Product Datasheet

Modern access layer features highlights
Layer 3 hardware with L2+/L3 soware flexibility
All M5300 series models are built upon the same
hardware platform while Layer 2+ and Layer 3 so-
ware packages allow for better budget optimization
• M5300 series uses latest generation silicon low-power 65-nanometer technology
• M5300seriesL2andL3switchingfeatures(accesscontrollist,classication,ltering,IPv4/IPv6rout-
ing,IPv6transitionservices)areperformedinhardwareatinterfacelinerateforvoice,video,anddata
convergence
M5300 series Layer 2+ soware package provides
straightforwardIPstaticroutingcapabilitiesfor
physical interfaces, VLANs and subnets:
• M5300-28G;M5300-52G;M5300-28G-POE+andM5300-52G-POE+
• Attheedgeofcampusnetworksorintheserverroom,staticroutesareoenpreferredforsimplicity(L3
xedroutestothenexthoptowardsthedestinationnetworkaremanuallyaddedtotheroutingtable),
without any impact on performance because L3 routing is wire-speed in M5300 series hardware
• M5300 series Layer 2+ versions oer perfect investment protection in case of future routing resiliency
applications with Layer 3 license upgrades
ALayer3licensewillunlockIPv6routing,MulticastroutingandalldynamicroutingfeaturesforagivenM5300seriesL2+modelwithoutanyrmwareupgradenor
configuration change - not even a service interruption
Whenclosertothedistributionlayer,orattheedgeof
larger campus networks with “routing around damage”
requirements, M5300 series conveniently oer Layer
3 versions with the Layer 3 license already installed
• M5300-28GF3;M5300-28G3andM5300-52G3
• M5300seriesLayer3sowarepackagedynamicroutingprotocols(RIP,VRRP,OSPF;associatedwithPIM
forMulticast)providelineratefaulttolerantrouting
Top-of-the-line switching performance
32K MAC address table, 4K concurrent VLANs and 12,256 Layer 3 route table size for the most demanding enterprise or campus network access layers
80PLUScertiedpowersuppliesforenergyhigheciency
Increasedpacketbueringwithupto32Mbdynamicallysharedacrossallinterfacesformostintensivevirtualizationapplications
Lowlatencyatallnetworkspeeds,including10Gigabituplinksand48Gbpsexiblechain,ringormeshedVirtualChassisStackingtopologies
Jumboframessupportofupto12Kbacceleratingstorageperformanceforbackupandcloudapplications
iSCSIFlowAccelerationandAutomaticProtection/QoS
for virtualization and server room networks containing
iSCSIinitiatorsandiSCSItargetsby:
• DetectingtheestablishmentandterminationofiSCSIsessionsandconnectionsbysnoopingpacketsused
intheiSCSIprotocol
• MaintainingadatabaseofcurrentlyactiveiSCSIsessionsandconnectionstostoredataaboutthepartici-
pants;thisallowstheformulationofclassierrulesgivingthedatapacketsforthesessionthedesiredQoS
treatment
• InstallingandremovingclassierrulesetsasneededfortheiSCSIsessiontrac
• MonitoringactivityintheiSCSIsessionstoallowforagingoutsessionentriesifthesessiontermination
packets are not received
• AvoidingsessioninterruptionsduringtimesofcongestionthatwouldotherwisecauseiSCSIpacketstobe
dropped
Ease of deployment
AutomaticcongurationwithDHCPandBootPAutoInstalleaseslargedeploymentswithascalablecongurationlesmanagementcapability,mappingIPaddressesand
host names and providing individual configuration files to multiple switches as soon as they are initialized on the network
BoththeSwitchSerialNumberandSwitchprimaryMACaddressarereportedbyasimple"show"commandintheCLI-facilitatingdiscoveryandremoteconguration
operations
AutomaticVoiceoverIPprioritizationwithAuto-VoIPsimpliesmostcomplexmulti-vendorIPtelephonesdeploymentseitherbasedonprotocols(SIP,H323andSCCP)
oronOUIbytes(defaultdatabaseanduser-basedOUIs)inthephonesourceMACaddress;providingthebestclassofservicetoVoIPstreams(bothdataandsignaling)
over other ordinary trac by classifying trac, and enabling correct egress queue configuration
AnassociatedVoiceVLANcanbeeasilyconguredwithAuto-VoIPforfurthertracisolation
WhendeployedIPphonesareLLDP-MEDcompliant,theVoiceVLANwilluseLLDP-MEDtopassontheVLANID,802.1PpriorityandDSCPvaluestotheIPphones,
accelerating convergent deployments
ProSAFE® Next-Gen Edge Managed Switches Data Sheet
M5300 series
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