Tolly verifies high performance, flexibility, and reliability in D-Link’s 5000 Series Bare Metal and D-Link Branded Switches 5000 Series Data Center Switches
5000 Series Data Center Switches
April 13, 2023 – D-Link announced that its 5000 Series Data Center Switches are certified by Tolly. Tolly engineers evaluated and verified the performance and functionality of the DXS-5000-54S and validated nearly 50 features, including wire-speed L2 throughput and latency, rapid reconvergence 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 and ONIE and OpenFlow v1.3 support, the 5000 Series present network administrators with a versatile, powerful, and cost-effective solution for data center virtualization.
The DXS-5000 and DQS-5000 Series Data Center Switches are built for Leaf Spine and Top-of-Rack (ToR) and End-of-Row (EoR) deployment, in addition to use as Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and 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 front-to-back and back-to-front airflow options for optimized airflow.
High flexibility: Programmable SDN allows for central management of the network.
Availability
The 5000 Series Data Center Switches are available for purchase from any of D-Link’s resellers and distributors.
About D-Link
D-Link is a global leader in connecting people, businesses, and cities with our computer networking solutions and technology. Our innovative products and services meet the needs of digital home consumers, small to medium sized businesses, enterprise environments, and service providers. D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, IP surveillance, and cloud-based network management. An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer for over 30 years, D-Link has grown from a group of friends in Taiwan into a global brand with over 2,000 employees in 60 countries.