Overview; Features - NETGEAR M4300-96X Hardware Installation Manual

Overview

The switch provides a full-width chassis with 12 slots for port cards and two small form-factor, modular power
supply unit (PSU) bays. Each slot can support a 10G port card with 8 ports for a total of 96 ports on the
switch, with each port supporting 10G. Alternately, each slot can support a 40G port card with 2 ports for a
total of twenty-four 40G ports on the switch. Slots 1 through 6 can accept PoE+ port cards, with a total
supported power budget of 1,440W for 48 ports. All 10G Ethernet port cards support
100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T ports. The SFP port cards support 1G/10GBASE-X SFP+ ports in which
you can install 1G and 10G transceiver modules (GBICs) or direct-attach cables (DACs). The QSFP+ port
cards support QSFP+ modules, break-out cables, and DACs.
The switch integrates full-duplex, nonblocking 1.92 terabit per second (Tbps) switch fabric that provides
10G line rate for all 96 ports or 40G line rate for up to 24 ports.
The switch supports the following port cards:
• APM408C. Provides eight 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T ports.
• APM408P. Provides eight 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T PoE+ ports.
• APM408F. Provides eight 1G/10GBASE-X SFP+ ports in which you can install 1G and 10G GBICs or
DACs.
• APM402XL. Provides two 40GBASE-X QSFP+ ports in which you can install QSFP+ modules, break-out
cables, or DACs. For an APM402XL port connection at 40 Gbps, use modules or cables that are
compatible with 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, and 40GBASE-CR4.
The switch lets you create high-speed connections to a server or network backbone. For example, you can
do the following:
• Connect switches to each other with high-speed links
• Link to high-speed servers
• Provide 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G copper, 1G/10G fiber, and 40G fiber connectivity
• Connect up to eight switches in a stack to create a high-port-capacity solution with a single point of
administration
You would typically rack-mount the switch in a wiring closet or equipment room, either as a standalone
switch or stacked with other switches. The switch is IEEE compliant and offers low latency for high-speed
networking. All ports can automatically negotiate to the highest speed, which makes the switch also suitable
for environments with a mix of Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet devices.
The 10/100 Mbps ports can operate in half-duplex or full-duplex mode. The 1G/2.5G/5G/10G and 40G ports
always operate in full-duplex mode.

Features

The switch supports the following key hardware features:
• Switch ports in various configurations through the use of the following port cards:
- APM408C. Provides eight 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T ports.
- APM408P. Provides eight 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T PoE+ ports.
Fully Managed Stackable Switch M4300-96X
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