Overview:
Zyxel introduces a new 100GbE enabled switch CX4800-56F, which is a high performance Layer 3 managed switches for well preparation to path the way for next generation network demands. Design with high density 48-port SFP28 that carries the flexibility to fit into today’s 10GbE network demand as well as future 25GbE network upgrades, the switch also comes with 8-port 100GbE QSFP28 to support large uplink even for cross stack bandwidth delivery. With 1U height and front-to-rear airflow, the CX4800-56F is suitable for Enterprise and campus aggregation network environments.
NebulaFlex Pro allows users to switch between standalone management and intuitive Nebula cloud managed mode with 1-YEAR Pro Pack bundled
High-density 48-port 10GbE/25GbE SFP28, and 8-port 100GbE QSFP28 uplinks
Meets the requirements for advanced Layer 2 switching and static routing
High-resiliency, hot-swappable dual power modules and four fan trays
Tailer-made Networked AV mode brings efficiency to setup professional 4K streaming AVoIP networks
Benefits:
Scalable 10G to 100G solution
The CX4800-56F boasts upgradable SFP28 ports (run for both 10bE and 25GbE) and 100GbE uplink, as well as high-performance switching capacity of up to 4.0Tbps with forwarding rates of up to 2.0Bpps. A future-proof network designed for growing demands must be prepared for increased bandwidth requirements. Organizations with high data volumes, such as video production companies and scientific research institutions, rely on faster data transfer speeds to boost productivity. Enterprises that rely on cloudbased services generate a surging demand for networks that can handle high bandwidth while offering top application performance. Networks that support real-time applications, such as VoIP, video conferencing, and virtualized environments, require low latency to deliver the best user experience.
Future proof aggregation and core switch
CX4800-56F offers a non-blocking architecture that delivers full 25GbE throughput on every port, even under heavy traffic conditions. This Switch runs with sophisticated firmware to support both on premises and cloud managed network requirements. With the on premises operation, the CX4800-56F continues to carry out the complete Layer 2 features of VLAN, ACL, port aggregation, mirroring and with all the necessary security features to protect your network for day to day operation.
NebulaFlex Pro – simply manage it your way!
The NebulaFlex Pro provides extended flexibility, especially for those who hesitate to step up for cloud networking. You can switch easily between Cloud Managed or Standalone Management. Included with a 1-Year Pro Pack License Bundled, the NebulaFlex Pro even allows you to change your mind at any time without additional cost while protecting previous investments on wired technology. You can have the privilege to use advanced features with professional pack for one year upon registration on Nebula; these features include advanced IGMP technology, comprehensive IPTV reports that provide insights to channel usage information, network analytics alert to optimize network performance along with more upcoming new features on NCC and its app.
Resiliency and availability
The CX4800-56F is design with supreme network redundancy in mind, offering dual redundant power supplies with hot swappable capability to ensure there are no system down times in case of power supply outage. The Switch also carries hot swappable fan trays to safeguard against fan failure or rising temperatures with resilience to replace fan tray with ease. The high resiliency of the power supply and fans also comes with ease of maintenance, eliminating the need for scheduled system downtime during replacement. Operational cost savings can also be significantly benefited by avoiding downtime for businesscritical operations.
Dedicated networked AV mode
The standard switch interface includes an abundance of generic networking features to address a wide variety of applications, making it a challenge for traditional AV system integrators to setup an IP-based network that needs to run Audio and Video services. The tailor-made networked AV mode begins with an intuitive wizard that prompts for high-level requirement for network infrastructure, followed up with AI-intelligent to apply all the necessary details to setup a professional AVoIP system. With the intuitive graphical status overview of the key AV network elements such as IGMP and IP information, accompanied with condensed function menu helps you manage and monitor the system with ease. Apart from the software, the hardware design of CX4800-56F is capable of lossless and latency-free 4K video streaming over a 10GbE network.
Application Diagram:
Standalone Management: For Enterprise
Standalone Management: For Service Provider
The Nebula Ecosystem
The support of Zyxel Nebula allows your business to experience a unified cloud network from Switch, AP, Firewall to 5G/LTE routers anytime with just a few simple clicks.
