<s>
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
is	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
networking	B-Architecture
portfolio	O
of	O
Dell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
Dell	O
started	O
to	O
rebrand	O
their	O
different	O
existing	O
networking	B-Architecture
product	O
brands	O
to	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
is	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
networking	B-Architecture
equipment	O
that	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
PowerConnect	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Force10	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
notable	O
acquisitions	O
include	O
storage	O
systems	O
like	O
EqualLogic	O
,	O
thin-client	B-Device
producer	O
Wyse	O
and	O
firewall/security	O
producer	O
SonicWall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Dell	O
took	O
over	O
high-end	O
network-equipment	O
producer	O
Force10	O
Networks	O
,	O
which	O
mainly	O
produced	O
multi-layer	O
switches	B-Protocol
for	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
environments	O
,	O
bringing	O
Dell	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
enterprise	O
and	O
datacenter	B-Operating_System
class	O
network	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
Dell	O
did	O
not	O
produce	O
their	O
own	O
network	O
equipment	O
:	O
the	O
switches	B-Protocol
that	O
were	O
sold	O
under	O
the	O
brand	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
were	O
products	O
designed	O
and	O
built	O
for	O
Dell	O
by	O
3rd	O
parties	O
such	O
as	O
Broadcom	O
and	O
Marvell	O
Technology	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
also	O
offered	O
existing	O
products	O
from	O
other	O
suppliers	O
with	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
branding	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
B-series	O
for	O
Brocade	O
(	O
Ethernet	O
)	O
switches	B-Protocol
or	O
J-series	O
for	O
Juniper	O
switches	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
by	O
buying	O
Force10	O
and	O
later	O
network-security	O
provider	O
SonicWall	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
now	O
had	O
its	O
own	O
intellectual	O
property	O
networking	B-Architecture
systems	O
and	O
stopped	O
selling	O
most	O
J	O
-	O
and	O
B-series	O
switches	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
continued	O
to	O
offer	O
the	O
legacy	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
products	O
made	O
by	O
Broadcom	O
and	O
Marvell	O
with	O
some	O
overlap	O
in	O
the	O
Force10	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Dell	O
begun	O
the	O
process	O
to	O
fully	O
integrate	O
these	O
two	O
product	O
lines	O
and	O
rebrand	O
the	O
entire	O
portfolio	O
into	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
,	O
all	O
running	O
on	O
Dell	B-Protocol
Networking	I-Protocol
Operating	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
(	O
instead	O
of	O
FTOS	B-Protocol
and	O
Powerconnect	B-Operating_System
firmware	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
new	O
networking	B-Architecture
products	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
with	O
a	O
standardized	O
naming-convention	O
:	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
-	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
existing	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
products	O
kept	O
their	O
existing	O
names	O
until	O
they	O
went	O
end	O
of	O
sales	O
(	O
EOS	O
)	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
new	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
products	O
or	O
be	O
rebranded	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
naming	O
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
products	O
will	O
come	O
in	O
several	O
families	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
naming	O
system	O
will	O
partially	O
follow	O
the	O
existing	O
Force10	O
naming	O
system	O
:	O
E-series	O
for	O
chassis-based	O
modular	O
(	O
core	O
)	O
switches	B-Protocol
,	O
C-series	O
for	O
chassis-based	O
datacenter-access	O
switches	B-Protocol
,	O
S-series	O
rack	O
switches	B-Protocol
and	O
Z-series	O
for	O
distributed	O
core-switches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Z	O
series	O
:	O
Datacenter	B-Operating_System
distributed	O
core	O
switches	B-Protocol
:	O
3	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Z9000	O
,	O
2	O
RU	O
high	O
with	O
32	O
x	O
40	O
Gbit/s	O
QSFP+	B-Protocol
Ethernet	O
ports	O
and	O
its	O
follow	O
up	O
Z9500	O
,	O
3RU	O
high	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
132	O
x	O
40Gb	O
QSFP+	B-Protocol
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
C	O
series	O
:	O
Chassis	O
based	O
campus	O
access/core	O
switches	B-Protocol
:	O
2	O
original	O
models	O
,	O
C150	O
(	O
9RU	O
)	O
and	O
C300	O
(	O
13RU	O
)	O
for	O
1	O
and	O
10	O
Gbit/s	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
C9010	O
system	O
supporting	O
external	O
port-extenders	O
,	O
where	O
specific	O
N-series	O
models	O
can	O
be	O
(	O
re	O
)	O
used	O
as	O
chassis	O
managed	O
port	O
