Cisco Meraki MS355-48X2-HW - Switch, Silver

The Cisco Meraki MS355-48X2-HW is a cloud-managed, Layer 3 switch designed for enterprise networks. It features 24 RJ-45 ports supporting 10G Ethernet for high-bandwidth connections to access-layer switches and servers. The device delivers a switching capacity of 688 Gbit/s and a forwarding rate of 512 Mpps. Its Layer 3 capabilities include IP routing and DHCP relay, enabling inter-department traffic management without an external core router. The Meraki Dashboard allows IT teams to manage and monitor configurations via a single web-based interface.

The 1U chassis is rack-mountable and includes three cooling fans to manage temperatures under high loads. The switch provides Power over Ethernet (PoE) for devices such as wireless access points and security cameras. For security and segmentation, it supports access control lists (ACLs), ARP inspection, and authentication protocols such as RADIUS. High-availability setups include support for redundant power supplies (RPS) and physical stacking of two units. Traffic isolation is managed via 4094 active VLANs, with support for multicast, stacked, and voice configurations.

• Four SFP slots for high-speed fiber uplinks to core infrastructure.
• MAC address table with 32,000 entries for large-scale, multi-device networks.
• Typical power consumption of 740 W, reaching 1723 W at maximum load.
• Jumbo frame support up to 9600 bytes to improve data transmission efficiency.
• Quality of Service (QoS) with eight hardware queues to prioritize time-sensitive traffic.