Planet XGS-6350-24X2C Layer 3 24-Port 10G SFP+ + 2-Port 100G QSFP28 Managed Ethernet Switch

High-Density Fiber Networking with 880Gbps Switching Capacity and Advanced Routing

Powerful 100Gbps Solution for All Long-Reach Networks
PLANET XGS-6350-24X2C is a high performance Layer 3 Managed Switch that meets the next generation Metro, Data Center, Campus and Enterprise network requirements. It has high-density 24 10G SFP+ and 2 40G/100GbE QSFP28 fiber interfaces delivered in a 1RU rugged case. 

The XGS-6350-24X2C comes with the complete Layer 3 managed function with comprehensive protocols and applications to facilitate the rapid service deployment and management for both the traditional L2 and L3 networks. With support for advanced features, including RIP, OSPF, BGP, PIM-DM/SM, etc., this switch is ideal for the traditional or fully virtualized data center.

The administrator can flexibly choose the suitable transceivers according to the transmission distance or the transmission speed required extending the 1G/10G/40G/100G network efficiently. Besides, with 880Gbps switching capacity, the XGS-6350-24X2C can handle extremely large amounts of data in a secure topology linking to backbone or high capacity servers where audio, video streaming and multicast applications are utilized.

Extractive Power Supply Design to Increase Flexibility
The XGS-6350-24X2C is equipped with one extractive 100~240V AC power supply unit, so it is easy to replace the power for users. Besides, the XGS-6350-24X2C reserves another backup power slot on the rear panel and users can add the second AC or DC power to the redundant power supply installation. The AC power or DC power is optional. The redundant power system is specifically designed to handle the demands of high-tech facilities requiring the highest power integrity. 

High Performance 
The XGS-6350-24X2C boasts a high-performance switch architecture that is capable of providing non-blocking switch capacity as high as 880Gbps, which greatly simplifies the tasks of upgrading the LAN for catering to increasing bandwidth demands.

Rich Multi-layer Networking Protocols
The XGS-6350-24X2C comes with the complete Layer 3 managed function with comprehensive protocols and applications to facilitate the rapid service deployment and management for both the traditional L2 and L3 networks. With support for advanced features, including RIP, RIPng, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, BGP, BGP4+, etc., this switch is ideal for the traditional or fully-virtualized data center.

Strong Multicast 
The XGS-6350-24X2C supports abundant multicast features. In Layer 2, it features IPv4 IGMPv1/v2/v3 snooping and IPv6 MLD v1/v2 snooping. With Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR), multicast receiver/sender control and illegal multicast source detection functions can be had. In Layer 3 multicast protocols, it features PIM-DM, PIM-SM and PIM-SSM which make the XGS-6350-24X2C great for any robust networking.

Full IPv6 Support 
The XGS-6350-24X2C supports IPv4-to-IPv6 technologies including IPv4 manual/automatic tunnel, IPv6-to-IPv4 tunnel, and Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP) tunnel. It comprehensively supports IPv6 Neighbor Discovery, DHCPv6, Path MTU Discovery, IPv6-based Telnet, SSH and ACL, meeting the need of IPv6 network device management and service control. 

High Reliability
The key components of the XGS-6350-24X2C such as management module, power system and the fan system support redundancy design. All system modules support hot-swap and seamless switching without manual intervention. 

It supports In-service Software Upgrade (ISSU) and Graceful Restart (GR) for OSPF/BGP routing protocol, guaranteeing the user data non-stop forwarding when the system is upgrading. It supports Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) that realizes fault detection and service recovery in seconds through linking with Layer 2 or Layer 3 protocol.

Excellent and Secure Traffic Control
The XGS-6350-24X2C is loaded with powerful traffic management and WRR features to enhance services offered by telecoms and enterprises. The WRR functionalities include wire-speed Layer 4 traffic classifiers and bandwidth limitation which are particularly useful for multi-tenant unit, multi-business unit, Telco, or network service applications. 

Powerful Security from Layer 2 to Layer 4
The ACL policies supported can classify the traffic by source/destination IP addresses, source/destination MAC addresses, IP protocols, TCP/UDP, IP precedence, time ranges and ToS. Moreover, various policies can be conducted to forward the traffic. The XGS-6350-24X2C also provides IEEE 802.1x port-based access authentication, which can be deployed with RADIUS, to ensure the port level security and block illegal users. Thus, the XGS-6350-24X2C empowers enterprises and campuses to take full advantage of the limited network resources and guarantees the best performance in VoIP and video conferencing transmission.

