Product Datasheet

•NETGEARVirtualChassisstackingtechnologyprovidesresilient
network architecture:
– Upto8independentswitchesareconsolidatedaroundasingle
managementIPaddress
– Itsimpliesnetworkoperations
•Upto384availableGigabitportsand16available10Gigabituplinks
per virtual chassis for unparallel density when in dual ring topology
•Each5300seriesjoinstheVirtualChassisarchitecturewitha48Gbps
switching stack interconnect
– When8membersinthestack,overallstacking“backplane”
performance is 384 Gbps full duplex in dual ring topology
•Infullmeshtoplogy(4ports10GbEusedperswitch),each5300can
join the Virtual Chassis architecture with a switching stack interconnect
of up to 88 Gbps
– Overallstacking“backplane”performancecanscaleupto704Gpbs
Thestackactsasasingleswitchinthenetwork
•OneCLIandonewebinterfacemanagingthevirtualchassis
•Theotherswitchesinthenetworkalso“see”thestackasavirtual
chassis
– Thevirtualchassishasonlyonecongurationle,andVLANs/LAGs/
Port mirroring are available across the member units as for “blades”,
similar to a typical modular chassis switch
Full Mesh Topology
Technology Overview
NETGEARVirtualChassisstackingtechnologyisexible
•M5300seriesswitchesintelligentlyjointheVirtualChassisarchitecture
witha48Gbpsswitchingstackinterconnect,whenusinglocalAX742
stacking kits for dual ring topology
•10Gigabitcopper(10GBase-T)and10Gigabitber(SFP+)arealso
available for distant M5300 series units – local and distant switches
can join the same stack
ProSAFE® Next-Gen Edge Managed Switches Data Sheet
M5300 series
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