AP-DC100G32Q
Data Center 100G Series delivers high switching capacity
- 32 x 100G QSFP28 + 2 x 10G SFP+
- Modular AC (1+1 redundant, standard with 2 ACs)
- 1 x console, 1 x USB, 1 x 100/1000Base-T MGMT
- Forwarding performance: 2000Mpps
- Switching capacity: 6.4Tbps
Product Overview
The AirPro Data Center 100G Series is a family of high-performance switches engineered for scalable, resilient, and highly available network infrastructures. Built on an advanced hardware and software architecture, the series delivers the switching capacity and operational reliability required for bandwidth-intensive applications and rapidly growing network environments.
Designed for modern cloud and data center architectures, the 100G Series is ideally suited for deployment as a top-of-rack (ToR) or spine switch, providing high-speed connectivity between servers, storage systems, and network services.
Its high port capacity, forwarding performance, and comprehensive network capabilities also make the series suitable for aggregation and core deployments in campus networks, enterprise environments, and other large-scale infrastructures requiring dependable performance, simplified operations, and long-term scalability.
Key Features
High-Performance, Scalable Architecture
The AirPro Data Center 100G Series delivers high switching capacity and wire-speed Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding for demanding data center, enterprise, and campus environments. Hardware-based IPv4 and IPv6 routing provides consistent performance for high-bandwidth applications and large-scale network deployments.
Flexible 10GbE and 25GbE connectivity is provided through hot-swappable SFP+ and SFP28 transceivers. Depending on the selected optical module and fiber type, link distances can extend up to 300 meters over multimode fiber and from 10 to 40 kilometers over single-mode fiber.
Resilient, High-Availability Design
The DC Series is engineered to support continuous network operation through a resilient hardware and software architecture. Key availability capabilities include:
- Modular 1+1 redundant power supplies
- 5+1 redundant fan architecture
- Replaceable power and cooling components
- Primary and backup system software images
If the primary software image becomes unavailable, the switch can boot from the backup image, helping reduce recovery time and maintain operational continuity.
Virtual Switch Framework
Virtual Switch Framework (VSF) enables multiple compatible AirPro switches to operate as a single logical system. VSF simplifies network design and management while increasing system capacity, port density, and deployment flexibility.
A unified control and management plane helps reduce operational complexity and provides a scalable foundation for data center leaf-spine, aggregation, and core architectures.
Dynamic Hardware Resource Allocation
Flex Resource enables selected hardware table resources to be dynamically allocated, recovered, and reassigned according to application and network requirements.
This flexible resource model helps organizations optimize hardware utilization and adapt the switch to changing demands for routing, forwarding, access control, and other network services.
Advanced Layer 3 Routing
The AirPro DC Series provides high-performance, hardware-based IP routing for complex and scalable network environments.
Support for dynamic routing protocols—including RIP, OSPF, and BGP—enables efficient route exchange with Layer 3 switches and routers. Policy-Based Routing (PBR) provides granular control over traffic-forwarding decisions, making the platform well suited for multi-uplink, multi-exit, and application-aware routing scenarios.
MPLS and VPLS Services
Comprehensive MPLS Layer 3 VPN and MPLS Layer 2 VPN/VPLS capabilities enable organizations and service providers to build secure, scalable, and service-rich network infrastructures.
With support for up to 1,023 VRF instances, selected DC Series platforms can operate in provider and provider-edge roles, supporting traffic isolation, multi-tenancy, and a broad range of enterprise and carrier services.
Comprehensive IPv6 Capabilities
The DC Series provides hardware-based IPv6 switching and routing to deliver high performance across next-generation and dual-stack network environments.
Extensive IPv6 capabilities help organizations accommodate growing device populations, larger addressing requirements, and evolving security and application needs. The platform’s IPv6 capabilities have been validated through IPv6 Forum Phase II certification, subject to the certification status of the applicable model and software release.
Data Center Networking and Automation
The AirPro DC Series supports a broad set of technologies designed for modern, highly virtualized data center networks, including:
- VXLANnetwork virtualization
- VSFswitch virtualization
- RoCE-ready lossless Ethernet capabilities, including Priority Flow Control and Explicit Congestion Notification
- NETCONFfor standards-based configuration and automation
- Streaming telemetryfor real-time network visibility
- High-speed leaf-spine and data center interconnect architectures
Together, these capabilities enable scalable network virtualization, automated operations, efficient workload mobility, and predictable performance for business-critical applications.
*Feature availability may vary by switch model, transceiver, software release, license, and network configuration.
