D-Link DXS-F3500-32S – 24-Port 10G SFP+ High-Density Data Center TOR Switch with 4 × 100G/40G QSFP28 Ports
Overview:
• The D-Link DXS-F3500-32S is a high-port-density Data Center Top-of-Rack switch designed for data centers, enterprise core networks, campus aggregation, and high-performance backbone environments.
• It provides 24 × 10G SFP+ ports and 4 × 100G/40G QSFP28 ports in a compact 1U rack-mount form factor.
• The switch is designed for wire-speed 10G / 40G / 100G Ethernet switching and routing with ultra-low latency, making it suitable for high-bandwidth server, storage, virtualization, and aggregation deployments.
• It delivers up to 800Gbps switching capacity, 600Mpps forwarding rate, 32K MAC address table, and 4MB packet buffer.
• The DXS-F3500-32S supports dual hot-swappable AC/DC power modules, redundant fan modules, Virtual Switching Unit, Multi-Chassis Trunking, ERPS, EAPS, Layer 2, Layer 3 routing, VLAN, QoS, ACL, security, and advanced management features.
Key Features:
• High-Density Data Center TOR Switch
• 24 × 10G SFP+ Ports
• 4 × 100G/40G QSFP28 Ports
• 800Gbps Switching Capacity
• 600Mpps Forwarding Rate
• 32K MAC Address Table
• 4MB Packet Buffer
• Compact 1U Rack-Mount Design
• Dual Hot-Swappable AC/DC Power Modules
• 1+1 Power Redundancy and Load Sharing
• Redundant Fan Modules
• Virtual Switching Unit Support
• Multi-Chassis Trunking Support
• ERPS / EAPS Protection Switching
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 Routing Features
• OSPF, BGP4+, RIP, RIPng, VRRP, PBR, and Static Routing
• IPv4 / IPv6 Routing Support
• Up to 4K VLAN Groups
• Jumbo Frame up to 16K
• Advanced QoS with 8 Queues per Port
• ACL, IP-MAC-Port Binding, DHCP Snooping, ARP Spoofing Prevention, and BPDU Attack Protection
• Web GUI, CLI, SNMP, Telnet, SFTP, RMON, LLDP, NTP, SRM, and NLB Management
• Suitable for Data Center TOR, Enterprise Core, Campus Aggregation, Server Room, Storage, and High-Speed Backbone Networks
Technical Specifications:
• Product Type: High-Density Data Center TOR Switch
• Brand: D-Link
• Model: DXS-F3500-32S
• Series: DXS-F3500 Series
• Hardware Version: B1
• Port Configuration: 24 × 10G SFP+ + 4 × 100G/40G QSFP28
• 10G SFP+ Ports: 24 Ports
• 100G/40G QSFP28 Ports: 4 Ports
• Console Ports: RJ45 and Mini USB Console Ports for Out-of-Band CLI Management
• Management Port: 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 Ethernet for Out-of-Band IP Management
• USB Port: A-Type Port
• Switching Capacity: 800Gbps
• Maximum Forwarding Rate: 600Mpps
• Packet Buffer Memory: 4MB
• MAC Address Table: 32K Entries
• Power Input: Dual Redundant AC Power Supplies, 100 to 230V AC
• DC Power Option: Dual Redundant DC Power Supply, 36V to 72V, available on request
• Power Design: Hot-Swappable Power Modules, 1+1 Redundancy and Load Sharing
• Fan Design: Redundant Fan Modules
• Dimensions: 440 × 350 × 44mm
• Rack Mounting: 1U Rack-Mount
• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 50°C
• Storage Temperature: -20°C to 70°C
• Operating Humidity: 10% to 90% Non-Condensing
• Storage Humidity: 5% to 95% Non-Condensing
• Safety Certification: RoHS
• Virtual Switching Unit: Supported
• VSU Technology: Multi-Chassis Trunking
• VSU Devices: Up to 4 Devices
• Layer 2 Features: 32K MAC Address Table, 802.3x Flow Control, Back Pressure, HOL Blocking Prevention, STP, RSTP, MSTP, Root Guard, Loop Guard, Jumbo Frame up to 16K, 802.1AX Link Aggregation, ERPS, Port Mirroring, Flow Mirroring, VLAN Mirroring, L2 Protocol Tunnelling, Loopback Detection
• Link Aggregation: Maximum 8 Groups per Device
• Port Mirroring: One-to-One, Many-to-One, Tx/Rx/Both, up to 4 Mirroring Groups
• L2 Multicast Features: IGMP Snooping v1/v2, 8K IGMP Groups, 64 Static IGMP Groups, Per VLAN IGMP Snooping, IGMP Snooping Querier, Host-Based IGMP Snooping Fast Leave, PIM Snooping
• Layer 3 Multicast: IGMP v1/v2/v3, IGMP/MLD Proxy, DVMRP v3, PIM-SM, PIM-SMv6, PIM-SSM, PIM-SDM, MSDP
• Layer 3 Features: ARP, 512 Static ARP, Gratuitous ARP, ARP Proxy, Loopback Interface, UDP Helper, IPv6 Tunneling, ISATAP, GRE, 6to4, IPv6 Neighbor Discovery, IGMP Proxy Reporting, VRRP v2/v3, 256 IP Interfaces
