STACKABLE EDGE SWITCH WHOLESALE

OFFICIAL TECHNICAL OVERVIEW & HARDWARE DATASHEET

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Stackable Edge Switch Wholesale platform represents a paradigm shift in access-layer and edge network economics, delivering carrier-grade reliability, wire-speed performance, and unmatched deployment flexibility for wholesale and high-volume channel partners. Engineered for managed service providers, campus edge aggregation, and industrial IoT backbones, this hardware family combines physical stackability with advanced Layer 3 dynamic routing to reduce operational overhead while expanding per-port feature density.

Designed specifically for wholesale distribution models, the switch eliminates proprietary lock-in through standards-compliant management interfaces (full CLI, SNMPv3, RESTCONF) and interoperable transceiver support. Every unit undergoes 48-hour burn-in testing and ships with a common spare parts inventory framework to minimize field maintenance costs.

HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE & SILICON

At the core of the platform lies a merchant silicon forwarding ASIC with a non-blocking shared memory packet buffer. The architecture segregates control plane and data plane processing via a dual-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU complex (1.2 GHz) and a dedicated TCAM engine for IPv4/IPv6 forwarding tables. The switch fabric supports physical stacking of up to 8 units through two integrated QSFP+ stack ports (40Gbps per stack link), creating a single logical switching domain with distributed link aggregation across member units.

Passive copper backplane connectors and a high-efficiency VRM design ensure that stacking bandwidth remains uncongested even under full line-rate traffic. The silicon also embeds hardware-based sFlow sampling (1:1, 1:1024 ratios) and remote packet mirroring (RSPAN, ERSPAN) for wholesale monitoring overlays.

KEY FEATURES & ROUTING LOGIC

- Stackable Physical Architecture: 8-unit maximum stack, 320 Gbps stack fabric bandwidth, single IP management across stack members.

- Layer 3 Feature Set: OSPFv2/v3, BGP-4 (limited prefix scale up to 16k routes), static routing, VRF-lite, policy-based routing (PBR).

- High-Density Edge Interfaces: 48x 1/10GBASE-T (RJ45, 30m at 10G) + 4x 25G SFP28 uplinks + 2x 40G stacking ports (shared with uplink ports via breakout modes).

- Forwarding Engine: 1.44 Tbps non-blocking switching capacity, 1,070 Mpps forwarding rate (64-byte packets).

- Energy Efficiency: 80 PLUS Titanium power supplies, port auto-power-down, EEE 802.3az, idle power draw < 55W.

COMPLIANCE & STANDARDS

IEEE 802.1Q (VLAN tagging, QinQ), IEEE 802.1ad (Provider Bridging), IEEE 802.1w (RSTP), IEEE 802.1s (MSTP), IEEE 802.3ad (Link Aggregation, LACP), IEEE 802.1X (port-based authentication), RFC 2328 (OSPFv2), RFC 4271 (BGP-4 limited support). The hardware is certified to EN 55032 Class A, FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A, VCCI-CISPR 32, and carries CE, UKCA, RCM marks. Safety compliance includes IEC 62368-1, UL 60950-1 (grandfathered), and NEBS Level 3 (GR-63-CORE, GR-1089-CORE) for carrier environmental hardening.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

ORDERING SKU INFORMATION

- SSW-484T-4S28: 48x 10GBASE-T, 4x 25G SFP28, dual AC PSUs, 2x stack ports.

- SSW-484T-4S28-DC: Same as above with -48V DC power inputs (dual feed).

- SSW-4M-STK-KIT: Stacking cable kit (0.5m, 1.5m, 3m passive copper).

- SSW-FAN-TRAY: Hot-swappable fan tray unit (front-to-rear airflow).

- SSW-AC-PSU-550: Spare 550W AC power supply module.

All SKUs include 3-year hardware warranty with NBD advance replacement and perpetual software license (no subscription fees). Wholesale volume discounts available for orders of 100+ units.