Robust Layer 2 Features
The XGS-6350-24X2C can be programmed for basic switch management functions such as port speed configuration, port aggregation, VLAN, Spanning Tree Protocol, WRR, bandwidth control and IGMP snooping. It also supports 802.1Q tagged VLAN, Q-in-Q, voice VLAN and GVRP Protocol. In addition, the number of VLAN interfaces is 1K and the number of VLAN IDs is 4K. By supporting port aggregation, the XGS-6350-24X2C allows the operation of a high-speed trunk combined with multiple ports. It enables up to 32 groups for trunk with a maximum of 8 ports for each group. 

Efficient and Secure Management
For efficient management, the XGS-6350-24X2C Managed 100Gigabit Switch is equipped with console, Web and SNMP management interfaces. 

With its built-in Web-based management interface, the XGS-6350-24X2C offers an easy-to-use, platform-independent management and configuration facility. 
The XGS-6350-24X2C supports standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and can be managed via any standard-based management software. 
For reducing product learning time, the XGS-6350-24X2C offers Cisco-like command via Telnet or console port. Moreover, the XGS-6350-24X2C offers secure remote management by supporting SSH connection which encrypts the packet content at each session.
Moreover, the XGS-6350-24X2C offers secure remote management by supporting SSHv1/v2 and TLSv1.3 connection which encrypts the packet content at each session.

Centralized Hardware Stacking Management
Several XGS-6350-24X2C switches can be used to build a virtually logical facility. The XGS-6350-24X2C gives the enterprises, service providers and telecoms flexible control over port density, uplinks and switch stack performance. The XGS-6350-24X2C can connect as a ring for redundancy and ensures that data integrity is retained even if one switch in the stack fails. You can even hot-swap switches without disrupting the network, which greatly simplifies the tasks of upgrading the LAN for catering to increasing bandwidth demands.

Flexibility and Extension Solution
The XGS-6350-24X2C provides twenty-four 10Gbps SFP+ and two 100Gbps QSFP28 Fiber interfaces. Each of the SFP+ slots support Dual Speed, 10GBASE-SR/LR or 1000BASE-SX/LX and each of the QSFP28 slots support native 100 Gigabit Ethernet, 40G and 4 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports. Therefore, the administrator can flexibly choose the suitable SFP transceiver according to not only the transmission distance, but also the transmission speed required. The distance can be extended from 550 meters to 2km (multi-mode fiber) or up to 10/20/30/40/50/70/80 km (single-mode fiber or WDM fiber). They are well suited for applications within the enterprise data centers and distributions.

Redundant Ring, Fast Recovery for Critical Network Applications
The XGS-6350-24X2C supports redundant ring technology and features strong, rapid self-recovery capability to prevent interruptions and external intrusions. It incorporates advanced ITU-T G.8032 ERPS (Ethernet Ring Protection Switching) technology and Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1s MSTP) into customer’s network to enhance system reliability and uptime in harsh environments. In a certain simple Ring network, the recovery time could be less than 50ms to quickly bring the network back to normal operation.

Applications

High Availability Mesh Networking Solution for Big Data System
By means of improving the technology of Optical Fiber Ethernet with highly-flexible, highly-extendable and easy-to-install features, the XGS-6350-24X2C offers up to 880Gbps data exchange speed via Optical Fiber interface and the transmission distance can be extended to 80km (single-mode fiber). The XGS-6350-24X2C features strong rapid self-recovery capability to prevent interruptions and external intrusions. It incorporates Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1s MSTP) into customer’s automation network to enhance system reliability and uptime. The XGS-6350-24X2C is the ideal solution for data centers, service providers and telecoms to build redundant connection and establish high bandwidth for Big Data server farm.

Triple Play Service of Backbone Network Solution
In telecommunications, triple play service is a marketing term for the provisioning over a single broadband connection of more bandwidth-intensive services, such as broadband Internet access, television and the latency-sensitive telephone. The XGS-6350-24X2C provides up to 880Gbps bandwidth to exchange data, voice and video packets via fiber patch cable. It’s the suitable aggregation switch for ISPs and Telcos building a heavy traffic backbone network infrastructure.

Layer 3 VLAN Routing and 100G Uplink Application
With the built-in robust Layer 3 routing protocols, the XGS-6350-24X2C ensures reliable routing between VLANs and network segments. The routing protocols can be applied by VLAN interface with up to 128 routing entries. The XGS-6350-24X2C, the ideal solution for enterprises, offers greater security, control and bandwidth conservation, and high-speed uplink.

