Overview:
Dell Networking N4000 is a series of energy-efficient and cost-effective 10GbE switches designed for modernizing and scaling network infrastructure. N4000 switches utilize a comprehensive enterprise-class Layer 2 and Layer 3 feature set, deliver consistent, simplified management and offer high-availability device and network design.
The N4000 switch series offers a power-efficient and resilient 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) switching solution with support for 40GbE uplinks for advanced Layer 3 distribution for offices and campus networks. The N4000 switch series has high-performance capabilities and wire-speed performance utilizing a non-blocking architecture to easily handle unexpected traffic loads. The N4000 series includes dual internal hot-swappable 80PLUS-certified power supplies for high availability and power efficiency. The switches offer simple management and scalability via flexible user port stacking at 10Gbps or 40Gbps. The high-availability stacking architecture allows management of up to 12 switches from a single IP address.
Modernize campus network architectures
Modernize campus network architectures with a power-efficient and resilient 10/40GbE switching solution for environments requiring high throughput and availability at the aggregation or core. For greater interoperability in multivendor networks, all N-Series switches offer the latest open-standard protocols and include technology to interface with Cisco protocol RPVST+ and devices using CDP.
Achieve high availability and full bandwidth utilization with Multichassis Link Aggregation (MLAG). All N-Series switches support MLAG to create active/active loop-free redundancy without spanning tree. Server rooms can deliver reliable server and storage connectivity with features to help save time and avoid configuration errors. These high density 24-port or 48-port 10GbE switches are ready for converged fabric requirements for SAN and LAN networks with loss-less operation for iSCSI environments with Data Center Bridging (DCB). The N4000 series is also fully tested and validated to work with Dell EqualLogic™ PS-Series storage arrays.
Leverage familiar tools and practices
All N-Series switches include Dell Networking OS 6 designed for easier deployment, greater interoperability and a lower learning curve for network administrators. One common command line interface (CLI) and GUI using a well-known command language gets skilled network administrators productive quickly. This allows network administrators to maintain consistent configurations by running one OS release across all N-Series products. With USB autoconfiguration, network administrators can rapidly deploy mirrored configurations to numerous devices by simply inserting a USB key.
Deploy with confidence at any scale
N4000 series switches help create performance assurance with a data rate up to 1.28Tbps (full duplex) and a forwarding rate up to 952Mpps. Scale easily with 10/40Gbps user port stacking supporting distances up to 100 meters. Switch stacks of up to 672 10GbE ports can be managed from a single screen using the highly-available stacking architecture for high-density aggregation with seamless redundant availability. N-Series switches help provide certainty with a lifetime warranty that covers software upgrades, hardware repair or replacement as well as optics and cables purchased with the switch.
Upgrade your network
N-Series is a family of energy-efficient and cost-effective 1GbE and 10GbE switches designed for modernizing and scaling network infrastructure. The N4000 Series allows you to apply 10/40GbE wire-speed flexibility to your existing campus network with high-performance, non-blocking switches that:
- Use MLAG for multipath loop-free redundancy without spanning tree to enable full-bandwidth utilization and high availability
- Promote greater interoperability through interfaces with Cisco's Rapid Per VLAN Spanning Tree (RPVST+) and devices using Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
- Offer a more flexible choice in your network by uniting products with the latest open standard protocols
- Feature advanced IPv4 and IPv6 Layer 3 routing, security and scalability features
- Converged network support for DCB with Priority Flow Control (802.1Qbb), ETS (802.1Qaz), DCBx, iSCSI TLV Support.
- Plug-and-play configuration with Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage arrays with one-command iSCSI setup that alleviates multiple-step configuration and potential configuration errors
Designed for efficiency
Built to help keep operating costs down, the N4000 Series has Fresh Air capability, enabling them to operate at temperatures up to 113°F (45°C) to help reduce cooling costs. Features designed to improve overall efficiency include:
- Dual hot-swappable 80PLUS-certified efficient internal power supplies
- Redundant variable-speed cooling fans
- Energy-Efficient Ethernet and low-power PHYs to help reduce power to inactive ports and idle links
Advanced feature set to simplify management
The Dell Networking N4000 Series is designed for easy deployment, outstanding interoperability and a low learning curve for network administrators. A single OS release (Dell Networking OS 6) allows you to maintain consistent configurations across all N-Series products with a comprehensive feature set that includes:
- One common command line interface (CLI) and graphical user interface (GUI) that use a well-known command language to help skilled network administrators become productive quickly
- USB auto-configuration that helps network administrators rapidly deploy mirrored configurations to numerous devices by simply inserting a USB key
- A variety of enterprise-class features with familiar and intuitive configuration and management commands
- The latest open-standard protocols and smart integration technologies to help make smoothly operating multi-vendor networks possible
Hardware, performance and efficiency
- Up to 32 10GbE ports (N4032 and N4032F) and up to 64 10GbE ports (N4064 and N4064F) using breakout cables.
