S4048 SPEC SHEET

DELL EMC POWERSWITCH S4048-ON SWITCH

10/40GbE top-of-rack open networking switch
The Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON switch empowers organizations • The Open Automation Framework comprises a suite of
to deploy workloads and applications designed for the open interrelated network management tools that can be used
networking era. together or independently to provide a network that is flexible,
available and manageable while helping to reduce operational
Businesses who have made the transition away from monolithic
expenses.
proprietary mainframe systems to industry standard server platforms
can now enjoy even greater benefits from Dell Technologies’ open Key applications
networking platforms. Using industry-leading hardware and a choice Dynamic data centers ready to make the transition to software-
of leading network operating systems to simplify data center fabric defined environments
orchestration and automation, organizations can accelerate innovation
by tailoring their network to their unique requirements. • Ultra-low-latency 10GbE switching in HPC, high-speed trading
These new offerings provide the needed flexibility to transform data or other business-sensitive deployments that require the highest
centers. High-capacity network fabrics that are cost-effective and bandwidth and lowest latency
easy to deploy provide a clear path to a software-defined data center • High-density 10GbE ToR server access in high-performance data
of the future, as well as freedom from vendor lock-in. center environments
The Dell EMC S4048-ON supports the open source Open Network When running the Dell EMC Networking OS9, Active Fabric™
Install Environment (ONIE) for zero-touch installation of alternate implementation for large deployments in conjunction with the Dell
network operating systems including feature-rich Dell EMC EMC Z-Series, creating a flat, two-tier, nonblocking 10/40GbE data
Networking OS9 and Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10. center network design:
Ultra-low-latency, data center optimized • High-performance SDN/OpenFlow 1.3 enabled with ability to
The Dell EMC Networking S-Series S4048-ON is an ultra-low-latency inter-operate with industry standard OpenFlow controllers
10/40GbE top-of-rack (ToR) switch built for applications in high-
• As a high speed VXLAN Layer 2 Gateway that connects
performance data center and computing environments. Leveraging
the hypervisor based ovelray networks with nonvirtualized
a non-blocking switching architecture, the S4048-ON delivers
infrastructure
line-rate L2 and L3 forwarding capacity with ultra-low-latency to
maximize network performance. The compact S4048-ON design When running the Dell EMC Networking OS9, Active Fabric™
provides industry-leading density of 48 dual-speed 1/10GbE (SFP+) implementation for large deployments in conjunction with the Dell Z
ports as well as six 40GbE QSFP+ uplinks to conserve valuable rack Series, creating a flat, two-tier, nonblocking 10/40GbE data center
space and simplify the migration to 40Gbps in the data center core network design
(each 40GbE QSFP+ uplink can also support four 10GbE ports with
• Small-scale Active Fabric implementation via the S4048-ON
a breakout cable). In addition, the S4048-ON incorporates multiple
switch in leaf and spine along with S-Series 1/10GbE ToR
architectural features that optimize data center network flexibility,
switches enabling cost-effective aggregation of 10/40GbE
efficiency and availability, including I/O panel to PSU airflow or PSU
uplinks
to I/O panel airflow for hot/cold aisle environments, and redundant,
hot-swappable power supplies and fans. • iSCSI storage deployment including DCB converged lossless
S4048-ON supports feature-rich Dell EMC Networking OS9 and Dell transactions
EMC SmartFabric OS10, VLT, network virtualization features such • High-performance SDN/OpenFlow 1.3 enabled with ability to
as VRF-lite, VXLAN Gateway and support for Dell Embedded Open inter-operate with industry standard OpenFlow controllers
Automation Framework.
• As a high speed VXLAN Layer 2 Gateway that connects
• The S4048-ON is the only switch in the industry that provides the hypervisor based ovelray networks with non-virtualized
customers an unbiased approach to Network Virtualization by infrastructure
supporting both network-centric virtualization method (VRF-lite)
and Hypervisor centric virtualization method (VXLAN). Key features - general

