The Port Breakout system Qumran1 AS5916-54XKS offers support for 48 ports (1-48) with 10 GbE SFP+ interfaces and 6 ports (0-5) with 100 GbE QSFP28 interfaces. The Port Breakout feature allows the flexibility to divide the 100G QSFP28 ports (ce0, ce1, ce2, ce3, ce4, ce5) into 4X25G configurations.

For more information, refer to Port Breakout (100G) for AS5916-54XKS (Qumran-MX) Platform OcNOS Key Feature document, Release 6.4.1.

The AS7315-27X Qumran1 device accommodates a combination of port breakout options with hybrid port speeds. On this device, configure 4 ports (port 1-4) with 25G Ethernet SFP28 interfaces, 20 ports (port 5-24) with 10GbE SFP+ interfaces, and 3 ports (port 25-27) with 100G Ethernet QSFP28 interfaces. Using port breakout, divide the 100G QSFP28 ports (ce0, ce1, and ce2) into 4X25G configurations if desired.

For more information, refer to Port Breakout (100G) for AS7315-27X (Qumran-AX) Platform OcNOS Key Feature document, Release 6.4.1.

The port breakout capability offers a robust and secure solution to divide 400GbE ports into multiple ports, ensuring a reliable network infrastructure. In today's networks, there is a demand for a diverse range of Ethernet interface speeds, including 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, and 100GbE. It is essential to have a variety of cost-effective cabling options. This flexibility is crucial to address connectivity requirements and facilitate seamless migrations as network and density needs continue to evolve.

For more information, refer to Port Breakout (400G) for Qumran2 Series Platforms OcNOS Key Feature document, Release 6.4.1.