• Layer 3 Routing: Static Routing, IPv4 16K Entries, IPv6 8K Entries, Route Redistribution, Secondary Route, Hardware Routing Entries Shared by IPv4/IPv6, Default Routing, Policy-Based Route, Null Route, BFD, IPv4/IPv6 Static Route, RIP, RIPng, VRRP, OSPF v2/v3, OSPF Passive Interface, Stub/NSSA Area, OSPF Route Redistribution, BGP4+
• VLAN Features: 802.1Q, 802.1v, Double VLAN Q-in-Q, Port-Based Q-in-Q, Selective Q-in-Q, Port-Based VLAN, MAC-Based VLAN, Subnet-Based VLAN, Private VLAN, ISM VLAN, Voice VLAN, Auto Surveillance VLAN, VLAN Trunking, GVRP
• VLAN Capacity: Max. 4K Static VLAN Groups, Max. 4094 VIDs, up to 227 Dynamic VLANs
• AAA Features: 802.1X Authentication, Port-Based Access Control, Host-Based Access Control, Identity-Driven Policy Assignment, Dynamic VLAN Assignment, QoS Assignment, ACL Assignment, MAC-Based Access Control, Compound Authentication, RADIUS and TACACS+ Authentication, Authentication Database Failover, Guest VLAN
• QoS Features: 802.1p QoS, 8 Queues per Port, DSCP, IP Address, MAC Address, VLAN, IPv6 Traffic Class, IPv6 Flow Label, TCP/UDP Port, Switch Port, EtherType, ToS/IP Preference, Protocol Type, WRED, Strict, WRR, Strict + WRR, DRR, Bandwidth Control
• Bandwidth Control: Port-Based Ingress/Egress with 64Kb/s Minimum Granularity, Flow-Based Ingress/Egress with 64Kb/s Minimum Granularity, Per-Queue Bandwidth Control with 64Kb/s Minimum Granularity
• ACL Features: ACL Based on 802.1p Priority, VLAN, MAC Address, EtherType, IP Address, DSCP, Protocol Type, TCP/UDP Port Number, IPv6 Traffic Class, IPv6 Flow Label
• ACL Capacity: Ingress IPv4 2K, Ingress IPv6 1K, Egress IPv4 2K, Egress IPv6 1K, 3K VLAN Access Map, Time-Based ACL
• Security Features: Port Security up to 12K MAC Addresses per Port/System, Broadcast/Multicast/Unicast Storm Control, DHCP Server Screening, IP-MAC-Port Binding, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard, DHCP Snooping, IPv6 Snooping, DHCPv6 Guard, IPv6 RA Guard, IPv6 ND Inspection, ARP Spoofing Prevention, Duplicate Address Detection, L3 Control Packet Filtering, Traffic Segmentation, SSL, SSH v2, BPDU Attack Protection
• Management Features: Web-Based GUI, CLI, Telnet Server, Telnet Client, TFTP Client, FTP Client, Secure FTP Server, Traffic Monitoring, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, SNMP Trap, System Log, DHCP Client, DHCP Server, DHCP Relay Options 60/61/82, Multiple Images, Multiple Configurations, Flash File System, DNS Client, CPU Monitoring, MTU Setting, ICMP Tools, Ping, Traceroute, LLDP, LLDP-MED, DNS Relay, SMTP, DHCP Auto Configuration, NTP, RCP, RMON v1/v2, Trusted Host, Password Encryption, Debug Command, SRM, Microsoft NLB
• Optional SFP Transceivers: DEM-310GT, DEM-311GT, DEM-312GT2, DEM-314GT, DEM-315GT, DEM-410T
• Optional SFP+ Transceivers: DEM-431XT, DEM-431XT-DD, DEM-432XT, DEM-432XT-DD, DEM-433XT, DEM-433XT-DD, DEM-434XT, DEM-436XT-BXD, DEM-436XT-BXU
• Optional 40G QSFP+ Transceivers: DEM-QX10Q-LR4, DEM-QX01Q-SR4
• Optional 100G QSFP28 Transceivers: DEM-Q2801Q-SR4, DEM-Q2810Q-LR4
• Optional DAC Cables: DEM-CB100QXS, DEM-CB300QXS, DEM-CB100QXS-4XS, DEM-CB100Q28
Applications:
• Data center Top-of-Rack switching
• Enterprise core switching
• Campus core and aggregation networks
• High-speed server room aggregation
• Storage and virtualization networks
• 10G / 40G / 100G backbone deployments
• High-density fiber aggregation
• ISP and service provider core environments
• Large factory, hotel, hospital, university, and enterprise networks
• Networks requiring high availability, VSU, MCT, Layer 3 routing, redundancy, and ultra-high bandwidth
Connect Gates Recommendation:
• Connect Gates recommends the D-Link DXS-F3500-32S for high-performance data center and enterprise core projects that require 10G access density with 100G/40G uplink capability.
• It is an ideal choice for Top-of-Rack data center switching, server aggregation, storage networks, virtualization environments, campus core, and high-bandwidth backbone designs.
• The 24 × 10G SFP+ ports, 4 × 100G/40G QSFP28 ports, 800Gbps switching capacity, redundant power, VSU, and MCT support make it suitable for mission-critical network environments.
• For best performance, Connect Gates recommends planning the uplink architecture carefully, selecting suitable SFP+ / QSFP+ / QSFP28 transceivers or DAC cables according to distance and bandwidth, and using redundant power and cooling for critical data center deployments.