extender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E	O
series	O
:	O
Virtualized	O
core	O
chassis-based	O
switches	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
campus	O
,	O
office	O
or	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
aggregation/core	O
switches	B-Protocol
:	O
3	O
models	O
for	O
1	O
and	O
10	O
Gbit/s	O
aggregation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S	O
series	O
:	O
Fixed	O
form-factor	O
datacenter	B-Operating_System
switches	B-Protocol
for	O
1	O
,	O
10	O
and	O
40Gbit/s	O
ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	O
series	O
:	O
simple	O
web-managed	O
layer2	O
or	O
l2+	O
campus	O
switches	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Marvell	O
networks	O
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
W	O
series	O
:	O
existing	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
Wireless	O
range	O
which	O
are	O
OEM-versions	O
of	O
the	O
Aruba	O
Networks	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M	O
series	O
:	O
MXL	O
and	O
MIO	O
modules	O
running	O
DNOS9.x	O
and	O
the	O
existing	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
M	O
blade	O
switches	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Dell	B-Application
M1000e	I-Application
chassis	O
system	O
including	O
smaller	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
MIOA/MXL	O
switches	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
FX2	O
mini	O
chassis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N	O
series	O
:	O
Campus	O
access	O
and	O
aggregation	O
switches	B-Protocol
with	O
models	O
for	O
PoE+	B-Device
offering	O
10Gb	O
or	O
40Gb	O
uplinks	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N-series	O
switches	B-Protocol
run	O
DNOS6.x	O
on	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
kernel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
is	O
an	O
overview	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
portfolio	O
of	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
switches	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
active	O
models	O
under	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
portfolio	O
of	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
PowerConnect	I-Operating_System
rack	O
switches	B-Protocol
consists	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
series	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnects	B-Operating_System
2800	O
,	O
3500	O
and	O
5500	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Marvell	O
Technology	O
Group	O
equipment	O
while	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
6200	O
,	O
7000	O
,	O
8100	O
and	O
the	O
blade-switches	O
PCM6220	O
,	O
PCM6348	O
and	O
PCM8024(-k )	O
are	O
powered	O
by	O
Broadcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
PCT2800	O
web-managed	O
switches	O
are	O
entry-level	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
that	O
only	O
offer	O
a	O
web-based	O
GUI	O
management	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interfaces	O
on	O
the	O
switches	B-Protocol
are	O
all	O
copper-based	O
gigabit	O
Ethernet-ports	O
and	O
the	O
24	O
and	O
48	O
ports	O
switches	B-Protocol
offer	O
2	O
or	O
4	O
'	O
combo	O
 '	O
ports	O
where	O
the	O
last	O
2	O
(	O
resp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
)	O
ports	O
can	O
use	O
either	O
the	O
RJ45/UTP	O
1000BaseT	O
copper-interface	O
or	O
a	O
fiber	O
SFP	B-Protocol
transceiver	I-Protocol
for	O
uplinks	O
to	O
a	O
distribution	O
or	O
core	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
switches	B-Protocol
offer	O
standard	O
features	O
like	O
VLANs	O
,	O
link-aggregation	O
,	O
auto-negotiation	O
for	O
speed	O
-	O
and	O
duplex	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
3500	O
series	O
switches	B-Protocol
are	O
Ethernet	O
access-switches	O
which	O
comes	O
in	O
4	O
models	O
:	O
the	O
PCT3524	O
and	O
PCT3548	O
with	O
24	O
resp	O
48	O
10/100Mb	O
ethernet	O
ports	O
and	O
the	O
PCT3524P	O
/	O
PCT3548P	O
with	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
10/100Mb	O
with	O
PoE	B-Device
option	O
to	O
power	O
VOIP	O
phones	O
,	O
Wifi	O
Access-points	O
or	O
IP	O
camera	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
can	O
be	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
redundant	O
power	O
supply	O
for	O
either	O
pure	O
redundant	O
power	O
or	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
full	O
PoE	B-Device
power	O
budget	O
for	O
the	O
48	O
ports	O
PoE	B-Device
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technical	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
non-PoE	O
'	O
and	O
the	O
'	O
PoE	B-Device
 '	O
models	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
switching	O
capabilities	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
24	O
and	O
48	O
port	O
models	O
is	O
the	O
total	O
forwarding	O
rate	O
of	O
the	O
switch	O
:	O
12	O
,	O
8Gbit/s	O
for	O
both	O
24	O
port	O
models	O
and	O
17	O
,	O
6	O
Gbit/s	O
for	O
the	O
48	O
port	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
all	O
standard	O
layer2	O
switching	O
capabilities	O
as	O
VLAN	O