• The S4048-ON also supports Dell Technologies’ Embedded • 48 dual-speed 1/10GbE (SFP+) ports and six 40GbE (QSFP+)
Open Automation Framework, which provides enhanced network uplinks (totaling 72 10GbE ports with breakout cables) with OS
automation and virtualization capabilities for virtual data center support
environments • 1.44Tbps (full-duplex) non-blocking switching fabric delivers line-
• rate performance under full load with sub 650ns latency
 • I/O panel to PSU airflow or PSU to I/O panel airflow • Embedded Open Automation Framework adding automated
configuration and provisioning capabilities to simplify the
• Supports the open source ONIE for zero-touch management of network environments. Supports Puppet agent for
• Installation of alternate network operating systems DevOps
• Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans • Modular Dell Networking OS software delivers inherent stability as
well as enhanced monitoring and serviceability functions
• Low power consumption
• Enhanced mirroring capabilities including 1:4 local mirroring, Remote
• Support for multi-tenancy lilke VXLAN and NVGRE in hardware Port Mirroring (RPM), and Encapsulated Remote Port Mirroring
Key features with Dell EMC Networking OS9 (ERPM). Rate shaping combined with flow based mirroring enables
the user to analyze fine grained flows
Scalable L2 and L3 Ethernet switching with QoS and a full
complement of standards-based IPv4 and IPv6 features, including • Jumbo frame support for large data transfers
OSPF, BGP and PBR (Policy Based Routing) support
• 128 link aggregation groups with up to 16 members per group, using
• VRF-lite enables sharing of networking infrastructure and provides enhanced hashing
L3 traffic isolation across tenants
• Converged network support for DCB, with priority flow control
• Increase VM Mobility region by stretching L2 VLAN within or across (802.1Qbb), ETS (802.1Qaz), DCBx and iSCSI TLV support Fastboot
two DCs with unique VLT capabilities like Routed VLT, VLT Proxy feature enables min-loss software upgrade on a standalone S4048-
Gateway ON without VLT/stacking
• VXLAN gateway functionality support for bridging the • S4048-ON supports Routable RoCE to enable convergence of
nonvirtualized and the virtualized overlay networks with line rate compute and storage on Active Fabric
performance
• User port stacking support for up to six units and a total stack
bandwidth of up to 320Gbps bandwidth

Product Description
S4048, 48x 10GbE SFP+, 6x QSFP+, 1x AC PSU, 2x Fans, I/O Panel to PSU Airflow
S4048-ON S4048, 48x 10GbE SFP+, 6x QSFP+, 1x AC PSU, 2x Fans, PSU to I/O Panel Airflow
S4048, 48x 10GbE SFP+, 6x QSFP+, 2xDC PSU, 3x Fans, PSU to I/O Panel Airflow - NEBS Certified

S4048, AC Power Supply, I/O Panel to PSU Airflow

S4048, AC Power Supply, PSU to I/O Panel Airflow
Redundant power supplies S4048, DC Power Supply, I/O Panel to PSU Airflow
S4048, DC Power Supply, PSU to I/O Panel Airflow

S4048 Fan Module, I/O Panel to PSU Airflow

Fans S4048 Fan Module, PSU to I/O Panel Airflow

Transceiver, 40GbE, SR QSFP+, short reach

Transceiver, 40GbE, ESR QSFP+, extended short reach
Transceiver, 40GbE, LM4 QSFP+, universal duplex short reach
Transceiver, 40GbE, SM4 QSFP+, duplex short reach
Transceiver, 40GbE PSM4 QSFP+, parallel single mode long reach 1m, 5m, 15m tail
Transceiver, 40GbE, PSM4-LR QSFP+, MPO to 4x SFP+ long reach
Transceiver, 40GbE LR4 QSFP+, long reach
Transceiver, 40GbE QSFP+ to SFP+/SFP Adapter (QSA)
Optics
Transceiver, 10GbE, SR SFP+, short reach
Transceiver, 10GbE, LR SFP+, long reach
Transceiver, 10GbE, ER SFP+, extended reach
Transceiver, 10GbE, ZR SFP+ extra extended reach
Transceiver, 1GbE, SX SFP, short reach
Transceiver, 1GbE, LX SFP, long reach
Transceiver, 1GbE, ZX SFP, extended reach
Transceiver, 1GbE, 1000Base-T SFP, copper

Optical Cable 40/100GbE, MTP Fiber Cables in 3, 5, 7, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100 meter
Optical Cable 40GbE, QSFP+, AOC 10, 50 meter
Optical Cable 40GbE, Breakout QSFP+ to 4xSFP+, Fiber Cables in 10 and 30 meter
Cable 10GbE, SFP+, AOC 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20 meter*
Cables
40GbE, QSFP+ to QSFP+, passive DAC 0.5, 1, 3, 5, 7, meters
40GbE, QSFP+, Breakout QSFP+ to 4x10GbE, passive DAC 0.5, 1, 3, 5, 7 meters
40GbE, QSFP+, Breakout QSFP+ to 4x1000base-T, passive DAC 1 meter
10GbE, SFP+ to SFP+, passive DAC 0.5, 1, 3, 5, 7 meters

Cumulus Linux OS
Big Switch Networks Switch Light OS
Supported operating systems Dell EMC Networking OS9 and Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10
Pluribus OS