Hardware Specifications
| 10GbE ports | 2 × SFP+ |
| 25GbE ports | — |
| 100GbE ports | 32 × QSFP28 |
| Switching capacity | 6.4 Tbps |
| Forwarding performance | 2,003.4 Mpps |
| Maximum power consumption | <400 W |
| Console interface | 1 × RJ-45 console port |
| Out-of-band management | 1 × 100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 Ethernet management port |
| USB interface | 1 × USB 2.0 management port |
| Jumbo-frame support | Up to 9K bytes |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) | 442 × 44 × 510 mm |
| Operating temperature | 0°C to 50°C |
| Relative humidity | 5% to 95%, non-condensing |
| AC input | 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
| Power-supply architecture | 1+1 modular redundant AC power supplies |
Flexible Hardware Resource Profiles
The AirPro DC Series supports multiple hardware resource profiles, enabling forwarding-table capacity to be aligned with specific data center, routing, or bridging requirements. The Standard profile is enabled by default.
| Resource | Standard Profile |
Routing Profile |
Bridge Profile |
Legacy Profile |
| MAC address table | 128K | 96K | 256K | 224K |
| ARP table | 48K | 48K | 48K | 48K |
| Routing table | 64K | 128K | 16K | 32K |
Layer 2 Switching
| Link diagnostics | Port loopback detection and Unidirectional Link Detection |
| Neighbor discovery | LLDP and LLDP-MED |
| Link aggregation | IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol, with support for up to 16 link aggregation groups |
| Load distribution | Configurable LACP load-balancing algorithms |
| Traffic mirroring | N:1 port mirroring, RSPAN, and ERSPAN |
| Spanning Tree protocols | IEEE 802.1D STP, IEEE 802.1w RSTP, and IEEE 802.1s MSTP |
| Spanning Tree protection | Root Guard, BPDU Guard, and BPDU Tunnel |
| Ethernet ring protection | Ethernet Ring Protection Switching, ITU-T G.8032 |
| VLAN scalability | IEEE 802.1Q with support for up to 4,096 VLANs |
| Advanced VLAN services | MAC-based VLAN, voice VLAN, private VLAN, protocol-based VLAN, and multicast VLAN |
| VLAN tunnelling | Q-in-Q, selective Q-in-Q, and flexible Q-in-Q |
| Dynamic VLAN registration | GVRP |
| VLAN translation | N:1 VLAN translation |
| Storm protection | Broadcast, multicast, and unknown-unicast storm control |
| IPv4 multicast snooping | IGMPv1/v2/v3 snooping and Layer 2 IGMP querier |
| IPv6 multicast snooping | MLDv1/v2 snooping |
| IPv6 neighbor protection | Neighbor Discovery snooping |
| Port protection | Port security |
| Flow and bandwidth control | Head-of-line blocking control, IEEE 802.3x flow control, and bandwidth control |
Layer 3 Routing
| Static routing | IPv4 and IPv6 static routes |
| IPv4 dynamic routing | RIPv1/v2, OSPFv2, and BGP-4 |
| IPv6 dynamic routing | RIPng, OSPFv3, and BGP4+ |
| OSPF scalability | Multiple OSPF routing processes |
| Route lookup | Longest Prefix Match routing |
| Policy-Based Routing | PBR for IPv4 and IPv6 |
| Gateway redundancy | VRRP for IPv4 and VRRPv3 for IPv6 |
| Source validation | Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding for IPv4 and IPv6 |
| Multipath forwarding | Equal-Cost Multipath routing |
| Fast failure detection | Bidirectional Forwarding Detection |
| DNS services | DNS client and DNSv6 |
| Tunnelling | GRE, 6to4, configured, and ISATAP tunnels |
Multicast Services
| IPv4 multicast membership | IGMPv1/v2/v3 and IGMP Proxy |
| IPv4 multicast routing | DVMRP, PIM-DM, PIM-SM, and PIM-SSM |
| IPv6 multicast routing | PIM-DM and PIM-SM for IPv6 |
| Multicast rendezvous-point resiliency | Anycast RP for IPv4 and IPv6 |
| Interdomain multicast | Multicast Source Discovery Protocol |
| Static multicast routing | Static multicast routes |
| Multicast access control | Multicast receiver control |
| Multicast security | Unauthorized multicast-source detection |
| IPv6 multicast membership | MLDv1/v2 |
| Multicast VLAN services | IPv4 and IPv6 multicast VLAN support |
IPv6 Services
| Core IPv6 protocols | ICMPv6, Neighbor Discovery, Router Advertisement, and DNSv6 |
| IPv6 forwarding | IPv6 Longest Prefix Match routing |
| IPv6 routing protocols | RIPng, OSPFv3, and BGP4+ |
| IPv6 traffic engineering | IPv6 Policy-Based Routing |
| IPv6 gateway redundancy | VRRPv3 |
| IPv6 source validation | IPv6 uRPF |
| IPv6 multicast | MLDv1/v2, MLD snooping, PIM-SM/DM, Anycast RP, and IPv6 multicast VLAN |
| IPv6 security and traffic control | IPv6 ACLs and IPv6 QoS |
| IPv6 transition mechanisms | 6 to 4, configured, ISATAP, and GRE tunnels |
MPLS and VPN Services*
| MPLS foundation | MPLS, Label Distribution Protocol, and Virtual Routing and Forwarding |