's	O
,	O
link	B-Architecture
aggregation	I-Architecture
(	O
static	O
and	O
LACP	O
,	O
dot1x	O
access-security	O
and	O
dynamic	O
VLAN	O
assignment	O
,	O
the	O
switches	B-Protocol
also	O
offer	O
some	O
basic	O
IP	O
routing/layer	O
3	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
PCT3500	O
switches	B-Protocol
offer	O
two-gigabit	O
ethernet	O
(	O
1000BaseT	O
)	O
ports	O
for	O
high-speed	O
uplinks	O
to	O
distribution	O
or	O
core	O
switches	B-Protocol
or	O
for	O
stacking	O
of	O
switches	B-Protocol
and	O
two	O
gigabits	O
SFP	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
for	O
a	O
1Gbit/s	O
fiber	O
transceiver	O
for	O
uplinks	O
to	O
distribution/core	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
5500	O
series	O
switches	B-Protocol
are	O
gigabit	O
ethernet	O
access-switches	O
,	O
available	O
in	O
4	O
models	O
:	O
either	O
a	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
port	O
gigabit	O
ethernet	B-Protocol
switch	I-Protocol
or	O
a	O
24/48	O
port	O
gigabit	O
ethernet	B-Protocol
switch	I-Protocol
with	O
power-over-ethernet	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
the	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
switches	B-Protocol
offer	O
two	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
ports	O
for	O
stacking	O
and	O
two	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
10Gbit	O
transceiver	O
ports	O
for	O
10Gb	O
uplinks.The	O
technical	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
4	O
models	O
are	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
ports	O
and	O
the	O
PoE	B-Device
feature	O
and	O
the	O
total	O
switching	O
capacity	O
of	O
128	O
Gbit/s	O
(	O
24	O
port	O
)	O
or	O
176	O
Gbit/s	O
(	O
48	O
port	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
MAC	O
address	O
table	O
size	O
of	O
16.000	O
entries	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
4000	O
VLAN	O
's	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
link-aggregation	O
,	O
VLAN	O
tagging	O
,	O
dot1x	O
security	O
,	O
and	O
dynamic	O
VLAN	O
assignment	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
switches	B-Protocol
are	O
mainly	O
layer2	O
ethernet	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
they	O
do	O
offer	O
some	O
IP	O
features	O
like	O
static	O
routing	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
64	O
static	O
routes	O
)	O
,	O
IP	O
or	O
MAC-based	O
access-lists	O
,	O
DHCP	O
snooping	O
,	O
quality	O
of	O
service	O
options	O
and	O
IGMP	O
(	O
multicast	O
)	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
8	O
switches	B-Protocol
out	O
of	O
the	O
5500	O
series	O
can	O
be	O
stacked	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
built-in	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
stack-ports	O
,	O
to	O
form	O
one	O
logical	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
switch	O
also	O
offers	O
special	O
features	O
for	O
a	O
voice-VLAN	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
extensive	O
options	O
for	O
dot1x	O
security	O
and	O
dynamic	O
VLAN	O
assignment	O
via	O
RADIUS	B-Protocol
or	O
TACACS+	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
PoE	B-Device
enabled	O
switches	B-Protocol
can	O
offer	O
up	O
to	O
15.4	O
watts	O
of	O
power	O
to	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
copper	O
gigabit	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
power	O
supplies	O
,	O
PoE	B-Device
priorities	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
give	O
PoE	B-Device
power	O
to	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
devices	O
and	O
switch	O
off	O
less	O
important	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
offers	O
two	O
main-models	O
for	O
layer3	O
gigabit	O
ethernet	O
rack	O
switches	B-Protocol
:	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
6200	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
7000	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
available	O
models	O
for	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
ports	O
,	O
PoE	B-Device
support	O
,	O
and	O
copper/fiber	O
the	O
PCT6200	O
and	O
PCT7000	O
models	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
both	O
switches	B-Protocol
are	O
stackable	O
,	O
only	O
PCT6200	O
models	O
or	O
PCT7000	O
models	O
can	O
be	O
combined	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
for	O
both	O
models	O
the	O
following	O
characteristics	O
apply	O
:	O
besides	O
the	O
basic	O
IP	O
features	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
PCT5500	O
the	O
PCT6200	O
series	O
(	O
and	O
above	O
)	O
are	O
real	O
multi-layer	O
switches	B-Protocol
offering	O
dynamic	O
routing	O
features	O
like	O
RIP	O
and	O
OSPF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PCT6200/PCT7000	O
series	O
offer	O
either	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
port	O
switches	B-Protocol
with	O
a	O
PoE	B-Device
enabled	O
variant	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
24	O
and	O
48	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
switches	B-Protocol
offering	O
24	O
SFP	B-Protocol
interfaces	I-Protocol
for	O
an	O
all-fiber	O