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 Technical specifications
Physical Ingress ACL: 2.5K 2464 Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet
48 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports Egress ACL: 1K Networks
6 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports 2711 IPv6 Router Alert Option
1 RJ45 console/management port with RS232 IEEE compliance with Dell EMC Networking 4007 IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture
signaling OS9 4213 Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
1 USB 2.0 type A to support mass storage device 802.1AB LLDP 4291 IPv6 Addressing Architecture
1 Micro-USB 2.0 type B Serial Console Port 802.1D Bridging, STP 4443 ICMP for IPv6
Size: 1RU, 1.71 x 17.09 x 17.13” (4.35 x 43.4 x 43.5cm (H x W x D) 802.1p L2 Prioritization 4861 Neighbor Discovery for IPv6
Weight: 18.52 lbs (8.4kg) 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP 4862 IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
ISO 7779 A-weighted sound pressure level: 59.6 dBA at 802.1Qbb PFC 5095 Deprecation of Type 0 Routing Headers in IPv6
73.4°F (23°C) 802.1Qaz ETS IPv6 Management support (telnet, FTP, TACACS,
Power supply: 100–240V AC 50/60Hz 802.1s MSTP RADIUS, SSH, NTP)
DC Power supply: -40.5V ~ -60V 802.1w RSTP VRF-Lite (IPv6 VRF with OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS)
Max. thermal output: 799.64 BTU/h 802.1X Network Access Control RIP
Max. current draw per system: 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T) with QSA or 1058 RIPv1 2453 RIPv2
2.344A/1953A at 100/120V AC, breakout OSPF (v2/v3)
1.145A/0.954A at 200/240V AC 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging 1587 NSSA 4552 Authentication/
Max. DC current : -40.5V/23.8A , -48V/19A , 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP 2154 OSPF Digital Signatures Confidentiality for
-60V/15.6A. 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBase-X) with QSA 2328 OSPFv2 OSPFv3
Max. power consumption: 234.35 Watts (AC), 802.3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GBase-SR4, 2370 Opaque LSA 5340 OSPF for IPv6
800 Watts (DC) 40GBase-CR4,40GBase-LR4) on optical ports IS-IS
Typical power consumption: 153 Watts 802.3u Fast Ethernet (100Base-TX) 5301 Dynamic hostname exchange mechanism for
Max. operating specifications: 802.3x Flow Control IS-IS
Operating temperature: 32°F to 113°F (0°C to 5302 Domain-wide prefix distribution with two-level IS-IS
802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-X) with QSA
45°C) 5303 Three way handshake for IS-IS point-to-point
ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-MED
Operating humidity: 10 to 85% (RH), non- adjacencies
Force10 PVST+
condensing 5308 IS-IS for IPv6
MTU 12,000 bytes BGP
Max. non-operating specifications:
1997 Communities
Storage temperature: –40°F to 158°F (–40°C to RFC and I-D compliance with Dell EMC 2385 MD5
70°C) Networking OS9 2545 BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6 Inter-Domain
Storage humidity: 5 to 95% (RH), non- General Internet protocols Routing
condensing 768 UDP 2439 Route Flap Damping
Redundancy
793 TCP 2796 Route Reflection
Hot swappable redundant power
854 Telnet 2842 Capabilities
Hot swappable redundant fans
959 FTP 2858 Multiprotocol Extensions
Performance general
General IPv4 protocols 2918 Route Refresh
Switch fabric capacity:
791 IPv4 3065 Confederations
1.44Tbps (full-duplex) 792 ICMP 4360 Extended Communities
720Gbps (half-duplex) 826 ARP 4893 4-byte ASN
Forwarding Capacity: 1080 Mpps 1027 Proxy ARP 5396 4-byte ASN representations
Latency: Sub 650ns 1035 DNS (client) draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-20 BGPv4
Packet buffer memory: 12MB 1042 Ethernet Transmission draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representation-05
CPU memory: 4GB 1305 NTPv3
OS9 Performance: 4-byte ASN Representation (partial)
1519 CIDR draft-ietf-idr-add-paths-04.txt ADD PATH
MAC addresses: 160K 1542 BOOTP (relay) Multicast
ARP table 128K 1812 Requirements for IPv4 Routers 1112 IGMPv1
IPv4 routes: 128K 1918 Address Allocation for Private Internets 2236 IGMPv2
IPv6 hosts: 64K 2474 Diffserv Field in IPv4 and Ipv6 Headers 3376 IGMPv3
IPv6 routes: 64K 2596 Assured Forwarding PHB Group MSDP
Multicast hosts: 8K 3164 BSD Syslog Security
Link aggregation: 16 links per group, 128 groups 2404 The Use of HMACSHA- 1-96 within ESP and
3195 Reliable Delivery for Syslog
Layer 2 VLANs: 4K AH
3246 Expedited Assured Forwarding
MSTP: 64 instances 2865 RADIUS
4364 VRF-lite (IPv4 VRF with OSPF, BGP, IS-IS and V4
VRF-Lite: 511 instances multicast) 3162 Radius and IPv6
LAG load balancing: Based on layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 5798 VRRP 3579 Radius support for EAP
headers General IPv6 protocols 3580 802.1X with RADIUS
QOS data queues: 8 1981 Path MTU Discovery Features 3768 EAP
QOS control queues: 12 2460 Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) 3826 AES Cipher Algorithm in the SNMP User Base
QOS: Default 768 entries scalable to 2.5K Specification Security Model

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Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4048-ON Spec Sheet