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Key Hardware
Components
The ECS5610-52S switch consists of several key hardware components. This manual
describes each specific component, or related components, together with their
installation requirements and procedures in each chapter. To understand each
component in detail, refer to the relevant section.
Figure 1: Front Panel
10G SFP+ Slots
The switch contains 48 Small Form Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) transceiver slots
that support 10G Ethernet SFP+ transceivers, or 1G Ethernet SFP transceivers. For
more information, see “How to Connect to SFP/SFP+ Fiber Optic Ports” on page 39.
40G QSFP+ Slots
The switch contains four Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Plus (QSFP+)
transceiver slots that operate up to 40 Gbps full duplex. For more information, see
“How to Connect to QSFP+ Fiber Optic Ports” on page 42.
Management Port
The RJ-45 port labeled “Management” provides a dedicated 1000BASE-T
management interface. For more information, see “How to Connect to the
Management Port” on page 49.
Console Port
The RJ-45 port labeled “Console” provides an out-of-band serial connection to a
terminal or a PC running terminal emulation software. The port can be used for
performing switch monitoring and configuration. For more information, see “How
to Connect to the Console Port” on page 50.
Port LEDs RJ-45 Management Port
10G SFP+ Slots USB Port
40G QSFP+ Slots System LEDs
Reset Button RJ-45 Console Port