network	O
and/or	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
"	O
-F	O
series	O
"	O
switch	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
distribution	O
or	O
core	O
level	O
with	O
uplinks	O
to	O
remote	O
access-switches	O
via	O
a	O
fiber-optic	O
link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
models	O
offers	O
24+4	O
or	O
48+4	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
front-side	O
of	O
the	O
switch	O
where	O
the	O
last	O
(	O
highest	O
)	O
4	O
ports	O
are	O
so-called	O
'	O
combo	O
ports	O
 '	O
:	O
for	O
the	O
'	O
copper	O
 '	O
based	O
switches	B-Protocol
(	O
1000BaseT	O
or	O
PoE	B-Device
models	O
)	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
connect	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
fiber	O
links	O
using	O
an	O
SFP	B-Protocol
transceiver	I-Protocol
instead	O
of	O
the	O
corresponding	O
RJ45	O
copper	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
on	O
the	O
PCTxx24F	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
RJ45	O
UTP	O
ports	O
(	O
without	O
PoE	B-Device
)	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
back-side	O
of	O
each	O
model	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
extension-module	O
bays	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
stacking	O
or	O
for	O
10Gbit	O
uplinks	O
offering	O
two	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
transceiver	I-Protocol
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
stacking	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
series	O
switches	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
stacking	O
module	O
must	O
be	O
installed	O
in	O
bay1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PCT7000	O
series	O
offer	O
an	O
'	O
out	O
of	O
band	O
 '	O
management	O
interface	O
which	O
keeps	O
management	O
traffic	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
switching/routing	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
switches	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
addition	O
on	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
portfolio	O
is	O
the	O
Powerconnect	B-Operating_System
8132(f )	O
and	O
8164(f )	O
offering	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
or	O
64	O
10GbaseT	O
or	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8164(f )	O
also	O
offers	O
built-in	O
two	O
QSFP+	B-Protocol
40Gb	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
PCT8100	O
models	O
have	O
one	O
expansion	O
slot	O
allowing	O
to	O
insert	O
a	O
dual	O
QSFP+	B-Protocol
port	O
for	O
two	O
40Gb	O
interfaces	O
or	O
-with	O
a	O
break-out	O
cable	O
-	O
2	O
x	O
4	O
x	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
10Gbit/s	O
ports	O
Once	O
the	O
PCT8100	O
us	O
updated	O
to	O
firmware	O
level	O
6.0	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
renamed	O
to	O
N4000	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
8100	O
series	O
switches	B-Protocol
announced	O
in	O
2012	O
offered	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
ports	O
on	O
10Gb	O
and	O
0	O
or	O
2	O
built-in	O
ports	O
for	O
40	O
Gb	O
QSFP	B-Protocol
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
also	O
have	O
one	O
extension-module	O
slot	O
with	O
either	O
two	O
QSFP	B-Protocol
40Gb	O
ports	O
,	O
4	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
10Gb	O
ports	O
or	O
4	O
10GbaseT	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
rack-switches	O
PCT7000	O
and	O
PCT8024	O
series	O
the	O
switch	O
offers	O
an	O
out-of-band	O
fast-ethernet	O
port	O
for	O
management	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
serial	O
console	O
connection	O
,	O
required	O
for	O
initial	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
switch	O
is	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
Broadcom	O
Trident+	O
ASIC	O
:	O
the	O
same	O
ASIC	O
as	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
Cisco	O
Nexus	O
5000	O
switches	B-Protocol
or	O
Force10	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
8100	O
is	O
initially	O
released	O
with	O
firmware	O
5.0	O
of	O
the	O
switch-firmware	O
which	O
offers	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
7000	O
and	O
8024	O
rack-switches	O
and	O
the	O
different	O
M-series	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
underlying	O
operating	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
PCT8100	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
2.6	O
where	O
all	O
other	O
'	O
Broadcom	O
powered	O
 '	O
PowerConnects	B-Operating_System
run	O
on	O
VxWorks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
H-series	O
is	O
an	O
OEM	O
version	O
of	O
Intels	O
 '	O
Omni-Path	B-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
which	O
itself	O
is	O
an	O
alternative	O
for	O
InfiniBand	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
managing	O
an	O
OmniPath	O
network	O
many	O
commands	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Infiniband	B-Architecture
switches	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N-series	O
switches	B-Protocol
come	O
in	O
3	O
