These SDVoE-ready switches combine the configurability of a matrix switch with the power and scalability of Ethernet to support hundreds of AV over IP endpoints. M4300 and M4500 switches offer IGMP Plus and greatly simplify system architectures with the same well-known IGMP techniques across the entire AV over IP network.
The trend of moving matrix switching into the Ethernet network is inevitable and SDVoE already delivers capabilities far beyond that of a traditional matrix switch. Historically it has been simple to design AV over IP systems of up to 96 I/Os using a single switch using Layer-2 Multicast IGMP. However, larger installations required data center-class 100G Ethernet switches with more complex Layer-3 Multicast Routing techniques, adding complexity and cost to the Ethernet infrastructure. As SDVoE systems become ever larger, a new class of switches has come to market. The M4500 switches combine the configurability of a matrix switch with the power and scalability of Ethernet to support hundreds of AV over IP endpoints, at a price point dramatically cheaper than comparable matrix switches. Removing the need for Layer-3 PIM routing, these new switches offer IGMP Plus and greatly simplify system architectures with the same well-known IGMP techniques across the entire AV over IP network.

10G to 100G solution
The M4500-32C offers 32-port QSFP28 preconfigured for 100G and can support 40G QSFP+ and 50G QSFP28 optics or DAC cables
The M4500-48XFC offers 48-port SFP28 preconfigured for 10G with 8-port 100G QSFP28 uplinks, and the SFP28 ports can support 10G and 25G

Pro AV installations
Installers opting to use M4500 switches model in their installation will find that it is already preconfigured out of the box
True AV and multicast Zero Touch network configuration: Connect AV over IP encoders and decoders, and power on the switch. It just works!

Higher availability
To meet the requirements of high performance, high availability, fast scale out, low latency performance, and continuous serviceability in sensible applications
1+1 power and 4+2 fan redundancy, x86 Intel Atom® Processor C3558 with 8GB DDR3/ECC RAM and 128GB SSD storage

Intelligent IGMP Plus
IGMP Plus multicast allows for scalable Pro AV installations at Layer 2 without the PIM (Protocol Independent Multicast) complexity
IGMP Plus is default on VLAN 1 out of the box and can be configured on another VLAN for automatic IGMP across switches on that VLAN

Industry standard management
Industry standard command line interface (CLI), SSH, SNMP, sFlow, MLAG
Out of band 1 Gigabit Ethernet port for management and simplified macro-commands for AV over IP configuration

Industry leading warranty
NETGEAR M4500 series in covered under NETGEAR ProSAFE Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty
90 days of Technical Support via phone and email, Lifetime Technical Support through online chat and Lifetime Next Business Day hardware replacement
Key features:
Cost effective 100G aggregation and 10G access layer for AV deployments and redundant spine & leaf topologies
Zero Touch AV over IP with pre-configured L2 Multicast on all models (10G AV encoders and decoders) and SDVoE-ready
Advanced Layer 3 feature set including IP Multinetting/CIDR, Static, PBR, VRRPv2, OSPFv3, PIM-SM, VxLAN, BGP4, VRF-Lite
ptimized for "Spine and Leaf" redundant AV installations, with or without MLAG between spine switches
Up to 320 TX / 320 RX (10 Gigabit) nodes all line rate with each other in a redundant spine and leaf architecture
2 power supply units (APS750W) and 6 redudant fan trays (AFT402) pre-installed for 1+1 power and 4+2 fan redundancy
Ultra-low latency (spine 0.13µs @100G; leaf 0.119µs @10G) and scalable table size (32K MAC, 8K ARP, 4K VLANs, 32K routes)
Software:
Advanced classifier-based, time-based hardware implementation for L2 (MAC), L3 (IP) and L4 (UDP/TCP) security and prioritization
Selectable Port-Channel / LAG (802.3ad - 802.1AX) L2/L3/L4 hashing for fault tolerance and load sharing with any Ethernet channeling
Up to 64 Link Aggregation Groups (LAG, Port-Channel, LACP) with 32 ports per LAG and Multi-chassis Link Aggregation (MLAG)
Comprehensive IPv4/IPv6 static and dynamic routing including IP Multinetting/CIDR, PBR, VRRPv2, OSPFv3, PIM-SM6, BGP4, VRF-Lite
Enhanced IPv4/IPv6 multicast forwarding with IGMPv3/MLDv2 and IGMP Plus enhancement at the VLAN level
IGMP Plus enhanced implementation for automatic multicast across a L2 network (igmp-plus easy macro-command)
High performance IPv4/IPv6 multicast routing with PIM-SM and PIM-SM6 associated with unicast static routes, or other L3 protocol
Advanced IPv4/IPv6 security including malicious code detection, DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard, and Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
Priority-Based Flow Control (PFC), DCBX Bridging, Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) and VXLAN Gateway for server installations
Availability:
Two (2) redundant, modular power supplies are pre-installed contributing to business continuity management
Six (6) hot-swappable fan trays are pre-installed for 4+2 fan redundancy
Spine and leaf architecture with every leaf switch (10G/25G access) connecting to every spine switch (distributed 100G core)
Up to 48 paths ECMP routing for load balancing and redundancy
Link Dependency feature enables or disables ports based on the link state of different ports
Management:
Industry standard SNMP, RMON, MIB, LLDP, AAA, sFlow and RSPAN remote mirroring implementation
Service port for out-of-band 1 Gigabit Ethernet management (OOB)
Standard RS232 straight-through RJ45 for local management console (USB 2.0 to RS232 converter with PL203 chipset is advised)
Non-Disruptive Configuration for applying a new configuration file without disrupting the operation of unchanged features
Industry standard command line interface (CLI) only

Acoustics 64.0dB @ 25°C (77°F) - the noise is reduced when the two PSUs connect to a power source
Power Consumption (Max) 426 Watts
25G SFP28 Ports N/A
100G QSFP28 Ports 32 QSFP28 ports (1x100G default mode, other modes can be 1x50G, 1x40G)
PSU and Fans 2 modular Power Supply Units and 6 modular Fan Trays come pre-installed
Management CLI only (local console, telnet port 1223 and SSH port 1234)
Management Ports 1G Ethernet service port for out-of-band management (OOB, RJ45), RS232 straight-through serial RJ45 for local management console
Form Factor Full width 1U (508mm depth) with two mounting ears (front) and rail kits (back)