- Converged network support for DCB with Priority Flow Control (802.1Qbb), ETS (802.1Qaz), DCBx, iSCSI TLV Support.
- Up to 672 10GbE ports in a 12-unit stack for high-density, highavailability aggregation and distribution in wiring closets/MDFs. Non-stop forwarding and fast failover in stack configurations.
- Hot swappable expansion module supporting dual-port QSFP+ (8x 10GbE), quad-port 10GBaseT and quad-port SFP+.
- Dual 80PLUS-certified efficient hot swappable power supplies and redundant variable speed fan operation helps decrease cooling and power costs.
- Energy-Efficient Ethernet and lower power PHYs reduce power to inactive ports and idle links, providing energy savings from the power cord to the port.
- Dell Fresh Air compliance for operation in environments up to 113°F (45°C) helps reduce cooling costs in temperature constrained deployments.
Deploying, configuring and managing
- Tool-less ReadyRails™ significantly reduces rack installation time.
- USB auto-configuration rapidly deploys the switches without setting up complex TFTP configurations or sending technical staff to remote offices.
- Plug-and-Play configuration with Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage arrays and one-command iSCSI setup alleviates multiple step configuration and potential configuration errors.
- Management via an intuitive and familiar CLI, embedded web server (GUI), SNMP-based management console application (including Dell OpenManage Network Manager), Telnet or serial connection.
- Private VLAN extensions and Private VLAN Edge support.
- AAA authorization, TACACS+ accounting and RADIUS support for comprehensive secure access support.
- Authentication tiering allows network administrators to tier port authentication methods such as 802.1x, MAC Authentication Bypass and Captive Portal in priority order so that a single port can provide flexible access and security.
- Achieve high availability and full bandwidth utilization with MLAG and support firmware upgrades without taking the network offline.
- Interfaces with RPVST+ protocol for greater flexibility and interoperability in Cisco networks.
- Advanced Layer 3 IPv4 and IPv6 functionality.
- Flexible routing options with policy-based routing to route packets based on assigned criteria beyond destination address.
- Remote Switch Port Analyzer (RSPAN) monitors ports across a Layer 2 domain without costly dedicated network taps.
Product Comparison:
Legend: S — Standard, OA — Option Available, N — Not Available
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N4032 |
N4032F |
N4064 |
N4064F |
Standard Port Attributes |
24x 10GbE RJ45 auto-sensing (10Gb/1Gb/100Mb) fixed ports |
24x 10GbE SFP+ auto-sensing (10Gb/1Gb) fixed ports |
48x 10GbE RJ45 auto-sensing (10Gb/1Gb100Mb) fixed ports |
48x 10GbE SFP+ auto-sensing (10Gb/1Gb)fixed ports |
Integrated 10GbE SFP+ dedicated ports (beyond standard ports) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Integrated GbE SFP combo ports |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Integrated GbE 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 combo ports |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Integrated 40GbE QSFP+ dedicated ports |
N |
N |
2 |
2 |
Power-over-Ethernet Plus (PoE+) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Maximum PoE Watts per port |
N |
N |
N |
N |
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N3024 |
N3024F |
N3024P |
N3048 |
Hot swappable expansion module bay |
Front |
Front |
Front |
Front |
Module support for 10GbE |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Module support for 40GbE |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Support for 40GbE to 4x 10GbE breakout |
OA |
OA |
OA |
OA |
Auto-negotiation for speed and flow control |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Auto MDI/MDIX |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Port mirroring |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Flow-based port mirroring |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Broadcast storm control |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Energy Efficient Ethernet per port settings |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Port Profile support including Admin profiles |
S |
S |
