Product specifications

Qualified and Approved ISIS Switches

Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches for Zone 2 and Zone 3 configurations

Arista Networks

• Arista Networks 7048T switch (approved in the ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500 environments) contains 48 1 Gb

ports and four SFP+ 10 Gb ports

Brocade (formerly Foundry)

• Brocade

/Foundry Networks

FastIron

Edge X (FESX) 624 and 424 switches (qualified in the ISIS | 7500

and ISIS | 5500 environments) contain 24 1 Gb ports and two XFP 10 Gb ports (Avid supports both LR and

SR XFPs)

• Brocade/Foundry Networks FastIron SuperX switch (approved in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500

environments) with the 8 slot configuration is supported with the dual port 10 Gb card and the 24 port SFP or

10/100/1000 interface cards. The 16 slot version is not supported. The SX800 has redundant management

cards without additional 1Gb Ethernet ports, whereas the SuperX has a single management card with 12 Gb

Ethernet ports.

Cisco

•Cisco

Catalyst 4900M switch (qualified in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) can accommodate

one or two modules offering a variety of 1 Gb Ethernet and 10 Gb Ethernet ports. (Avid supports both long

range (LR) and short range (SR) X2s)

• Cisco Catalyst 4948E switch (qualified in the ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500 environments) contains 48 1 Gb

ports and four alternative wired ports that can accommodate optional 1 Gb Small Form-Factor Pluggable

(SFP) or 10 Gb Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) optics.

• Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE (qualified in the ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 5500 environment) contains 48 1 Gb ports

and two X2 based 10 Gb ports (Avid supports both LR and SR X2s)

Cisco Catalyst 4500-X switch (approved in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) is available in 32-

and 16-port versions configured with optional network and uplink modules. The Small Form-Factor

Pluggable Plus (SFP+) interface supports both 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports.

• Cisco Catalyst 6500-E series switch (approved in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) can be

configured to meet a wide variety of 1 Gb and 10 Gb high-density Ethernet ports while providing high levels

of network resilience. Depending on the base unit, there are from 3 to 13 slots with configurations offering

SFP, SFP+, and XL support. (Avid supports both LR and SR X2s) This series is ideally suited for enterprise

core and aggregation environments.

• Cisco Nexus 7000 series (approved in the ISIS | 7500, 5500, and 2500 environments) can be configured to

meet a wide variety of combinations of 1 Gb Ethernet and 10 Gb Ethernet connections. Depending on the

base unit, there are from 4 to 18 slots that allow for supervisor modules and up to 16 I/O modules offering a

variety of ports (including SFP+ with XL option).

Dell Networking (formerly Force10)

• Dell Networking

N3024 switch (qualified in the ISIS | 5500 environment) containing 24 1 Gb ports and two

10 Gb ports on the front, and one slot on the back for a 2 port, 10 Gb SFP+ module. The 21 Gb stacking ports

allow for interconnecting two N3024 switches when more than 24 1 Gb or four 10 Gb connections are in use.

• Dell Networking N3048 switch (qualified in the ISIS | 5500 environment) containing 48 1 Gb ports and two

10 Gb ports on the front, and one slot on the back for a 2 port, 10 Gb SFP+ module. The 21 Gb stacking ports

allow for interconnecting two N3048 switches when more than 24 1 Gb or four 10 Gb connections are in use.