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Cloud Managed Modular Core Switch RG-CS88-08

10 RU compact size, saving cabinet space,high-density 1G/10G/40G/100G line cards support up to 288 10GE ports. Only one line card is required to meet networking requirements at the small- or medium-sized network core or medium-sized network aggregation layer.

Security Defense Policies, Ensuring Network Robustness

CPP

NFPP

CPU Protection Policy (CPP) controls the types and traffic of packets sent to the CPU, preventing CPU usage exceptions.

Hardware-Level Multi-Protection, Delivering Carrier-Grade Reliability

Dual-Boot Backup

Two flash chips for storing boot software achieve hardware-level boot
redundancy, avoiding switch boot failures due to a flash chip fault.

1+1 Supervisor
Module Redundancy

1+1 hot standby ensures nonstop switch services.

1+1 Supervisor
Module Redundancy

1+1 hot standby ensures nonstop switch services.

N+M Power Supply Redundancy

Four hot-swappable power supplies realize failover within seconds and service continuity during power replacement, ensuring link reliability.

1+1 Fan Redundancy

Two axial flow fans for factory delivery support 256-level speed regulation and precise temperature control, reducing energy consumption and noise.

1+1 Fan Redundancy

Two axial flow fans for factory delivery support 256-level speed regulation
and precise temperature control, reducing energy consumption and noise.

Cloud, Make Your Business Easy

Automatic device registration and configuration after device connection
Plug and play without commissioning, fast provisioning

Flexible replacement with no need of reconfiguration
Auto-sensing on ports, facilitating automatic O&M

Specifications

Hardware Specifications

Port Specifications	RG-CS88-08
Module slot	2 x supervisor module slots 6 x line card slots 4 x power module slots 2 x fan module slots
Supervisor module	CM88-CM
Switch fabric module	CM88-CM (switch fabric module integrated with supervisor module)
Line card	CM88-48GT-H CM88-48SFP-H CM88-48XS-H CM88-8СQ-H
Power module	RG-PA600I-F RG-PA1600I-F
Fan module	M08-FAN (pre-installed 2)
Module service port	CM88-48GT-H: 48 x 10/100/1000BASE-T ports CM88-48SFP-H: 48 x 1GE SFP ports CM88-48XS-H: 48 x 1GE/10GE SFP+ ports CM88-8СQ-H: 8 x 40GE/100GE QSFP28 ports
Module management port	CM88-CM: ● 1 x RJ45 console port ● 1 x RJ45 MGMT port
USB	CM88-CM: 2 x USB 2.0 ports (No capacity limit. The 2G/4G/8G/16G/32G capacity is tested.)
Module hot swapping	Supported: supervisor modules, line cards
USB hot swapping	Supported
Cable hot swapping	All ports on line cards support hot-swapping cables.

System Specifications	RG-CS88-08
Switching capacity	9.6 Tbps
Packet forwarding rate	7200 Mpps
CPU	CM88-CM: quad-core processor, each core with the clock speed of 1.5 GHz Line card: quad-core processor, each core with the clock speed of 1.5 GHz
BootROM	CM88-CM: 16 MB Line card: 16MB
Flash memory	CM88-CM: 8 GB Line card: 8 GB
Memory	CM88-CM: DDR4 4 GB Line card: DDR4 2 GB
Switch buffer	Line Card: 32 MB
MAC address table size	Number of global MAC addresses ● CM88-48GT-H, CM88-48SFP-H: 80,000 ● CM88-8CQ-H, CM88-48XS-H: 96,000 Number of static MAC addresses ● CM88-48GT-H, CM88-48SFP-H: 4,000 ● CM88-8CQ-H, CM88-48XS-H: 40,000
ARP table size	CM88-48GT-H, CM88-48SFP-H: ● underlay: 30,000 ● overlay: 0 CM88-8CQ-H, CM88-48XS-H: ● underlay: 50,000 ● overlay: 0 (default and recommended)
Number of IPv4 unicast routes	CM88-48GT-H, CM88-48SFP-H: 12,000 (default and recommended, shared with IPv6 routes) CM88-8CQ-H, CM88-48XS-H: 134,000 (default and recommended, shared with IPv6 routes)
Number of IPv4 multicast routes	CM88-48GT-H, CM88-48SFP-H: 8,000 CM88-8CQ-H, CM88-48XS-H: 16,000
Number of IPv6 unicast routes	CM88-48GT-H, CM88-48SFP-H: 6,000 (shared with IPv4 routes) CM88-8CQ-H, CM88-48XS-H: 50,000 (shared with IPv4 routes)
Number of IPv6 multicast routes	CM88-48GT-H, CM88-48SFP-H: 4,000 CM88-8CQ-H, CM88-48XS-H: 8,000
Number of ACEs	Ingress ● CM88-48GT-H, CM88-48SFP-H: 5,000 ● CM88-8CQ-H, CM88-48XS-H: 4,500 Egress ● CM88-48GT-H, CM88-48SFP-H: 1,000 ● CM88-8CQ-H, CM88-48XS-H: 2,000
Number of VSU members	2