S |
S |
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N3024 |
N3024F |
N3024P |
N3048 |
1 RJ45 console/management port with RS232 signaling |
Rear |
Rear |
Rear |
Rear |
1 Out-of-Band (OOB) Management Port (10/100/1000BASE-T) |
Rear |
Rear |
Rear |
Rear |
1 USB (Type A) port for configuration |
Front |
Front |
Front |
Front |
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N3024 |
N3024F |
N3024P |
N3048 |
Integrated rear mini-SAS stacking ports |
N |
N |
N |
N |
User port stacking |
10Gbps or 40Gbps |
10Gbps or 40Gbps |
10Gbps or 40Gbps |
10Gbps or 40Gbps |
Maximum stacking distance (meters) |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Maximum stacking speed (full-duplex) |
160Gbps |
160Gbps |
320Gbps |
320Gbps |
Switch Fabric Capacity (full duplex) |
640Gbps |
640Gbps |
1.28Tbps |
1.28Tbps |
Forwarding Rate |
476Mpps |
476Mpps |
952Mpps |
952Mpps |
Line-rate Layer 2 switching |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Line-rate Layer 3 routing |
S |
S |
S |
S |
CPU Memory |
2GB |
2GB |
2GB |
2GB |
Flash Memory |
256MB |
256MB |
256MB |
256MB |
Packet Buffer Memory |
9MB |
9MB |
9MB |
9MB |
Dual firmware images on-board |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Temperature sensors for environmental monitoring |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Cable diagnostics |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Optical transceiver (SFP/SFP+) diagnostics |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Switch auditing support |
S |
S |
S |
S |
UDLD |
S |
S |
S |
S |
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N3024 |
N3024F |
N3024P |
N3048 |
Dimensions in inches (H x W x D) |
1.71 x 17.08 x 18.11 |
1.71 x 17.08 x 18.11 |
1.71 x 17.08 x 18.11 |
1.71 x 17.08 x 18.11 |
Dimensions in millimeters (H X W X D) |
43.43 x 433.83 x 459.99 |
43.43 x 433.83 x 459.99 |
43.43 x 433.83 x 459.99 |
43.43 x 433.83 x 459.99 |
Rack Height |
1U |
1U |
1U |
1U |
Rack-mounting kit |
N |
N |
N |
N |
ReadyRails ™ rack mounting system, no tools required |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Approximate Weight in pounds (without modules) |
21.67 |
21.14 |
24.07 |
23.28 |
Approximate Weight in kilograms (without modules) |
9.83 |
9.59 |
10.92 |
10.56 |
Internal hot swappable power supply bays |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Hot swappable power supplies (included) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Integrated power supply (not removable) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
External power supply |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Power supply redundancy |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Removable fans |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Redundant fans |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Variable speed fans |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Air flow |
IO to PSU (Normal) |
IO to PSU (Normal) |
IO to PSU (Normal) |
IO to PSU (Normal) |
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N3024 |
N3024F |
N3024P |
N3048 |
Operating Temperature in Celsius |
0° to 45° C |
0° to 45° C |
0° to 45° C |
0° to 45° C |
Operating Temperature in Fahrenheit |
32° to 113° F |
32° to 113° F |
32° to 113° F |
32° to 113° F |
Storage Temperature in Celsius |
-20° to 70° C |
-20° to 70° C |
-20° to 70° C |
-20° to 70° C |
Storage Temperature in Fahrenheit |
-4° to 158° F |
-4° to 158° F |
-4° to 158° F |
-4° to 158° F |
Operating Relative Humidity |
90% |
90% |
90% |
90% |
Storage Relative Humidity |
95% |
95% |
95% |
95% |
Power Supply (Watts) |
460 |
460 |
460 |
460 |
Max Thermal Output (BTU/hr) |
823.44 |
603.86 |
1353.53 |
754.82 |
Power Consumption Max (Watts) |
240 |
176 |
395 |
220 |
Power Supply Efficiency |
80% or better in all operating modes |
80% or better in all operating modes |
80% or better in all operating modes |
80% or better in all operating modes |
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N3024 |
N3024F |
N3024P |
N3048 |
2-port 10 Gigabit BASE-T RJ45 hot swappable uplink module |
N |
N |
N |
N |
2-port 10 Gigabit SFP+ hot swappable uplink module |
N |
N |
N |
N |
4-port 10 Gigabit BASE-T RJ45 hot swappable module |
OA |
OA |
OA |
OA |
4-port 10 Gigabit SFP+ hot swappable module |
