- Modular Force10 Operating System (FTOS) software delivers inherent stability
- 24-port and 48-port GbE fixed configuration 1-RU switch with up to four 10 GbE ports
- Scalable stacking technology supports 192 GbE ports with up to four S50Vs

S25V/S50V Overview
S-Series High Performance GbE/10 GbE Access Switch
The Force10 S25V and S50V bring core-like resiliency in a compact form factor to the network
edge, enabling cost-effective scalability. These high performance and low latency Gigabit Ethernet
switches deliver the critical functionality that advanced enterprise network edges demand.
Key Applications
Coupled with the E-Series and C-Series, which deliver unmatched resiliency and performance,
the S25V and S50V enable IT managers to deploy a reliable end-to-end 10 GbE solution that
spans from core to network edge.
- Line-rate GbE and 10 GbE rack switches for the most demanding data center, storage or compute facility
- PoE for wiring closets that require core resiliency and high availability for VoIP and wireless connectivity
Key Features
The S25V and S50V are fixed configuration switches with PoE that deliver the reliability and scalability that wiring closets demand.
- 24 or 48 10/100/1000 ports in a 1-RU form factor
- 20 or 44 ports 10/100/1000Base-T
- 4 ports 10/100/1000Base-T shared with SFP ports
- IEEE802.3af compliant PoE that provides up to 15.4 W per port and 320 W per switch
- Optional Modules
- 2-port 10 GbE LAN PHY (pluggable XFP modules)
- 2-port 10 GbE (CX4)
- 2-port 12 Gbps stacking
- 1-port 24 Gbps stacking
- Modular FTOS with advanced monitoring and serviceability functions
- Switching fabric capacity of up to 288 Gbps and forwarding capacity of more than 131 Mpps
- Stack up to four S25N, S25P, S25V, S50N or S50V switches to deliver a scalable and flexible high capacity solution
- Supports jumbo frames of up to 9,252 bytes; ideal for high-end server connectivity and network attached file servers
- Full complement of standards-based Layer 2 and Layer 3 features
- Built-in power redundancy
S25V / S50V Specifications
Physical
- S25V: 24 line-rate 10/100/1000Base-T ports
- S50V: 48 line-rate 10/100/1000Base-T ports
- 4-ports SFP (shared)
- 1 RJ45 console/management port with RS232 signaling
- Optional modules:
- 2 line-rate ports 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP
- 2 line-rate ports 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4
- 2 line-rate ports 12 Gigabit Stacking
- 1 line-rate port 24 Gigabit Stacking
- Size:
1 RU, 1.7 h x 17.32 w x 16.73" d (4.3 h x 44 w x 42.5 cm d)
- Weight: 15.62 lbs (7.10 kg)
- Power supply:
- 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz, –48 VDC
- Max. thermal output:
- S25V: 348 BTU/h
- S50V: 407 BTU/h
- Max. current draw per System:
- 6.5 A at 100/120 VAC
- 3.25 A at 200/240 VAC
- 11.5 A at -48 VDC
- Max. power consumption:
- Max. PoE power:
- 320 W using either AC or DC inputs
- 790 W using load sharing AC and DC inputs
- Max. operating specifications:
- Operating temperature: 32° to 122°F (0° to 50°C)
- Operating humidity: 10 to 85% (RH), non-condensing
- Max. non-operating specifications:
- Storage temperature: –40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C)
- Storage humidity: 5 to 95% (RH), non-condensing
- Reliability:
- S25V: MTBF 107,720 hours
- S50V: MTBF 130,482 hours
Redundancy
- Ring stacking topology with dynamic master election
- Dual modular slots with up to four 10 GbE ports
- Link aggregation across stack members
- Built-in power redundancy
Performance
- Layer 2 MAC addresses: 16K
- Layer 3 forwarding entries: 4K
- Switching fabric capacity: 288 Gbps
- User traffic capacity:
- S25N: 128 Gbps (95 Mpps)
- S50N: 176 Gbps (131 Mpps)
- Link aggregation: 8 links per group, 128 groups per stack
- Stacking capacity: up to 96 Gbps per stack member
- Queues per port: 4 queues
- VLANs: 1024 VLANs with 4096 tag value support
- Line-rate Layer 2 switching: all protocols, including IPv4 and IPv6
- Line-rate Layer 3 routing: IPv4
- LAG load balancing: based on Layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 headers
- Switching latency: <5 μs for 64 byte frames
IEEE Compliance
- 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol
- 802.1D Bridging, STP
- 802.1p L2 Prioritization
- 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP
- 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
- 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
- 802.1X Network Access Control
- 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T)