Dimensions and Weight	RG-CS88-08
Unit dimensions (W x D x H)	442 mm x 465mm x 441.7 mm (17.40 in. x 18.31 in. x 17.39 in.)
Shipping dimensions (W x D x H)	710 mm x 590 mm x 617 mm (27.95 in. x 23.23 in. x 24.29 in.)
Rack height	10 RU
Unit weight	35.6 kg (78.48 lbs) (empty chassis with 2 fan modules)
Shipping weight	50.20 kg (110.67 lbs) (empty chassis with 2 fan modules)

Power Supply and Consumption	RG-CS88-08
Power supply	4 x pluggable power modules
Power module redundancy	n+n power redundancy (The type of the power supply should be identical.)
Power module hot swapping	Supported (Switch mode power supplies support hot-swapping power cords)
Power input	RG-PA600I-F (AC input): ● Rated input voltage: 100 V AC to 240 V AC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz ● Maximum input voltage: 90 V AC to 264 V AC, 47 Hz to 63 Hz ● Maximum input current: 10 A RG-PA1600I-F (AC input): ● Rated input voltage: 100 V AC to 240 V AC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz ● Maximum input voltage: 90 V AC to 264 V AC, 47 Hz to 63 Hz ● Maximum input current: 16A
Maximum output power	RG-PA600I-F: 600 W RG-PA1600I-F: ● 100 V AC to 176 V AC: 1200 W ● 176 V AC to 240 V AC: 1600 W
Module power consumption	Chassis RG-CS88-08 with 2 fan modules: < 176 W Supervisor module CM88-CM: < 50 W Line card: ● CM88-48GT-H: < 75 W ● CM88-48SFP-H: < 95 W ● CM88-48XS-H: < 160 W ● CM88-8CQ-H: < 130 W

Environment and Reliability	RG-CS88-08
Temperature	Operating temperature: 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F) Storage temperature: –40°C to +70°C (–40°F to +158°F)
Humidity	Operating humidity: 10% to 90% RH (non-condensing) Storage humidity: 5% to 95% RH (non-condensing)
Altitude	Operating altitude: –500 m to +5,000 m (–1640.42 ft. to +16404.20 ft.) Storage altitude: –500 m to +5,000 m (–1640.42 ft. to +16404.20 ft.)
Mean time between failure (MTBF)	216,000 hours (about 24 years)
Fan	2 x pluggable fan modules
Fan redundancy	1+1 redundancy
Fan module hot swapping	Supported
Heat dissipation	Supervisor module/line card: right-to-rear airflow System power module: front-to-rear airflow
Acoustic noise	27°C (80.6°F): 70 dB 45°C (113°F): 77 dB
Power supply monitoring	Monitoring of the power supply model, temperature, power, and voltage Power supply failure alarming Power-on control of line cards based on the supported power
Surge protection	MGMT port : 4 kV Service port: 4 kV Power port: 6 kV

