
Dell S4048T-ON
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4048T-ON Switch

48 x 10GBase-T ports, 6 x 40GbE ports, Open Network Install Environment (ONIE)
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Overview:
Energy-efficient 10GBASE-T top-of-rack switch optimized for data center efficiency
The Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4048T-ON switch is the industry’s latest data center networking solution, empowering organizations to deploy modern workloads and applications designed for the open networking era.
Businesses who have made the transition away from monolithic proprietary mainframe systems to industry standard server platforms can now enjoy even greater benefits from Dell Technologies’ open networking platforms. By using industry-leading hardware and a choice of leading network operating systems to simplify data center fabric orchestration and automation, organizations can tailor their network to their unique requirements and accelerate innovation.
These new offerings provide the needed flexibility to transform data centers. High-capacity network fabrics are cost-effective and easy to deploy, providing a clear path to the software-defined data center of the future with no vendor lock-in. The S4048T-ON supports the open source Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) for zero-touch installation of alternate network operating systems, including feature rich Dell EMC Networking OS9 and Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10.
High density 1/10G BASE-T switch
The Dell EMC PowerSwitch S-Series S4048T-ON is a high-density 100M/1G/10G/40GbE top-of-rack (ToR) switch purpose-built for applications in high-performance data center and computing environments. Leveraging a non-blocking switching architecture, the S4048T-ON delivers line-rate L2 and L3 forwarding capacity within a conservative power budget. The compact S4048T-ON design provides industry-leading density of 48 dual-speed 1/10G BASE-T (RJ45) ports, as well as six 40GbE QSFP+ up-links to conserve valuable rack space and simplify the migration to 40Gbps in the data center core. Each 40GbE QSFP+ up-link can also support four 10GbE (SFP+) ports with a breakout cable. In addition, the S4048TON incorporates multiple architectural features that optimize data center network flexibility, efficiency and availability, including I/O panel to PSU airflow or PSU to I/O panel airflow for hot/cold aisle environments, and redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans. S4048T-ON supports feature-rich Dell EMC Networking OS9 and Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10, VLT, network virtualization features such as VRF-lite, VXLAN Gateway and support for Dell Embedded Open Automation Framework.
- The S4048T-ON is the only switch in the industry that supports traditional network-centric virtualization (VRF) and hypervisor centric virtualization (VXLAN). The switch fully supports L2 VXLAN gateway function and has hardware support for L3 VXLAN routing.
- The S4048T-ON also supports Dell Technologies’ Embedded Open Automation Framework, which provides enhanced network automation and virtualization capabilities for virtual data center environments.
- The Open Automation Framework comprises a suite of interrelated network management tools that can be used together or independently to provide a network that is flexible, available and manageable while helping to reduce operational expenses.
Key applications
Dynamic data centers ready to make the transition to softwaredefined environments
- High-density 10Gbase-T ToR server access in high-performance data center environments
- Lossless iSCSI storage deployments that can benefit from innovative iSCSI & DCB optimizations that are unique only to Dell Networking switches
- When running the Dell EMC Networking OS9, Active Fabric™ implementation for large deployments in conjunction with the Dell EMC Z-Series, creating a flat, two-tier, nonblocking 10/40GbE data center network design:
- High-performance SDN/OpenFlow 1.3 enabled with ability to inter-operate with industry standard OpenFlow controllers
- As a high speed VXLAN Layer 2 Gateway that connects the hypervisor based ovelray networks with nonvirtualized infrastructure

Optimized for the open networking era
Get more agility, more choices and lower costs than proprietary networks with select, open-standards-based ON (open networking) switches.
- Disaggregated-hardware/software solutions bring new levels of freedom and flexibility to your data center.
- Support for Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) enables zero-touch installation of alternate network operating systems.
- Your choice of network operating system helps simplify data-center fabric orchestration and automation.
- A broad ecosystem of open-source and Linux-based applications and tools provides more options to optimize and manage your network.
Developed for flexibility
The Dell EMC Networking S-Series 10/40GbE switches offer a family of products that enable you to find the ideal solution for your specific needs.
