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FortiSwitch-5003A and 5003 Fabric and Base Backplane Communications Guide
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Figure 4: FortiSwitch-5003A base channel 1 HA heartbeat communication
Fabric 10-gigabit switching within a chassis
One FortiGate-RTM-XB2 provides 10-gigabit connections to both
FortiGate-5001A fabric channels. The FortiGate-RTM-XB2 also provides NP2
packet acceleration for each fabric channel. To effectively use NP2 acceleration,
packets must be received by the FortiGate-5001A board on one fabric channel
and exit from the FortiGate-5001A board on the same fabric channel or on the
other fabric channel. See the FortiGate-RTM-XB2 System Guide for more
information.
Figure 5 shows a FortiGate-5050 chassis containing two FortiSwitch-5003A
boards and one FortiGate-5001A board. Using these components this chassis
supplies 10-gigabit connectivity between the external and internal network.
Figure 5: Example 10-gigabit connection between internal and external networks
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2
2
3
4
5
SMC
1
SMC
POWER
5050SAP
SERIAL
1
SERIAL
2
ALARM
10/100
link/Act
ETH0
Service
RESET
STATUS
Hot Swap
link/Act
ETH0
ETH1
10/100
5000SM
10/100
link/Act
ETH0
Service
RESET
STATUS
Hot Swap
link/Act
ETH0
ETH1
10/100
5000SM
Base channel 1
HA Heartbeat
Communication
1
2
2
3
4
5
SMC
1
SMC
POWER
5050SAP
SERIAL
1
SERIAL
2
ALARM
10/100
link/Act
ETH0
Service
RESET
STATUS
Hot Swap
link/Act
ETH0
ETH1
10/100
5000SM
10/100
link/Act
ETH0
Service
RESET
STATUS
Hot Swap
link/Act
ETH0
ETH1
10/100
5000SM
Fabric Channel 2
10-gigabit Data
Communication
FortiGate-RTM-XB2
module installed in RTM
slot 3 provides two
10-gigabit fabric channels
and NP2 acceleration for
the FortiGate-5001A board
FortiGate-5001A Board
Installed in FortiGate-5050
front panel slot 3
Fabric Channel 1
10 Gigabit Data
Communication
Internal 10-gigabit
Network Connected
to Fabric Channel 2
External 10-gigabit
Network Connected
to Fabric Channel 1
Internal Network
External
Network