully-configured unit
  • MPLS-ready switching architecture

S Series managed switches:

Designed for performance Dell Networking switching technology helps enable outstanding productivity from your high-performance data center and computing environments.

Developed for flexibility The Dell Networking S Series switches offer a family of products that enable you to find the ideal solution for your specific needs.

Built for cost-effective deployment Selected S Series switches support the Dell Networking 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.

Global services and support Dell Services can help reduce IT complexity, 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.

Model Lineup

Dell Networking S6000 10/40GbE ToR Switch
The S6000 supports top-of-rack (ToR), middle-of-row (MoR) and end-of-row (EOR) connectivity to 10GbE servers and 40GbE fabrics for enterprise and midmarket implementations. The 1U S6000 enables streamlined connectivity and workflow operation with low latency operation and includes support for Network Virtualization with VXLAN Gateway hardware built-in. Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) helps eliminate spanning tree protocol (STP)-blocked ports and provides fast convergence if a link or device fails.

Dell Networking S6000 10/40GbE ToR Switch

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 a unique modular design to enable adding Ethernet and Fibre Channel/FcoE modules when needed, and DCB support for lossless Ethernet. In addition, the S5000 helps standardize and simplify the Dell Active System Infrastructure pre-integrated systems.

Dell Networking S5000 10/40G Unified Storage Switch

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 Networking 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 Networking MXL switches.

Dell Networking S4820T 10G Base T Switch

Dell Networking S4810 high-performance 10/40GbE switch
Deliver low-latency throughput with the Dell Networking S4810. The 1/10/40GbE top-of-rack, aggregation or core switch features a 1.28 Tbps (full-duplex), nonblocking, cut-through switching fabric designed to deliver line-rate performance under full load with 800ns latency.

Dell Networking S4810 high-performance 10/40GbE switch

Dell Networking S60 high-performance 1/10GbE switch
Optimized to improve manageability at the network edge, the Dell Networking S60 is a stackable, 48-port GbE top-of-rack switch that delivers nonblocking, line-rate switching and routing with a 1.25GB deep-packet buffer to help eliminate congestion.

Dell Networking S60 high-performance 1/10GbE switch

Dell Networking S55 high-performance 1/10GbE switch
Designed for high-performance data center applications, the Dell Networking S55 features a 192 Gbps switch fabric that supports line-rate, nonblocking switching with less than five microseconds of latency.

Dell Networking S55 high-performance 1/10GbE switch

Dell Networking S25V/S50V power-over-Ethernet switches
The scalable, stacking technologies of the Dell Networking S25v/S50v PoE switches bring core-like resiliency to the network edge, supporting up to 384GbE ports with up to eight S50Vs.

Dell Networking S25V/S50V power-over-Ethernet switches

Dell Networking S25P fiber switch
Delivering high-GbE fiber density at the network edge, the Dell Networking S25P switch enables cost-effective scalability while helping eliminate bandwidth bottlenecks at key aggregation points.

Dell Networking S25P fiber switch

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.

Dell Networking S25N/S50N edge switches

Comparison Specifications:

Legend: S — Standard, OA — Option Available, N — Not Available
  S25N-S50N S25V-S50V S25P S55 S60
Performance
MAC Address S25N: 16K
S50N: 32K
S25N: 16K
S50N: 32K
16K 32K 32K
IPv4 routes 4,000 4,000 4,000 16,000 16,000
IPv6 routes 2,500 2,500 2,500 8,000 8,000
Switching fabric capacity S25N: 144 Gbps
S50N: 288 Gbps
S25V: 144 Gbps
S50V: 288 Gbps
144 Gbps 192 Gbps 176 Gbps
User traffic capacity S25N: 128 Gbps (95 Mpps)
S50N: 192 Gbps(144 Mpps)
S25V: 128 Gbps (95 Mpps)
S50V: 192 Gbps(144 Mpps)
128 Gbps (95 Mpps) 144 Mpps 132 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 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 48 Gbps per stack member 48 Gbps per stack member
Queues per port 4 queues 4 queues 4 queues 4 queues 4 queues
VLANs with 4096 tag value support 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024
Line-rate Layer 2 switching — All protocols, including IPv4 and IPv6 S S S S S
Line-rate Layer 3 routing — IPv4 and IPv6 S S S S S
LAG load balancing — Based on Layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 headers S S S S S
Switching latency <5 µs for 64 byte frames <5 µs for 64 byte frames <5 µs for 64 byte frames <5 µs for 64 byte frames <9 µs for 64 byte frames
Packet buffer memory N/A N/A N/A 4MB 1.25GB
CPU memory N/A N/A N/A 2GB 2GB
IPv4 host table size N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IPv6 host table size N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IPv4 Multicast table size N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  S25N-S50N S25V-S50V S25P S55 S60
Availability
Ring stacking topology with dynamic master election S S S S S
Dual modular slots with up to four 10 GbE ports S S S S S
Link aggregation across stack members S S S S S
Built-in power redundancy S S S S S
Hot swappable redundant AC or DC power N N N S S
Hot swappable redundant fans N N N N S
  S25N-S50N S25V-S50V S25P S55 S60
Chassis
Line-rate ports S25N: 24 - 10/100/1000 Base-T ports
S50N: 48 - 10/100/1000 Base-T ports
S25V: 24 - 10/100/1000 Base-T ports
S50V: 48 line-rate 10/100/1000 Base-T ports
24 ports supporting GbE or 100 Base-FX SFPs 44 - 10/100/1000 Base-T ports 44 RJ45 10/100/1000 Base-T ports
SFP Ports 4 (shared) 4 (shared) 4-ports 10/100/1000 Base-T (shared with SFP ports) 4 4
1 RJ45 console/management port with RS232 signaling S S S S S
1 RJ45 Ethernet management port N N N N N
USB Ports N N N 2 USB 2.0 ports (1 USB A, 1 USB B) 2 USB 2.0 ports (1 USB A, 1 USB B)
2 line-rate ports 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP S S S N N
2 line-rate ports 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 S S S N N
2 line-rate ports 12 Gigabit Stacking S S S S N
2 line-rate ports 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ N N N S S
1 line-rate port 24 Gigabit Stacking S S S N S
  S25N-S50N S25V-S50V S25P S55 S60
Dimensions
Size 1 RU, 1.7 h x 17.32 w x 16.73" d (4.3 h x 44 w x 42.5 cm d) 1 RU, 1.7 h x 17.32 w x 16.73" d (4.3 h x 44 w x 42.5 cm d) 1 RU, 1.7 h x 17.32 w x 16.73" d (4.3 h x 44 w x 42.5 cm d) 1 RU, 1.7 h x 17.32 w x 18.06" d (4.3 h x 44 w x 45.87 cm d) 1 RU, 1.7 h x 17.32 w x 20.5" d (4.3 h x 44 w x 52.07 cm d)
Weight 14.39 lbs (6.54 kg) 15.62 lbs (7.10 kg) 14.43 lbs (6.56 kg) 14.39 lbs (6.54 kg) 14.39 lbs (6.54 kg)
ISO 7779 A-weighted sound pressure level S25N: 42.0 dBA at 73.4°F (23°C)/S50N: 59.6 dBA at 73.4°F (23°C) S25V: 42.9 dBA at 73.4°F (23°C)/S50V: 62.2 dBA at 73.4°F (23°C) 45.1 dBA at 73.4°F (23°C) 59.6 dBA at 73.4°F (23°C) 59.6 dBA at 73.4°F (23°C)
  S25N-S50N S25V-S50V S25P S55 S60
Environmental
Operating temperature:
32° to 122°F (0° to 50°C)
S S S S S
Operating humidity:
10 to 85% (RH), noncondensing
S S S S S
Storage temperature:
–40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C)
S S S S S
Storage humidity:
5 to 95% (RH), noncondensing
S S S S S
  S25N-S50N S25V-S50V S25P S55 S60
Power
Power supply 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz, –44 to -60 VDC 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz, –48 VDC 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz, -44 to -60 VDC 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz, –44 to -60 VDC 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz, –44 to -60 VDC
Max. thermal output: S25N: 349 BTU/h
S50N (AC): 531 BTU/h,/DC): 465 BTU/h
S25V: 349 BTU/h
S50V: 497 BTU/h
(AC): 305 BTU/h
(DC): 262 BTU/h
443 BTU/h 531 BTU/h
Max. current draw per system 2 A at 100/120 VAC1 A at 200/240 VAC 3.6 A at -48 VDC 6.5 A at 100/120 VAC3.25 A at 200/240 VAC 11.5 A at -48 VDC 2 A at 100/120 VAC 1 A at 200/240 VAC, 3.6 A at -48 VDC 2 A at 100/120 VAC, 1 A at 200/240 VAC, 3.6 A at -48 VDC 2 A at 100/120 VAC, 1 A at 200/240 VAC, 3.6 A at -48 VDC
Max. power consumption S25N: 102 W, S50N (AC): 156 W, S50N (DC): 136 W S25V: 102 W, S50V: 146 W S25P (AC): 90 W, S25P (DC): 77 W 130 W N
Max. PoE power N 320 W using either AC or DC inputs/790 W using load sharing AC and DC inputs N N N
Reliability S25N: MTBF 141,275 hours S50N (DC): MTBF 168,259 hours S50N (AC): MTBF 169,315 hours S25V: MTBF 107,720 hours S50V: MTBF 130,482 hours S25P (AC): MTBF 164,358 hours S25P (DC): MTBF 164,358 hours MTBF 169,315 hours MTBF 169,315 hours
  S25N-S50N S25V-S50V S25P S55 S60
Safety
EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products Part 1: Equipment S S S S S
EN 60825-2 Safety of Laser Products Part 2: Safety of S S S S S
EN 60950-1, Second Edition S S S S S
Equipment Classification Requirements and User's Guide N N N N N
FDA Regulation 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 S S S S S
IEC 60950-1, Second Edition Including all National S S S S S
Optical Fibre Communication Systems N N N N N
UL/CSA 60950-1, Second Edition S S S S S
  S25N-S50N S25V-S50V S25P S55 S60
Emissions
Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2006, Class A S S S S S
Canada: ICES-003, Issue-4, Class A S S S S S
Europe: EN 55022: 2006 (CISPR 22: 2006), Class A S S S S S
Japan: VCCI V3/2007.04 Class A S S S S S
USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B, Class A S S S S S
  S25N-S50N S25V-S50V S25P S55 S60
Immunity
EN 300 386 V1.3.3: 2005 EMC for Network Equipment S S S S S
EN 55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 2003 S S S S S
EN 61000-3-2: Harmonic Current Emissions S S S S S
EN 61000-3-3:Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker S S S S S
EN 61000-4-2: ESD S S S S S
EN 61000-4-3: Radiated Immunity S S S S S
EN 61000-4-4: EFT S S S S S
EN 61000-4-5: Surge S S S S S
EN 61000-4-6: Low Frequency Conducted Immunity S N S S S
  S25N-S50N S25V-S50V S25P S55 S60
RoHS
All S Series components are EU RoHS compliant. S S S S S

Documentation:

Download the Dell Networking S55 Spec Sheet (PDF).

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