The customer requires switches in the same closet to operate together as a single switch for Link Aggregation but to be managed as separate devices.

The customer requires enhanced redundancy at the access layer and wants to ensure that each switch can continue to operate even if a power supply fails

The customer requires each access layer switch to support at least 25Gbps on its fiber uplinks at all
times; including if up to one uplink tails.

The customer has recently deployed Aruba AP-535 APs and is concerned about a future-proof wired edge that will continue to support expanding bandwidth requirements.