Technologies & Products / Fortinet / FortiSwitch 2048F Fortinet · Switching FortiSwitch 2048F Core and data centre: 48× 25GE SFP28 + 8× 100GE QSFP28.
Category Switching
Family FortiSwitch Overview FS-2048F is part of the FortiSwitch portfolio for core and data centre networks, with standalone management or management integrated through FortiLink, depending on the chosen architecture.
Key features Core and data centre Intended use according to the official FortiSwitch family. FortiLink Management integrated with FortiGate when included in the design. Secure Networking Networking and security addressed within a coordinated architecture. Technical specifications Interfaces Access ports 48 × SFP28/SFP+/SFP 25/10/1 GbE; 2 additional SFP+/SFP 10/1 GbE ports Uplinks 8 × QSFP28/QSFP+ 100/40 GbE Dedicated management port 1 × Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mb/s Console 1 × RJ45 serial
Performance and capacity Switching capacity 4.000 GbpsDuplex capacity; line rate with packets of at least 110 bytes and the two additional 10 GbE ports unused. Forwarding rate 4.000 MppsPublished duplex value, with 64-byte packets. Network latency < 1 µsDatasheet value; packet and load conditions not specified. MAC address table 96K Supported VLANs 4K Ports per aggregation group Up to 48 Link aggregation groups Up to the number of ports Packet buffer 32 MB RAM 8 GB DDR4 Flash storage 8 GB NAND Additional storage 32 GB SSD Queues per port 8 Spanning Tree instances 64
Installation and environment Form factor and installation 19-inch rack, 1U Dimensions (H × D × W) 43.5 × 460 × 438.5 mm Weight 9.88 kg Heat dissipation 406 BTU/h Operating temperature 0 to 40 °C Storage temperature −25 to 70 °C Relative humidity 10% to 90%, non-condensing Airflow Front to rear Noise / cooling 69.36 dBA MTBF More than 10 years
Power and PoE Power input 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power supply Two hot-swappable AC power supplies Power redundancy Two AC power supplies replaceable without shutdown Power consumption 175.7 W (maximum)
Management and security Management Standalone mode or management integrated with FortiGate through FortiLink FortiLink Stacking Automatic interconnections between switches in the FortiLink topology Link high availability MCLAG
Documentation Document reference 03/09/2026 (DD/MM/YYYY) · FS-DC-DAT-R45-20260903
Routing ACLs 3K IPv4 / IPv6 route entries 16K / 8K IPv4 / IPv6 host entries 16K / 8K Multicast route entries 8K Routing and virtualisation Static IPv4/IPv6 routing, VXLAN and BGP EVPN; OSPF, RIP, VRRP, BGP, IS-IS, PIM-SSM and VRF subject to the Advanced Features licence
Figures published by the manufacturer. Final sizing depends on the environment, enabled services and traffic profile.
