Product Datasheet

Versatile connectivity
IEEE802.3atPoweroverEthernetPlus(PoE+)providesupto30Wpoweracrossall24or48ports(M5300-28G-POE+andM5300-52G-POE+)
IEEE802.3atLayer2LLDPmethodand802.3atPoE+2-eventclassicationmethodfullysupportedforcompatibilitywithmostPoE+PDdevices
Largest10GigabitchoiceforuplinkswithSFP+portsforberopticorshort,low-latencycopperDACcables;10GBase-TportsforlegacyCat6RJ45shortconnections
(upto50m)andCat6Aconnectionsupto100m;CX4forlegacy802.3akinnibandwiring
AutomaticMDIXandAuto-negotiationonallportsselecttherighttransmissionmodes(halforfullduplex)aswellasdatatransmissionforcrossoverorstraight-through
cables dynamically for the admin
IPv6fullsupportwithIPv6host,dualstack(IPv4andIPv6),multicasting(MLDforIPv6lteringandPIM-SM/PIM-DMforIPv6routing),ACLsandQoS,staticrouting
anddynamicrouting(OSPFv3)aswellasCongured6to4andAutomatic6to4tunnelingforIPv6tracencapsulationintoIPv4packets
Tier 1 availability
VirtualChassisStackingtechnologyupsurgesoverall
network availability with distributed link aggrega-
tions(LAGs)acrossseveralswitches,providingboth
better resiliency in network architectures, and better
performance with advanced load balancing capabilities
between network uplinks
• WithintheVirtualChassis,automaticunitreplacement(AUR)guaranteesstackmembers’smoothreplace-
mentwithoutmanualreconguration;theStackMasterredundancyisalsoautomaticwithasub-second
secondary master recovery for all switching and routing functions in the stack
• Sinceallswitchescanpotentiallyparticipateasamasterforthecontrolplaneandforwarding/routing
tables, there is virtually no single point of failure in the network topology in the unlikely event of an unit
failure
RapidSpanningTree(RSTP)andMultipleSpanningTree(MSTP)allowforrapidtransitionningoftheportstotheForwardingstateandthesuppressionofTopology
Change Notification
PVSTPandPVRSTPimplementation(CLIonly)followssamerulesthanothervendors’PerVLANSTP/RSTPforstrictinteroperability
IPaddressconictdetectionperformedbytheembeddedDHCPserverpreventsaccidentalIPaddressduplicatesfromperturbingtheoverallnetworkstability
IPEventDampeningreducestheeectofinterfaceapsonroutingprotocols:theroutingprotocolstemporarilydisabletheirprocessing(ontheunstableinterface)until
the interface becomes stable, thereby greatly increasing the overall stability of the network
Ease of management and control
VirtualChassisStackingtechnologyconsolidatesup
to8switchesaroundasinglemanagementIPad-
dress, which simplifies network operations even when
switchesareindistantclosets(distantstacking)
• BecausetheVirtualChassisactsasasingleswitchinthenetwork,otherswitchesalso“see”thestackasa
typicalchassiseliminatingtheneedforcomplexspanningtreearchitecturesandallowingforsimple,load
balanceddistributedlinkaggregationsinstead
• Soware(rmware)updatesareautomaticforallswitchesintheVirtualChassiswhenthemasterswitch
getsupdated
Dualrmwareimageanddualcongurationlefortransparentrmwareupdates/congurationchangeswithminimumserviceinterruption
FlexiblePort-Channel/LAG(802.3ad)implementationformaximumcompatibility,faulttoleranceandloadsharingwithanytypeofEthernetchannelingfromother
vendorsswitch,serverorstoragedevicesconformingtoIEEE802.3ad-includingstatic(selectablehashingalgorithms)ordynamicLAGs(highlytunableLACPLink
AggregationControlProtocol)
UnidirectionalLinkDetectionProtocol(UDLD)andAggressiveUDLDdetectandavoidunidirectionallinksautomatically,inordertopreventforwardinganomaliesina
Layer 2 communication channel in which a bi-directional link stops passing trac in one direction
Port names feature allows for descriptive names on all interfaces and better clarity in real word admin daily tasks
SDM(SystemDataManagement,orswitchdatabase)templatesallowforgranularsystemresourcesdistributiondependingonIPv4orIPv6applications:ARPEntries
(themaximumnumberofentriesintheIPv4AddressResolutionProtocolARPcacheforroutinginterfaces),IPv4UnicastRoutes(themaximumnumberofIPv4unicast
forwardingtableentries),IPv6NDPEntries(themaximumnumberofIPv6NeighborDiscoveryProtocolNDPcacheentries),IPv6UnicastRoutes(themaximumnumber
ofIPv6unicastforwardingtableentries),ECMPNextHops(themaximumnumberofnexthopsthatcanbeinstalledintheIPv4andIPv6unicastforwardingtables),
IPv4MulticastRoutes(themaximumnumberofIPv4multicastforwardingtableentries)andIPv6MulticastRoutes(themaximumnumberofIPv6multicastforwarding
tableentries)
Loopback interfaces management for routing protocols administration
Private VLANs and local Proxy ARP help reduce broadcast with added security
ManagementVLANIDisuserselectableforbestconvenience
Industry-standardVLANmanagementinthecommandlineinterface(CLI)forallcommonoperationssuchasVLANcreation;VLANnames;VLAN“makestatic”for
dynamicallycreatedVLANbyGVRPregistration;VLANtrunking;VLANparticipationaswellasVLANID(PVID)andVLANtaggingforoneinterface,agroupofinterfaces
or all interfaces at once
SimpliedVLANcongurationwithindustry-standardAccessPortsfor802.1QunawareendpointsandTrunkPortsforswitch-to-switchlinkswithNativeVLAN
ProSAFE® Next-Gen Edge Managed Switches Data Sheet
M5300 series
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