Proficient access layer in campus LAN networks, and competent distribution or core layer for midsize organizations networks
Advanced Layer 2, Layer 3 and Layer 4 feature set - no license required - including PBR, BGP, DCBX, PFC, ETS and FCoE FIP
1.4 Tbps switching and routing capacity, passive backplane, management and fabric nonstop forwarding redundancy
Up to 144 (Gigabit) ports, or 72 (10 Gigabit) ports, or a combination of both in dense form factor models
PoE+ (30 watts per port) and UPOE (60 watts per port) modular, flexible implementation
Ultra-low latency and scalable table size with 32K MAC, 8K ARP/NDP, 4K VLANs, 12K routes
Any Gigabit copper blade can receive PoE+ or UPOE daughter cards for easy upgrade / downgrade and best investment protection
Up to 3,000W PoE budget is provided by internal power supplies when 6,000W are available with additional 1U power shelf
All set for rapid proliferation of PoE/PoE+ devices, such as IP telephony endpoints, 802.11n / 802.11ac access points and IP security cameras
Future-proof 60W UPOE power delivered to next-gen VDI clients or physical security devices; UPOE is backward compatible with PoE/PoE+
Passive backplane, distributed redundant fabric and redundant management provide hitless, nonstop forwarding failover protection for always-on availability
Redundant N+1 power protection contributes to business continuity management
Distributed Link Aggregation across all I/O blades allows for multi-resiliency and advanced load balancing capabilities
Multi Chassis Link Aggregation (MLAG) between two M6100 switches overcomes limitations of Spanning Tree, increasing bandwidth while preserving redundancy
Per VLAN Spanning Tree and Per VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree (PVSTP/PVRSTP) offer interoperability with PVST+ infrastructures
DHCP/BootP innovative auto-installation including firmware and configuration file upload automation
Industry standard SNMP, RMON, MIB, LLDP, AAA, sFlow and RSPAN remote mirroring implementation
Selectable service port for out-of-band Ethernet management (OOB)
Selectable standard RS232 straight-through serial RJ45 and Mini-USB ports for local management console
Standard USB port for local storage, logs, configuration or image files
Dual firmware image and configuration file for updates with minimum service interruption