groups	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N2000	O
is	O
an	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
switch	I-Protocol
with	O
limited	O
IP	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
'	O
sizes	O
 '	O
:	O
24	O
x	O
1GbaseT	O
or	O
48	O
x	O
1GBaseT	O
ports	O
and	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
available	O
as	O
POE+	B-Device
or	O
standard	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
do	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
stacking-cables	O
as	O
the	O
N3000	O
series	O
it	O
is	O
NOT	O
possible	O
to	O
stack	O
N2000	O
with	O
N3000	O
switches	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
come	O
with	O
2	O
x	O
10Gbase	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
uplink	O
ports	O
and	O
two	O
'	O
tweeting	O
 '	O
stacking	O
ports	O
at	O
the	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N2000	O
is	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
follow-up	O
for	O
the	O
legacy	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
5500	O
models	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Force10	O
S25	O
and	O
S50	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
4	O
model	O
choices	O
as	O
in	O
N2000	O
(	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
ports	O
,	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
POE+	B-Device
)	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
N3024F	O
which	O
offers	O
24	O
x	O
SFP	B-Protocol
1G	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
N2000	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
N3000	O
has	O
'	O
combo-ports	O
'	O
:	O
All	O
'	O
copper	O
 '	O
based	O
switches	B-Protocol
offer	O
2	O
SFP	B-Protocol
1Gb	O
fiber	O
ports	O
(	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
highest-numbered	O
RJ45	O
1GBaseT	O
port	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
N3024F	O
offers	O
two	O
1	O
GbaseT	O
RJ45	O
combo	O
ports	O
(	O
interface	O
23	O
and	O
24	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
N3000	O
series	O
switches	B-Protocol
also	O
offer	O
two	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
10Gb	O
uplink	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optionally	O
,	O
a	O
module	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
for	O
another	O
two	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
ports	O
or	O
two	O
10GBaseT	O
RJ45	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N3000	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
follow-up	O
for	O
the	O
legacy	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
6200	O
and	O
7000	O
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Force10	O
S50/S55	O
switches	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N4000	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
8100	O
series	O
switch	O
and	O
any	O
PCT8100	O
that	O
is	O
upgraded	O
to	O
a	O
firmware	O
above	O
6.0.0.0	O
will	O
be	O
renamed	O
to	O
an	O
N40xx	O
series	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
main	O
models	O
:	O
N4032F	O
and	O
N4064F	O
with	O
standard	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
x	O
10G	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
0	O
or	O
2	O
built-in	O
QSFP+	B-Protocol
ports	O
and	O
one	O
module	O
bay	O
;	O
and	O
N4032	O
and	O
N4064	O
with	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
x	O
10GbaseT	O
RJ45	O
ports	O
,	O
0	O
or	O
2	O
built-in	O
QSFP+	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
module	O
bay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
QSFP+	B-Protocol
port	O
can	O
be	O
split	O
in	O
a	O
4	O
x	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
port	O
using	O
a	O
break-out	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
module	O
bay	O
can	O
accommodate	O
either	O
a	O
two-port	O
QSFP+	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
4	O
x	O
10GBaseT	O
or	O
a	O
4	O
x	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stacking	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
via	O
10G	O
or	O
40G	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
different	O
N40xx	O
series	O
switches	B-Protocol
can	O
'	O
mix	O
and	O
match	O
 '	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
also	O
above	O
section	O
on	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
8100	O
series	O
for	O
model-details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
Force10	O
switches	B-Protocol
are	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
switches	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
the	O
model	O
naming	O
will	O
be	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
old	O
model	O
naming	O
in	O
Force10	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
portfolio	O
of	O
Force10	O
switches	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
main	O
ranges	O
:	O
existing	O
S25	O
,	O
S50	O
,	O
S55	O
,	O
and	O
S60	O
one	O
gigabit	O
rack-switches	O
which	O
are	O
layer2	O
or	O
multilayer	O
access-switches	O
and	O
the	O
S4810	O
,	O
S4820T	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
