A growing data center in the UAE was facing serious performance bottlenecks as its traffic volumes rapidly increased. Their legacy aggregation switch couldn’t keep up with the demand for high-throughput and low-latency core routing, especially with the rising need for 100G interconnects between racks and high-density compute nodes.

ALFA TECH’s Solution
To meet the challenge, we delivered the MikroTik CRS520-4XS-16XQ-RM—an ultra-fast enterprise switch tailored for dense 100G environments:

16x QSFP28 Ports – Up to 100G per port for unmatched aggregation throughput.

4x SFP28 Ports – Flexible 25G expansion for edge links or future scaling.

2x 10G Ethernet Ports – Convenient high-speed access for management or uplink fallback.

Quad-core ARM CPU (AL52400 @ 2GHz) – Enhanced performance for intensive network loads.

4GB DDR4 RAM – Ample memory for routing features and advanced management.

RJ45 Console Port – Easy out-of-band access for configuration and troubleshooting.

Rackmount Design – Streamlined deployment into existing infrastructure.

Customer Satisfaction
The CRS520-4XS-16XQ-RM transformed the data center’s core switching capacity. By enabling full-speed 100G links, the customer eliminated network bottlenecks, increased inter-server performance, and future-proofed their core for years of growth. Its powerful CPU and advanced feature set even allowed for dynamic routing configurations without external devices.