OA |
OA |
OA |
OA |
2-port 40 Gigabit QSFP+ hot swappable module |
OA |
OA |
OA |
OA |
RPS720 External Power Supply for N2000 non-POE (720 watts) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
MPS1000 External Power Supply for N2000 POE+ Switches (1000 watts) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
200w, hot swappable, with V-Lock, adds redundancy to non-PoE switches |
N |
N |
N |
OA |
715w, hot swappable, adds redundancy or to power all PoE+ ports fully |
N |
N |
N |
N |
1100w, hot swappable, adds redundancy or to power all PoE+ ports fully |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Performance
- MAC addresses: 131,072
- Static routes: 1,024 (IPv4)/1,024 (IPv6)
- Dynamic routes: 8,160 (IPv4)/4,096 (IPv6)
- Switch fabric capacity: 640Gbps (N4032 and N4032F) (full duplex) 1.28Tbps (N4064 and N4064F)
- Forwarding rate: 476Mpps (N4032 and N4032F) 952Mpps (N4064 and N4064F)
- Link aggregation: 128 LAG groups, 144 dynamic ports per stack, 8 member ports per LAG
- Queues per port: 8
- Line-rate Layer 2 switching: All (non-blocking)
- Line-rate Layer 3 routing: All (non-blocking)
- Flash memory: 256MB
- Packet buffer memory: 9MB
- CPU memory: 2GB
- OSPF routing interfaces: 8,160
- RIP routing interfaces: 512
- ECMP next hops per route: 4
- ECMP groups: 1,024
- VLAN routing interfaces: 128
- VLANs supported: 4,094
- Protocol-based VLANs: Supported
- Multicast forwarding entries: 512 (IPv4), 256 (IPv6)
- ARP entries: 6,144
- NDP entries: 400
- Access control lists (ACL): Supported
- MAC and IP-based ACLs: Supported
- Time-controlled ACLs: Supported
- Max number of ACLs: 100
- Max ACL rules system-wide: 3,072
- Max rules per ACL: 1,023
- Max ACL rules per interface (IPv4): 2,047 (ingress), 1,023 (egress)
- Max ACL rules per interface (IPv6): 1,021 (ingress), 512 (egress)
- Max VLAN interfaces with
- ACLs applied: 24
IEEE compliance
- 802.1AB LLDP
- Dell Voice VLAN
- Dell ISDP (inter-operates with devices running CDP)
- 802.1D Bridging, Spanning Tree
- 802.1p Ethernet Priority (User Provisioning and Mapping)
- Dell Adjustable WRR and Strict Queue Scheduling
- 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP
- 802.1Qaz DCBx, Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
- 802.1Qbb Priority-based Flow Control (PFC)
- 802.1S Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP)
- 802.1v Protocol-based VLANs
- 802.1W Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP)
- Dell RSTP-Per VLAN (compatible with Cisco's RPVST+)
- Dell Spanning tree optional features: STP root guard, BPDU guard, BPDU filtering
- 802.1X Network Access Control, Auto VLAN
- 802.2 Logical Link Control
- 802.3 10BASE-T
- 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)
- 802.3AX LAG Load Balancing
- Dell Multi-Chassis LAG (MLAG)
- Dell Policy Based Forwarding
- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
- 802.3u Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX) on Management Ports
- 802.3x Flow Control
- 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X)
- ANSI LLDP-MED (TIA-1057)
- Dell EqualLogic iSCSI Auto-configuration
- MTU 9,216 bytes
Regulatory, environment and other compliance
Safety and emissions
- Australia/New Zealand: ACMA RCM Class A
- Canada: ICES Class A; cUL
- China: CCC Class A; NAL
- Europe: CE Class A
- Japan: VCCI Class A
- USA: FCC Class A; NRTL UL
- Eurasia Customs Union: EAC
- Germany: GS mark
- Product meets and safety standards in many countries inclusive of USA, Canada, EU, Japan, China.
- For more country-specific regulatory information and approvals, please see your Dell representative.
RoHS
- Product meets RoHS compliance standards in many countries inclusive of USA, EU, China, and India. For more country-specific
- RoHS compliance information, please see your Dell representative.
- EU WEEE
- EU Battery Directive
- REACH
Energy
Certifications (available or coming soon)
- Available with US Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliance. N-Series products have the necessary features to support a PCIcompliant network topology.
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RFC compliance and additional features
- General Internet protocols are supported.
- General IPv4 protocols are supported.
- General IPv6 protocols are supported.
