MS450-12
Cloud-Managed Aggregation Switching for the Campus

Highlights
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Switch ports/stacking ports
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- 12 × 40G QSFP+ ports
- 2 × 100G QSFP28 uplinks
- 2 × 100G QSFP28 stacking ports
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Hardware platform
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- Reliable platform with 24/7 Meraki Support
- 1 RU rack-mountable
- Voice and video QoS
- Non-blocking switch fabric
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Cloud management
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- 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
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Switching capabilities
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- 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
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MS410 Series |
MS425 Series |
MS450 |
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Deployment Scenarios |
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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 |
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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 × 100G QSFP28 Virtual | |
Power Configuration |
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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 |
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Switching Performance |
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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 |
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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)
- MS450-12