Datasheet
Data Center Switch
AS5512-54X
10GbE Data Center Switch
Bare-Metal Hardware
Product Overview
The Edgecore AS5512-54X switch meets the high-performance, availability, and network-scaling requirements of
enterprise and cloud data centers. The AS5512-54X provides full line-rate switching at Layer 2 or Layer 3 across
48 x 10GbE ports and 6 x 40GbE uplinks. The switch can be deployed either as a Top-of-Rack switch, or as part of
a 10GbE or 40GbE distributed spine, forming a non-blocking folded-Clos data center fabric. The switch is rack
mountable in either a standard 19 inch rack, or with the Open Rack Switch Adapter in a 21 inch Open Rack.
The AS5512-54X hardware provides the high availability features required for data center operation, including;
redundant, hot-swappable AC or -48 VDC PSUs or 12 VDC power input; fan tray with 4+1 redundant fans; and
port-to-power or power-to-port airflow options. The AS5512-54X is an ideal Top-of-Rack switch for virtualized data
centers, with its support of VXLAN and NVGRE tunneling functions in hardware.
Key Features and Benefits
■ Cost-effective, bare-metal switch infrastructure for data center fabric.
■ 48 x SFP+ switch ports, supporting 10GbE (DAC, 10GBASE-SR/LR) or 1GbE (1000BASE-T/SX/LX).
■ 6 x 40 QSFP switch ports, each supporting 40GbE (DAC, 40GBASE-SR4/LR4) or 4 x 10GbE (DAC or fiber
breakout cable).
■ Port grouping of 4 x 10G ports into one 40G port at the physical layer for maximum bandwidth utilization,
and for 300m optical reach over MMF.
■ Full line-rate Layer 2 or Layer 3 forwarding of 720 Gbps.
■ Flexible operation mode support: legacy/SDN mode and Hybrid mode
■ Support VM Switching, VXLAN and NVGRE tunneling support in hardware for network virtualization.
■ Rack mountable in standard 19" racks. Mountable in 21" Open Rack with the Open Rack Switch Adapter.
■ Supports hot/cold aisle with port-to-power and power-to-port airflow SKUs.
■ All ports on front; PSUs, fan tray on rear.
■ Hot-swappable, load sharing, redundant AC or -48 VDC PSUs. 12 VDC power input option.
■ Hot swappable 4+1 redundant fans.
■ Management: Ethernet and console RJ-45 ports; USB storage port.
■ Hardware switch pre-loaded with Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) for automated loading of compatible
independent SwitchOS software.
■ Compatible with EstiNOS 2.0 and later version from EstiNet Technologies Inc.
■ CPU and memory subsystem provided on factory-pluggable internal module for flexibility
– AS5512-54X SKUs with Intel™ Atom
®
C2538 x86 processor, to allow switch to run scripts and applications built
with standard Linux tools.
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