- 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging
- 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP
- 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- 802.3ak 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-CX4)
- 802.3af Power over Ethernet
- 802.3i Ethernet (10BASE-T)
- 802.3u Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX)
- 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X)
- Cisco Per-VLAN Spanning Tree+
- MTU 9,252 bytes
RFC and I-D Compliance
General Internet Protocols
- 768 UDP
- 793 TCP
- 854 Telnet
- 959 FTP
- 1321 MD5
- 1350 TFTP
- 2474 Differentiated Services
General IPv4 Protocols
- 791 IPv4
- 792 ICMP
- 826 ARP
- 1027 Proxy ARP
- 1035 DNS (client)
- 1042 Ethernet Transmission
- 1191 Path MTU Discovery
- 1305 NTPv3
- 1519 CIDR
- 1542 BOOTP (relay)
- 1812 Routers
- 2131 DHCP (relay)
- 2338 VRRP
- 3021 31-bit Prefixes
RFC and I-D Compliance (con't)
OSPF
- 2154 MD5
- 1587 NSSA
- 2328 OSPFv2
- 2370 Opaque LSA
- 3623 Graceful Restart (helper mode)
- 4222 Prioritization and Congestion Avoidance
Multicast
Network Management
- 1155 SMIv1
- 1156 Internet MIB
- 1157 SNMPv1
- 1212 Concise MIB Definitions
- 1215 SNMP Traps
- 1493 Bridges MIB
- 1850 OSPFv2 MIB
- 1901 Community-based SNMPv2
- 2011 IP MIB
- 2012 TCP MIB
- 2013 UDP MIB
- 2024 DLSw MIB
- 2096 IP Forwarding Table MIB
- 2570 SNMPv3
- 2571 Mangement Frameworks
- 2572 Message Processing and Dispatching
- 2574 SNMPv3 USM
- 2575 SNMPv3 VACM
- 2576 Coexistence Between SNMPv1/v2/v3
- 2578 SMIv2
- 2579 Textual Conventions for SMIv2
- 2580 Conformance Statements for SMIv2
- 2618 RADIUS Authentication MIB
- 2665 Ethernet-like Interfaces MIB
- 2674 Extended Bridge MIB
- 2787 VRRP MIB
- 2819 RMON MIB
(groups 1, 2, 3, 9)
- 2863 Interfaces MIB
- 2865 RADIUS
- 3176 sFlow
- 3273 RMON High Capacity MIB
- 3416 SNMPv2
- 3418 SNMP MIB
- 3434 RMON High Capacity Alarm MIB
- 3580 802.1X with RADIUS
- ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP MED MIB
- draft-grant-tacacs-02 TACACS+
- IEEE 802.1AB LLDP MIB
- IEEE 802.1AB LLDP DOT1 MIB
- IEEE 802.1AB LLDP DOT3 MIB
- ruzin-mstp-mib-02 MSTP MIB (traps)
- FORCE10-IF-EXTENSION-MIB
- FORCE10-LINKAGG-MIB
- FORCE10-COPY-CONFIG-MIB
- FORCE10-MON-MIB
- FORCE10-PRODUCTS-MIB
- FORCE10-SS-CHASSIS-MIB
- FORCE10-SMI
- FORCE10-SYSTEM-COMPONENT-MIB
- FORCE10-TC-MIB
- FORCE10-TRAP-ALARM-MIB
Regulatory Compliance
Safety
- UL/CSA 60950-1, 1st Edition
- EN 60950-1, 1st Edition
- IEC 60950-1, 1st Edition Including all National Deviations and Group Differences
- EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products Part 1:
- Equipment Classification Requirements and User's Guide
- EN 60825-2 Safety of Laser Products Part 2:
- Safety of Optical Fibre Communication Systems
- FDA Regulation 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11
Emissions
- Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2006, Class A
- Canada: ICES-003, Issue-4, Class A
- Europe: EN 55022: 2006
(CISPR 22: 2006), Class A
- Japan: VCCI V3/2007.04 Class A
- USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B, Class A
Immunity
- EN 300 386 V1.3.3: 2005 EMC for Network Equipment
- EN 55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 2003
- EN 61000-3-2: Harmonic Current Emissions
- EN 61000-3-3:Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker
- EN 61000-4-2: ESD
- EN 61000-4-3: Radiated Immunity
- EN 61000-4-4: EFT
- EN 61000-4-5: Surge
- EN 61000-4-6: Low Frequency Conducted Immunity
RoHS
All S-Series components are EU RoHS compliant.
The features and specifications are for FTOS. For SFTOS features and specifications, please refer to the SFTOS data sheet.
Ordering Information
- S25-01-GE-24V
- 24-port 10/100/1000Base-T chassis with PoE, four SFP ports, two modular slots and one AC + one DC power supply
- S50-01-GE-48T-V
- 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T chassis with PoE, four SFP ports, two modular slots and one AC + one DC power supply
- S50-01-10GE-2P
- 2-port 10 GbE XFP module
- S50-01-10GE-2C
- 2-port 10 GbE CX4 module
- S50-01-12G-2S
- 2-port 12 Gbps stacking module
- S50-01-24G-1S
- 1-port 24 Gbps stacking module
- S50-01-SSC-12G
- 60 cm stacking cable for S50-01-12G-2S
- S50-01-LSC-12G
- 4 m stacking cable for S50-01-12G-2S
- S50-01-SSC-24G
- 60 cm stacking cable for S50-01-24G-1S
- S50-01-LSC-24G
- 4 m stacking cable for S50-01-24G-1S
- S50-01-PSU-V
- Redundant power supply unit, includes one cable
- SW-SB-LATEST
- Layer 3 software upgrade
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