Certifications and Regulatory Compliance

RG-CS88-08

Safety regulation

IEC 62368-1

EMC regulation

EN 300386, EN 55032 Class A, EN 55035,

EN IEC 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3,

EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-11

Software Specifications

Feature	RG-CS88 Series
Ethernet Switching	Jumbo frame (maximum length: 9216 bytes)
	802.3az EEE
	Maximum number of VLANs that can be created: 4,094
	Super VLAN, Private VLAN
	MAC address-based, port-based, protocol-based, and IP subnet-based VLAN assignment
	GVRP
	Basic QinQ and selective QinQ
	STP (IEEE 802.1.d), RSTP (IEEE 802.1w), and MSTP (IEEE 802.1s)
	ERPS (G.8032)
	LLDP/LLDP-MED
MPLS	MPLS IPv6
	MPLS L3VPN
	MPLS 6VPE
	MPLS MIB (RFC 1273, RFC 4265, and RFC 4382)
IP Service	Static and dynamic ARP
	DHCP client
	DHCP relay
	DHCP server
	DHCP snooping
	DNS
	DHCPv6 client, DHCPv6 relay, and DHCPv6 snooping
	GRE tunnel
	Manual tunnel, automatic tunnel, and ISATAP tunnel for IPv6
	Neighbor Discovery (ND) and ND snooping
IP Routing	Static routing
	RIP and RIPng
	OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
	IPv4/IPv6 IS-IS
	BGP4 and BGP4+
	IPv4/IPv6 VRF
	Policy-based routing (PBR)
	GR
	EVPN
Multicast	IGMP v1/v2/v3
	IGMP proxy
	IGMP snooping v1/v2/v3
	IGMP fast leave
	PIM-DM, PIM-SM, and PIM-SSM
	PIM-SSM for IPv4 and IPv6
	MSDP to achieve inter-domain multicast
	MLDv1 and MLDv2
	MLD v1/v2 snooping
	Multicast static routing
	Multicast source IP address check Multicast source port check
	PIM-SMv6
ACL and QoS	Standard IP ACLs (hardware ACLs based on IP addresses)
	Extended IP ACLs (hardware ACLs based on IP addresses or TCP/UDP port numbers)
	Extended MAC ACLs (hardware ACLs based on source MAC addresses, destination MAC addresses, and optional Ethernet type)
	Expert-level ACLs (hardware ACLs based on flexible combinations of the VLAN ID, Ethernet type, MAC address, IP address, TCP/UDP port number, protocol type, and time range)
	ACL80 and IPv6 ACL
	Applying ACLs globally (hardware ACLs based on flexible combinations of the VLAN ID, Ethernet type, MAC address, IP address, TCP/UDP port number, protocol type, and time range)
	ACL redirection
	Port traffic identification
	Port traffic rate limiting
	802.1p
	Traffic classification based on 802.1p priorities, DSCP priorities, and IP precedences
	Congestion management: SP, WRR, DRR, WFQ, SP+WRR, SP+DRR, and SP+WFQ
	Congestion avoidance: tail drop, RED, and WRED
	CAR
	Eight priority queues per port
Security	AAA
	RADIUS authorization and accounting
	TACACS+
	Portal authentication, RADIUS, and TACACS+ login authentication
	IEEE802.1X authentication, MAC address bypass (MAB) authentication, and interface-based and MAC address-based 802.1X authentication
	Web authentication
	Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
	SSHv1 and SSHv2
	Global IP-MAC binding
	ICMP
	Port security
	IP source guard
	DAI
	SAVI
	ARP spoofing prevention
	CPU Protect Policy (CPP) and NFPP
	Various attack defense functions, including NFPP and ARP anti-attack
	uRPF
	Login authentication and password security
	Unknown multicast packets are not sent to the CPU, and unknown unicast packets can be suppressed.
Reliability	Rapid Ethernet Uplink Protection (REUP)
	Rapid Link Detection Protocol (RLDP), Layer 2 link connectivity detection, unidirectional link detection, and VLAN-based loop control
	Data Link Detection Protocol (DLDP)
	IPv4 VRRP v2/v3 and IPv6 VRRP
	VRRP for the super-VLAN
	BFD
	1+1 redundancy for supervisor modules and fan modules, and N+M redundancy for power modules
	Hot swapping of components
	Hot patch and online installation of patches
	GR for OSPF/IS-IS/BGP
	BFD for VRRP/OSPF/BGP4/ISIS/ISISv6/static routing
Device virtualization	VSU
NMS and maintenance	SPAN, RSPAN, and ERSPAN
	sFLOW
	NTP
	SNTP
	FTP and TFTP
	SNMP v1/v2/v3
	RMON (1, 2, 3, 9)
	NETCONF
	CWMP
	gRPC
	Cloud and SON
	Console/AUX Modem/Telnet/SSH2.0 CLI configuration
	Fault alarm and auto-recovery
	System operation logging

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Software and Configuration

Order Information

Switch and Supervisor Module

Select the switch and supervisor module based on the specific product model.

