5520 Series Hardware

Note

Note

5520 Series is a universal hardware product that supports more than one Network Operating System (NOS) personality. For information about NOS personalities, see VOSS User Guide.

Table 1. Switch models

Part number

Model

Initial release

Supported new feature release

8.2.5

8.3

 8.4
5520-24T 5520-24T switch

8.2.5

Y

Y

Y
5520-24W 5520-24W switch

8.2.5

Y

Y

Y
5520-48T 5520-48T switch

8.2.5

Y

Y

Y
5520-48W 5520-48W switch

8.2.5

Y

Y

Y
5520-12MW-36W 5520-12MW-36W switch

8.2.5

Y

Y

Y
5520-24X 5520-24X switch

8.2.5

Y

Y

Y
5520-48SE 5520-48SE

8.2.5

Y

Y

Y
Note

Note

Ensure the switch runs, at a minimum, the noted initial software release before you install a VIM.

Table 2. Versatile Interface Modules (VIMs)

Part number

Model

Initial release

Supported new feature release

8.2.5

8.3

8.4
5520-VIM-4X 5520-VIM-4X

8.2.5

Y

Y

Y
5520-VIM-4XE 5520-VIM-4XE

8.2.5

Y

Y

Y
5520-VIM-4YE 5520-VIM-4YE

8.2.5

Y

Y

Y

Versatile Interface Module Operational Notes

The following table summarizes the operational capabilities of the various VIMs:

Table 3. 5520-VIM Matrix
5520-VIM-4X 5520-VIM-4XE 5520-VIM-4YE

Operational speeds

1Gbps & 10Gbps

1Gbps & 10Gbps

10Gbps & 25Gbps

PHY present

No

Yes

Yes

1000BASE-T & 10GBASE-T

10GBASE-T only

Both

10GBASE-T only

Mixed speeds

1Gbps & 10Gbps

1Gbps & 10Gbps

Mixed speeds not supported

1G Auto-negotiation

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

10G Auto-negotiation

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

25G Auto-negotiation

Enabled for DAC

Disabled for Fiber

FEC

Not supported

Not supported

Auto-FEC enabled for DAC and Fiber

MACsec

Not supported

128/256 bit

128/256 bit

Operational Notes for VIM Transceivers

The IEEE 802.3by requirement for 25 Gb is that any transceiver or DAC 3 meters or longer, requires the use of forward error correction (FEC).

If you use an unsupported 25 Gb transceiver, you might experience CRC or link flap errors.

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