S5973

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S5973 Director-Class Modular Data Center Switch – Technical Specifications

Parameter Category	Specification Details
Model Number	S5973 (Typically refers to the chassis or series)
Switch Type	Modular Director-Class Switch / Core Fabric Switch
Chassis Form Factor	4-slot to 8-slot chassis (e.g., 4x Line Card slots, 2x Supervisor slots, 2x Fabric slots)
Hardware Ports	Defined by Line Cards. Supports a massive mix of port types: • 36-Port 400G QSFP-DD Line Cards • 48-Port 100/200G Line Cards • 24-Port 800G OSFP Line Cards The “73” suggests support for the highest speeds (400G/800G) in a modular form.
Switching Capacity	Tens of Terabits per second, scalable to 100+ Tbps (non-blocking across the fabric). Capacity scales with the number of fabric cards and line cards installed.
Forwarding Rate	Billions of Packets Per Second (Bpps). Scalable based on line card and fabric card configuration.
Fabric Architecture	Centralized Crossbar Fabric. Fabric cards are separate from line cards, providing redundancy and scalability.
MAC Address Table	1 Million+ entries (scalable)
Packet Buffer Memory	Hundreds of MB to GB of shared or distributed buffer memory per slot to handle AI/ML traffic bursts.
Layer 3 Features	Full Internet Core Router Capabilities: • BGP (Full Internet table support + IPv6) • OSPFv2/v3, IS-IS • MPLS (LDP, RSVP-TE, Segment Routing) • Multicast: PIM-SM/SSM, MSDP, MVPN • EVPN/VXLAN Gateway services
Data Center & AI Features	• Dense 400/800G Ethernet • MPLS-SR (Segment Routing) • Advanced Telemetry (INT, In-band OAM) • Precision Timing (PTP, SyncE) • MACsec (256-bit encryption) on all ports • GPUDirect® Support for AI/ML workloads
Quality of Service (QoS)	• Hierarchical QoS (H-QoS) with 16+ queues per port • Advanced congestion avoidance (WRED, ECN) • Per-flow policing and shaping
High Availability	Full Redundancy: • N+1 Redundant Fabric Cards • N+N Redundant Management Cards • N+1 Redundant, Hot-swappable Power Supplies & Fan Trays • Hitless Software Upgrades • Stateful Switchover (SSO)
Management & Automation	Designed for multi-vendor, multi-domain orchestration. • RESTful API • NETCONF/YANG • gRPC & gNMI for streaming telemetry • Python SDK, Ansible modules • Cloud integration (Kubernetes, OpenStack)
Hardware Details	Power Supply: Multiple, hot-swappable, 3000W+ AC/DC/HVDC power supplies. Power Consumption: 3000W – 10000W+ for a fully loaded chassis. Cooling: Redundant, hot-swappable, multi-fan trays. Dimensions (W x D x H): Large freestanding or rack-mountable chassis. Often 8U to 15U+ in height.
Operating Temperature	5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F)
Operating Humidity	10% to 90% non-condensing
Certifications	CE, FCC, RoHS, NEBS Level 3