D-Link DXS-5000-54S/AF – 54-Port Data Center Switch with 48 × 10G SFP+ Ports, 6 × 40G QSFP+ Ports, ONIE Support & Front-to-Back AC Airflow
Overview:
• The D-Link DXS-5000-54S/AF is a high-performance Data Center Switch designed for Top-of-Rack (ToR), leaf-spine, and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) environments.
• It comes with 48 × 10G SFP+ ports and 6 × 40G QSFP+ ports, providing high port density for demanding data center connectivity.
• The switch supports Open Network Install Environment (ONIE), allowing administrators to install compatible third-party Network Operating Systems or activate D-Link OS using the optional license.
• The DXS-5000-54S/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, N+1 hot-swappable fan design, and front-to-back airflow for high availability inside data center racks.
• The switch provides ultra-low latency, high switching capacity, complete Layer 2 / Layer 3 functionality, VXLAN, OpenFlow, Data Center Bridging features, and advanced routing options for scalable enterprise and cloud environments.
Key Features:
• Data Center Switch for ToR and leaf-spine deployments.
• 48 × 10G SFP+ ports.
• 6 × 40G QSFP+ ports.
• 1 × USB 2.0 port.
• 1 × mini-USB console port.
• 1 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 out-of-band management port.
• Bare metal switch with ONIE support.
• Optional D-Link OS activation license.
• 1.44Tbps switching capacity.
• 1,071Mpps maximum forwarding rate.
• 288K MAC address table.
• 12MB packet buffer memory.
• 1+1 redundant power supply design.
• 2 front-to-back AC hot-swappable power supplies.
• 4 front-to-back fan modules.
• Modular hot-swappable fan design.
• Supports OpenFlow v1.0 / v1.3.
• Supports VXLAN network virtualization.
• Supports Data Center Bridging features including 802.1Qbb, 802.1Qaz, and 802.1Qau.
• Supports Layer 2 switching, Layer 3 routing, OSPF, BGP, VRRP, ECMP, BFD, multicast, VLAN, QoS, ACL, SNMP, and CLI management.
Technical Specifications:
• Product Type: Data Center Switch
• Brand: D-Link
• Model: DXS-5000-54S/AF
• Series: 5000 Series
• Switch Type: Bare Metal / Open Networking Data Center Switch
• 10G Ports: 48 × 10G SFP+
• 40G Ports: 6 × 40G QSFP+
• USB Port: 1 × USB 2.0
• Console Port: 1 × Mini-USB Console Port
• OOB Management Port: 1 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45
• Switching Capacity: 1.44Tbps
• Maximum Forwarding Rate: 1,071Mpps / 1.071Bpps
• 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: 295W
• Maximum Heat Dissipation: 1006.58 BTU/hr
• Fans: 4 × Fans
• Acoustics: Max. 74dB / Min. 62dB
• 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: 205,000 hours
• Safety Certifications: cULus, CCC, BSMI, CB, CE
• EMI / EMC Certifications: cULus, CCC, CB, CE, BSMI
Software Features:
• Open Networking: ONIE support, Open Network Linux ready, third-party NOS compatibility
• Layer 2 Features: MAC address table, 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+, route redistribution, 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 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
Applications:
• Data center Top-of-Rack switching.
• Leaf-spine data center architecture.
• High-density 10G server access networks.
• 40G aggregation and uplink connectivity.
• Cloud and virtualization environments.
• SDN and open networking deployments.
• Enterprise core and aggregation network layers.
• VXLAN-based virtualized network designs.
• High-availability networks requiring redundant power and hot-swappable fans.
Connect Gates Recommendation:
• Recommended for data center and enterprise projects requiring high-density 10G access with 40G uplinks.
• Suitable for ToR and leaf-spine architectures where performance, low latency, redundancy, and open networking flexibility are required.
• Best used when the project needs ONIE-based deployment, optional D-Link OS, front-to-back airflow, redundant AC power, and advanced Layer 2 / Layer 3 data center features.