The Fortinet FS-1048E is a managed, 1U rack-mountable switch designed for data centers, featuring 48 x 1/10GbE SFP+ ports, 6 x 40GbE QSFP+ ports, and 4 x 100GbE QSFP28 ports. It supports Layer 2/3 functionalities, a high switching capacity of 1760 Gbps, and includes features like VLAN support, LACP, and FortiLink compatibility for integration with FortiGate controllers. The switch also comes with redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and dual internal fans for cooling.

Key Specifications

• Port Types:
  • 48 x 1 Gigabit / 10 Gigabit SFP+ ports
  • 6 x 40 Gigabit QSFP+ ports
  • 4 x 100 Gigabit QSFP28 ports

• Form Factor:1U Rack-mountable
• Performance:
  • Switching capacity: 1760 Gbps
  • Packets per second: 1310 Mpps
  • Latency: < 800 ns

• Memory & Storage:
  • 128 GB Flash Memory
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 12 MB Packet Buffer

• Layer 3 Features:
  • Supports routing protocols: OSPF, RIP, VRRP, and static IP routing

• Management:
  • Managed and stackable
  • Supports remote management protocols: SNMP (v1, v2c, v3), Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, and CLI
  • Features flow control, DHCP, VLAN, port mirroring, and sFlow
  • FortiLink technology for integration with FortiGate

• Power:
  • Dual hot-swappable AC power supplies
  • Supports AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)

• Physical & Cooling:
  • AirFlow Direction: Front to Back
  • 1 x RJ-45 serial console port
  • 1 x 1000Base-T RJ-45 management port

Compatible Transceivers:

The FS-1048E uses SFP+ transceivers for its 1/10GbE ports and QSFP+ / QSFP28 transceivers for its 40/100GbE uplink ports. For 1/10GbE ports, you might use an SFP+ transceiver like the FN-TRAN-SFP+SR for multimode fiber, or a copper transceiver like the FN-TRAN-SFP+GC-80M. For the 40/100GbE uplinks, you will need QSFP+ transceivers like the FG-TRAN-QSFP+SR or QSFP28 transceivers like the FG-TRAN-QSFP28-LR4.