MS450-12

Cloud-Managed Aggregation Switching for the Campus

Highlights

Switch ports/stacking ports

12 × 40G QSFP+ ports
2 × 100G QSFP28 uplinks
2 × 100G QSFP28 stacking ports

Hardware platform

Reliable platform with 24/7 Meraki Support
1 RU rack-mountable
Voice and video QoS
Non-blocking switch fabric

Cloud management

Email alerts for switch management
Remote troubleshooting tools
Manage ports from a GUI-based dashboard
Zero-touch provisioning
Per-port and per-client usage statistics
Secure, user-scheduled firmware updates

Switching capabilities

Layer 3
Warm spare redundancy (VRRP)
OSPF Routing
MAC forwarding entries, up to 80K
DHCP Server, DHCP Relay
802.1X Authentication
DHCP Snooping
STP Enhancements
IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs

	MS410 Series	MS425 Series	MS450

Deployment Scenarios
Recommended For
	Distributed branch, small campus 1G fiber aggregation Long-range applications requiring 1 GbE SPF connectivity	Campus 10G fibre aggregation High performance and critical deployments Mixed data centre top-of-rack environments 40G QSFP+ uplinks with horizontal (front-port) stacking capabilities	High-performance networks with media-rich applications Wireless-first environments High-capacity aggregation layer Layer 3 access Hardware options for redundancy
Hardware Configuration
Interfaces
	16 / 32 × SFP gigabit Ethernet 2 × stacking ports 1 × management port with auto-MDIX	16 / 32 × SFP+ 10 gigabit Ethernet 2 × QSFP+ 1 × management port with auto-MDIX	12 × 40G QSFP+ Fibre 2 × 100G QSFP28 stacking ports 2 × 100G QSFP28 uplink ports 1 × management port
Uplinks
	2 / 4 × 10G (SFP+) uplinks, dedicated	2 × 40G QSFP+ uplinks, dedicated	2 × 100G QSFP28 uplinks, dedicated
Stacking
	160G (2 × 80G)	160G (2 × active QSFP+) Front-port stacking capable	2 &times 100G QSFP28 Virtual
Power Configuration

	Removable PSU* Field Replaceable Up to 2 × 250 W PSU *1 × PSU included, redundant PSU sold separately	Removable PSU* Field Replaceable Up to 2 × 250 W PSU *1 × PSU included, redundant PSU sold separately	Removable PSU* Field Replaceable 250 W PSU *Redundant PSU sold separately

Switching Performance
Switching Capacity
	MS410-16: 72 Gbps MS410-32: 144 Gbps	MS425-16: 480 Gbps MS425-32: 800 Gbps	MS450-12: 1.36 Tbps
Forwarding Rate
	MS410-16: 53.57 Mpps MS410-32: 107.14 Mpps	MS425-16: 357.14 Mpps MS425-32: 595.24 Mpps	MS450-12: 654 Mpps
MAC Entries
	MS410-16: 128K MS410-32: 128K	MS425-16: 228K MS425-32: 228K	MS450-12: 64K
Stacking Bandwidth
	160G bi-directional	160G bi-directional with QSFP+ front-port stacking configuration	400 Gbps

Routing Performance & Scalability
Routing Features
	Static + OSPFv2 Dynamic routing DHCP Server + DHCP Relay Warm spare (VRRP)	Static + OSPFv2 Dynamic routing DHCP Server + DHCP Relay Warm spare (VRRP)	Static + Dynamic routing DHCP Server + DHCP Relay Warm spare (VRRP)
Routed Interfaces
	8,192	16,384	12,286
Routed Hosts
	98,304	114,688	68,000

Interfaces
- 12 × 40G QSFP+
- 2 × 100G QSFP28
- 2 × stacking interfaces
- 1 × RJ45 management port
- Auto-negotiation and crossover detection
Management
- Managed via the web with the Meraki cloud management platform
- Integrated with Meraki Wireless and complete portfolio of IT products and solutions
- Zero-touch remote provisioning (no staging needed)
- Detailed historical per-port and per-client usage statistics
- Operating system, device and hostname fingerprinting
- SNMP and SYSLOG support for integration with other network management solutions
- Automatic firmware upgrades with scheduling control
Remote Diagnostics
- Email, SMS and mobile push notification alerts
- Ping, traceroute, cable testing and link failure detection with alerting
- Remote packet capture
- Dynamic and interactive network discovery and topology
- Combined event and configuration change logs with instant search
Stacking
- Physical stacking of up to 8 switches with 400 Gbps stacking bandwidth on all models
- Virtual Stacking supports thousands of switch ports in a single logical stack for unified management, monitoring and configuration
Ethernet Switching Capabilities
- 802.1p Quality of Service, 8 queues (w/ 6 configurable for DSCP-to-CoS mapping)
- 802.1Q VLAN and trunking support for up to 4,094 VLANs
- 802.1w, 802.1D Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, STP)
- STP Enhancements: BPDU guard, Root guard, Loop guard, UDLD
- Broadcast storm control
- 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
- 802.3ad Link aggregation with up to 8 ports per aggregate, Multichassis aggregates supported on stacked switches
- Port mirroring
- IGMP snooping for multicast filtering
- MAC Forwarding: 80K
Security
- Integrated multi-factor authentication for Dashboard management
- Role-based access control (RBAC) with granular device and configuration control
- Corporate-wide password policy enforcement
- IEEE 802.1X RADIUS and MAB, hybrid authentication and RADIUS server testing
- Single-Host/Multi-Domain/Multi-Host/Multi Authentication
- Port security: Sticky MAC, MAC whitelisting
- DHCP snooping, detection and blocking, Dynamic ARP Inspection
- IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs

Performance
- Non-blocking fabric
- Switching capacity: 1.36 Tbps
- 1.2 microsecond latency
- Jumbo frame support (9578 Ethernet frame)
Layer 3
- Static routing, OSFPv2
- Multicast routing
- Warm spare (VRRP)
- DHCP Relay, DHCP Server
Power
- Power input: 100-240 VAC, 47-63 Hz
- Power consumption: 57-138 W
Mounting
- Rack-mountable with included rack mount hardware
- Front-to-back airflow
Environment
- Operating temperature: 0 °C to 45 °C
- Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
Regulatory
- CSA (US)
- IC (Canada)
- CE (Europe)
- C-Tick (Australia/New Zealand)
- RoHS
Warranty
- Full lifetime hardware warranty with advanced replacement included
MTBF Rating (at 25 °C)
- MS450-12: 436,776 hrs
Physical Specifications (H × W × D)
- MS450-12
  - 4.37 × 48.46 × 47.88 cm (1.72” × 19.08” × 18.85”)
  - 6.35 kg (14.00 lb)