Model	Description
RG-CS88-08	RG-CS88-08 switch, which can accommodate 6 service cards and 2 supervisor modules, and with 2 fans (Purchase at least one RG-PA600I-F/RG-PA1600I-F module.)
CM88-CM	CM88-CM new generation of high-performance supervisor module.

Power Modules and Fans

Select the power module based on power supply requirements. Note that at least one power module must be selected.

Model	Description
RG-PA600I-F	600 W AC power module, supporting redundancy
RG-PA1600I-F	1600 W AC power module, supporting redundancy
M08-FAN	CS88-08 fan: Each M08-FAN tray consists of two fan modules and one fan monitoring card. It blows air to the outside for convection. (This is a default configuration for the switches.)

Line Cards

Select the line card based on service requirements. Before ordering a line card, please contact the online customer service personnel for the details about the line card.

Model	Description
CM88-48GT-H	48 x10/100/1000BASE-T ports (RJ45)
CM88-48SFP-H	48 x 1GE SFP ports
CM88-48XS-H	48 x 1GE/10GE SFP+ ports
CM88-8CQ-H	8 x 40GE/100GE QSFP28 ports

Note:

48 x 1GE/10GE SFP+ ports support 1GE SFP transceivers and 10GE SFP+ transceivers.
8 x 40GE/100GE QSFP28 ports support 40GE QSFP+ transceivers and 100GE QSFP28 transceivers.

Optical Transceivers and Cables

1GE

Model	Description
MINI-GBIC-SX-MM850	1000BASE-SX, SFP transceiver, 850 nm, Duplex LC, 500 m over MMF
MINI-GBIC-LX-SM1310	1000BASE-LX, SFP transceiver, 1310 nm, Duplex LC, 10 km over SMF
MINI-GBIC-LH40-SM1310	1000BASE-LH, SFP transceiver, 1310 nm, Duplex LC, 40 km over SMF
MINI-GBIC-ZX80-SM1550	1000BASE-ZX, SFP transceiver, 1550 nm, Duplex LC, 80 km over SMF
GE-SFP-LX20-SM1310-BIDI	1000BASE-LX, SFP transceiver, Tx1310/Rx1550, BiDi LC, 20 km over SMF
GE-SFP-LX20-SM1550-BIDI	1000BASE-LX, SFP transceiver, Tx1550/Rx1310, BiDi LC, 20 km over SMF
GE-SFP-LH40-SM1310-BIDI	1000BASE-LH, SFP transceiver, Tx1310/Rx1550, BiDi LC, 40 km over SMF
GE-SFP-LH40-SM1550-BIDI	1000BASE-LH, SFP transceiver, Tx1550/Rx1310, BiDi LC, 40 km over SMF

Note: BiDi transceivers must be used in pairs. If one end uses GE-SFP-LX20-SM1310-BIDI, the other end must use GE-SFP-LX20-SM1550-BIDI.

10GE

Model	Description
XG-SFP-SR-MM850	10GBASE-SR, SFP+ transceiver, 850nm, Duplex LC, 300 m over MMF
XG-SFP-LR-SM1310	10GBASE-LR, SFP+ transceiver, 1310nm, Duplex LC, 10 km over SMF
XG-SFP-ER-SM1550	10GBASE-ER, SFP+ transceiver, 1550nm, Duplex LC, 40 km over SMF
XG-SFP-ZR-SM1550	10GBASE-ZR, SFP+ transceiver, 1550nm, Duplex LC, 80 km over SMF
XG-SFP-AOC1M	10GBASE, SFP+ active optical cable (AOC), 1 m, including one cable and two optical transceivers
XG-SFP-AOC3M	10GBASE, SFP+ active optical cable (AOC), 3 m, including one cable and two optical transceivers
XG-SFP-AOC5M	10GBASE, SFP+ active optical cable (AOC), 5 m, including one cable and two optical transceivers

40GE

Model	Description
40G-QSFP-SR-MM850	40GBASE-SR, QSFP+ transceiver, 850 nm, MPO 1 x 12, 150 m over OM4 MMF, 100 m over OM3 MMF
40G-QSFP-LSR-MM850	40GBASE-LSR, QSFP+ transceiver, 850 nm, MPO 1 x 12, 400 m over OM4 MMF, 300 m over OM3 MMF
40G-QSFP-LR4-SM1310	40GBASE-LR4, QSFP+ transceiver, 1310 nm, Duplex LC, 10 km over SMF
40G-QSFP-iLR4-SM1310	40GBASE-iLR4, QSFP+ transceiver, 1310 nm, Duplex LC, 2 km over SMF
40G-QSFP-LX4-SM1310	40GBASE-LX4, QSFP+ transceiver, 1310 nm, Duplex LC, 150 m over OM3/OM4 MMF, 2 km over SMF
40G-AOC-5M	40GBASE, QSFP+ active optical cable (AOC), 5 m, including one cable and two optical transceivers
40G-AOC-30M	40GBASE, QSFP+ active optical cable (AOC), 30 m, including one cable and two optical transceivers

