Dell EMC announced new S5100-ON, a 25GbE Open Networking switch, offering more than 2x throughput of 10GbE switches for in-rack connectivity.
The S5100-ON matches the new Dell EMC PowerEdge 14th generation servers shipping with native 25GbE support.
The switches 100GbE uplinks are designed for 100GbE fabric connectivity, accelerating rack-to-rack (east-west) network traffic. This is ideal for Web 2.0, enterprise, and cloud service providers looking to maximize application and service performance.
New S4100-ON series delivers multifunctional, top-of-rack data center Open Networking switches optimized for high densities of 10GbE fiber/copper or Fibre Channel 8/16/32 server and converged local area networks (LAN)/storage area networks (SAN) within racks. All of these switches include the 100GbE uplink ports for inter-rack communication.
This Open Networking switch pushes the upper limits of Fibre Channel connectivity as Dell EMC’s first optimized to support 32Gb Fibre Channel for customers who want to further converge LAN/SAN operations.
The S4148U’s design enables customers to deploy Ethernet top-of-rack and Fibre Channel switching in the same physical switch or further converge LAN/SAN using Fibre Channel-over-Ethernet.
The S5100-ON and S4100-ON are the first to ship standard with OS10 Enterprise Edition, Dell EMC’s new flagship networking operating system.
The OS10 Enterprise Edition package provides layer 2 and layer 3 networking functionality but also allows customers to easily customize the software for different environments. Customers can integrate additional open source capabilities, add third-party Linux applications, or develop their own software using standard Linux and DevOps tools.
Dell EMC N1100-ON are energy-efficient and cost-effective switches for campus environments. The series includes a number of fanless switches in half and full width options, Power over Ethernet (POE/POE+) and non-POE versions, and port configurations from 10/100/1000Mbps to 1/10GbE.
The new N1100 switches support IoT initiatives and workforce transformations that drive a wireless-first work space.
Ideal for small to medium size business environments, the switches complement the N3100-ON and N2100-ON switches designed for larger campus environments.
The N3100-ON and N2100-ON switches are Multi-Gig Open Networking switches optimized for emerging 2.5GbE/5GbE high speed campus networking to enable next generation wireless LAN infrastructure in the enterprise.
A recent total cost of ownership (TCO) report from ACG Research, partially underwritten by Dell EMC, studied a Tier 1 service provider that did extensive analysis and testing of network functions virtualization (NFV) models at scale in its national services infrastructure.
The Tier 1 service provider chose an open, modular and extensible design as the foundation for deploying key elements in its service delivery PODs (a dimensioned set of infrastructure designed for rapid deployment and replication)
The results show:
# 5-year cumulative TCO of an open architecture POD (OAP) in this operator’s design is 53 percent of the cumulative TCO compared to the tightly bundled POD (TBP)
# Capital expenditures of the OAP are 47 percent less
# 5-year operating expenditures of the OAP are 57 percent of the TBP
# New application or service creation in the OAP requires 1/3 the time on average
“By disaggregating networking system software and decoupling networking software from hardware platforms, companies can free themselves from the rigid and proprietary environments of yesterday to embrace software-defined principles and unlock innovation at any scale,” said Tom Burns, senior vice president, Networking, Enterprise Infrastructure & Service Provider, Dell EMC.