- Line-rate performance from 1/10G BASE-T to 40GbE and port densities from 28 to 48
- Efficient stacking offered in many S-Series models
- Industry-hardened and feature-rich operating system for maximum dependability and uptime with select third-party OS options
- Full support for iSCSI storage area networks, including DCB

Features:
Key Features
Dynamic data centers ready to make the transition to softwaredefined environments
- 48 dual-speed 1/10GbE (SFP+) ports and six 40GbE (QSFP+) uplinks (totaling 72 10GbE ports with breakout cables) with OS support
- 1.44Tbps (full-duplex) non-blocking switching fabric delivers linerate performance under full load with sub 600ns latency I/O panel to PSU airflow or PSU to I/O panel airflow
- Supports the open source ONIE for zero-touch installation of alternate network operating systems
- Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans
- Low power consumption
- Support for multi-tenancy lilke VXLAN and NVGRE in hardware
Key Features with Dell EMC Networking OS9
- Scalable L2 and L3 Ethernet switching with QoS and a full complement of standards-based IPv4 and IPv6 features, including OSPF, BGP and PBR (Policy Based Routing) support
- VRF-lite enables sharing of networking infrastructure and provides L3 traffic isolation across tenants
- Increase VM Mobility region by stretching L2 VLAN within or across two DCs with unique VLT capabilities like Routed VLT, VLT Proxy Gateway
- VXLAN gateway functionality support for bridging the nonvirtualized and the virtualized overlay networks with line rate performance
- Embedded Open Automation Framework adding automated configuration and provisioning capabilities to simplify the management of network environments
- Supports Puppet agent for DevOps
- Modular Dell EMC Networking OS software delivers inherent stability as well as enhanced monitoring and serviceability functions
- Enhanced mirroring capabilities including 1:4 local mirroring, Remote Port Mirroring (RPM), and Encapsulated Remote Port Mirroring (ERPM).
- Rate shaping combined with flow based mirroring enables the user to analyze fine grained flows
- Jumbo frame support for large data transfers
- 128 link aggregation groups with up to 16 members per group, using enhanced hashing
- Converged network support for DCB, with priority flow control (802.1Qbb), ETS (802.1Qaz), DCBx and iSCSI TLV
- S4048T-ON supports RoCE and Routable RoCE to enable convergence of compute and storage on Active Fabric
- User port stacking support for up to six units and unique mixed mode stacking that allows stacking of S4048-ON with S4048TON to provide combination of 10G SFP+ and RJ45 ports in a stack
Specifications:
S4048T-ON Technical Specifications | |
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Chassis | |
S4048T | S4048T, 48x 10GBASE-T, 6x QSFP+, 2x AC PSU, 2x fans, I/O Panel to PSU Airflow S4048T, 48x 10GBASE-T, 6x QSFP+, 2x AC PSU, 2x fans, PSU to I/O Panel Airflow |
Redundant power supplies | S4048T, AC Power Supply, I/O Panel to PSU Airflow S4048T, AC Power Supply, PSU to I/O Panel Airflow |
Fans | S4048T Fan Module, I/O Panel to PSU Airflow S4048T Fan Module, PSU to I/O Panel Airflow |
Optics | Transceiver,40GE QSFP+ Short Reach Optic,850nm wavelength,100-150m reach on OM3/OM4 Transceiver, 40GbE QSFP+ ESR, 300m reach on OM3 / 400m on OM4 Transceiver, 40GbE QSFP+ PSM4 with 1m pigtail to male MPO SMF, 2km reach Transceiver, 40GbE QSFP+ PSM4 with 5m pigtail to male MPO SMF, 2km reach Transceiver, 40GbE QSFP+ PSM4 with 15m pigtail to male MPO SMF, 2km reach Transceiver, 40GbE QSFP+ LR4, 10km reach on SMF Transceiver, 40GbE QSFP+ to 1G Cu SFP adapter, QSA 1 meter QSFP+ to QSFP+ OM3 MTP Fiber Cable. Requires QSFP+ Optics 3 meter QSFP+ to QSFP+ OM3 MTP Fiber Cable. Requires QSFP+ Optics 5 meter QSFP+ to QSFP+ OM3 MTP Fiber Cable. Requires QSFP+ Optics 7 meter QSFP+ to QSFP+ OM3 MTP Fiber Cable. Requires QSFP+ Optics 10 meter QSFP+ to QSFP+ OM3 MTP Fiber Cable. Requires QSFP+ Optics 25 meter QSFP+ to QSFP+ OM3 MTP Fiber Cable. Requires QSFP+ Optics 50 meter QSFP+ to QSFP+ OM3 MTP Fiber Cable. Requires QSFP+ Optics 75 meter QSFP+ to QSFP+ OM3 MTP Fiber Cable. Requires QSFP+ Optics 100 meter QSFP+ to QSFP+ OM3 MTP Fiber Cable. Requires QSFP+ Optics |