100GE

Model	Description
100G-QSFP-SR-MM850	100GBASE-SR, QSFP28 transceiver, 850 nm, MPO 1 x 12, 100 m over OM4 MMF, 70 m over OM3 MMF
100G-QSFP-LR4-SM1310	100GBASE-LR4, QSFP28 transceiver, 1310 nm, Duplex LC, 10 km over SMF
100G-QSFP-iLR4-SM1310	100GBASE-iLR4, QSFP28 transceiver, 1310 nm, Duplex LC, 2 km over SMF
100G-AOC-5M	100GBASE, QSFP28 active optical cable (AOC), 5 m, including one cable and two optical transceivers
100G-AOC-10M	100GBASE, QSFP28 active optical cable (AOC), 10 m, including one cable and two optical transceivers

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RG-CS88-08 Ruijie 10 RU Modular High-Performance Core Switch with Cloud Management

Cloud Managed Modular Core Switch RG-CS88-08

10 RU compact size, saving cabinet space,high-density 1G/10G/40G/100G line cards support up to 288 10GE ports. Only one line card is required to meet networking requirements at the small- or medium-sized network core or medium-sized network aggregation layer.

Security Defense Policies, Ensuring Network Robustness

CPP

NFPP

Hardware-Level Multi-Protection, Delivering Carrier-Grade Reliability

Dual-Boot Backup

Two flash chips for storing boot software achieve hardware-level boot
redundancy, avoiding switch boot failures due to a flash chip fault.

1+1 Supervisor
Module Redundancy

1+1 hot standby ensures nonstop switch services.

1+1 Supervisor
Module Redundancy

1+1 hot standby ensures nonstop switch services.

N+M Power Supply Redundancy

Four hot-swappable power supplies realize failover within seconds and service continuity during power replacement, ensuring link reliability.

1+1 Fan Redundancy

Two axial flow fans for factory delivery support 256-level speed regulation and precise temperature control, reducing energy consumption and noise.

1+1 Fan Redundancy

Two axial flow fans for factory delivery support 256-level speed regulation
and precise temperature control, reducing energy consumption and noise.

Cloud, Make Your Business Easy

Education

5-Star Hotel Solution

RG-CS88-08 Ruijie 10 RU Modular High-Performance Core Switch with Cloud Management

Cloud Managed Modular Core Switch RG-CS88-08

10 RU compact size, saving cabinet space,high-density 1G/10G/40G/100G line cards support up to 288 10GE ports. Only one line card is required to meet networking requirements at the small- or medium-sized network core or medium-sized network aggregation layer.

Security Defense Policies, Ensuring Network Robustness

CPP

NFPP

Hardware-Level Multi-Protection, Delivering Carrier-Grade Reliability

Dual-Boot Backup

Two flash chips for storing boot software achieve hardware-level bootredundancy, avoiding switch boot failures due to a flash chip fault.

1+1 SupervisorModule Redundancy

1+1 hot standby ensures nonstop switch services.

1+1 SupervisorModule Redundancy

1+1 hot standby ensures nonstop switch services.

N+M Power Supply Redundancy

Four hot-swappable power supplies realize failover within seconds and service continuity during power replacement, ensuring link reliability.

1+1 Fan Redundancy

Two axial flow fans for factory delivery support 256-level speed regulation and precise temperature control, reducing energy consumption and noise.

1+1 Fan Redundancy

Two axial flow fans for factory delivery support 256-level speed regulationand precise temperature control, reducing energy consumption and noise.

Cloud, Make Your Business Easy

Two flash chips for storing boot software achieve hardware-level boot
redundancy, avoiding switch boot failures due to a flash chip fault.

1+1 Supervisor
Module Redundancy

1+1 Supervisor
Module Redundancy

Two axial flow fans for factory delivery support 256-level speed regulation
and precise temperature control, reducing energy consumption and noise.