It includes up to 48 auto-sensing line-rate 16-Gbps Fiber Channel ports in a compact easy to deploy and manage 1-rack-unit (1RU) form factor. In all, the Cisco MDS 9148S is a powerful and flexible switch that delivers high performance and comprehensive Enterprise-class features.

• Authentication Method: RADIUS, TACACS+, Secure Shell v.2 (SSH2), LDAP, Active Directory
• Device Type: Switch – 48 ports – Managed
• Enclosure Type: Back to front airflow rack-mountable 1U
• Encryption Algorithm: AES
• Features: Auto-sensing per device, ISL support, Virtual Route Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support, Access Control List (ACL) support, Quality of Service (QoS), Remote Switch Port Analyzer (RSPAN), role based access control, Registered State Change Notification (RSCN) support, SFTP client
• Fibre Channel: FC-DA, FC-FLA, FC-FS, FC-GS-3, FC-GS-4, FC-MI, FC-PH, FC-PH-2, FC-PH-3, FC-PI, FC-PLDA, FC-SB-2, FC-SB-3, FC-SW-2, FC-SW-3, FC-Tape, FC-VI, FC-SP, FCP-4, FC-BB-2, FCP, FCP-2, FC-PI-2, FC-BB-5, FC-BB-3, FC-FS-2, FC-GS-5, FC-SW-4, FCP-3, FC-LS, FC-MI-2, FC-PI-4, FC-FS-3, FC-GS-6, FC-PI-3, FC-SW-5, FC-BB-4, FC-IFR, FAIS, FAIS-2, FC-PI-5, FC-LS-2, FC-SP-2, FC-SB-4, FC-DA-2, FC-MI-3, FC-MSQS, FC-BB-6
• Ports: 48 x 16Gb Fibre Channel
• Remote Management Protocol: RMON, SNMP 3, HTTP, SMI-S, SSH-2, CLI
• Subtype: Fibre Channel