Cables | Cable, QSFP+ to QSFP+, 40GbE Passive Copper Direct Attach Cable, 0.5 Meter Cable, QSFP+ to QSFP+, 40GbE Passive Copper Direct Attach Cable, 1 Meter Cable, QSFP+ to QSFP+, 40GbE Passive Copper Direct Attach Cable, 3 Meter Cable, QSFP+ to QSFP+, 40GbE Passive Copper Direct Attach Cable, 5 Meter Cable, QSFP+ to QSFP+, 40GbE Passive Copper Direct Attach Cable, 7 Meter Cable, QSFP+, 40GbE, Active Fiber Optical Cable, 10 Meters (No optics required) Cable, QSFP+, 40GbE, Active Fiber Optical Cable, 50 Meters (No optics required) Cable, 40GbE QSFP+ to 4 x 10GbE SFP+, Active Optical Breakout Cable Cable, 40GbE (QSFP+) to 4 x 10GbE SFP+ Passive Copper Breakout Cable, 0.5 Meters Cable, 40GbE (QSFP+) to 4 x 10GbE SFP+ Passive Copper Breakout Cable, 1 Meter Cable, 40GbE (QSFP+) to 4 x 10GbE SFP+ Passive Copper Breakout Cable, 3 Meters Cable, 40GbE (QSFP+) to 4 x 10GbE SFP+ Passive Copper Breakout Cable, 5 Meters Cable, 40GbE (QSFP+) to 4 x 10GbE SFP+ Passive Copper Breakout Cable, 7 Meters Cable, 40GbE MTP (QSFP+) to 4xLC Optical Connectors, 1M(QSFP+,SFP+ Optics REQ,not incl) Cable, 40GbE MTP (QSFP+) to 4xLC Optical Connectors, 3M(QSFP+,SFP+ Optics REQ,not incl) Cable, 40GbE MTP (QSFP+) to 4xLC Optical Connectors, 5M(QSFP+,SFP+ Optics REQ,not incl) Cable, 40GbE MTP (QSFP+) to 4xLC Optical Connectors, 7M(QSFP+,SFP+ Optics REQ,not incl) |
Software | L3 Dell EMC Networking OS S4048T: Dell EMC Networking software license operating system software license for advanced L3 features, latest version S4048T: Dell EMC Networking software license Dell EMC Networking OS operating system software license, latest version Note: in-field change of airflow direction only supported when unit is powered down and all fan and power supply units are replaced with airflow moving in a uniform direction |
Supported operating systems | Big Switch Networks Switch Light OS Dell EMC Networking OS9 and Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 Pluribus OS |
Physical
- 48 fixed 10GBase-T ports supporting 100M/1G/10G speeds
- 6 fixed 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports
- 1 RJ45 console/management port with RS232 signaling
- 1 USB 2.0 type A to support mass storage device
- 1 Micro-USB 2.0 type B Serial Console Port
- 1 x 8 GB SSD Module
- Size: 1RU, 1.71 x 17.09 x 18.11” (4.35 x 43.4 x 46 cm) (H x W x D)
- Weight: 23 lbs (10.43kg)
- ISO 7779 A-weighted sound pressure level: 65 dB at 77°F (25°C)
- Power supply: 100–240V AC 50/60Hz
- Max. thermal output: 1568 BTU/h
- Max. current draw per system:
- 4.6 A at 460W/100VAC,
- 2.3 A at 460W/200VAC
- Max. power consumption: 460 Watts
- Typical power consumption: 338 Watts
- Max. operating specifications:
- Operating temperature: 32°F to 113°F (0°C to 45°C)
- Operating humidity: 5 to 90% (RH), non-condensing
- Max. non-operating specifications:
- Storage temperature: –40°F to 158°F (–40°C to 70°C)
- Storage humidity: 5 to 95% (RH), noncondensing
- Redundancy
- Hot swappable redundant power
- Hot swappable redundant fans
Performance General
- Switch fabric capacity:
- 1.44Tbps (full-duplex)
- 720Gbps (half-duplex)
- Forwarding Capacity: 1080 Mpps
- Latency: 2.8 us
- Packet buffer memory: 16MB
- CPU memory: 4GB OS9
- Performance:
- MAC addresses: 160K
- ARP table 128K
- IPv4 routes: 128K
- IPv6 hosts: 64K
- IPv6 routes: 64K
- Multicast routes: 8K
- Link aggregation: 16 links per group, 128 groups
- Layer 2 VLANs: 4K
- MSTP: 64 instances
- VRF-Lite: 511 instances
