The RUCKUS ICX 7850-32Q 100G Chassis Replacement Switch is a high-performance 100GbE aggregation and core switch designed to replace bulky modular chassis in large campus, enterprise, and data center environments. With 32 × 100GbE QSFP28 ports, it delivers massive throughput in a compact 1U form factor, supporting flexible port breakouts for 40GbE, 25GbE, 10GbE, and even 1GbE connections.
Built with carrier-class redundancy, advanced Layer 3 capabilities, and scalable stacking, the ICX 7850-32Q is optimized for future-proof high-speed network backbones.
Detailed Specifications
Port Configuration:
- 32 × 100GbE QSFP28 ports (backward compatible with QSFP+ 40GbE)
- Breakout support:
- 4 × 25GbE per QSFP28 (up to 128 × 25GbE)
- 4 × 10GbE per QSFP+ (up to 128 × 10GbE)
- 1GbE via appropriate transceivers
- All ports are line-rate, non-blocking
Performance:
- Switching Capacity: Up to 6.4 Tbps
- Forwarding Rate: Up to 2.38 Bpps
- Jumbo Frame Support: Up to 9,216 bytes
- MAC Address Table: 128K entries
- Ultra-low latency for high-performance applications
Layer 2 Features:
- Up to 4,094 VLANs
- IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
- IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
- LACP (IEEE 802.3ad) for link aggregation
- IGMP Snooping v1/v2/v3, MLD Snooping for IPv6 multicast
- LLDP and LLDP-MED
Layer 3 Features:
- IPv4 and IPv6 dual-stack routing
- Static and dynamic routing: OSPF v2/v3, BGP4, IS-IS, RIP
- VRRP for gateway redundancy
- PIM-SM/SSM multicast routing
- Policy-Based Routing and extensive ACLs
- MPLS support for advanced enterprise use cases
Stacking:
- Stack up to 12 units with up to 10 Tbps stacking bandwidth
- Hitless failover and nonstop forwarding
- Flexible stacking over 10G, 25G, 40G, or 100G links
Security:
- IEEE 802.1X authentication (Port-based, MAC-based, MAB)
- IPv4/IPv6 ACLs for traffic filtering
- DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard, Dynamic ARP Inspection
- Control Plane Policing (CoPP) to mitigate attacks
Management:
- CLI via console, Telnet, SSH
- Web-based management interface
- SNMP v1/v2c/v3 support
- sFlow and NetFlow traffic analysis
- USB and SD card slots for configuration/firmware backup
- Integration with RUCKUS SmartZone, Cloud, or standalone deployments
Physical & Environmental:
- 1U rack-mountable form factor
- Hot-swappable redundant AC or DC power supplies
- Front-to-back or back-to-front airflow options
- Operating Temperature: 0°C to 50°C
- Humidity: 10%–95% non-condensing
Key Features
- 32 × 100GbE QSFP28 ports with flexible breakout options
- Up to 6.4 Tbps switching capacity in 1U form factor
- Advanced Layer 3 enterprise routing and multicast
- Hot-swappable redundancy for power and cooling
- Chassis-class scalability and performance without the bulk
Meta Description
RUCKUS ICX 7850-32Q 100G Chassis Replacement Switch with 32 QSFP28 ports, flexible breakouts, advanced Layer 3 features, hot-swappable redundancy, and up to 6.4 Tbps switching capacity for enterprise and campus cores.
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