S5000	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
existing	O
Force10	O
S-series	O
datacenter	B-Operating_System
bridges	O
will	O
be	O
extended	O
with	O
the	O
S5000	O
series	O
modular	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S5000	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
modular	O
switch	O
that	O
can	O
support	O
48	O
x	O
10Gb	O
Ethernet	O
ports	O
+	O
4	O
x	O
40Gb	O
QSFP	B-Protocol
ethernet	O
or	O
stacking	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
S4810	O
or	O
S4820T	O
series	O
switches	B-Protocol
is	O
that	O
the	O
S5000	O
is	O
modular	O
:	O
it	O
can	O
start	O
with	O
fewer	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
big	O
change	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
have	O
native	O
8Gb	O
fibre	B-Architecture
channel	I-Architecture
ports	O
modules	O
,	O
allowing	O
to	O
connect	O
directly	O
to	O
a	O
native	O
fiber-channel	O
switch	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
switches	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
DN	O
S-series	O
,	O
the	O
S5000	O
will	O
support	O
stacking	O
and	O
also	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Link	I-Protocol
Trunking	I-Protocol
:	O
allowing	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
an	O
LACP	O
port-channel	O
from	O
another	O
switch	O
or	O
even	O
server	O
that	O
terminates	O
on	O
two	O
different	O
(	O
logical	O
or	O
physical	O
)	O
switches	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S5000	O
is	O
targeted	O
for	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
networking	B-Architecture
as	O
either	O
a	O
10G	O
access-switch	O
or	O
a	O
datacenter	B-Operating_System
distribution	O
switches	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
(	O
routing	O
)	O
core	O
switch	O
in	O
smaller	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
fully	O
supports	O
Data	B-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
Bridging	I-Protocol
(	O
DCB	O
)	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
or	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
switch	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
FC	O
interface	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
full	O
FC	O
logic	O
allowing	O
one	O
to	O
directly	O
connect	O
FC	O
based	O
SAN	O
's	O
to	O
the	O
switch	O
to	O
fully	O
support	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
or	O
Converged	O
Networking	B-Architecture
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
10G	O
switches	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
S6000	O
is	O
marketed	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
core	O
or	O
spine	O
switch	O
in	O
a	O
medium-sized	O
datacenter	B-Operating_System
or	O
a	O
leaf	O
switch	O
for	O
(	O
very	O
)	O
large	O
datacenters	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S6000	O
offers	O
32	O
x	O
40Gb	O
QSFP	B-Protocol
interfaces	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
'	O
split	O
 '	O
into	O
4	O
x	O
10Gb	O
by	O
using	O
either	O
splitter	O
direct-attached-cable	O
(	O
QSFP->4xSFP	O
+	O
)	O
or	O
optical	O
splitter	O
cables	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
96	O
10G	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
ports	O
and	O
8	O
remaining	O
40Gb	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
Z-series	O
has	O
two	O
models	O
of	O
high-capacity	O
switches	B-Protocol
in	O
a	O
2U	O
(	O
Z9000	O
)	O
or	O
3U	O
(	O
Z9500	O
)	O
form-factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Z9000	O
offers	O
32	O
line-rate	O
40Gb	O
QSFP	B-Protocol
ports	O
while	O
the	O
new	O
Z9500	O
offers	O
132	O
x	O
40Gb	O
QSFP+	B-Protocol
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
Z9500	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
interfaces	O
actually	O
enabled	O
and	O
via	O
additional	O
licenses	O
to	O
be	O
bought	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
moment	O
in	O
time	O
datacenter	B-Operating_System
owners	O
can	O
spread	O
the	O
investment	O
with	O
the	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
traffic-demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
switches	B-Protocol
are	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
'	O
spine	O
 '	O
in	O
a	O
spine-leaf	O
distributed	O
core	O
network-design	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
VLT	B-Protocol
technology	O
fully	O
redundant	O
topologies	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
where	O
two	O
switches	B-Protocol
(	O
partially	O
)	O
share	O
the	O
data	O
pane	O
but	O
have	O
independent	O
management	O
(	O
unlike	O
stacking	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
management	O
pane	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
campus	O
(	O
N-series	O
)	O
and	O
datacenter	B-Operating_System
top-of-rack	O
form-factor	O
switches	B-Protocol
(	O
S	O
-	O
and	O
Z-series	O
)	O
Dell	O
also	O
offers	O
two	O
ranges	O
of	O
chassis-based	O
product	O
lines	O
:	O
the	O
C-series	O
and	O
the	O
E-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
See	O
main-article	O
on	O
Force10	O
chassis	O
based	O
switches	B-Protocol
.	O
)	O
</s>