- LAG load balancing: Based on layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 headers
- Latency: Sub 3us
- QOS data queues:
- QOS control queues: 12
- Ingress ACL: 16K
- Egress ACL: 1K
- QoS: Default 3K entries scalable to 12K
IEEE compliance with Dell EMC Networking OS9
- 802.1AB LLDP
- 802.1D Bridging, STP
- 802.1p L2 Prioritization
- 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP
- 802.1Qbb PFC
- 802.1Qaz ETS
- 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) with QSA
- 802.3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GBase-SR4, 40GBase-CR4, 40GBase-LR4) on optical ports
- 802.3u Fast Ethernet (100Base-TX)
- 802.3x Flow Control
- 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-X) with QSA
- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet
- ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-MED
- Force10 PVST+
- Max MTU 9216 bytes
Regulatory compliance
- CUS UL 60950-1, Second Edition
- CSA 60950-1-03, Second Edition
- EN 60950-1, Second Edition
- IEC 60950-1, Second Edition Including All National Deviations and Group Differences
- EN 60825-1, 1st Edition
- 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
- International: CISPR 22, Class A
- Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2009, Class A
- Canada: ICES-003:2016 Issue 6, Class A
- Europe: EN 55022: 2010+AC:2011 / CISPR 22: 2008, Class A
- Japan: VCCI V-3/2014.04, Class A & V4/2012.04
- USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B:2009, Class A
- RoHS
- All S-Series components are EU RoHS compliant.
- Certifications
- Japan: VCCI V3/2009 Class A
- USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B:2009, Class A
- Available with US Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliance
- USGv6 Host and Router Certified on Dell Networking OS 9.5 and greater
- IPv6 Ready for both Host and Router
- UCR DoD APL (core and distribution ALSAN switch
RFC and I-D compliance with Dell EMC Networking OS9
- General Internet protocols
- 768 UDP
- 793 TCP
- 854 Telnet
- 959 FTP
- General IPv4 protocols
- 791 IPv4
- 792 ICMP
- 826 ARP
- 1027 Proxy ARP
- 1035 DNS (client)
- 1042 Ethernet Transmission
- 1305 NTPv3
- 1519 CIDR
- 1542 BOOTP (relay)
- 1812 Requirements for IPv4 Routers
- 1918 Address Allocation for Private Internets
- 2474 Diffserv Field in IPv4 and Ipv6 Headers
- 2596 Assured Forwarding PHB Group
- 3164 BSD Syslog
- 3195 Reliable Delivery for Syslog
- 3246 Expedited Assured Forwarding
- 4364 VRF-lite (IPv4 VRF with OSPF, BGP, IS-IS and V4 multicast)
- 5798 VRRP
- General IPv6 protocols
- 1981 Path MTU Discovery Features
- 2460 Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
- 2464 Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
- 2711 IPv6 Router Alert Option
- 4007 IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture
- 4213 Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
- 4291 IPv6 Addressing Architecture
- 4443 ICMP for IPv6
- 4861 Neighbor Discovery for IPv6
- 4862 IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
- 5095 Deprecation of Type 0 Routing Headers in IPv6
- IPv6 Management support (telnet, FTP, TACACS, RADIUS, SSH, NTP)
- VRF-Lite (IPv6 VRF with OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS)
- RIP
- 1058 RIPv1
- 2453 RIPv2 OSPF (v2/v3)
- 1587 NSSA
- 4552 Authentication/
- 2154 OSPF Digital Signatures Confidentiality for
- 2328 OSPFv2 OSPFv3
- 2370 Opaque LSA
- 5340 OSPF for IPv6
- IS-IS
- 1142 Base IS-IS Protocol
- 1195 IPv4 Routing
- 5301 Dynamic hostname exchange mechanism for IS-IS
- 5302 Domain-wide prefix distribution with two-level IS-IS
- 5303 3-way handshake for IS-IS pt-to-pt adjacencies
- 5304 IS-IS MD5 Authentication
- 5306 Restart signaling for IS-IS
- 5308 IS-IS for IPv6
- 5309 IS-IS point to point operation over LAN
- draft-isis-igp-p2p-over-lan-06
- draft-kaplan-isis-ext-eth-02
- BGP
- 1997 Communities
- 2385 MD5
