Enterasys Networks 6H308-48 Switch User Manual


 
Overview of DFE-Gold PoE Module Capabilities
1-2 Introduction
Overview of DFE-Gold PoE Module Capabilities
TheGoldDistributedForwardingEngine(DFE)isEnterasys Networks’nextgeneration
ofenterprisemodulesfortheMatrixNSeriesandMatrixE7switches.These
DFE modulesdeliverhighperformanceandflexibilitytoensurecomprehensive
switching,routing,QualityofService,security,andtrafficcontainment.Keyfeatures
include:
•Superiorperformanceandcapacitytosupportmore
highbandwidthandlatency
sensitiveapplications
10/100/1000BaseTXand10GigabitEthernetconnectivity
•IntegratedServicesDesignthatreducesthenumber/typeofmodulesrequired,
simplifiesnetworkdesign,andlowersentrycost
•Port‐andUserBasedPolicyandMultilayerPacketClassificationthatprovides
granularcontrolandsecurityforbusinesscriticalapplications
•High
availabilityserviceswithstatefulfailoverforservicesandmanagement
•Selflearningconfigurationmoduleswithincreasedreliabilityandfaulttolerancethat
reducesconfigurationtimeandmaximizesuptime
•Networkwideconfiguration,change,andinventorymanagementthatiseasierto
install,troubleshoot,andmaintain
Reducedsupportandmaintenancecosts,anddecreasedconfigurationtime
Support
foravarietyofconvergedapplicationsincludingVoIPwithPowerover
Ethernet
DFE-Gold Module
Thissectionprovidesanoverviewofthe4H428549(Figure 11).Forinformationabout
theDFE modulefeaturesandhowtoconfigurethem,refertotheEnterasysMatrix
DFEGoldSeriesConfigurationGuide.
4H4285-49
The4H428549isanedgenetworkswitchwith48,10BASET/100BASETXandPoE
compliantports,accessedthroughfixedfrontpanelRJ45connectorsandanoptionslotfor
anetworkexpansionmodule(NEM).Eachofthefixedfrontpanelportscanoperatein
eitherhalfduplexorfullduplexmode
ofoperation.Theduplexmodecanbedetermined
byeitherautonegotiationormanualconfiguration.TheDFEGoldmodulecanbe
installedinaMatrix N3,N5, N7,orE7chassis.