D-Link DQS-5000-32S/AF – 32-Port 40G QSFP+ Data Center Switch with ONIE Support, 2.56Tbps Switching Capacity & Front-to-Back AC Airflow

• The D-Link DQS-5000-32S/AF is a high-performance Data Center Switch designed for Top-of-Rack, leaf-spine, cloud, virtualization, and Software-Defined Networking environments.

• It comes with 32 × 40G QSFP+ ports, providing high-density 40Gbps connectivity for modern data centers and high-bandwidth backbone networks.

• The switch supports Open Network Install Environment, allowing flexible deployment with compatible third-party Network Operating Systems or optional D-Link OS activation.

• The DQS-5000-32S/AF is supplied as a bare metal data center switch with 2 front-to-back AC power supplies and 4 front-to-back fan modules.

• It features 1+1 redundant hot-swappable power supplies, modular fan architecture, and front-to-back airflow to support high availability inside data center racks.

• The switch delivers 2.56Tbps switching capacity, 1,428Mpps forwarding rate, complete Layer 2 / Layer 3 functionality, VXLAN, OpenFlow, Data Center Bridging, advanced routing, security, QoS, ACL, and professional management features.

• High-performance Data Center Switch.

• 32 × 40G QSFP+ ports.

• 1 × USB 2.0 port.

• 1 × RJ-45 console port.

• 1 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 out-of-band management port.

• 2.56Tbps switching capacity.

• 1,428Mpps / 1.428Bpps maximum forwarding rate.

• 12MB packet buffer memory.

• 288K MAC address table.

• ONIE support for open networking deployments.

• Optional D-Link OS activation license.

• Open Network Linux ready.

• 1+1 redundant power supply design.

• 2 front-to-back AC power supplies.

• 4 front-to-back fan modules.

• Hot-swappable power supply and fan architecture.

• Supports VXLAN network virtualization.

• Supports OpenFlow v1.0 / v1.3.

• Supports Data Center Bridging features.

• Supports complete Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionality.

• Suitable for 40G leaf-spine, Top-of-Rack, aggregation, core, cloud, and high-performance data center networks.

• Product Type: 40G Data Center Switch

• Brand: D-Link

• Model: DQS-5000-32S/AF

• Series: 5000 Series

• Switch Type: Bare Metal / Open Networking Data Center Switch

• 40G Ports: 32 × 40G QSFP+

• USB Port: 1 × USB 2.0

• Console Port: 1 × RJ-45 Console Port

• OOB Management Port: 1 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45

• Switching Capacity: 2.56Tbps

• Maximum Forwarding Rate: 1,428Mpps / 1.428Bpps

• Packet Buffer Memory: 12MB

• MAC Address Table: 288K

• Power Supply Design: 1+1 redundant power supply

• Power Input: 100 to 240V AC, 50/60Hz

• Power Supply Type: 2 × Front-to-Back AC PSUs

• Fan Modules: 4 × Front-to-Back Fan Modules

• Maximum Power Consumption: 406W

• Maximum Heat Dissipation: 1385.27 BTU/hr

• Fans: 4 × Fans

• Acoustics: Max. 69.8dB / Min. 59.5dB

• Dimensions: 440 × 406 × 44 mm

• Weight: 9kg

• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 45°C

• Storage Temperature: -40°C to 70°C

• Operating Humidity: 5% to 95% RH, non-condensing

• Storage Humidity: 5% to 95% RH, non-condensing

• MTBF: 85,937 hours

• Safety Certifications: cULus, CCC, BSMI, CB, CE

• EMI / EMC Certifications: cULus, CCC, CB, CE, BSMI

• Open Networking: ONIE support, Open Network Linux ready, third-party NOS compatibility

• Layer 2 Features: MAC address table up to 288K entries, 802.3ad Link Aggregation, STP, RSTP, MSTP, BPDU Filter / Guard, Loop Guard, TCN Guard, Root Guard, 802.3x Flow Control, Jumbo Frame up to 9KB, Port Mirroring, Flow Mirroring, VLAN Mirroring, RSPAN, Loopback Detection

• Layer 2 Multicast: IGMP Snooping v1/v2/v3, IGMP Fast Leave, up to 256 IGMP groups, Per-VLAN IGMP Snooping, IGMP Snooping Querier, MLD Snooping v1/v2, up to 256 MLD groups

• Layer 3 Features: 128 IP interfaces, ARP, IPv6 Neighbor Discovery, Gratuitous ARP, VRRP v2, UDP Helper, IRDP, ECMP, IPv6 Tunneling, GRE, IPv4/IPv6 Loopback Interface

• Layer 3 Routing: Static Routing, OSPF v2/v3, BGP4/BGP4+, ECMP, Graceful Restart, BFD for OSPF, Policy-Based Routing

• Layer 3 Multicast: IGMP, MLD, DVMRP, PIM-SSM, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, IGMP/MLD Proxy

• VLAN: 802.1Q, Port-Based VLAN, Multicast VLAN, Private VLAN, Double VLAN Q-in-Q, up to 4K VLAN Groups

• Security: Broadcast / Unicast / Multicast Control, SSH, Port Security, DoS Attack Prevention, IP Source Guard, DHCP Snooping, IPv6 Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IPv6 RA Guard, BPDU Attack Protection

• AAA: 802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+, MAC-Based Access Control, Dynamic VLAN Assignment, QoS Assignment, ACL Assignment, Guest VLAN

• QoS: 8 Priority Queues Per Port, Strict Priority, WDRR, WRED, Bandwidth Control, CoS, DSCP, Policy Map, Rate Limiting

• Data Center Features: ONIE, FIP Snooping, 802.1Qau, 802.1Qbb, 802.1Qaz, DCBX, OpenFlow v1.3, Open API, Puppet / Chef Support, VXLAN

• Management: CLI, Telnet, TFTP, FTP, SFTP, Multiple Images, Dual Configurations, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, SNMP Traps, Syslog, Command Logging, SMTP, RMON, DHCP / BOOTP Client, DHCP Relay, DNS Client, SNTPv4, LLDP / LLDP-MED, CDP, UDLD, sFlow v5, Password Recovery / Encryption, IPv4 / IPv6 Ping and Traceroute

• 40G data center switching.

• Top-of-Rack high-bandwidth deployments.

• Leaf-spine data center architecture.

• Cloud and virtualization environments.

• SDN and open networking infrastructure.

• High-performance aggregation and core layers.

• VXLAN-based data center networks.

• Enterprise and service provider backbone networks.

• Environments requiring redundant power, modular fans, and front-to-back airflow.

• Recommended for data center and enterprise core projects requiring high-density 40G QSFP+ connectivity.

• Suitable for leaf-spine architecture, Top-of-Rack deployment, cloud platforms, virtualization, SDN, and high-performance backbone networks.

• Best used when the project requires 40G switching performance, ONIE flexibility, open networking, front-to-back airflow, redundant AC power, and advanced Layer 2 / Layer 3 data center features.