Key Features

Physical Ports
24 10GBASE-SR/LR SFP+ slots, compatible with 1000BASE-SX/LX/BX SFP
2 QSFP28 slots with each having native 100 Gigabit Ethernet, 40G and 4 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
RJ45 to DB9 console interface for switch basic management and setup
MNG port for HTTP server access
USB port
 
IPv4 Features
Static Routing, RIP v1/v2, OSPF and BGP
Policy Routing
BFD for OSPF and BGP
 
IPv6 Features
ICMPv6, DHCPv6, ACLv6,IPv6 Telnet
IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
Path MTU Discovery
MLD and MLD Snooping
IPv6 Static Routing, RIPng, OSPFv3 and BGP4+
Manual Tunnel, ISATAP Tunnel and 6-to-4 Tunnel
 
Multicast Routing Features
Supports Multicast Routing Protocols:
PIM-DM (Protocol Independent Multicast - Dense Mode)
PIM-SM (Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode)
PIM-SSM (Protocol Independent Multicast - Source-Specific Multicast Mode)
Supports IGMP v1/v2/v3
 
Layer 2 Features
Auto-MDI/MDI-X detection on each RJ45 port
Prevents packet loss flow control
IEEE 802.3x pause frame flow control in full-duplex mode
Back-pressure flow control in half-duplex mode
High performance Store-and-Forward architecture, broadcast storm control, port loopback detect
132KC MAC address table, automatic source address learning and aging
Supports VLAN
IEEE 802.1Q tag-based VLAN
GVRP for dynamic VLAN management
Up to 4094 active VLANs
Provider Bridging (VLAN Q-in-Q, IEEE 802.1ad) supported
Private VLAN Edge (PVE) supported
GVRP protocol for Management VLAN
Protocol-based VLAN
MAC-based VLAN
Supports Link Aggregation
Maximum 32 trunk groups with up to 8 ports per trunk group
IEEE 802.3ad LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol)
Cisco ether-channel (static trunk)
Supports Spanning Tree Protocol
STP, IEEE 802.1D (Classic Spanning Tree Protocol)
RSTP, IEEE 802.1w (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol)
MSTP, IEEE 802.1s (Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol, spanning tree by VLAN)
BPDU & root guard
Port mirroring to monitor the incoming or outgoing traffic on a particular port (many to many)
Provides port mirror (many-to-1)
Supports G.8032 ERPS (Ethernet Ring Protection Switching)
 
Quality of Service
8 priority queues on all switch ports
Supports strict priority and WRR (Weighted Round Robin) CoS policies
Traffic classification
IEEE 802.1p CoS/ToS
IPv4/IPv6 DSCP
Port-based WRR
Strict priority and WRR CoS policies
 
Multicast
Supports IPv4 IGMP snooping v1, v2 and v3; and IPv6 MLD v1 and v2 snooping
Querier mode supports
Supports Multicast VLAN Register (MVR)
 
Security
Authentication
IEEE 802.1x port-based network access authentication
Built-in RADIUS client to cooperate with the RADIUS servers
RADIUS/TACACS+ users access authentication
Change of Authorization (COA)
Access Control List
IP-based Access Control List (ACL)
MAC-based Access Control List (ACL)
Port-based Access Control List (ACL)
Time-based ACL
DHCP Snooping to filter distrusted DHCP messages
Dynamic ARP Inspection discards ARP packets with invalid MAC address to IP address binding
IP Source Guard prevents IP spoofing attacks

Management
IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack management
Switch Management Interfaces
Console and Telnet Command Line Interface 
HTTP web switch management
SNMP v1 and v2c switch management
SSHv2, SSLv3, TLSv1.3 and SNMP v3 secure access
SNMP Management
Four RMON groups (history, statistics, alarms, and events) 
SNMP trap for interface Link Up and Link Down notification
Built-in Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) client
BOOTP and DHCP for IP address assignment
System Maintenance
Firmware upload/download via HTTP
Reset button for system reboot or reset to factory default
Dual images
DHCP Functions:
DHCP Relay
DHCP Option 82
DHCP Server
User Privilege levels control
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Network Diagnostic
SFP-DDM (Digital Diagnostic Monitor)
ICMP remote IP ping
Syslog remote alarm
System Log
Supports ping, trace route function for IPv4 and IPv6
PLANET Smart Discovery Utility for deployment management

Stacking Management
Virtualized multiple XGS-6350-24X2C switches integrated into one logical device
Single IP address stack management, supporting up to 10 hardware units stacked together
Stacking architecture supports redundant Ring mode