- 2545 BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6 Inter-Domain Routing
- 2439 Route Flap Damping
- 2796 Route Reflection
- 2842 Capabilities
- 2858 Multiprotocol Extensions
- 2918 Route Refresh
- 3065 Confederations
- 4360 Extended Communities
- 4893 4-byte ASN
- 5396 4-byte ASN representations
- draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-20 BGPv4
- draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representation-05 4-byte ASN Representation (partial)
- draft-ietf-idr-add-paths-04.txt ADD PATH
- Multicast
- 1112 IGMPv1
- 2236 IGMPv2
- 3376 IGMPv3
- MSDP, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM
- Security
- 2404 The Use of HMACSHA- 1-96 within ESP and AH
- 2865 RADIUS
- 3162 Radius and IPv6
- 3579 Radius support for EAP
- 3580 802.1X with RADIUS
- 3768 EAP
- 3826 AES Cipher Algorithm in the SNMP User Base Security Model 4250, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254 SSHv2
- 4301 Security Architecture for IPSec
- 4302 IPSec Authentication Header
- 4303 ESP Protocol
- 4807 IPsecv Security Policy DB MIB
- draft-ietf-pim-sm-v2-new-05 PIM-SMw
- Data center bridging
- 802.1Qbb Priority-Based Flow Control
- 802.1Qaz Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
- Data Center Bridging eXchange (DCBx)
- DCBx Application TLV (iSCSI, FCoE)
- Network management
- 1155 SMIv1
- 1157 SNMPv1
- 1212 Concise MIB Definitions
- 1215 SNMP Traps
- 1493 Bridges MIB
- 1850 OSPFv2 MIB
- 1901 Community-Based SNMPv2
- 2011 IP MIB
- 2096 IP Forwarding Table MIB
- 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
- 3273 RMON High Capacity MIB
- 3410 SNMPv3
- 3411 SNMPv3 Management Framework
- 3412 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- 3413 SNMP Applications
- 3414 User-based Security Model (USM) for SNMPv3
- 3415 VACM for SNMP
- 3416 SNMPv2
- 3417 Transport mappings for SNMP
- 3418 SNMP MIB
- 3434 RMON High Capacity Alarm MIB
- 3584 Coexistance between SNMP v1, v2 and v3
- 4022 IP MIB
- 4087 IP Tunnel MIB
- 4113 UDP MIB
- 4133 Entity MIB
- 4292 MIB for IP
- 4293 MIB for IPv6 Textual Conventions
- 4502 RMONv2 (groups 1,2,3,9)
- 5060 PIM MIB
- ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-MED MIB
- Dell_ITA.Rev_1_1 MIB
- draft-grant-tacacs-02 TACACS+
- draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-mib-06 BGP MIBv1
- IEEE 802.1AB LLDP MIB
- IEEE 802.1AB LLDP DOT1 MIB
- IEEE 802.1AB LLDP DOT3 MIB
- sFlow.org
- sFlowv5 sFlow.org sFlowv5 MIB (version 1.3)
- DELL-NETWORKING-SMI
- DELL-NETWORKING-TC
- DELL-NETWORKING-CHASSIS-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-PRODUCTS-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-SYSTEM-COMPONENTMIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-TRAP-EVENT-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-COPY-CONFIG-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-IF-EXTENSION-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-FIB-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-FPSTATS-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-LINK-AGGREGATIONMIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-MSTP-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-BGP4-V2-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-ISIS-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-FIPSNOOPING-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-VIRTUAL-LINK-TRUNKMIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-DCB-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-OPENFLOW-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-BMP-MIB
- DELL-NETWORKING-BPSTATS-MIB
Documentation:
Download the Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4048T-ON Switch Datasheet (PDF).
Pricing Notes:
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48 x 10GBase-T ports, 6 x 40GbE ports, Open Network Install Environment (ONIE)
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