D-Link (Hall 5, Booth 5B10) today announced that its 5000 Series Data Center Switches have gained Tolly certification. Tolly engineers evaluated and certified the performance and functionality of the DXS-5000-54S validating nearly 50 features, including wire-speed L2 throughput and latency, rapid re-convergence times in multi-switch failover scenarios, DHCP, analytics and management. The full test report can be found here.

About D-Link’s 5000 Series Data Center Switches
Available with 10G, 25G, 40G, or 100G port combinations and featuring a robust set of Data Center Bridging enhancements, ONIE and OpenFlow v1.3 support, the 5000 Series gives network administrators a versatile, powerful, and cost-effective solution for data center network virtualisation. 

 

The DXS-5000 and DQS-5000 Series Data Center Switches are built for Leaf Spine, Top-of-Rack (ToR) and End-of-Row (EoR) deployment, with the capability to support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and configuration as both Core and Aggregation Switches. 

Additional Features Include:
High reliability: Two AC/DC hot-swappable power modules for 1+1 redundancy and load sharing plus Modular, N+1 hot-swappable, fan design with options for front-to-back and back-to-front airflow. 
High flexibility: Programmable SDN allows for central management of the network. 

Availability
The 5000 Series Data Center Switches are available now from any of D-Link’s resellers and distributors.

Contact your local D-Link office for more information or visit http://eu.dlink.com