Specifications:
| CX4800-56F Specifications |
| Product name |
48-port 10G/25G L3 Aggregation Fiber Switch with 8 100G Uplinks |
| Switch class |
Layer 3 Aggregation |
| Total port count |
56 |
| 10G/25G SFP28 ports |
48 |
| 100G QSFP28 ports |
8 |
| Management port |
100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 port for out-of-band IP management |
| Console |
RJ-45 |
| USB |
2* |
| Switching capacity (Tbps) |
4.0 |
| Forwarding rate (Bpps) |
2.0 |
| Packet buffer (byte) |
32MB |
| MAC address table |
32K |
| Jumbo frame (byte) |
9K |
| L3 forwarding table |
Max. 8K IPv4 entries; Max. 4K IPv6 entries |
| Routing table |
Max. 12K IPv4 entries; Max. 1K IPv6 entries |
| VLAN routing |
Yes |
| IP interface |
256 |
| Flash/RAM |
64MB/8GB |
| Input |
Dual hot-swappable AC/DC power supply modules |
Min. power consumption (watts)
Without any port connection |
89.6 |
Max. power consumption (watts)
All ports full load without PoE |
323.0 |
| Modular fan |
Up to 4 field-replaceable, hot-swappable fans |
| Dimensions (WxDxH)(mm/in.) |
440 x 489 x 45/17.32 x 19.25 x 1.77 |
| Weight (kg/lb.) |
8.62/7.5 |
| Included accessories |
Power cord
Rack mounting kit |
| Power supply surge protection - Line-GND |
2KV |
| Power supply surge protection - Line-Line |
1KV |
| ESD protection (air/contact) |
8KV/4KV |
| Operating Temperature |
0°C to 40°C/32°F to 104°F |
| Operating Humidity |
10% to 95% (non-condensing) |
| Storage Temperature |
-20°C to 70°C/-4°F to 158°F |
| Storage Humidity |
10% to 95% (non-condensing) |
| MTBF (hr @ 25°C) |
590,181.1 |
| Heat dissipation (BTU/hr) |
1,122 |
| Acoustic noise @ 25°C (min/max, dBA) |
52.5/74.5 |
* FCS+N for firmware upgrade with USB Flash or external storage for Log information.
Features:
Resilience and Availability
- IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol
(STP)*
- IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree
Protocol (RSTP)*
- IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree
Protocol (MSTP)
- IEEE 802.3ad LACP*
- Loop guard*
- CPU protection
- ErrDisable recovery
- MRSTP (Zyxel proprietary)
- Redundant power supply support
- Dual configuration files
- Dual images*
- Flex Link
Traffic Control
- 802.1Q static VLANs*/dynamic
VLANs: 4 K/4 K
- Port-based VLAN*
- MAC-based VLAN
- Protocol-based VLAN
- IP subnet-based VLAN
- Private VLAN
- VLAN trunking
- VLAN translation
- VLAN ingress filtering
- 802.1ad VLAN stacking (QinQ)
- LACP algorithm of source/
destination IP
- GVRP
Security
- 802.1x*
- Port security*
- MAC authentication*
- Layer 2 MAC filtering
- Layer 3 IP filtering
- Layer 4 TCP/UDP socket filtering
- Static MAC forwarding
- Multiple RADIUS servers (IPv4*/IPv6)
- Multiple TACACS+ servers
- 802.1x VLAN and bandwidth
assignment by RADIUS*
- Login authentication by RADIUS*
- Login authentication by TACACS+
- TACACS+ accounting
- RADIUS accounting
- Authorization on TACACS+
- Authorization on console
- SSH v2
- SSL
- MAC freeze
- DHCP snooping
- DHCP Server Guard
- ARP inspection
- ARP freeze
- Static ARP setting
- Static IP/MAC binding
- Policy-based security filtering
- Port isolation
- IP source guard*
- Limit number of MAC per VLAN
- MAC search
- Guest VLAN*
- Guest VLAN on MAC-based
Authentication
- ACL packet filtering (IPv4/IPv6)
- Interface related trap can be enable/
disable by port
Quality of Service (QoS)
- No. of hardware queues per port: 8*
- 802.1p queuing method: SPQ/WRR/WFQ*