Layer 3 functionality
- 1058 RIPv1
- 2453 RIPv2
- 1724 RIPv2 MIB Extension
- 2740 OSPFv3
- 1765 OSPF DB overflow
- 2787 VRRP MIB
- 1850 OSPF MIB
- 3101 NSSA
- 2082 RIP-2 MD5 Auth
- 3137 OSPF Stub Router Advert
- 2328 OSPFv2
- 3623 Graceful Restart
- 2338 VRRP
- 3768 VRRP
- 2370 Opaque LSA Option
- 5187 OSPFv3 Graceful Restart
- Dell Policy Based Routing
Multicast
- 1112 IGMPv1
- 3810 MLDv2
- 2236 IGMPv2
- 3973 PIM-DM
- 2365 Admin scoped IP Mcast
- 4541 IGMP v1/v2/v3
- 2710 MLDv1 Snooping and Querier
- 2932 IPv4 MIB
- 4601 PIM-SM
- 2933 IGMP MIB
- 5060 PIM MIB
- 3376 IGMPv3
- Dell Static IP Multicast
- Draft-ietf-pim-sm-bsr-05
- Draft-ietf-idmr-dvmrp-v3-10 DVMRP
- Draft-ietf-magma-igmp-proxy-06.txt IGMP/MLD Proxying
- Draft-ietf-magma-igmpv3-and-routing-05.txt
- draft-ietf-idmr-dvmrp-mib-11
- draft-ietf-magma-mgmd-mib-05
- draft-ietf-pim-bsr-mib-06
- IEEE 802.1ag draft 8.1 – Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)
- IEEE 802.1p GMRP Dynamic L2 Multicast Registration
Quality of service
- 2474 DiffServ Field
- 2697 srTCM
- 2475 DiffServ Architecture
- 4115 trTCM
- 2597 Assured Fwd PHB
- Dell L4 Trusted Mode
- Dell Port Based QoS Services (TCP/UDP) Mode
- Dell Flow Based QoS Services Mode (IPv4/IPv6)
Network management and security
- 1155 SMIv1
- 1157 SNMPv1
- 1212 Concise MIB Definitions
- 1213 MIB-II
- 1215 SNMP Traps
- 1286 Bridge MIB
- 1442 SMIv2
- 1451 Manager-to-Manager MIB
- 1492 TACACS+
- 1493 Managed objects for Bridges MIB
- 1573 Evolution of Interfaces
- 1612 DNS Resolver MIB Extensions
- 1643 Ethernet-like MIB
- 1757 RMON MIB
- 1867 HTML/2.0 Forms with file upload extensions
- 1901 Community-based SNMPv2
- 1907 SNMPv2 MIB
- 1908 Coexistence between SNMPv1/v2
- 2011 IP MIB
- 2012 TCP MIB
- 2013 UDP MIB
- 2068 HTTP/1.1
- 2096 IP Forwarding Table MIB
- 2233 Interfaces Group using SMIv2
- 2246 TLS v1
- 2271 SNMP Framework MIB
- 2295 Transport Content Negotiation
- 2296 Remote Variant Selection
- 2346 AES Ciphersuites for TLS
- 2576 Coexistence between SNMPv1/v2/v3
- 2578 SMIv2
- 2579 Textual Conventions for SMIv2
- 2580 Conformance Statements for SMIv2
- 2613 RMON MIB
- 2618 RADIUS Authentication MIB
- 2620 RADIUS Accounting MIB
- 2665 Ethernet-like Interfaces MIB
- 2666 Identification of Ethernet chipsets
- 2674 Extended Bridge MIB
- 2737 ENTITY MIB
- 2818 HTTP over TLS
- 2819 RMON MIB (groups 1, 2, 3, 9)
- 2856 Text Conv. For High Capacity Data Types
- 2863 Interfaces MIB
- 2865 RADIUS
- 2866 RADIUS Accounting
- 2868 RADIUS Attributes for Tunnel Prot.
- 2869 RADIUS Extensions
- 3410 Internet Standard Mgmt. Framework
- 3411 SNMP Management Framework
- 3412 Message Processing and Dispatching
- 3413 SNMP Applications
- 3414 User-based security model
- 3415 View-based control model
- 3416 SNMPv2
- 3417 Transport Mappings
- 3418 SNMP MIB
- 3577 RMON MIB
- 3580 802.1X with RADIUS
- 3737 Registry of RMON MIB
- 4086 Randomness Requirements
- 4113 UDP MIB
- 4251 SSHv2 Protocol
- 4252 SSHv2 Authentication
- 4253 SSHv2 Transport
- 4254 SSHv2 Connection Protocol
- 4419 SSHv2 Transport Layer Protocol
- 4521 LDAP Extensions
- 4716 SECSH Public Key File Format
- 6101 SSL
- 6398 IP Router Alert
- Dell Enterprise MIB supporting routing features draft-ietfhubmib-etherifmib-v3-00.txt (Obsoletes RFC 2665)
- Dell LAG MIB Support for 802.3ad functionality
- Dell sflow version 1.3 draft 5
- Dell 802.1x Monitor Mode
- Dell Custom Login Banners
- Dell Dynamic ARP Inspection
- Dell IP Address Filtering
- Dell Tiered Authentication
- Dell RSPAN
- Demo OpenFlow 1.0
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