As a new member of the M4300 Layer 3 Stackable Family, the NETGEAR M4300-96X is a 2RU modular switch that comes either empty or pre-populated with 48 SFP+ ports, supporting 1.92 terabits per second (Tbps) of bandwidth & over 2, 800 million packets per second (Mpps) across 96-port 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T (RJ-45) with first 48 ports capable of Po E+, 96-port 1G/10GBASE-X (SFP+), 24-port 40GBASE-X (QSFP+), or a combination. The M4300-96X is the world’s only modular solution starting at $100 per port (this is the street price when 96 SFP+ fiber ports & one PSU) & scaling up to 96 ports of 10G Ethernet by multiple of 8 ports, or up to 24 ports of 40G Ethernet by multiple of 2 ports. With 12 open slots & two redundant power supplies, the 96X allows for maximum granularity between copper & fiber & unrivalled headroom for organizations who buy infrastructure for the long term. Better than a fixed port solution, this modular switch lets you start small & grow later in “non-blocking” mode, just by adding port expansion cards. M4300 Spine & Leaf stacking technology with NSF provides world-class services for server & storage interconnect, mid-enterprise edge & SMB core. With the addition of the new 96X model, the M4300 family allows for 768-port 10G, 192-port 40G, 384-port 1G or a combination in one redundant, unstoppable system. More specifically, Spine & Leaf stacking topologies associated with Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF) offer advanced High Availability, hitless failover, zero downtime, East-West & North-South line-rate performance with load-balanced link aggregation from the edge to the core. SDVo E-Ready, M4300-96X streamlines audiovisual display solutions, replacing 24x 24 & 48x 48 matrix switchers all with one switch, plug & play & ready to grow as per your requirements. To take the complexity out of your AV-over-IP deployment, NETGEAR created M4300 switches that are preconfigured for easy, true AV & multicast Zero Touch network configuration. Namely, IGMP Snooping, IGMP Fast Leave, IGMP Querier are already enabled. From a software standpoint, Layer 3 feature set
Includes:: static & policy-based routing, RIP, VRRP, OSPF, & PIM dynamic routing – as standard. The NETGEAR M4300 Switch Series is ready for the future, with Software-defined Network (SDN) & Open Flow 1.3 enabled for your network. M4300-96X is backed by NETGEAR Pro SAFE Lifetime Limited Warranty & 24/7 support including lifetime chat.