- Storm control: Broadcast, Multicast,
Unknown Unicast (DLF)*
- Rate limiting, per IP/TCP/UDP per port
- Policy-based rate limiting
- Policy-based bandwidth control
granularity
- 802.3x flow control
- Policy based prioritization
- 802.1p Class of Service (SPQ, WFQ,
SPQ/WFQ combination capable)
DiffServ (DSCP)
Layer 2 Multicast
-
- L2 multicast*
- IGMP snooping (v1, v2, v3)*
- IGMP snooping fast leave*
- Configurable IGMP snooping timer
and priority
- IGMP snooping statistics*
- IGMP throttling*
- MVR support
- IGMP filtering*
- IGMP snooping immediate leave*
- IGMP snooping and proxy*
- Multicast load sharing over trunk port
Routing
-
- IPv4 static route
- IPv4 default routing
Manageability
-
- SNMP v1, v2c, v3
- SNMP trap group
- RMON (1, 2, 3, 9)
- ICMP echo/echo reply
- Syslog
Device Management
-
- Support NebulaFlex Pro for hybrid
mode
- Standalone management by Web
interface
- Cloud management by Nebula
Control Center*
- Auto configuration recovery (only for
cloud mode)
- Management through console, ssh,
telnet, SNMP
- Firmware upgrade by Web/FTP/
SFTP/TFTP
- Configuration saving and retrieving
- Multiple login supported
- Configure Clone
- Multilevel CLI
- DHCP servers
- DHCP relay per VLAN
- DHCP option 82
- Daylight Saving*
- NTP*
- Port mirroring*
- Policy-based port mirroring
- RJ-45 out-of-band management
port
- sFlow
- Networked AV mode
MIB
- Zyxel private MIB
- RFC 1066 TCP/IP-based MIB
- RFC 1213, 1157 SNMPv2c/v3 MIB
- RFC 1493 bridge MIB
- RFC 1643 Ethernet MIB
- RFC 1757 RMON group 1, 2, 3, 9
- RFC 2011, 2012, 2013 SNMPv2 MIB
- RFC 2233 SMIv2 MIB
- RFC 2358 Ethernet-like MIB
- RFC 2674 bridge MIB extension
- RFC 2819, 2925 remote management
MIB
- RFC 3621 Power Ethernet MIB
- RFC 4022 management information
base for transmission control
protocol
- RFC 4113 management information
base for user datagram protocol
- RFC 4292 IP forwarding table MIB
- RFC 4293 management information
base (MIB) for IP
Zyxel One Network
ZON Utility*
- Discovery of Zyxel switches, APs and
gateways
- Centralized and batch
configurations:
- IP configuration
- IP renew
- Device factory reset
- Device reboot
- Device locating
- Web GUI access
- Password configuration
- One-click quick association with
Zyxel AP Configurator (ZAC)
- Automatic detection of the latest
firmware
- Displays device serial number and
hardware version
- Cloud mode on/off option for Hybrid
series devices
- Intuitive Cloud connection status
Smart Connect
- Discover neighboring devices
- One-click remote management
access to the neighboring Zyxel
devices
- Reset neighboring devices remotely
to factory defaults
Warranty
- Limited life-time warranty**
Scheduled for Future Release:
IPv6 Management
- IPv6 Management
- IPv6 Interface
- DHCPv6 Snooping
- DHCPv6 Server
- DHCPv6 Relay
- IPv6 MLD Snooping
L2 Features
- 100G to 4 x 25G breakout port
- Physical Stacking up to 2 units
- MAC Pinning
- ZULD
- L2PT
- PPPoE relay agent
- PPPoE IA
- OAM
- Microsoft NLB
L3 Features
- IPv6 static route
- IPv6 default routing
- VRRP
- Policy Based Route
- DVMRP
- RIPv1,v2, RIPng
- OSPFv2, OSPFv3
- ECMPv4/v6
- IPv6 Neighbor Discover
* Nebula Cloud and Standalone modes supported features. Some Nebula features may need an extra license to work.
** Warranty terms, service availability, and service response times may vary from country or region to country or region.
Documentation:
Download the Zyxel CX4800-56F Datasheet (PDF).