| Layer 3 VPN services | MPLS Layer 3 VPN |
| Layer 2 VPN services | MPLS Layer 2 VPN, Virtual Private LAN Service, and Virtual Private Wire Service |
| Network segmentation | VRF-based routing and service isolation |
Quality of Service
| Hardware queues | Eight queues per port |
| Queue scheduling | SP, WRR, SWRR, DWRR, and SDWRR |
| Congestion avoidance | Weighted Random Early Detection |
| Traffic classification | IEEE 802.1p CoS, IP ToS, DiffServ DSCP, ACL, and TCP/UDP port number |
| Bandwidth management | Traffic shaping |
| Priority management | Priority marking and remarking |
| Application optimization | Granular prioritization for storage, voice, video, and other latency-sensitive traffic |
Access Control Lists
| ACL types | IP ACL, MAC ACL, and combined IP-MAC ACL |
| Matching criteria | Source and destination IP address, source and destination MAC address, IP protocol, TCP/UDP port, DSCP, ToS, IP precedence, VLAN, tagged or untagged state, and CoS |
| ACL actions | Permit, deny, redirect, and traffic accounting |
| Application points | Physical ports and VLANs |
| Scheduled policies | Time-range ACLs |
| Traffic visibility | ACL-based statistics and accounting |
Network Security and Access Control
| Network access control | IEEE 802.1X authentication, authorization, and accounting |
| Authentication methods | Port-based authentication, MAC-based authentication, and MAC Authentication Bypass |
| Centralized authentication | RADIUS and TACACS+ over IPv4 and IPv6 |
| Dynamic access assignment | Guest VLAN and automatic VLAN assignment |
| Session accounting | Accounting based on connection duration and traffic volume |
| ARP protection | ARP Guard, ARP binding, ARP limiting, gratuitous ARP, Proxy ARP, and local Proxy ARP |
| Threat prevention | Protection against ARP spoofing and ARP scanning |
| Port-level protection | Port security and configurable bandwidth controls |
DHCP Services and Protection
| DHCP server and client | DHCP server/client for IPv4 and IPv6 |
| DHCP relay | DHCP relay for IPv4 and IPv6 |
| Subscriber identification | DHCP Option 82 insertion and processing |
| DHCP protection | DHCP snooping and Option 82 validation |
Management, Monitoring, and Operations
| Management interfaces | Command-line interface, web-based management, and Telnet |
| Secure remote management | SSH v1/v2 and HTTPS |
| Network management protocols | SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and SNMPv3 over IPv4 and IPv6 |
| Event management | Local Syslog and external Syslog server support |
| Monitoring and notifications | SNMP MIBs and SNMP traps |
| Traffic visibility | sFlow traffic analysis |
| File transfer | FTP and TFTP |
| Time synchronization | SNTP and NTP |
| Remote monitoring | RMON groups 1, 2, 3, and 9 |
| Administrator authentication | RADIUS-based management authentication |
| Software resiliency | Dual firmware images and dual configuration files |
| Ethernet operations and maintenance | IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet Link OAM and IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management |
Data Center Fabric and Automation
| Network virtualization | VXLAN with EVPN |
| Multi-chassis resiliency | Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation |
| Switch virtualization | Virtual Switch Framework |
| Programmable management | NETCONF |
| Real-time visibility | Streaming telemetry |
| Lossless Ethernet | Priority Flow Control and Explicit Congestion Notification |
| Fabric deployment | Supports high-speed leaf-spine, top-of-rack, aggregation, and core architectures |
*Feature availability: MPLS, VRF, LDP, MPLS Layer 3 VPN, MPLS Layer 2 VPN/VPLS, and VPWS capabilities may depend on the switch model, software release, and applicable license.
Order Information
| Product | Description |
| AP-DC10G48X8Q | 100G Datacenter Switch (48*10GbE (SFP+) + 8*100GbE (QSFP28)), default with 1+1 hot-swap AC power supply and 4+1 fans |
| AP-DC25G48X8Q | 100G Datacenter Switch (48*25G (SFP28) + 8*100GbE (QSFP28)), default with 1+1 hot-swap AC power supply and 4+1 fans |
| AP-DC100G32Q | 100G Datacenter Switch (32*100GbE (QSFP28) + 2*10G(SFP+)), default with two hot-swap AC power supply and 5+1 fans |
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| Specification | AP-DC10G48X8Q | AP-DC25G48X8Q | AP-DC100G32Q |
| 10GbE ports | 48 × SFP+ | — | 2 × SFP+ |
| 25GbE ports | — | 48 × SFP28 | — |
| 100GbE ports | 8 × QSFP28 | 8 × QSFP28 | 32 × QSFP28 |
| Switching capacity | 2.56 Tbps | 4 Tbps | 6.4 Tbps |
| Forwarding performance | 1,001.7 Mpps | 2,003.4 Mpps | 2,003.4 Mpps |
| Maximum power consumption | <300 W | <350 W | <400 W |